This page features a video of the poem “A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 6th Standard English Second Language. Along with its summary in three languages and transliterated songs. It serves as a valuable learning resource for students and parents, with each song accompanied by its respective lyrics for easy sing-along. The synchronized lyrics help learners follow and recite the song as it progresses, making memorization and learning by heart easier, more effective, and enjoyable.
Lyrics
English
I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.
I am a mother now, and so I know
Hard work is mixed together with the fun;
You learned that when you raised me long ago.
I think of all the things you gave to me:
Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears.
Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul
All these you spent on me throughout the years.
You loved me with a never-failing love
You gave me strength and sweet security,
And then you did the hardest thing of all:
You let me separate and set me free.
Every day, I try my best to be
A mother like the mom you were to me.
I am a mother now, and so I know
Hard work is mixed together with the fun;
You learned that when you raised me long ago.
I think of all the things you gave to me:
Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears.
Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul
All these you spent on me throughout the years.
You loved me with a never-failing love
You gave me strength and sweet security,
And then you did the hardest thing of all:
You let me separate and set me free.
Every day, I try my best to be
A mother like the mom you were to me.
Summary
The poem is a daughter’s reflection on her mother’s sacrifices. Now that
she is a mother herself, she understands how hard work and joy were
combined in her upbringing. She remembers her mother’s love, devotion,
tears, strength, and energy. The mother eventually gave her the
difficult gift of freedom by allowing her to leave and become
independent. The daughter now tries every day to become a mother like
her own mother.
she is a mother herself, she understands how hard work and joy were
combined in her upbringing. She remembers her mother’s love, devotion,
tears, strength, and energy. The mother eventually gave her the
difficult gift of freedom by allowing her to leave and become
independent. The daughter now tries every day to become a mother like
her own mother.
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