This page features a video of the poem “If Mice Could Roar”, prescribed under the Karnataka State Syllabus for 8th Standard English Third 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
If mice could roar
And elephants soar
And trees grow up in the sky;
If tigers could dine
On biscuits and wine,
And the fattest of men could fly;
If pebbles could sing
And bells never ring
And teachers get lost in the post;
If a tortoise could run
And losses be won,
And bullies be buttered on toast;
If a song brought a shower,
And a gun grew a flower,
This world would be nicer than most!
And elephants soar
And trees grow up in the sky;
If tigers could dine
On biscuits and wine,
And the fattest of men could fly;
If pebbles could sing
And bells never ring
And teachers get lost in the post;
If a tortoise could run
And losses be won,
And bullies be buttered on toast;
If a song brought a shower,
And a gun grew a flower,
This world would be nicer than most!
Summary
The poem creates an imaginative world in which impossible things can happen. It imagines mice roaring, elephants flying, and trees growing into the sky. Tigers eat biscuits and wine, pebbles sing, and tortoises can run. The poem also humorously imagines teachers getting lost in the post and bullies becoming as soft as butter. A song can bring a shower and a gun can grow a flower in this fantastic world. The poem suggests that such a strange and imaginative world would be nicer than the ordinary world.
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