This page features a video of the poem “Silver”, 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
Slowly, silently now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
This way and that she peers and sees
Silver fruits upon silver trees.
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;
Crouched in his kennel, like a log
With paws of silver sleeps the dog.
From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep
Of doves in a silver feathered sleep.
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws and silver eye.
A moveless fish in the water gleam
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
This way and that she peers and sees
Silver fruits upon silver trees.
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;
Crouched in his kennel, like a log
With paws of silver sleeps the dog.
From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep
Of doves in a silver feathered sleep.
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws and silver eye.
A moveless fish in the water gleam
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
Summary
The poem describes the quiet beauty of the moon moving through the night. The moon seems to walk in silver shoes and spreads its light across the night landscape. Its beams enter windows and make trees, houses, and other objects appear silver. A dog sleeps peacefully with silver-looking paws, while white doves rest in their shelter. A small harvest mouse and a fish in the stream also appear silver in the moonlight. The poem creates a peaceful, magical, and dreamlike picture of the night.
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