Village Song By- Sarojini Naidu
Poem-
Honey child, honey child, whither are you going? Would you cast your jewels all to the breezes blowing? Would you leave the mother who on golden grain has fed you? Would you grieve the lover who is riding forth to wed you?
Mother mine, to the wild forest I am going,
Where upon the champa boughs the champa buds are blowing;
To the koil-haunted river-isles where lotus lilies glisten,
The voices of the fairy folk are calling me: O listen!
Honey child, honey child, the world is full of pleasure,
Of bridal-songs and cradle-songs and sandal- scented leisure.
Your bridal robes are in the loom, silver and saffron glowing,
Your bridal cakes are on the hearth: O whither are you going?
The bridal-songs and cradle-songs have cadences of sorrow,
The laughter of the sun to-day, the wind of death to-morrow.
Far sweeter sound the forest-notes where forest- streams are falling;
O mother mine, I cannot stay, the fairy-folk are calling.
Meaning:-
Honey Child- ଗେହ୍ଲି ଝିଅ lotus- ପଦ୍ମ
whither- କୁଆଡ଼େ lilies- କଇଁଫୁଲ
cast- ଫିଙ୍ଗିଦେବା glisten- ଚିକମିକ କରିବା
jewels- ଗହଣାସବୁ fairy folk- ପରୀ ରାଇଜର ଲୋକ
breeze- ପବନ bridal songs- ବାହାଘର ଗୀତ
blowing- ବୋହୁଥିବା cradle songs- ନାନାବାୟା ଗୀତ
leave- ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବା bridal robes- ବିବାହ ପୋଷାକ
golden grain- ସୁନା ଥାଳିଆ loom- ଲୁଗାବୁଣା ତନ୍ତ
fed- ଖୁଆଇଲା saffron- କମଳା ଓ ହଳଦିଆ ମିଶ୍ରିତ ରଙ୍ଗ
grieve- ଦୁଃଖ କରିବା bridal cakes- ବାହାଘର ପିଠା
riding forth- ଏକ ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ଆସିବା hearth- ଚୁଲି ଚାରିପଟେ ଥିବା ସ୍ଥାନ
wed- ବାହା ହେବା cadence- ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ତାଳ ବା ଗତି
champa- ଚମ୍ପା ଫୁଲ sorrow- ଦୁଃଖ
boughs- ଡାଳ wind of death- ଦୁଃଖ
bud- ଫୁଲର କଢ଼ forest notes- ପ୍ରକୃତିର ଗୀତ
koil- କୋଇଲି forest stream- ଜଙ୍ଗଲର ଝରଣା
river-isles- ନଦୀ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଥବା ଦ୍ବୀପ
sandal-scented-leisure- ଉତ୍ତମ ସମୟକୁ ବିତାଇବା
laughter of the sun- ବଞ୍ଚିବାର ଆନନ୍ଦ
Odia Explain:-
ନାରୀକବି ସରୋଜିନୀ ନାଇଡୁ ଏହି କବିତାରେ ମା' ଓ ବିବାହ କରିବାକୁ ଯାଉଥିବା ଝିଅ ବିଷୟରେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛନ୍ତି | ଝିଅଟି ବିବାହ ନ କରି ଲୁଚିକି ଜଙ୍ଗଲକୁ ପାଳେ ଯାଉଥିବା ସମୟରେ ତା' ମା' ତାକୁ ଅଟକେଇଛି | ମାଆ ତା' ଝିଅକୁ ପଚାରିଛି, " ତୁ କୁଆଡେ ଯାଉଛୁ? ତୁ କ'ଣ ସତରେ ତୋର ଗହଣାସବୁ ଫିଙ୍ଗି ଦବୁ ? ତୁ ସେଇ ମାଆକୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ଚାଲିଯିବୁ ଯିଏ ତତେ ସୁନା ଥାଳିରେ ଖୁଆଇଛି ? ତୁ ଚାଲିଗଲେ ତୋ ବର, ଯିଏ ତୋତେ ବିବାହ କରିବାପାଇଁ ଆସୁଛି , ତା'ର କ'ଣ ହେବ ?
ଝିଅଟି ତା'ର ମାକୁ ବୁଝାଇବାକୁ ଯାଇ କହିଛି, "ମୁଁ ଜଙ୍ଗଲକୁ ଯାଉଛି | ସେଠାରେ ଚମ୍ପା ଗଛ ଡାଳରେ ଚମ୍ପା ଫୁଲ ଫୁଟିଛି |ନଦୀ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଥିବା ଦ୍ଵିପରେ ପଦ୍ମଫୁଲ ଓ କଇଁ ଫୁଲ ଫୁଟି ଝଲସୁଛି | ଆଉ ସେଠାରେ ମୋତେ ପରୀମାନେ ଡାକୁଛନ୍ତି |"
ମା' ତା ଝିଅକୁ ବୁଝେଇ କହିଛି, " ଏ ଦୁନିଆ ଖୁସିରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅଛି | ବିବାହ ଗୀତ ଓ ଦୋଳି ଗୀତାରେ କେତେ ଆନନ୍ଦ ମିଳେ ! ତୋର ବିବାହ ଡ୍ରେସ ତନ୍ତୀକୁ ବୁଣିବାକୁ ଦିଆଯାଇଛି | ସେହି ଡ୍ରେସ ରେ ସେ ସୁନେଲି ଓ ରୂପେଲି ରଙ୍ଗର ଡିଜାଇନ କରିଛି | ବିବାହ ପିଠା ତିଆରି ଚାଲିଛି | ତୁ ଏସବୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ବଣକୁ ଯାଉଛୁ ?"
ଝିଅଟି କହିଛି, " ବିବାହ ଗୀତ ଓ ଦୋଳି ଗୀତରେ ଦୁଃଖ ମିଳେ | ଆଜି ଯେ ହସୁଛି କାଲି ସେ ମରିଯିବ | ତେଣୁ ଏହା ଠାରୁ ଭଲ ହେଉଛି ପ୍ରକୃତିର ଗୀତ | କୋଇଲିର କୁହୁ କୁହୁ ଶବ୍ଦ ଓ ଝରଣାର କଳ କଳ ନାଦ ଏବଂ ପରୀମାନଙ୍କର ଡାକ ଏସବୁ ବହୁତ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଅଟେ |
English Explain:-
In this poem, feminist Sarojini Naidu describes the mother and the daughter who is going to get married. Her mother stopped her while the girl was going to hide in the forest without getting married. The mother asked her daughter, "Where are you going? Are you really going to throw away your jewelry? Are you going to leave the mother who fed you on the golden plate? When you leave, what will happen to the bridegroom who is coming to marry you?"
The girl went to explain to her mother, "I'm going to the forest. There are champa flowers in the champa tree branch. Lotus flowers and lilies are blossoming on the island in the middle of the river. And there the fairies are calling me."
The mother explained to her daughter, "This world is full of happiness. What a joy to have wedding songs and doli songs! Your wedding dress is allowed to be woven. In that dress she designed gold and silver. The wedding cake is being made. Are you leaving all this and going to the forest?"
The girl said, "There is sadness in the wedding song and the doli song. The one who laughs today will die tomorrow. So it is better to sing the song of nature. The chant of Koil and the sound of the stream and the call of the fairies are all very beautiful."
Question & Answer:-
1.The poem appears to be a conversation between two persons. Who are they?
Ans- They are mother and her young daughter.
2. Where does the “honey child” go?
Ans- The "honey child" goes to the forest.
3. Why should she leave the mother and grieve the lover?
Ans- She does not want to lead a materialistic life as she has tasted spirituality in nature. So she should leave the mother and grieve the lover.
4. How does the child describe the “wild forest”?
Ans- The child describes the beauty of the wild forest. Champa flowers bloom on the branches of the champa tree. Lily and lotus flowers are blossoming on the island in the middle of the river and shinning. The song of the koil bird is very beautiful And the fairies are calling the girl.
5. What does the expression ‘the world full of pleasure” mean ?
Ans- The expression 'the world full of pleasure' means that the happiness of family life with various social customs and traditions are found in this world. All kinds of pleasure a man can get in this world from birth to die.
6. What is common about bridal songs and cradle songs?
Ans- The common thing about bridal songs and cradles songs is that both are folk songs and are traditional songs. One gets pleasure both of them.
7. How does the poet describe happiness and sorrow?
Ans- The poet describes happiness by saying 'the world is full of pleasures.' But the girl has thought it is sorrow. She says that the happiness of today is sorrow for tomorrow. She finds real happiness in the lap of nature.
8. How does the poet compare forest notes with bridal songs and cradle songs?
Ans- According to to the poet, bridal songs and cradle songs are music of human being. These have temporary happiness. But music of na.ture like songs of birds sound of streams are provide real happiness. The sound of the music of nature is sweeter than bridal songs and cradle songs.
9. The first four lines of the poem pose four questions. What does the mother want to tell her daughter?
Ans- The mother wants to tell her daughter that where is the girl going? Will she really throw away her jewelry? Will she leave the mother who raised her and fed her on a golden plate? What will happen to the groom who comes to marry her? The mother asks these question for changing the girl's mind.
10. Does the mother’s appeal have any effect on the girl? What does the girl find irresistible?
Ans- No, the mother's appeal does not have any affect on the girl. The girl, being attracted by the music of nature and wants to give up her mother and even a married life. She is attracted by the wild forest, champa flowers, koil haunted river islands shinning of flowers, music of stream and call of fairy folks.
11. How are the worldly pleasures compared with the pleasures of the fairy land?
Ans- According to the girl, the real pleasure in nature, not in married life. There have most beautiful things in fairy land like songs of birds and stream, shinning flowers, koil haunted islands and call of fairy folks. But one will get sorrow if she will stay in married life.
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