1st stanza
2nd stanza
3rd stanza
roam – home
shed – dead
sow – go
feet – street
kings – things
wait – fate
C. Read these lines and answer the questions given below.
The wandering feet of the band of folk singers.
‘We’ refers to the wandering singers. They have musical instruments in their hands. Its name is a lute.
How are the men in the world related to the singers?
All the men in the world are their extended family and the world is their home.
- A. lying down
- B. stories
- C. to keep
b) stories
The songs sung by the wandering singers are about the laughter and beauty of women who were dead long ago.
Sarojini Naidu in this poem tells us about the wandering singers, their life, and their activities as well as their experiences. The wandering singers stroll here and there. They count the world as their home and all the people around are their inborn family and relatives. They hold ‘lutes’ in their hands and sing songs about ancient battles, old kings, and the beauty and laughter of women of the past.
E. Think and answer.
Yes. They are homeless. They travel to different places for their livelihood.
They are poor. They are homeless. So they have no hopes and dreams.
Old battles, old kings, old cities, happy, simple, sorrowful tales of the old days are the themes of these wandering singers.
7th English Guide Wandering Singers Additional Appreciation Questions
‘Our’ refers to the wandering singers.
b. Why do they wander?
The singers go to different places to earn money.
The lute is a musical instrument. The singers sing with that musical instrument.
No, they are not welcomed by the people. Because they say there is no love or joy to make them stay in a place for some time.
No one can predict the direction of the wind. In the same way, the singers cannot predict the places they might visit.
Wandering Singers Summary in English
The wandering singers roam around the roads and forests. The world is their home. All men are their relatives. They sing about the old days. They have no hope or dreams. They are homeless and very poor.
Wandering Singers Summary in Tamil
நாடோடி பாடகர் குழுவினர் வீதிகளிலும், காடுகளிலும் அலைந்து திரிகின்றனர். உலகமே அவர்களது வீடு. எல்லா மனிதர்களும் அவர்களுக்கு உறவினர்கள் ஆவர். அவர்கள் பழங்காலக் கதைகள் பற்றிப் பாடித் திரிகின்றனர். அவர்களுக்கு எதிர்காலம் குறித்த நம்பிக்கையும் இல்லை. கனவுகளும் இல்லை. அவர்களுக்கு வீடுமில்லை. மிகுந்த ஏழைகளாய் உள்ளனர்.
Wandering Singers About the Author in English
Sarojini Naidu was a famous Indian poet and a major freedom fighter. She was given the sobriquet Bharat Kokila (The Nightingale of India) on account of her beautiful poems and songs.
Wandering Singers About the Author in Tamil
சரோஜினி நாயுடு சிறந்த இந்தியக் கவிஞர். அவர் ஒரு சுதந்திரப் போராட்ட வீரரும் கூட. அவர் ‘இந்தியாவின் கவிக்குயில்’ என்ற அடைமொழி உள்ளவர். அவரது அழகிய கவிதைகளுக்காகவும் பாடல்களுக்காகவும் இந்த அடைமொழி தரப்பட்டது.
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