Question

Form groups of 6 to 8. List the favourite songs/poems of all group members. Make a long list by putting together all lists prepared by the different groups. You may choose songs or poems from any language. Now describe your favourite songs with the help of the labels given below. Note that you can select more than one label for a poem.

For example, 'The Duck and the Kangaroo' by Edward Lear is a funny poem as well as a narrative poem.

• patriotic song
• lullaby
• romantic song
• funny song/poem
• title song
• prayer
• ballad
• nature poem
• sad song/poem
• jingle
• inspirational song
• marching song
• welcome song
• song for a special occasion
• narrative poem
• folk song
• nursery rhyme
• religious song

Translate the labels into your mother tongue.

Answer 1

Favourite song/poem	Labels (Mother tongue)
	English	Hindi	Marathi
Jana Gana Mana	Patriotic song	देशभक्ति गीत	देशभक्तीपर गाणे
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star	Lullaby	लोरी / झपकी गीत	अंगाई गीत / झोपाळी
Perfect – Ed Sheeran	Romantic song	रोमांटिक गीत	प्रेमगीत
Nani Teri Morni	Funny song/poem	मज़ेदार गीत/कविता	विनोदी गाणे/कविता
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani	Title song	शीर्षक गीत	शीर्षक गीत
Hum Ko Mann Ki Shakti Dena	Prayer	प्रार्थना गीत	प्रार्थना गीत
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner – Samuel Taylor Coleridge	Ballad	वीर गाथा / गाथागीत	वीरगाथा / गाथा
Daffodils – William Wordsworth	Nature poem	प्रकृति कविता	निसर्ग कविता
Channa Mereya – Arijit Singh	Sad song/poem	दुखद गीत/कविता	दु:खद गीत/कविता
McDonald's – I'm Lovin' It	Jingle	जिंगल / धुन	जिंगल / जाहिरातीचे गाणे
Lakshya – Title song	Inspirational song	प्रेरणादायक गीत	प्रेरणादायक गाणे
Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja	Marching song	मार्चिंग गीत	संचलन गीत
Swagatam Shubh Swagatam	Welcome song	स्वागत गीत	स्वागत गीत
Happy Birthday to You	Song for a special occasion	विशेष अवसर का गीत	विशेष प्रसंगीचे गाणे
The Charge of the Light Brigade – Alfred Tennyson	Narrative poem	कथात्मक कविता	कथाकाव्य
Om Jai Jagdish Hare	Religious song	धार्मिक गीत	धार्मिक गाणे
Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram	Folk song	लोकगीत	लोकगीत
Baa Baa Black Sheep	Nursery rhyme	नर्सरी कविता	बालगीते