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Question
Read the lines given in the boxes on the next page. They are in random order.
Now listen to the recording of the poem carefully. As you listen, number the
stanzas given in the boxes sequentially.
I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the
Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn
To embellish the gardens
I emerge from the heart of the Sea and
Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in
Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and
The trees in a million little ways
The voice of thunder declares my arrival :
The rainbow announces my departure.
I am like earthly life, which begins at
The feet of the mad elements and ends
Under the upraised wings of death
I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
By the gods. Nature then takes me to adorn
Her fields and valleys.
I touch gently at the windows with my
Soft fingers and my announcement is a
Welcome song. All can hear but only
The sensitive can understand
The field and the cloud are lovers
And between them I am a messenger of mercy.
I quench the thirst of the one,
I cure the ailment of the other.
I am the sigh of the sea, the laughter of the field;
The tears of heaven.
When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated
So, with love-
Sighs from the deep sea of affection; Laughter
from the colourful field of the spirit; Tears from
the endless heaven of memories.
Solution
| I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn Her fields and valleys. |
| I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn To embellish the gardens. |
| When I cry the hills laugh; When I humble myself the flowers rejoice; When I bow, all things are elated. |
| The field and the cloud are lovers And between them I am a messenger of mercy. I quench the thirst of the one; I cure the ailment of the other. |
| The voice of thunder declares my arrival : The rainbow announces my departure. I am like earthly life, which begins at The feet of the mad elements and ends Under the upraised wings of death |
| I emerge from the heart of the sea and Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and The trees in a million little ways. |
| I touch gently at the windows with my Soft fingers and my announcement is a Welcome song. All can hear but only The sensitive can understand |
| I am the sigh of the sea; The laughter of the field; The tears of heaven. |
| So with love - Sighs from the deep sea of affection; Laughter from the colourful field of the spirit; Tears from the endless heaven of memories. |
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