KSEEB Class 10 English (TL) 7.A Nurse’s Song

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🌼 A Nurse’s Song – Poem 7 | Class 10 English (3rd Language) – KSEEB

🎓 Class: 10th 

💬 Subject: English (Third Language) | 

🏫 Board: KSEEB

📚 Poet: William Blake

📝 Theme: Innocence, freedom, and the beauty of childhood

📌 1. Meaning of the Poem Title – "A Nurse’s Song"

🧑‍⚕️ The title "A Nurse’s Song" refers to the voice of a caretaker (a nurse or guardian) who cares for little children. The poem shows her love, concern, and understanding for their playful childhood moments.

➡️ Marathi: ‘A Nurse’s Song’ म्हणजे एका परिचारिकेचे (किंवा देखरेख करणाऱ्या व्यक्तीचे) गाणे. ही कविता लहान मुलांच्या खेळाच्या, आनंदाच्या आणि बालपणाच्या निरागसतेबद्दल आहे.

🌈 2. Introduction of the Poem -

English:
        This is a joyful and heartwarming poem by William Blake. It shows the bond between a nurse and children. The nurse listens to the children playing and feels peace and happiness. She gently tells them to come home as evening falls, but also lets them enjoy a little more playtime.

Marathi:
         ही कविता विल्यम ब्लेक यांनी लिहिलेली असून, ती एक आनंददायक आणि प्रेमळ भावना व्यक्त करणारी कविता आहे. लहान मुले खेळत असताना त्यांची परिचारिका त्यांचे हास्य ऐकते आणि तिच्या मनात शांतता येते. ती त्यांना प्रेमाने घर बोलावते पण त्यांचा खेळ थोडा वेळ चालू देते.

🖼️ 3. About the Poet – William Blake

✍️ 4. Poem Text – A Nurse’s Song by William Blake

When the voices of children are heard on the green
And laughing is heard on the hill,
My heart is at rest within my breast
And everything else is still.

“Then come home my children, the sun is gone down
And the dews of the night arise;
Come come leave off play, and let us away
Till the morning appears in the skies”

“No let us play, for it is yet day
And we cannot go to sleep;
Besides in the sky, the little birds fly
And the hills are all covered with sheep.”

“Well well go and play till the light fades away
And then go home to bed”
The little ones leaped and shouted and laugh’d
And all the hills echoed.

📖 5. Meaning of the Poem in Marathi -

ही कविता लहान मुलांच्या खेळावर आणि त्यांना समजून घेणाऱ्या परिचारिकेवर आधारित आहे. संध्याकाळी मुलांचे हसणे, ओरडणे ऐकून परिचारिकेला समाधान वाटते. ती त्यांना घर बोलावते, पण मुले अजून खेळू इच्छितात. ती त्यांना समजून घेते आणि थोडा वेळ अजून खेळू देते. ही कविता मुलांच्या निरागसतेचे आणि त्यांच्यावर असलेल्या प्रेमाचे सुंदर चित्रण करते.

📘 6. Glossary ( Difficult Words)

📚 7. Stanza-wise Explanation  

🟩 Stanza 1:

When the voices of children are heard on the green
And laughing is heard on the hill,
My heart is at rest within my breast
And everything else is still.

English: The nurse hears the children laughing and playing. This fills her heart with peace and joy.
Marathi: परिचारिका लहान मुलांचे खेळणे, हसणे ऐकते आणि त्यामुळे तिच्या मनात शांतता निर्माण होते.

🟩 Stanza 2:

“Then come home my children, the sun is gone down
And the dews of the night arise;
Come come leave off play, and let us away
Till the morning appears in the skies”

English: The nurse lovingly calls the children home as the sun sets and night begins.
Marathi: सूर्य मावळल्यावर ती प्रेमाने मुलांना घर बोलावते आणि झोपायला सांगते.

🟩 Stanza 3:

“No let us play, for it is yet day
And we cannot go to sleep;
Besides in the sky, the little birds fly
And the hills are all covered with sheep.”

English: The children insist on playing more because it’s still light and they aren’t sleepy.
Marathi: मुले अजून थोडा वेळ खेळायची विनंती करतात कारण अजून अंधार झालेला नाही.

🟩 Stanza 4:

“Well well go and play till the light fades away
And then go home to bed”
The little ones leaped and shouted and laugh’d
And all the hills echoed."

English: The nurse allows them to play until it gets dark. The children jump, laugh, and the whole hill echoes with joy.
Marathi: परिचारिका त्यांना थोडा वेळ अजून खेळण्याची परवानगी देते आणि सर्वत्र हास्याचा आनंद भरून राहतो.

💡 8. Central Idea / Theme-

The poem highlights the innocence of childhood and the caring nature of a nurse. It shows a balance between discipline and freedom.

Marathi:
ही कविता बालपणातील निरागसता आणि प्रेमळ देखरेख यावर आधारित आहे. ती शिस्त आणि मोकळीक यामधील समतोल दाखवते.

✍️ 9. Grammar Activities

🔤 Activity 1: Fill in the blanks

1.    The voices of _______ were heard on the green.

2.   The nurse asked children to come _______.

3.   The hills were covered with _______.

4.   The children leaped and _______.

🔤 Activity 2: Match the following