Introduction:
Martha' was a storyteller girl. She was very expert in story telling. Her style of story telling and gesture of bady were so peculiar that the listeners would go spell bound and wander in the world of fancy. Walter de La Mare was also enchanted at her style of story telling He had been one among her listeners. So, he describes here her skill of story telling.
परिचय- मार्था एक कथावाचक लड़की थी कहानी कहने में वह बहुत कुशल थी। उसकी कहानी कहने की शैली तथा शरीर का रुख ऐसे अनोखे होते थे कि श्रोता सम्मोहित हो जाते ओर कल्पना की दुनिया में भटकने लगते। वाल्टर डी ला गेअर भी उसके कहानी कहने की शैली पर मोहित थे। उसके श्रोताओं में एक वे भी रहे थे।
WALTER DE LA MARE (1873 - 1956), a modern poet, was quite different from the other poets of his age. He is unlike other modern poets such as T. S. Eliot who discuss problems related to society and industrialization. Walter de la Mare is altogether different from them. Like a conjurer, he creates an atmosphere of mystery, where experience is like a dream like reality. Among his poems "The Listener," "The Scarecrow" and "Arabia" are worth mentioning.
Word Meaning:
Modern: आधुनिक, Quite: बिल्कुल, Different: अलग अलग, Age: उम्र, Such : ऐसा, Discuss: बहस, Problem: समस्या, Related: से संबंधित, Society: समाज, Industrialization: औद्योगिकीकरण ,Altogether: कुलमिलाकर, Conjurer: जादूगर, मदारी, Create: बनाना, Atmosphere: वातावरण, Mystery: रहस्य, Experience: अनुभव, Dream: स्वप्न,Reality: वास्तविकता, Among: के बीच, Worth: मूल्य, कीमत, Mentioning: जिक्र करना,
हिन्दी वाक्यार्थ— एक आधुनिक कवि, वाल्टर डी ला मेअर (1873-1956) अपने युग के अन्य कवियों से बिलकुल भिन्न थे, टी. एस. एलिअट जैसे आधुनिक अन्य कवियों जैसे असमान, जिन्होंने समाज और उद्यौगीकरण से सम्बद्ध समस्याओं की विवेचना की। वाल्टर डी ला मेअर उनसे पूरा-पूरा भिन्न हैं। एक जादूगर की तरह, वह रहस्य का परिवेश निर्मित करते हैं, जहाँ अनुभव वास्तविकता के सपने जैसा होता है। उनकी कविताओं में "The Listener", "The Scarecrow" और "Arbia" उल्लेखनीय है।
A. Pre reading questions :
Answer the questions briefly :
Q. 1. Have you read any fairy tale ?
Ans. Yes, I have read many fairy tale. (students may answer themselves)
Q. 2. Do you find its events as real as in life ? Ans. Yes, I find such events as real as in life.
Q. 3. Does it have any logical sequence of events ?
Ans. Sometimes, in a story, it seems logical sequence of events but sometimes not.
WALTER DE LA MARE (1873-1956). .. mentioning.
Stanza-1 :
"Once Once upon a time ..."
Over and over again.
Martha would tell us her stories.
In the hazel glen.
Words meaning -
Once: एकबार, Once upon a time: एक समय कि बात है, Hazel: हल्का भूरा, Glen: तंग घाटी, over and over again = (again and again) बार-बार । hazel = (greenish brown) हल्का भुरा glen = (deep narrow valley in mountain of scotland or Ireland) तंग घाटी, सँकरी घाटी।
कवितार्थ :
"कभी.... किसी समय
बार-बार, मार्था हमें अपनी कहानियाँ कहती,
हल्की भुरी तंग घाटी में ।
Words Meaning:
Question:
1. Name the poet who composed these lines?
Answer: these lines are composed by Walter de la Mare.
2. How does Martha tell her stories?
Ans: Martha tells her stories over and over again.
3. What does Martha do in the hazel Glen?
Answer: Martha tells her stories in the hazel Glen.
4. What for ' her' stands ?
Ans: Her stands for Martha.
5. From which poem these lines have been extracted?
Ans: These lines have been extracted from " Martha".
Stanza-2:
Hers were those clear gray eyes
You watch, and the story seems
Told by their beautifulness
Tranquil as dreams.
Words meaning:-
beautifulness = (beauty) सुन्दरता tranquite (calm and peaceful): शान्त ।
कवितार्थ :
उसकी थीं वे साफ भुरी आँखें
आप देखते, और कहानी लगती
उनकी सुन्दरता से कही गयी
सपने की तरह शान्त ।
Question:
1. What for hers Stands in the first line?
Ans:- Here 'hers' stands for Martha and her eyes.
2. . What for "you" Stands in the second line?
Ans: Here You Stands for the watcher or listeners.
3. What does the poet appeals to the readers?
Ans:- The poet appeals to the readers to feel Martha's beautifulness of story telling.
Stanza-3 :
She'd sit with her two slim hands
Clasped roiund her bended knees;
While we on our elbows lolled,
And stared at ease
Words meaning-
slim = ( attractively thin and well shaped) धरहरे। elasped :( hold tightly in arms or hands) पकड़े हुए। elbows = (joint=between the upper arm and the forearm) केहुनियाँ | lolled = = (hung loosely)
लटकाए हुए।
कवितार्थ : वह बैठती अपनी दोनों धरहरे हाथ
अपने मुड़े घुटने के चारों ओर पकड़े
जबकि हमलोग अपनी केहुनियाँ झुकाए,
और आराम से देखते ।
Stanza-4 :
Her voice and her narrow chin,
Her grave small lovely head,
Seemed half the meaning
Of the words she said
कवितार्थ :
उसकी आवाज और उसकी ठुड्डी
उसका गंभीर छोटा मनोहर सिर,
आधे अर्थ मालूम पड़ते
उसके कहे शब्दों के
Word Meaning:
Slim: दुबली पतली, छरहरी, Elasped: जोर से पकड़े हुए, Elbow: केहुनियां, Lolled : लटकाए हुए,
Narrow: संकीर्ण, पतला, Chin: ठुड्डी, Grave: कब्र, गम्भीर, Seemed: प्रतीत होता था, हाफ: आधा, Lovely: मनोहर।
B.1.1. Write True (T) or false (F) for the following sentences :
1. Martha tells her stories over and over again. T
2. If one watches her eyes, it seems story is told by her beautiful
eyes. T
3. Her stories were turbulent. F
4. She would sit with clasped hands round her neck . F
5. Martha would tell her stories in greenish brown valley. (T).
| B.1.2. Answer the questions briefly :
Q. 1. What does Martha do in the Hazel glean ?
Ans. Martha would tell her stories in the harel glen.
Q. 2. What is the colour of Martha's eyes ?
Ans. The colour of Martha's eyes is clear grey.
Q. 3. Who are staring at ease ?
Ans. The listeners are staring at ease.
Q. 4. How do they sit to listen to Martha's story ?
Ans. They sit their elbows Lolled,
Q. 5. How were half of the stories said ?
Ans. The stories were seemed to be said half told with Martha's gesture and posture.
Stanza-5:
“Once .... Once upon a time ..."
Like a dream you dream in the night,
Fairies and gnomes stole out
In the left-green light.
Words meaning-
fairies= (imaginary creatures with magical power) परियाँ। gnomes = (imaginary creatures like little old men) ठिगने/बौने । **
कवितार्थ :
"कभी किसी समय .........."।
एक सपने की तरह जैसा आप रात में देखते हैं,
परियाँ और बौने निकलते हैं
पत्ते जैसे हरे प्रकाश में
Stanza-6:
And her beauty far away
Would fade, as her voice ran on,
Till hazel and summer sun
And all were gone :
कवितार्थ : और उसका सौन्दर्य बहुत दूर
मुरझा जाता, ज्यों ही उसकी आवाज फैलती,
जब तक धुँधला और गर्मी की धूप रहते
और सब खत्म हो जाते:-
Stanza-7:
All fordone and forgot;
And like clouds in the height of the sky,
Our hearts stood still int he hush
Of an age gone by
Word Meaning-
fordone = (finished/ended) I forgot =(failed to remember) Thush= (place where things are quite and peaceful or suddenly becomes quite and peaceful) नीरवता/मौन/चुप्पी
कवितार्थ : सब बीत जाते और भूल जाते,
और आकाश की ऊँचाई में बादलों जैसे
चुप्पी में हमारा दिल स्तब्ध हो जाता
जैसे बीते हुए युग में ।
B.2. Fill in the blanks on the basis of your reading of the poem:
Like a dream you dream ........ the night,
Fairies and gnomes stole
...... the leaf green light.
And her beautify far
Would fade as her voice ran .....
Ans. in, out, In, away on
B.2.1. Write True (T) or false (F) for the following sentences :
1. Fairies and gnomes stole out Martha's beauty.(T)
2. Like a dream her beauty gradually faded away.(T)
3. Her voice could be heard until hazel glen and summer sun and
other things faded away.. (T),
4. Clouds in the sky are on lower height. (F)
5. Our hearts are shocked.(F)
6. Martha tells her story today.(F)
7. Her stories have tranquil effect. (T),
Summary-
Martha would start her stories with "Once ... Once upon a time ....". She was an enchanting storyteller. Before starting her story. she would sit clasping her bended knees with her two slim hands. Her eyes, chin and small lovely head, too, were helping in story telling. This gesture of her body would tell half the meaning of her words. Her stories would be so charming that when she started, her voice ran on and her face disappeared. The listener would forget this real world and reach in the height of sky like clouds and stood still in silence.
And, at last when her voice would stop at hazel or sunset, the listener would feel the end of their dream. Thus, the poet remembers Martha's experience of story telling.
सारांश-
मार्था अपनी कहानियाँ 'वन्स वन्स अपॉन ए टाइम से शुरू करती। वह सम्मोहक कथाकार थी। अपनी कहानी शुरू करने के पहले, वह अपने मुड़े घुटनों को अपने दोनों छरहरे हाथों में पकड़कर बैठती। उसकी आँख, ढुड़ी और छोटा मनोहर सिर भी कहानी कहने में सहयोगी थे। उसके शरीर की यह मुद्रा उसके आधे शब्दों का अर्थ बता देती थी। उसकी कहानी इतना मोहक होती कि जब वह शुरू करती उसके शब्द दौड़ पड़ते और उसका चेहरा गायब हो जाता। श्रोता इस वास्तविक दुनिया को भूल जाते और बादलों की तरह आकाश की ऊँचाई पर पहुँच जाते और चुप्पी में स्तब्ध खड़े रह जाते।
और, अन्त में जब उसकी आवाज रुकती, झिलमिलाहट या सूर्यास्त के समय तो श्रोताओं को अपना सपना टूटने का अनुभव होता। इस प्रकार, कवि मार्था की कहानी कहने का अनुभव याद करता है।
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