The solitary reaper

1st stanza Behold her,single in the field,Yon solitary Highland lass!Reaping and singing by

herself;Stop here,or gently pass!

Some word meanings of 1st

stanzaBEHOLD-ObserveYON-Over thereHIGHLAND LASS-A girl who lives in the highlands(mountain regions)of ScotlandREAPING-Cutting down and gathering a crop such as corn or rice

2nd stanza

Alone she cuts and binds the grain,And sings a melancholy strain:O listen!for the vale profound Is overflowing with the sound.

Some word meanings of 2nd stanza

Melancholy strain:Sad song

Vale profound:Deep valley

3rd stanza

No nightingle did ever chantMore welcome notes to weary bandsOf travelers in some shady haunt,Among Arabian sands

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4th stanza

A voice so thrilling ne’er was heardIn spring-time from the cuckoo-bird.Breaking the silence of the seasAmong the farthest Hebrides.

Some word meanings from 4th stanza:

Farthest Hebrides- The most remote group of islands that lie to the north-west of scotland

5th stanza

Will no one tell me what she sings?Perhaps the plaintive numbers flowFor old,unhappy,far-off things,And battles long ago:

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6th stanza

Or is it some more humble lay,Familiar matter of to-day?Same natural sorrow,loss or pain,That has been and may be again?

Some word meanings from 6th stanza:

Humble lay- ordinary song

7th stanza

Whete’er the theme,the maiden sangAs if her song could have no ending;I saw her singing at her work,And o’er the sickle bending;

Some word meanings from 6th stanza:

Sickle- a tool for cutting grass and grain crops.it has a short handle and a blade shaped like a hook

8th stanza

I listen’d,motionless and stillAnd,as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore,Long after it was heard no more.

THE END

MADE BY- SOUVIK SINGHA(22)SAMANTA GOSWAMI(5)