POEM:-- INDIAN WEAVERS

WRITTEN BY:----
Sarojini Naidu

The Nightingale of India

This poem has been written by Sarojini Naidu.
Sarojini Naidu is too well known to Indian students to
need any introduction. She was popularly known as the
Nightingale of India. In this poem she describes the
weavers weaving garments of different Types. They
weave garment of a new-born baby. Some garment have the
combinations of purple and green colours. They also weave
the marriage veils of a queen. On a cold
moonlit night, They weave white garments.
 POEM: INDIAN WEAVERS
Paragraph 1:- Weavers, weaving at break of day,
Why do you weave a garment so gay ?
Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,
We weave the robes of a new-born child.

Explanation:- In these lines the poetess says that weavers are

busy weaving a garment at day-break. It looks beautiful. It is
blue. The poetess asks the weavers about the garment. The
Weavers tells her that they are weaving a garment
Of a new born baby. It suggest the first phrase of
Life. It relates to the birth of a child.
 POEM: INDIAN WEAVERS
Paragraph 2:- Weavers, weaving at fall of night.
Why do you weave a garment so bright ?...
Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,
We weave the marriage-veils of a queen

Explanation:- In these lines the poetess says that it is night.

The poetess finds weavers at work. They weave a bright and
beautiful garment. It has magic colours. It looks bright. The
poetess asks why they weave this garment. The
Weavers tell her that they are weaving marriage
Veils of a queen. This suggests the second phase
Of human life.
 POEM: INDIAN WEAVERS
Paragraph 3:- Weavers, weaving solemn and still,.
Why do you weave in the moonlight chill ?
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud.

Explanation:- In these lines the poetess says that the weavers

are weaving a garment in a silent and serious way. It is a cold
moonlit night. The colour of the garment is white like a cloud
and a feather. The weavers tell the poetess that
they are weaving a cloth to cover the body of a
dead man. The garment is suggestive of death.
 COMPLETE SUMMARY
The poetess finds the weavers weaving a garment at day break. She
asks them why they are weaving such a beautiful garment. It looks
like the wing of a wild halcyon. The weavers reply that they are
weaving the garment of a new-born baby.
It is night. The weaver are weaving a beautiful garment. Its design
is beautiful. It has the combination of purple and green colours. The
poetess asks the weavers why they weave such a nice Garment. The
weavers reply that they are Weaving the marriage veils of a queen.
The poetess finds weavers at work. They are
weaving the garment seriously. It is a cold moonlit
Night. The garment is white. It looks like a feather
And a cloud. The weavers tell the poetess that they
Are weaving a cloth for a dead body.
 CENTRAL IDEA

The poem is based on the idea that life is a mixture

of joys and sorrows. God is the master weaver. He
weaves the web of life in different colours.
Childhood is a stage of innocence. Its garment is
beautiful. There are great joys in youth. The
garment of marriage is bright and
beautiful. The sorrow of death is also a
part of life. Its garment is white like a
feather. It covers the dead body.
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