From A Railway Carriage – Robert Louis Stevenson
Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by. Here is a child who clambers and scrambles, All by himself and gathering brambles; Here is a tramp who stands and gazes; And there is the green for stringing the daisies! Here is a cart run away in the road, Lumping along with man and load; And here is a mill and there is a river: Each a glimpse and gone forever!
It Means:
fairies – தேவதைகள்
witches – மந்திரவாதிகள்
hedges – புதர்
ditches – பள்ளங்கள்
wink of an eye – கண் சிமிட்டும்
clambers – கஷ்டப்பட்டு தோற்றி ஏறு
scrambles – கை கால்களால் தோற்றி ஏறு
brambles – முட்செடி, முணுமுணுப்பு
tramp – நாடோடி
stringing – சரம்
daisies – (flower)
Lumping – குவியல்
glimpse – கண நேரக் கண்ணோட்டம்
Glossary
Charge – To make a rush at or sudden attack upon a person or thing
Clamber – Climb or move in an awkward and laborious way using both hands and feet
Brambles – A prickly scrambling shrub of the rose family especially a blackberry
Tramp – A person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a beggar
Stringing – Hang so that it stretches in a long line
Lumping – Carry with difficulty
Glimpse – See or perceive briefly or partially
It Means:
awkward – விகாரமான
laborious – உழைப்பு
About the Poet
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 Nov 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His famous works are ‘Treasure Island’, ‘Kidnapped’, ‘Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde’ and ‘A Child’s Garden of Verses’.
