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The Blind Boy

- Colley Cibber   

 

About the Poet:

Colley Cibber (1671–1757) was a noted English dramatist, actor and poet. He wrote twenty-five plays and a number of poems.

কলি সিবার (১৬৭১-১৭৫৭) একজন প্রখ্যাত ইংরেজী নাট্যকার, অভিনেতা এবং কবি ছিলেন। তিনি পঁচিশটি নাটক এবং বেশ কয়েকটি কবিতা লিখেছিলেন।

 

Let's read:

O say, what is that thing called light,

ও বল, আলো নামের ঐ জিনিসটা কি,

Which I can ne'er enjoy?

যেটি আমি কখন উপভোগ করতে পারি না?

What is the blessing of the sight?

দৃষ্টির আশীর্বাদ কী?

O tell your poor blind boy!

হে তোমার দরিদ্র অন্ধ ছেলেকে বল!

You talk of wondrous things you see,

তুমি যে বিস্ময়কর জিনিসগুলি দেখ সে সম্পর্কে কথা বল

You say the sun shines bright;

তুমি বল সূর্য উজ্জ্বল কিরণ দেয়;

I feel him warm, but how can he

আমি তাকে উষ্ণ বোধ করি, তবে সে কীভাবে পারে

Then make it day or night?

তাহলে দিন অথবা রাত বানায়?

My day or night myself I make

আমার দিন বা রাত আমি নিজেই তৈরি করি

Whene'er I sleep or play;

আমি যখন ঘুমাই অথবা খেলি;

And could I ever keep awake

এবং আমি কি কখনও জেগে থাকতে পারি

With me 'twere always day.

আমার সাথে সর্বদা দিন দিন।

With heavy sighs I often hear

ভারী দীর্ঘশ্বাস নিয়ে আমি প্রায়শই শুনি

You mourn my hapless woe;

তুমি আমার অসহায় দুঃখে শোক কর;

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But sure with patience I can bear

তবে অবশ্যই ধৈর্য সঙ্গে আমি সহ্য করতে পারি

A loss I ne'er know.

একটি ক্ষতি আমি জানতেই পারি নি।

Then let not what I cannot have

তাহলে আমার যা নেই তা যেন না ঘটে

My cheer of mind destroy;

আমার মনের প্রফুল্লতা ধ্বংস;

Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,

যদিও আমি এইভাবে গান করি, আমি একজন রাজা,

Although a poor blind boy.

যদিও দরিদ্র অন্ধ ছেলে।

 

Textual Question and Answer:

 

Activity 1

Tick in the correct alternative:

(a) In the poem, 'I' refers to

(i) the blind boy

(ii) the sun

(iii) the light

(b) The blind boy cannot enjoy the blessings of

(i) taste

(ii) sight

(iii) speech

 

(c) The blind boy identifies the sun by its

(i) shape

(ii) light

(iii) warmth

(d) The boy is

(i) happy

(ii) sad

(iii) angry

 

Activity 2

 

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) The poor blind boy wants to know what light is.

(b) The blind boy feels the difference between day and night by feeling warmth.

(c) The boy often hears mournings about a loss he ne'er knows.

(d) The boy does not want his cheer to be destroyed.

 

 

Activity 4

Fill in the chart with information from the text. One is done for you:

Blind person	Person with vision
(a) twenty four hours of night	twenty four hours of day and night
(b) feels its warmth	sees the sun and feels its warmth
(c) anytime plays or sleeps	plays during day and sleeps at night
(d) doesn't realize the loss of sight	realize the loss of sight

 

Activity 6 (a)

 

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles or prepositions:

There was once a little girl who lived in the middle of a deep, dark forest with her parents. 

 Activity 7 (a)

Add a suitable prefix or suffix to each of the words given in brackets and fill in the blanks accordingly:

(i) My mother spent many sleepless (sleep) nights when I was unwell.

(ii) I was impatient (patient) to know the result of my examination

(iii) It was an enjoyable (enjoy) moment.

(iv) The brightness (bright) of the day made me happy.

 

Activity 7(b)

 

Write the antonyms of the following words:

(i) poor - rich

(ii) warm - cool

(iii) awake - asleep

(iv) destroy - create

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