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What do you sell, O ye merchants?
Richly your wares are displayed.
Turbans of crimson and silver,
Tunics of purple brocade,
Mirror with panels of amber,
Daggers with handles of jade.
What do you weigh, O ye vendors?
Saffron and lentil and rice.
What do you grind, O ye maidens?
Sandalwood, henna, and spice.
What do you call, O ye pedlars?
Chessman and ivory dice.
What do you make, O ye goldsmiths?
Wristlet and anklet and ring,
Bells for the feet of blue pigeons,
Frail as a dragon-fly's wing,
Girdles of gold for the dancers,
Scabbards of gold for the king.
What do you cry, O ye fruitmen?
Citron, pomegranate and plum.
What do you play, O musicians?
Cithar, sarangi and drum.
What do you chant, O magicians?
Spells for the aeons to come?
What do you weave, O ye flower-girls
With tassels of azure and red?
Crowns for the brow of a bridgegroom,
Chaplets to garland his bed.
Sheets of white blossoms new-garnered
To perfume the sleep of the dead.
Sarojini Naidu(1879-1949) was one of India's best-known political figures and a freedom fighter closely involved with the Indian Independence Movement. She was also a great orator and one of India's most talented poets, known for the diversity of her writings. Naidu was given the title of the Nightingale of India. 'The Palanquin Bearers' is one of her noted works.
ye : an old-fashioned word for you
brocade : a thick heavy fabric with a raised pattern wwoven especially from gold or silver silk thread
jade : a hard stone that is usually green and is used in making ornaments and jewellery
girdles : (here) belts or thick strings fastened around the waist to keep clothes in position
scabbards : covers for swords made of leather or metal
citron : citrus fruit
cithar : sitar, a musical instrument used mainly for Indian classical music
aeons : an extremely long period of time
tassels : a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains , clothes, etc. as a decoration
azure : bright blue in colour
chaplets : strings of flowers
new-garnered : newly obtained or collected
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What are the vendors, maidens and pedlars doing in the bazaar?
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Name the fruits and musical instruments displayed in the bazaar?
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The fruits displayed by the vendors were citrus fruits, pomegranate and plums. The musical instruments displayed were Sitar, Sarangi and Drums.
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"Where do you sell, O ye merchants?"
- The stanza that this line is taken from describe different things being sold. What are the things mentioned?
- Who is selling the wares?
- What are the colors and shades mentioned in this stanza?
- Why do you think the poet has used these colors to describe the wares?
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"Bells for the feet of blue pigeons
Frail as a dragon-fly's wing
Girdles of gold for the dancers,
Scabbards of gold for the king."
- Who is the speaker addressing in these lines?
- Apart from a girdle and scabbards, what else is made from gold?
- Pick out a simile from the above lines.
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"Crowns for the brow of a bridegroom,
Chaplets to garland his bed,
Sheets of white blossoms new-garnered
To perfume the sleep of the dead."
- What floral ornaments are woven for the bridegroom?
- What is the significance of the white blossoms?
- The lines talk about two contrasting events in human life. What are these events?
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