Street Cries by Sarojini Naidu - Line by line explanation.
Street Cries by Sarojini Naidu - Line by line explanation. Stanza-1 Line in the poem Explanation When the dawn’s first cymbal beats upon the sky Cymbal is a musical instrument The early morning sounds in the sky are probably the twittering of the birds Rousing the world to labour’s cry The world refers here to the people inhabiting the earth so it means the people are awakened by the twittering of the birds to go out for their work To tend the flock, to bind the mellowing grain, The poet is now clarifying the various spheres of labour – she empahsises on the then India’s economy – farming and agriculture oriented –comprising of farmers, shepherds etc . Note she did not speak about industrial labour nor gave an iota of indication of the whizzing of the factory siren! To tend the flock – refers to the shepherds To bind the mellowing grain – refers to the farmers From