The Voice Of The Rain Summary Vocabulary

THE VOICE OF THE RAIN

-Walt Whitman

About the Poet

Walter (Walt) Whitman was born on May 31 on 1819 and he breathed his last on March 26, 1892. He is often regarded as the most remarkable and influential poet of United States. He is the one who has to his credit the invention of contemporary American literature as a genre.

About the Poem

The poet has personified a drop of rain which replies to the poet's query. It is an interesting dialogue between the poet and the drop of rain. When the poet asks the drop of rain who it is, the drop of rain replies that it is the poem of the earth. It then talks about its life cycle, as to how it rises from the different forms of water bodies in the vapour form and moves up; condenses into clouds and returns back in the form of rain drops to quench the thirst of the earth, putting an end to the drought and settling the atomies of the earth. It even gives life to the dormant seeds lying under the bed of the earth.

This cycle of evaporation, condensation and precipitation goes on eternally. In this poem a beautiful relation is drawn between rain and music.

Detailed Summary

The poet asks the soft falling shower of rain who it is. Strangely enough, the rain gives reply to the poet and tells him that it is the poem of the earth. The rain calls itself the poem of the earth as poetry and rain both have rhythm and music. Both have the power to heal and rejuvenate the souls. Later on it talks about its life cycle. The drop of rain says that it rises from the seas, rivers and

oceans in vaporous form without being noticed by anybody. It then condenses and forms clouds. These clouds move far and wide and decide to come down wherever they find dry land. When the rain falls, it quenches the thirst of the fields, people and every form of life. It settles the atomies of the earth and gives life to the dormant seeds. It drenches the earth and prepares for its another life cycle. This water cycle continues forever showering love over every creation of God and generating music into the lives of people. The poet also talks about a powerful metaphor "Poem of the Earth". Poetry soothes the nerves and fills us with new zeal and vigour. Music needs no language, it is characterized by rhythm. Music is universal and it rejuvenates life with energy. It even makes life more livable and pleasurable.

The Voice of the Rain Summary in Hindi

कविता में, कवि नरम-गिरने वाली बौछार से पूछता है, ‘तुम कौन हो?’ जिस पर वह जवाब देती है कि वह पृथ्वी की कविता है। बारिश के लिए कवि को जवाब देना अजीब बात है। बारिश ने कवि से कहा कि उसे छुआ नहीं जा सकता क्योंकि वह जमीन और अथाह समुद्र से आकाश में जलवाष्प के रूप में उठती है। यह अपना आकार बदलती है फिर भी वही रहती है। संघनन के कारण वाष्प बादलों में बदल जाती है।

यह सूखाग्रस्त क्षेत्रों को पानी प्रदान करने और पृथ्वी (इसकी जन्मस्थली) को सुंदर और शुद्ध करने के लिए पृथ्वी की सतह पर वापस गिरती है। यह पृथ्वी के अंदर के बीजों को जीवन प्रदान करती है और उन्हें बढ़ने में मदद करती है।
बारिश को परवाह नहीं है कि कोई उसके कर्मों की परवाह करता है या नहीं, वह अपना काम पूरा करती है और घर वापस आती है। कवि भी बारिश की तुलना एक गीत से करता है क्योंकि वे दोनों एक समान यात्रा साझा करते हैं। गीत गायक के दिल से निकलता है, लक्ष्य को पूरा करने के लिए यात्रा करता है और गायक (इसके प्रवर्तक) के लिए उचित प्यार के साथ वापस आता है।

Vocabulary 

1-Soft-falling = gently descending, light drop (धीरे-धीरे गिरना),

 2-Translate = interpreted, rendered (अनुवाद), 3-Impalpable = intangible, unfelt (अस्पर्श्य),

4-Bottomless = endless, deep (असीम),5- Lave = wash, rinse (धोना), 6-Droughts = dryness, aridity (सूखा), 7-Atomies = tiny bits, specks (सूक्ष्म कण),

8-Latent = hidden, unseen (अदृश्य), 9-Origin = start, source (उत्पत्ति),10- Beautify = adorn, enhance (सजावट),11- Issuing = emerging, exiting (निकलना), 12-Fulfilment = completion, achievement (पूरा होना),13- Reck’d = noticed, heeded (ध्यान में लिया),14- Unreck’d = ignored, overlooked (अनदेखा)