line by line meaning of the poem the song ofthe rain?

Rain is dotted silver threads dropped from heaven by Gods which Nature takes away to adorn her fields and valleys. the rain falls in a rapid succession one after the other and appears like dotted silver threads . 

She is beautiful pearls plucked by the Daughter of the Dawn from a Sovereign's crown to embellish her gardens. The rain is plucked from the crown of Ishtar . Ishtar is the goddess of fertility and it is significant as rain enhances or adds to the fertility of nature . 

The clouds and fields are lovers and she is a messenger between them. By pouring out she cures the cloud, and by coming down she quenches the thirst of the field. Also the rain is a messenger of mercy rather than a messenger of love as rain is natures merciful blessing on earth . 

The voice of thunder declares her arrival and the rainbow her departure. When she cries coming down, the hills laugh and when she reaches down, the flowers rejoice; and when she has seeped down deep into the soil, all things are elated. 

She emerges from the heart of the Sea and soars with the Breeze. When she sees a field in need, she descends and downpours and embraces the flowers and trees in her own million little ways. 

In human houses, she touches the windows with soft gentle fingers and all can hear her welcome song which only the sensitive can understand. She is born out of the heat in the air which in her turn she kills, exactly as a woman overcomes a man with the strength she takes from him. 

Rain is the sigh of the sea, the laughter of the field and the tears of the Heaven and Love. One will wonder how scientific Kahlil Gibran was. The sea heaves a sigh of sadness as a part of it is leaving from it. It heaves a sigh of relief as it will be coming back to it in the form of rain . It is the laughter of the field as the field is filled with joy when rain falls on its parched surface, thus replenishing it. The heavens shed tears as the rain, which has been a part of it for some time in the clouds, is leaving it. It is as if he has entered the very soul of the Rain to sing on her behalf. This song is only one of Gibran's hilarious and exquisite creations. 

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This poem is about rainimportance of rain. This is personified and the itself talks to us.it says that when I fall I look like silver and thin threads of silver which keep the sky earth connected.i am dropped by heaven beings known as gods by thepeople ofearth.when I fall the nature i.e.the trees ,the rivers,the animalsgreet me and with my blessings the nature becomes greener and active. It says I was once the beautiful pearl of the crown of the great goddess ishtar and the daughter of dawn took me out of it so that I could decorate her fields. It says that when I fallthe hillsenjoy and laugh with happiness,the flowers smile and show their happiness and everybody on earth becomes happy celebrate. It says thatthe fieldand the clouds are lovers and I act like a messenger between them.i satisfy the thirst of people fields. When I arrive the thunder roars in my respect and when I leave the rainbow comes out.i amthe lifeof earth whIch begin in soil and endsin the shadow ofdeath. AFTER THISWATER CYCLEIS BEING TOLD BYTHE POET.. 25--when I come all hear my welcome song but there are only a few who understand it.Water cycle...read it properly you'll understand...The speaker of the poem (the 'I') is the rain itself, so the poem tries to imagine the rain as a living, thinking being (this device is called personification.) Gibran imagines the rain as embodyingthe immortalspirit of life, love and the interconnectedness of all things.

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READ THE SUMMARY PROVIDED

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stanza 1the poet writes that it (rain) is sent on earth by the gods. nature welcomes rain to beautify her fields and valleys.stanza 2he says he was once pearls on the crown of queen ishtar but was plucked by the godess of dawn to embellish the earth.stanza 3he says that when there is rainfall all things are filled with joy and happiness.stanza 4he says that the fields and clouds are its lovers because-- it satisfies the need of water in the field , it lessen the heavy burden of the cloud.stanza 5beforerainfall, thunder strike and announces the rains entry. the spotting of a rainbow shows its end.stanza 6rain has its roots in the sea ( evaporation). whenever it sees a dying field it showers water and rejuvenates flowers and tressstanza 7the pitter- patter against the window sill is always welcome but only few appreciate it .stanza 8heat causes evaporation and ultimately rainfall, rainfall however makes the atmosphere cool.stanza 9 and 10it says it evaporates from the sea, makes fields happy and is the tears of heaven.

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The author in the first stanza says that since the droplets fall in quick succession one after the other, they look like a silver dotted thread dropping down from heaven..these droplets are then taken by the course of nature to beutify its fields and valleys..

Second stanza suggests that the raindrops look like pearls which have been taken from the tiara of the Ishtar, who is the goddess of love, war and fertility..This also suggests that the raindrops are similar to the ideals of this goddess as they too symbolise fertility and purity..In the third stanza three diffrent forms of rain are taken.. In the first form it is said that when the clouds cry , the hills laugh. This tells us about the drizzling light rain which beutifies the hills.. The second form is when it starts to rain more heavely ie the rain humbles itself...The third form is the downpour stage of the rain when it rains very heavly and all things become elated..
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The rain is something which comes from heaven as it refers to itself as we usually believe  heaven to be in the sky , rain also comes from sky.
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The poem is written in the first person, and rain itself is the speaker. It is described as something divine and characteristic of gods.
Rain is a divine gift of God and it proves very blessed for the dry and needy earth. One of the most divine manifestations of nature, it spreads joy and freshness all around. It beautifies, adorns and revive fields, trees, flowers and spreads life everywhere. Its droplets are like shimmering pearls and jewels from God’s crown. It gives joy in all forms, the thunder announces its arrival and the rainbow signifies its departure. Rain cements the relationship of love between the fields and the clouds. It takes birth from the depth of the sea, forms clouds and its cycle completes the full circle when it descends down in a million little ways. The arrival of the rain is like a welcome song, beating softly on the windows. All in all, rain has a multidimensional personality. It is born out of sighs, spreads laughter and descends like tears. It ties the earth and heaven in a spiritual bond, like a God, granting all wishes.

Stanzas Explanation

• Stanza 1: Rain is dotted silver threads dropped from heaven by Gods which Nature takes away to adorn her fields and valleys. It falls in a rapid succession one after the other thus appears like dotted silver threads .

• Stanza 2: It is beautiful pearls plucked by the Daughter of the Dawn from a Ishtar's crown to decorate enhances or adds to the fertility of nature.

• Stanza 3: When it cries, the hill can be heard laughing and when the rain humbles, the flowers are seemed to be making merry. Similarly, when the rain bows, everything seems joyful and elated in happiness.

• Stanza 4: The clouds and fields are lovers and she is a messenger between them. By pouring out it cures the cloud, and by coming down it quenches the thirst of the field. It is a messenger of mercy rather than a messenger of love as rain is natures merciful blessing on earth.

• Stanza 5: The voice of thunder declares its arrival and the rainbow its departure. When it cries coming down, the hills laugh and when it reaches down, the flowers rejoice. When it has seeped down deep into the soil, all things are elated. 

• Stanza 6: It emerges from the heart of the Sea and soars with the Breeze. When it sees a field in need, it descends and downpours and embraces the flowers and trees in its own million little ways.

• Stanza 7: It touches the windows with soft gentle fingers. The arrival of the rain is a welcome song but only sensible souls can understand it.

• Stanza 8: It is the deep breath of the sea, the laughter of the field and the tears of heaven.

• Stanza 9: The rain sighs from the deep sea of love and affection, it awakes and rises like laughter from the colorful fields and falls down like tears from heaven of memories.
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Khalil Gibran is a Lebanese-American artist, poet and writer. In his poem Song of the Rain he appreciates and personifies the rain. The poem is a first person narrative. The poet has used various figures of speech. The use of metaphors, similes, alliterations and hyperboles add to the beauty of the lyrical description of the water cycle. The poem begins with the physical description of the rain drops falling as silvery threads from the sky. The rain herself talks about her arrival. She adorns the nature and finally departs.

She is rain, she is life. She is the mother. She carries mercy between the lovers, the clouds and the fields. When she laughs the whole vegetation, the hills, the springs and rivers all join in to celebrate in her happiness. The whole nature adjust according to her mood for she is the ?pearls? plucked from the crown of Ishtar. And who does it? The daughter of dawn herself brings her to embellish the gardens. She is the dew then, sprinkled to add to the morning glory of the flowers.

The rain quenches the thirst and cures the ailment of one. Her journey begins with the voice of thunder and ends with a vibrant rainbow. The rain has been addressed as the earthly life that lives and then dies. She is born in the heart of the sea and grows with the breeze that carries her to the tomb of the sky where she matures. The motherly characteristic of the rain is highlighted in the poem. When she sees a field in need, she pours out all her motherly love and embraces the flowers and the trees in the form of million little water droplets. Her touch is gentle and she touches with her tender and soft fingers.

The femininity of rain is enchanting. It appears that the poet is not describing a rain, a physical occurrence, but a mother. How a mother nourishes her children. Similarly the rain enriches the nature around. All hear the sound of rain falling gently, however, only the sensitive understands the motherly touch of the rain. She is the laughter of the fields and tears of the heaven. Like a mother fusses over her baby, the rain descends and embraces the flora and fauna.

In the climax of the poem, Khalil has woven lines in praises of the rain with love. A vivid narration of the rain fills the mind of the reader with a lively image. She is a sigh from the deep sea of affection and she is the laughter from the colourful field of the spirit. The rain is the life herself and she is the tears carrying memories of all the heavens. She is a heavenly message delivered to the earth by the hands of God. I hope it was useful for all of you.



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