William Wordsworth (April 7, 1770 - April 23, 1850) who is well known for his poetry launched the romantic age in English Literature. The Prelude, an autobiographical poem of his early years is considered to be his best and classical work. Wordsworth was also the Poet Laureate of England from 1843 until his death.
Now, the king of romantic poems is again in news as a pop video and rap version is in the making on his famous poem on daffodils. The new Daffodil version was welcomed openly by the Wordsworth Trust. The spokeswoman for Cumbria tourist board said, ‘Wordsworth’s Daffodils poem has remained unchanged for 200 years, to keep it alive for another two centuries we want to engage the YouTube generation who go for modern music and amusing video footage on the web.” The rap does not feature any change in the meaning and substance of Daffodils but the terms or phrases have been changed somewhere. Here’s a sneak peek:
The original:
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
The rap:
I wandered lonely along as if I was a cloud
That floats on high over vales and hills
When all at once I looked down and saw a crowd
And in my path there was a host of golden daffodils
So check it!
The kind of sight that puts your mind at ease
I saw beside the lake and beneath the trees...
Source: Guardian
Image credit: NNDB
