Robert Frost & Bob Dylan

Robert Frost introduction :

Robert Frost, in full Robert Lee Frost, (born March 26, 1874, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died January 29, 1963, Boston, Massachusetts), American poet who was much admired for his depictions of the rural life of New England, his command of American colloquial speech, and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations.more information.

NOTABLE WORKS

“The Road Not Taken”

“The Death of the Hired Man”

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

“Mending Wall”

“After Apple-Picking”

“A Boy’s Will”

“Storm Fear”

“Mountain Interval”

“North of Boston”

“New Hampshire”

AWARDS AND HONORS

Bollingen Prize (1962)

Pulitzer Prize

The Road Not Taken introduction :-

"The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of The Atlantic Monthly,[2] and later published as the first poem in the collection Mountain Interval (1916). Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted for being complex and potentially divergent.more information.

The Road Not Taken poem 
BY ROBERT FROST

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

Poem meaning :-

In the poem - ‘The Road Not Taken’, the road symbolizes our life. The poet says that the path that we don’t choose in our life is the road not taken. He describes his feelings about that choice that he had left in the past. The path which we have chosen, decides our future, our destination. The important message that the poet wants to give is that the choice that we make has an impact on our future and if we make a wrong choice, we regret it but cannot go back on it. So, we must be wise while making choices.

Why I would like this poem :-

The road in this poem represents a road.  On which only then runs.  The road can be taken as a metaphor.  Because the road can also be the way of life.  The man who is born and dies has to make a road trip.  In this way he will always have to choose something.  When a person has two options, if he chooses one of them, he will automatically dislike the other.  The reason I chose this poem is because the poem depicts our life.  That man has a choice every time in his life.  These things have happened in my life too.  So I felt like this poem was woven into my life.

What we can't choose?

 In which country to be born?  To be born in which caste?  To be born in whose house?  When will death come?  What will happen after a second?  So can I do something?  These things we cannot choose in our own way.

What can we choose?

We can choose our own way of everything after the development of understanding in us.  We have a lot of ways in which we like and understand the ways we choose and can do.

The two paths shown in this poem are the hopes in our lives, the dreams we have. We have to make our choice and choose it wisely.  At any time in life when we choose something we choose it thoughtfully and looking to the future.  This phenomenon happens in everyone's life.  When we have two ways to choose this way or choose the first way.  Then we choose any one way in which we find it easier.  The way that is good can make us something in the future.  Which will improve our future.  We every man travels life.  This trip will have the option of following Dougal.  Which is shown to us in this poem.  When we make our choices.  We are walking on that road.  When we fail at that, we think that I wish I had not taken this path and taken another path.  When it comes to success, we think we've done well.  Sometimes the question arises in our minds whether these two roads cannot be walked together?  So no, no one person can ever walk two roads together.  He has to choose one of two roads and walk on that road.  Along the way it can get both good and bad.  It can succeed and it can fail.  It depends on him and depends on his destiny.  Repentance also occurs when failure occurs.  It would have been better if I had not chosen this road.  We can't even postpone anything.  How can I go back and walk on this road or do this thing.  Because time waits for no one and only one thing can happen at a time.  Every one of these things I have experienced in my life.  I like this poem more because the things that happen in my life are presented in this poem.  The effect of which is also seen in my life.

Bob Dylan introduction:-

Bob Dylan, original name Robert Allen Zimmerman, (born May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.), American folksinger who moved from folk to rock music in the 1960s, infusing the lyrics of rock and roll, theretofore concerned mostly with boy-girl romantic innuendo, with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry. Hailed as the Shakespeare of his generation, Dylan sold tens of millions of albums, wrote more than 500 songs recorded by more than 2,000 artists, performed all over the world, and set the standard for lyric writing. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. (See Editor’s Note: About the author.)more information.

NOTABLE WORKS

“Nashville Skyline”

“Blood on the Tracks”

“John Wesley Harding”

“Desire”

“The Basement Tapes”

“Another Side of Bob Dylan”

“Before the Flood”

“Blonde On Blonde”

“Time Out of Mind”

“The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”

In our syllabus :

"Like a Rolling Stone"  song introduction :-

"Like a Rolling Stone" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on July 20, 1965 by Columbia Records. Its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England. Dylan distilled this draft into four verses and a chorus. "Like a Rolling Stone" was recorded a few weeks later as part of the sessions for the forthcoming album Highway 61 Revisited.more information.

   

 

"Like A Rolling Stone" lyrics
Bob Dylan Lyrics

Once upon a time you dressed so fine

You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?

People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"

You thought they were all kiddin' you

You used to laugh about

Everybody that was hangin' out

Now you don't talk so loud

Now you don't seem so proud

About having to be scrounging for your next meal

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be without a home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely

But you know you only used to get juiced in it

And nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street

And now you're gonna have to get used to it

You said you'd never compromise

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize

He's not selling any alibis

As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes

And say do you want to make a deal?

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

A complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns

When they all did tricks for you

You never understood that it ain't no good

You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat

Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat

Ain't it hard when you discover that

He really wasn't where it's at

After he took from you everything he could steal

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people

They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts

But you'd better take your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe

You used to be so amused

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse

When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose

You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

Meaning of song:-

This song can be seen as a warning about the dangers of living pointlessly, going along with the crowd, and not treating others appropriately.  The protagonist seems to be a frivolous society girl who, having fallen from her social pedestal, is given advice by the narrator about how to pick herself up. From what he says his ultimate desire, one would think, is that her recovery should lead to a more worthwhile existence.more information.

Why I would like this song? :-

➡️Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. More information.

➡️A falling stone or a circular stone

➡️a person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place.

My name and my work are my identity.  I live in a certain kind of society.  I live in a state in a country and on this earth.  I also have some acquaintances.  Because of that identity I am known by one of my names within this society.  The reason behind choosing this poem is that I get to know myself better.  Every event of this poem has happened in my life too.  Every event is seen to happen in the life of man.  So whywould I want to tell you that I chose this poem?

The reason I chose this song  is that it contains the essence of how to live life.  The man who is is living his own life.  Man is always living his life in the midst of society.  Yes man has his own freedom to have an idea of ​​how to live life on his own.  But there is a big question against it.  And that's the question of the people around him.  His relatives, his society, his kingdom, his country and the people living on this earth.  Because man lives his own life but he lives about others.  He will live the kind of life he likes, not himself but others.  We must keep our behavior appropriate when we are living within society.  Because dealing with others creates the impression of a person.  If we behave well in front of others, we should be called good people.  When we treat others badly, we are called bad people.  So if you want to live in the middle of a crowd, you have to do what you like.  If you do not treat others properly, there are many problems and many dangers.  Which are well illustrated within this poem.

How does it feel?

How does it feel

To be on your own

With no direction home

Like a complete unknown

Like a rolling stone?

Within this line, there is such a hope even though we have nothing in life.  Which is why we are falling forward like this stone. Life is living our way.  Something good will happen in the future.  Another thing to note is that when we have something and we lose it, we suffer a lot.  Man loses another by his own anger.  When a man has sensitivity, he has more relationship with people. So everyone should do things he likes.

on the jugglers and the clowns

While juggling and clowns entertain individuals through their stunts, everyone should keep others happy with the skills they possess.  The importance of these clowns extends to their circus.  Then their identity does not remain.  In the same way, a man should make a good impression on himself so that his identity will remain. If he also has a relationship like the clown of this circus, his identity will also be limited.

With the mystery tramp, but now you realize

Man's life has always been a mystery.  No one knows what is going to happen a second ago.  Many of man’s relationships are also such mysterious.  Which no one knows. There are some mysterious things in everyone's life.

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people

They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made

Exchanging all precious gifts

At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used

This line depicts poverty and wealth by princes and Napoleon.  What is the relationship of people with the rich and what is the relationship of people with the poor?  What kind of relationships do the rich have and what kind of relationships do the poor have?  What is the life of the rich and what is the life of the poor?  What is the behavior of the rich while what is the behavior of the poor?  I believe that the matter is shown within these lines.