Pippa's Song - analysis
Pippa's Song
This short lyrics is taken from part-1 of a play in verse and prose called Pippa Passed (1841) written by the well known Victorian poet Browning.
Poem- Pippa's Song
The year's at the spring,
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearl'd;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in the his heaven-
All's right with the world!
Pippa, short form of Fellipa, is a poor young girl, simple hearted and intelligent, who lives amidst sinners and criminals in Asolo in the Trevisan, Italy. She has to work hard in the silk-mills to earn her own livelihood. Her innocence stands in marked contrast to the evil world that surrounds her, and almost threatens to swallow her. In the end of the play, however, Pippa's faith is rewarded and the evil ones are trapped.
The poem 'Pippa's Song' is a fine example of what poetry is and does. It has only eight lines.
At last three lines are more effective or represent reality of the world -
'The snail's on the throne,
God's in the his heaven
All's right with the world
On the closer reflection, we find that these final lines reveal the working of a truly pious and innocent heart.
To one who believes in God being in his heaven, all is bound to be right with the world. We might call this kind of belief an instance of childlike faith. They ask if it is proper to be so hopeful, or optimistic about the world, as if there is no sin or suffering suffering in it. Such questions do not trouble simple and faithful souls like Pippa's. They live in blessed state, at peace with themselves and the world. According to the Bible puts it, 'of such is the Kingdom of Heaveno.
This short lyrics is taken from part-1 of a play in verse and prose called Pippa Passed (1841) written by the well known Victorian poet Browning.
Poem- Pippa's Song
The year's at the spring,
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hillside's dew-pearl'd;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in the his heaven-
All's right with the world!
Pippa, short form of Fellipa, is a poor young girl, simple hearted and intelligent, who lives amidst sinners and criminals in Asolo in the Trevisan, Italy. She has to work hard in the silk-mills to earn her own livelihood. Her innocence stands in marked contrast to the evil world that surrounds her, and almost threatens to swallow her. In the end of the play, however, Pippa's faith is rewarded and the evil ones are trapped.
The poem 'Pippa's Song' is a fine example of what poetry is and does. It has only eight lines.
At last three lines are more effective or represent reality of the world -
'The snail's on the throne,
God's in the his heaven
All's right with the world
On the closer reflection, we find that these final lines reveal the working of a truly pious and innocent heart.
To one who believes in God being in his heaven, all is bound to be right with the world. We might call this kind of belief an instance of childlike faith. They ask if it is proper to be so hopeful, or optimistic about the world, as if there is no sin or suffering suffering in it. Such questions do not trouble simple and faithful souls like Pippa's. They live in blessed state, at peace with themselves and the world. According to the Bible puts it, 'of such is the Kingdom of Heaveno.
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