Question 1

Singh Song Context

Accepted Answer

Singh Song is a contemporary poem by the poet Daljit Nagra, an English man of Indian descent. The poem first appeared in Look We Have Coming to Dover!, a collection of poems published by Faber and Faber in 2007. Nagra chooses the world of the Punjabi immigrant as his inspiration. He attempts to create the realistic voice of the Punjabi narrator in a number of his poems. This can be heard in Darling & Me! as well as his Singh Song poem.

Question 2

Singh Song Structure

Accepted Answer

Singh Song uses a varied stanza form which reflects the pitch and change of the narrator's voice and attitude. He spends a number of lines reflecting on the complaints of his customers in their own voices and, later, adds his bride's voice to the writing. In line 43, the style changes with the narrator reflecting more romantically on the magical nature of the shop at night. A calm comes over the poem just as calm comes to the shop.

Question 3

Singh Song Analysis

Accepted Answer

The syntax of the poem is meant to reflect the "Punglish' voice of the narrator with the change of 'w' to 'y' and the odd addition of adverbial phrasing: 'my newly bride' and 'brightey moon'. There are a number of other elements that reflect the unusual accent of the native Punjabi speaker here.

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