Hi everyone!
In this video I will read the poem “When
you are old” by the poet Yeats.
If you like, you can switch on subtitles using
the captions button below.
Try pausing the video, or watching again,
and repeating the words after me to practise
the British English pronunciation.
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
Great, see you next time when I will read
another poem for you to try to listen and
repeat after me. Bye!
