In Sarojini Naidu’s “Song of a Dream,” the speaker remembers a night vision of standing alone in a glowing, magical forest. Everything in the scene is alive with meaning: birds sing as spirits of Truth, stars shine as spirits of Love, and streams move as spirits of Peace. The repeated phrase “in that magical wood in the land of sleep” keeps the whole scene suspended between waking and dreaming.
The speaker’s mood is not frightened loneliness but reverent wonder. She feels the stars gather protectively around her youth, listens to the birds’ song of truth, and bends toward the streams to satisfy a deep longing. The overall atmosphere is calm, idealistic, and almost sacred, as though the dream offers a perfect vision of harmony—truth above, love near, and peace flowing close enough to drink.