THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS - QUEEN

 

1.- Historia

"Thank God it's Christmas" es la única canción de Navidad del grupo británico QUEEN. Originalmente grabado en 1984, este tema fue compuesto por el guitarrista BRIAN MAY y el batería JOHN TAYLOR.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2009/06/christmas-song.html

 2.- Lyrics

Oh, my love

We've had our share of tears

Oh, my friends

We've had our hopes and fears

Oh, my friends

It's been a long hard year

But now it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

The moon and stars seem awful cold and bright

Let's hope the snow will make this Christmas right

My friend the world

Will share this special night

Because it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

For

One

Night

Thank God it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

Can it be Christmas?

Let it be Christmas

Every day

Oh, my love

We live in troubled days

Oh, my friend

We have the strangest ways

All my friends

On this one day of days

Thank God it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

For

One

Day

Thank God it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

Ooh, yeah

Thank God it's Christmas

Yes, yes, yes, yes it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

For

One

Day

3.- Vocabulary

- God = Dios

- Tears = Lágrimas

- Fears = Miedos, temores

- Awful = Horrible

- Let = Permitir

- Troubled = Conflictivo, turbulento

4.- Grammar

a) Present Perfect Tense

- We've had our share of tears.

- It's been a long hard year.

b) Future Simple

- The snow will make this Christmas right.

- My friend the world will share this special night.

c) Simple Present

- We live in troubled days.

- We have the strangest ways.

5.- Videoclip

BARCELONA - FREDDIE MERCURY / MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ

1.- HISTORY

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania in 1945. He was the lead vocalist in the british band, Queen. He co-wrote many of Queen's hits. But he did some more as a soloist, too. One of them was "Barcelona". His partner in this song was the spanish operatic-singer, Montserrat Caballé. She was born on 12th, April 1933. In 1968, she won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Performance. The song "Barcelona" reached the 8th position in 1987 and the 2nd in 1992, both in the UK charts.


2.- LYRICS

I had this perfect dream

Un sueño me envolvió

This dream was me and you

Tal vez esta aquí

I want all the world to see

Un instinto me guiaba

A miracle sensation

My guide and inspiration

Now my dream is slowly coming true

The wind is a gentle breeze

ÉI me habló de ti

The bells are ringing out

EI canto vuela

They're calling us together

Guiding us forever

Wish my dream would never go away

Barcelona

It was the first time that we met

Barcelona

How can I forget?

The moment that you stepped into the room

You took my breath away

Barcelona

La música vibró

Barcelona

Y ella nos unió

And if God is willing

We will meet again

Someday

Let the songs begin

Déjalo nacer

Let the music play

Make the voices sing

Nace un gran amor

Start the celebration

Ven a mi

And cry!

Grita!

Come alive!

Vive!

And shake the foundations from the skies

Shaking all our lives

Barcelona

Such a beautiful horizon

Barcelona

Like a jewel in the sun

Por ti seré gaviota de tu bella mar

Barcelona

Suenan las campanas

Barcelona puertas al mundo

If God is willing

If God is willing

If God is willing

Friends until the end

Viva!

Barcelona!

3.- VOCABULARY

- Miracle = Milagro

- Breeze = Brisa

- Foundations = Cimientos

- Shake = Sacudir, agitar

- Horizon = Horizonte

- Jewel = Joya

- Wish / Will = Desear

- Step into = Ingresar, entrar

- Take (somebody's) breath away = Dejar sin aliento (a alguien)

4.- GRAMMAR

a) Present Simple Tense

SUBJECT + VERB + C.

- The wind is a gentle breeze.

b) Present Continuous Tense

SUBJECT + VERB "TO BE" + PRINCIPAL VERB + -ing + C.

- My dream is slowly coming true.

- The bells are ringing out.

- They're calling us together.

c) Past Simple Tense

SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE VERB + C.

- I had this perfect dream.

- This dream was me and you.

d) COMMANDS

Este tipo de frases NO suelen llevar sujeto en la frase.

- Let the music play.

- Make the voices sing.

- Start the celebration.

- Come alive!

e) SUCH - LIKE

Se diferencian porque utilizamos Such para adjetivos que acompañan a un sustantivo.

- Such a beautiful horizon.

- Like a jewel in the sun.

5.- VIDEOCLIP

LIVING ON MY OWN - FREDDIE MERCURY

El 24 de noviembre de 1991, FREDERICK BULSARA O freddie mercury, encuentra la muerte a causa del SIDA. En los 70's y 80's, cosechó junto a su grupo QUEEN, éxitos como "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Will Rock You", entre otros. Como solista su canción mas recordada es "Living On My Own".
FUENTE : http://the-music-history.blogspot.com.es/

Sometimes I feel
A veces siento
I'm gonna
que voy a
break down
desmoronarme
and cry
y llorar
nowhere to go
sin lugar donde ir
nowhere to do
ni que hacer
with my time
con mi tiempo
I get lonely
Estoy solo
so lonely
muy solo
Living on my own
Viviendo en mi mismo

Sometimes I feel
A veces siento
I'm always
que siempre
walking too fast
camino muy rápido
so lonely
tan solo
and everything
y todo
is coming down on me
se me viene encima

I don't have
No tengo
no time for
tiempo para
no monkey business
ningún engaño
I get so lonely
Estoy muy solo
lonely, lonely, lonely, yeah
solo, solo, solo, si
Got to be
Tiene que haber
some good times ahead
algunos buenos momentos por delante

Sometimes I feel
A veces siento
nobody gives me
que nadie me da
no warning
ningún aviso
Find my head
Encontrar mi cabeza
is always
que siempre está
up in the clouds
arriba en las nubes
in a dreamworld
en un mundo de ensueño
It's not easy
No es fácil
living on my own
vivir en mi mismo

VOCABULARY

1.- Gonna = Going + To = Ir a / hacia

2.- Nowhere = Ningún lugar

3.- Lonely = Solo, solitario

4.- Fast = Rápido, veloz

5.- Ahead = Adelante, por delante

6.- Warning = Aviso, advertencia

7.- Cloud = Nube

8.- Dreamworld = Mundo soñado, mundo de ensueño

GRAMMAR

A.- PHRASAL VERBS .- Encontramos los siguientes :

* Break down = Romper(se), desmoronar(se)

* Come down = Bajar, venir hacia abajo

B.- ADVERBS .- Encontramos 2 adverbios. Ellos son :

1) So = Tan, asi que, por tanto

NOTA: A veces va acompañada por "If" y "that".

* So that = Para que, de modo que

* If so = De ser asi, si es asi (condicional)

También lo encontramos asi :

* I hope so = Espero que si

* So many = Tantos, tantas (Plural)

* So much = Tanto, tanta (Singular)

* So long! = Hasta luego!

2) Too = Muy

NOTA : Habitualmente se usa asi :

* Too much = Demasiado, demasiada (singular)

* Too many = Demasiados, demasiadas (plural)

C.- SLANG.- Observamos la siguiente expresión :

* Monkey business = Comportamiento tonto, desleal o deshonesto

NOTA : Se utiliza sobretodo en el ámbito económico