Las "Cadences" son cánticos o rimas hechos por grupos de corredores, especialmente militares y similares.
En esta ocasión, vamos a utilizar algunas de estas rimas para mejorar nuestra pronunciación. Para ello hemos seleccionado 5 rimas de diferentes grupos de militares.
NOTA.- Podemos utilizar algunas al hacer ejercicios como correr o trotar. También podemos crear algunas propias con el vocabulario y la gramática que conocemos, según nuestro nivel.
1.- Basic Training (Air Force Running Cadence)
Through the desert and across the
plains
Steaming jungles and tropic
rains
No mortal foe can stop me
now
This is gonna be my solemn
vow
I have honor and I have
pride
Winning serves me as my
guide
This Air Force shocks its
enemies
Brings them crashing to their
knees
Basic Training is plenty
rough
To make it through you must be
tough
a) Pronunciación
- plains (pléins) = rains (réins)
- now ( náo) = vow (váo)
- pride (práid) = guide (gáid)
- enemies (énemis) = knees (níis)
- rough (ráf) = tough (táf)
b) Vocabulario
- Jungle = Selva
- Foe = Enemigo
- gonna = going to
- Vow = Promesa, juramento (N) / Prometer, juramentar (V)
Air Force = Fuerza Aérea
2.- Back In 1775 – (Marine Running Cadence)
Back In 177
5
My Marine Corps Came
Alive
First There Came The Color
Gold
To Show The World That We Are
Bold
Then There Came The Color
Blue
To Show The World That We Are
True
Then There Came the Color
Red
To Show The World The Blood We
have
Then There Came The Color
White
To Show The World That We Can
Fight
Then There Came The Color
Green
To Show The World That We Are
Mean
a) Pronunciación
- 5 (fáiv) = Alive (aláiv)
- Gold (góld) = Bold (bóld)
- Blue (blú) = True (trú)
- Red (réd) = have (jév)*
NOTA.- Esta rima es de USA, por lo tanto la pronunciación de "have" es "jév". En inglés británico suena "jáv". La "J" muy suave, por cierto.
- White (uáit) = Fight (fáit)
- Green (grín) = Mean (mín)
b) Vocabulario
- Bold = Valiente, audaz
- Blood = Sangre
- Fight = Pelear
- Mean = Extraordinario
3.- What do you want to Be? (Navy Running Cadence)
When I was in first grade my teacher said to
me
Whatcha gonna do boy, whatcha gonna
be
A policeman, a fireman, a football
star
You got a lot a’ talent boy, your gonna go
far
I wanna be a pilot
Gonna be a pilot
Flyin’ for the Navy
That’s what I’m gonna be.
When I was in high school my teacher said to
me
Whatcha gonna do boy, whatcha gonna
be
A doctor, a lawyer, an engi
neer
You know you’re gonna go really far from
here
I wanna be a pilot
Gonna be a pilot
Flyin’ for the Navy
That’s what I’m gonna be.
a) Pronunciación
- Me (mi) = be (bi)
- star (stár) = far (fár)
- engineer (enyiníar) = here (jíar)
b) Vocabulario
- Whatcha gonna do = What are you going to do = ¿Qué vas a hacer?
- Whatcha gonna be = What are you going to be = ¿Qué vas a ser?
- Wanna = Want to = Querer
- A lot a' talent = A lot of talent = Mucho talento
- Lawyer = Abogado
- Navy = Marina
4.- Mamma Mamma (Army Running Cadence)
Mama mama can’t you
see,
what the army’s done to
me.
They put me in a barber’s
chair,
spun me around I had no
hair.
Mama mama can’t you
see,
what the army’s done to
me.
They took away my favorite
jeans,
now I’m wearing army
greens.
Mama mama can’t you
see,
what the army’s done to
me.
I used to date beauty
queens,
now I love my M
16.
Mama mama can’t you
see,
what the army’s done to
me.
I used to drive a
Cadillac,
now I carry one
on my back.
a) Pronunciación
- see (sí) = me (mi)
- chair (chér) = hair (jér)
- jeans (yíns) = greens (gríns)
- queens (kuíns) = 16 (sixtín)
- Cadillac (kádilac) = on my back (on mái bák)
b) Vocabulario
- Barber = Peluquero
- spun = spin = girar
- took away = take away = Quitar
- Army = Ejército
- To date = Salir con alguien (sentimentalmente)
5.- No Sweat (Army Running Cadence)
One mile – No
Sweat
Two mile – Better
yet
Three miles – Gotta
run
Four miles – Just for
fun
Come on – Let’s go
We can
go – Through the
snow
We can
run – To the
sun
We
train – In the
rain
A-I
R-B
O-R
N-E
Can you
be – Like
me?
Airborne – Infan
try
a) Pronunciación
- Sweat = (suét) = yet (iét)
- run (ran) = fun (fan)
- go (góu) = snow (snóu)
- run (ran) = sun (san)
- train (tréin) = rain (réin)
- be (bi) = me (mi) = infantry (infantrí)
b) Vocabulario
- Sweat = Sudar
- Gotta = Got to
- Infantry = Infantería
* Fuente :
http://www.army-cadence.com/