1.- Historia
El grupo The Farm es uno de los más importantes de Reino Unido y de Liverpool, su ciudad de origen. Sus inicios se remontan a 1983 bajo el nombre de The Excitements. Al llegar los 90s, consiguen su mayor éxito "All Together Now". La letra es acerca de un partido de fútbol disputado en 1914 -en plena Primera Guerra Mundial- entre soldados británicos y alemanes. El single escaló hasta el cuarto puesto de la lista oficial británica.
2.- Lyrics
Remember boy,
that your forefather's died
Lost in millions
for a country's pride
Never mention
the trenches of Belgium
When they stopped fighting
and they were one
A spirit stronger than war
was at work that night
December 1914 cold,
clear and bright
Countries' borders
were right out of sight
They joined together
and decided not to fight
Chorus 1
All together now, all together now
Chorus 2
All together now in no man's land (together)
Chorus 3
All together now (all together)
all together now (all together)
Chorus 4
All together now (together, together)
In no man's land (together, together)
The same old story again
All those tears shed in vain
Nothing learnt and nothing gained
Only hope remains
(Repeat 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3)
Chorus 5
The boys had their say, they said no (all together now)
Stop the slaughter, let's go home
Let's go, let's go (all together now)
Let's go (all together now), let's go, let's go
(Repeat 5)
(Repeat 4, 3, 4)
All together now (all together, all together)
All together now (all together now)
(Repeat 4)
3.- Vocabulary
- Forefather = Antepasado
- Died = Die = Muerto
- Lost = Lose = Perdido/a
- Pride = Orgullo
- Trenches = Trench = Trincheras, zanjas.
- Bright = Brillante
- Borders = Fronteras
- Joined = Join = Juntar(se), Unir(se)
- Fight = Pelear (verbo), Pelea (sustantivo)
- Land = Tierra (geografía)
- Shed = Derramar
- Vain = Vano, inútil.
- Learnt = Learn = Aprendido
- Gained = Gain = Ganado
- Remain = Quedar, permanecer.
- Slaughter = Matanza, masacre (sustantivos); Matar masacrar (verbos)
4.- Grammar
a) Posesivo "'S"
- Forefather's
- Country's
- Countries'
- Man's
b) Pasado Simple
Buena parte de la canción está en este tiempo verbal.
Ejemplos:
- They stopped fighting.
- They were one.
- A spirit stronger than war was at work that night.
- Countries' borders were right out of sight.
c) Presente Perfecto
- Your forefather's died = Your forefather has died.
5.- Videoclip
