Lost in translation
I listen to a lot of music in English. My language skills are far from perfect, so often I realize only part of the meaning of words. In most cases that I have heard and understood has almost nothing in common with the original text.
I will give a few examples.
ONE DIRECTION "Steal My Girl"
My lyrics:
''Everybody want still be my girl
Everybody wanna take my heart away''
When I heard this, I thought that the guys from this group has self-esteem problems and they think too much about themselves. Then I read the lyrics, and I felt funny. How could I have to hear this?
Original lyrics:
"Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away"
TAYLOR SWIFT "Blank Space"
My lyrics:
"We are lonely Starbucks lovers"
Original lyrics:
"Got a long list of ex-lovers"
No comments.
ZAYN " It’s You"
My lyrics:
"I want, I want, I want!
Cover the scar
I'll let it bleed"
Get a little illogical.
Original lyrics:
"I won't, I won't, I won't!
Cover the scar
I'll let it be"
How often do you hear not what was meant?
Search from various English teachers...
Corrections · 3
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Thanks for comments. I don't worry about the fact that I don't understand all lyrics. I think it's funny.
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This happens even to native speakers. Singing is not like normal speech and artists will change the order of words, change their meanings, and even alter the stress of the accents in order to fit the melodic line. So, don't feel bad.
удачи!
Greg
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Music is a strange thing sometimes. Even native English speakers often sing the wrong lyrics to songs they have been listening to for many years. Often times a lot of lyrics in songs sound like something entirely different than what is being said. To add that onto someone who is learning English it can be even more difficult because many words when being spoken or sung can sound the same.
I'll add that the way some singers say or sing certain words sound different in order to be musical. Don't be frustrated because you hear different words in songs, even native English speakers mess this up.
Take some examples from this article http://mentalfloss.com/article/50219/10-most-often-butchered-song-lyrics to see what I'm talking about.
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