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Hi Bibi, just discovered your excellent site while looking for material for my wife to use in her esol class this week. She will be suitably pleased I'm sure. Haven't explored the site fully yet but can't see that we can actually "play" the songs via the site. Do we have to source the tracks elsewhere ourselves ? Many thanks, Peter Swan Bibi's Comment: Yes, you have to find the tracks yourselves from the net, from friends, or from shops. I only provide the lesson ideas for use with the lyrics. I'm very glad that your wife will find them useful. Incidentally, I would like to print your email for the benefit of other esol surfers. Would you be kind enough to let me know the country from which you are writing? |
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From: "ELIA BOFF" <jfboff@club-internet.fr Subject: QUESTIONS Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:11:24 +0100 I voluntarily help old people in order to make them happier. Last year, (2004), we study together the song "I will survive" thanks to your site "musicalenglishlessons.com". You gave us the text in English, then the translation and exercises about this song (sung by Gloria Gaynor, we have the cassette). We hope this year to do the same with "My Way". But it seems to be impossible to have this song (or to "choose" a song with the title, using the title). We know that Sinatra (or Usher, or Limp Bizkit) sang it but you have not these singers in your list. Elvis Presley (who is on your list) sang also "my way". But I don't know what to do I can do to have the text of this song and if possible the right translation, and perhaps also the exercises ... we are not very good in English but we try to learn together.. Can you answer me what to do (if it's possible to) for finding this song on your site. We yet have the C.D. Thank you for your early answer ! Elia Bleuette BOFF Bibi's Reply: |
Sing a song of six pence a pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing Wasn't that a dainty
dish to put before a king? <>()<> The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes, When along came a black bird And pecked off her nose. After visiting your wonderfully detailed site I now realize the above song is not necessarily a proverb, although it should be, for it is telling some lesson of the past times. The story is one that gets me wondering,
Who were the king and Queen at the time and I'm sure they were robbing the people with taxes which probably brings Robin Hood into the picture. But thats another story. A response would be nice but not necessary and Thank You for being out there. ALAN HEIGHT, Florida Boy Bibi's Comment: Thank you for your delightful email. I don't know the origin of the nursery rhyme, but rhymes were used to convey news from village to village, so I imagine that either a pretend pie was filled with live song-birds as a novelty, or that a crow pie was undercooked. (Mind you, were it the latter, they would hardly come out singing - more like cracking on alarming!) On reflection, the fact that a crow might have pecked a maid's nose, doesn't surprise me. Crows often attack small animals, rabbits, etc. to see if they are strong enough to fight them off; I have actually seen this happen. Attacks can go on for 15 minutes or so and usually involve more than one bird. Can't tell you anything about the rye, but it was probably the going rate. |
I'm giving some english lessons absolutely benevolently to old persons and for tomorrow afternoon, they ask me if I can give them the words (text) of the Beatles's song "Yesterday" (of course, they want also the music and I'm asking everybody if they can lend me it!). Have you this text (and perhaps the exact translation ?). The text is the most important of course ! Thanks. Bibi's Reply: You can acquire the music and the words by using the search engines to find websites which provide these. Just type in Beatles + yesterday lyrics. On my website, there are links to two translators which you can use. They are situated on the left hand margin. (Below, I have given you a translation of the message in the lyrics; I hope my French is adequate.) Hier, toutes mes problemes sont été loin, Mais maintenant, elles sont ici. Les temps passés sont mieux. Je ne sais pas pourquoi elle a besoin d'aller J'ai dit quelques choses mauvaises Maintenant, je veux hier. Good luck with your lessons and elderly students. |
Hello, Bibi, The link here leads to the very sad story of my daughter who committed suicide. I illustrated my page with a song by Paul McCartney: She's Leaving Home. The English lyrics are linked on my page, but I am not able to correctly translate into French. Some sentences remain obscure to me although I perceive the message. Your help would be appreciated if you would simply fill out one or two missing sentences. Bibi's Reply: |
| From : charles.ebejer <charles.ebejer@ntlworld.com> Sent : 21 May 2004 00:24:36 Subject : Elvis Presley song lyrics Can you please tell me where I can get elvis presley songs lyrics in german please. Thanks Kind regards, Rosemarie Bibi's Reply: I only know of one song which Elvis sings in a combination of German and English. The title is: Wooden Heart. This can be found on the album called: GI Blues. If you go to an Elvis fanclub website, they will be able to tell you if there are any more. Regards - Bibi |
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