– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Spain has a problem. It's hot.

So hot, in fact, that the locals must stay inside

to avoid the midday sun.

This kind of problem takes a special kind of solution.

And these ladies have the answer.

Meet the crew. There’s Luisa.

Mrs. Black,

Mrs Brown.

Isabel.

Mrs. orange.

Mrs pink.

Mrs white.

And the leader of the group. Eva.

These are the crochet grannies.

In the...*cough*

In the town of Alhaurín de la Torre,

Spain.

The town came up with an idea to keep the streets cool.

To protect pedestrians from the sun,

The council first installed plastic awnings

with the aim of keeping the streets cool, but it instead created

a greenhouse effect where the streets got hotter.

So instead, they paid a visit to Eva.

Eva realized they couldn't use wool of cotton.

As when it rains, material would contain too much water and collapse.

Synthetic yarn, on the other hand, absorbs next to

no water, making it the perfect material for their

Crocheting.

Let's meet the team.

How did the town react to their newfound shade?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Spain /ˈspeɪn/ A2	proper noun - the country in southwestern Europe
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high degree of heat; warm or burning
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star at the center of the solar system
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - public roads in a city
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a human settlement smaller than a city
idea /aɪˈdiːə/ B1	noun - a thought or suggestion
pedestrians /pəˈdɛstriənz/ B2	noun - people walking on foot
solution /səˈluːʃən/ B1	noun - a means of solving a problem
Eva /ˈiːvə/ A1	proper noun - a female given name
crochet /ˈkroʊˌʃeɪ/ B2	noun - the craft of making fabric with yarn using a hooked needle verb - to crochet
yarn /jɑːrn/ B2	noun - a long continuous length of interlocked fibers used for knitting
wool /wʊl/ B1	noun - the textile fiber obtained from sheep, used for knitting
cotton /ˈkɒtən/ A2	noun - the soft white fibrous substance making up most of the cotton plant, used to make textiles
synthetic /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/ B2	adjective - made by chemical synthesis; not natural
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - the clear liquid essential for life
material /məˈtɪəriəl/ B1	noun - the substance from which something is made
greenhouse /ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs/ B2	noun - a glass building used for growing plants