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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Mr wood good luck your

majesty Mr wood

you've redecorated lo I made it

cozy some fresh

air they are

darling I'm a thisle I'm a SI of sifted

thistles SI of unsifted thistles a SI of

sifted this and a SI of unsifted

thistles because I'm darling make sure

it's not such

T remember the red light would blink

four times and I've asked them to turn

it off off cuz we don't want that evil

eye staring at you all the way

through one minute

sir be

splended 40 seconds

Sir log

however this turns

out I don't know how to thank you for

what you've

done

nightwood 20

seconds forget everything else and just

say it to

me say it to me me as a friend

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in this

grave

H perhaps the most

fateful in our history

I

send to every household of

my her

peoples both at

home and overseas

[Music]

this

message spoken with the same adth for

feeling for each one of

you as if I were able to

cross your

threshold and speak to

you

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myself for the second time in the lives

of of most of us we

are

at at

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War over and

over

again we have tried to

find a

peaceful the way

out of the

differences between ourselves

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and

those who are

now

our

enemies but it has

been in

vain we have been forced into a

conflict for we are called to meet the

challenge of a

principle which if it were to prevail

would be fatal to any civilized

order in the

world such a

principle a stript of

all

disguise is

surely the

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mere primitive

doctrine that

might is right

for the sake of all that we

ourselves hold

dear it

is

Unthinkable that we should

refuse to

meet the

challenge it is to this High purpose

that I now

call my people at at home and my peoples

across the seas who will make our cause

their

own I ask them to stand

calm and

firm and United in this time of

trial the task will be

hard there may be dark days ahead

and

War can no longer be

confined to the

battlefield but we can only do the

right as we see the

right and

reverently commit our

cause to

God if one and all we

keep resolutely

faithful to it

then with God's

help we

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shall

[Applause]

Prevail it's very good

ready you still stammered on the

W what had to throw in a few so they

knew it was

me congratulations your majesty true

broadcaster thank you

Mr congratulations your

majy

congratulations

thank

ready good perfect

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
redecorated /ˌriːˈdek.ə.reɪ.tɪd/ B2	verb - decorate again
cozy /ˈkoʊzi/ A2	adjective - giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
darling /ˈdɑːr.lɪŋ/ A2	noun - a term of endearment
thistle /ˈθɪs.əl/ B1	noun - a flowering plant with prickly leaves
blink /blɪŋk/ A2	verb - to close and open the eyes quickly
evil /ˈiː.vəl/ B1	adjective - profoundly immoral and wicked
splendid /ˈsplen.dɪd/ B2	adjective - magnificent; very impressive
however /haʊˈev.ər/ B1	adverb - despite that; nevertheless
fateful /ˈfeɪt.fəl/ B2	adjective - having a strong effect on the future
household /ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/ B1	noun - a family living together
overseas /ˌoʊ.vərˈsiːz/ B1	adverb - in or to a country that is separated by sea
threshold /ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/ B2	noun - the entrance to a place
resolutely /ˈrez.ə.ljuːt.li/ C1	adverb - in a determined and unwavering manner
faithful /ˈfeɪθ.fəl/ B1	adjective - loyal and trustworthy
prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ B2	verb - prove more powerful than opposing forces
stammered /ˈstæm.ərd/ B1	verb - speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions

Key Grammar Structures

• Mr wood good luck your majesty Mr wood

  ➔ Vocative case, direct address

  ➔ The use of 'Mr. Wood' directly addresses the person, employing the vocative case. It's a stylistic choice, creating a sense of intimacy or formality.

• I'm a thistle I'm a SI of sifted thistles

  ➔ Metaphor, repetition, use of 'SI' as a unit of measurement (likely invented)

  ➔ The speaker identifies as a 'thistle', a metaphor for resilience or prickliness. The repetition emphasizes this identity, and 'SI' is likely a nonsensical unit, adding to the surreal quality of the lyrics.

• T remember the red light would blink four times

  ➔ Past continuous with 'would' expressing habitual past action

  ➔ The phrase 'would blink' indicates that the red light blinking four times was a recurring event in the past. It wasn't a one-time occurrence.

• however this turns out I don't know how to thank you for what you've done

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied in 'however this turns out', perfect infinitive ('to have done')

  ➔ 'However this turns out' expresses uncertainty about the future. 'What you've done' uses the present perfect, indicating an action completed in the past with relevance to the present.