Be Alive
Letra:
[English]
It feels so good to be alive
Got all my family by my side
Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
That's why I lift my head with pride
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I got a million miles on me
They want to see how far I'll go
The path was never paved with gold (gold)
We worked and built this on our own (own)
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And, and can't nobody knock it if they tried (no)
This is hustle personified
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
So when we win, we will have pride
Do you know how much we have cried?
How hard we had to fight?
(It feels so good to be alive) it feels so, so, so good
(Got all my sisters by my side) uh-huh, I got all my sisters by my side
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried) oh, black off if I tried
(That's why I lift my head with pride)
Uh-huh, now we're sitting on top of the world again, huh
I got a million miles on me (me)
They want to see how far I'll go (they want to see how far I'll go)
The path was never paved with gold (gold)
We fought and built this on our own
(We fought and built this on our own, own)
And, and can't nobody knock it if they tried (no)
This is hustle personified
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
So when we win, we will have pride
Do you know how much we have cried?
How hard we had to fight?
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(It feels so good to be alive) it feels so good, so good
(Got all my family by my side)
And we gon' sit on top of the world again
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried) and I wouldn't trade nothing
And I wouldn't trade nothing (that's why I lift my head with pride)
So baby, lift your head, yeah
(It feels so good to be alive)
Darling, it's a celebration for you, yeah
(I got the tribe all by my side)
You're doing everything they said you couldn't do
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried)
(That's why I lift my head with pride) lift your head, yeah
Ooh
(Ooh, I tried, oh)
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Vocabulario en esta canción:
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alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2 |
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family /ˈfæməli/ A1 |
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side /saɪd/ A1 |
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black /blæk/ A1 |
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head /hed/ A1 |
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pride /praɪd/ B1 |
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miles /maɪlz/ A1 |
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path /pæθ/ B1 |
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gold /ɡoʊld/ A1 |
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hustle /ˈhʌsl/ B2 |
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fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2 |
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win /wɪn/ A2 |
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sisters /ˈsɪstərz/ A1 |
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tribe /traɪb/ B2 |
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celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ B1 |
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Gramática:
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It feels so good to be alive
➔ Infinitivo de propósito después de un adjetivo
➔ El infinitivo "to be alive" explica por qué se siente tan bien. "So good" es el adjetivo modificado por el infinitivo.
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Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
➔ Segundo condicional (Mixto)
➔ Aunque esta oración no es gramaticalmente perfecta, implica una estructura de segundo condicional. Si lo intentara, no podría borrar esta negritud. El "if I tried" indica una situación hipotética en el presente/futuro, y "Couldn't wipe" muestra el resultado.
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They want to see how far I'll go
➔ Pregunta indirecta
➔ "How far I'll go" es una pregunta indirecta que actúa como el objeto del verbo "see". El orden de las palabras es como una declaración (sujeto + verbo) en lugar de una pregunta.
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The path was never paved with gold
➔ Voz pasiva (Pretérito indefinido)
➔ La oración usa la voz pasiva. El camino es el sujeto, pero está recibiendo la acción de ser pavimentado. La forma activa sería: Alguien nunca pavimentó el camino con oro.
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can't nobody knock it if they tried
➔ Doble negación (Informal)
➔ La frase "can't nobody" es una doble negación. En inglés estándar, debería ser "can't anybody" o "nobody can". Esto es común en algunos dialectos y agrega énfasis.
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This is hustle personified
➔ Metáfora/Personificación
➔ Se está personificando "Hustle". La personificación es dar cualidades humanas a cosas no humanas. Aquí, "hustle" (trabajo duro, esfuerzo) se trata como si pudiera tener una forma física.
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Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
➔ Pretérito perfecto continuo
➔ El pretérito perfecto continuo enfatiza la naturaleza continua de la lucha. La acción comenzó en el pasado y continúa hasta el presente.
