Both Sides Now
Letra:
[English]
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would've done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions, I recall
I really don't know clouds at all
...
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancin' way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughin' when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions, I recall
I really don't know love at all
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Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well, something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions, I recall
I really don't know life at all
...
I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's life's illusions, I recall
I really don't know life at all
...
Vocabulario en esta canción:
Vocabulario | Significados |
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clouds /klaʊdz/ A1 |
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sun /sʌn/ A1 |
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rain /reɪn/ A1 |
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snow /snoʊ/ A1 |
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sides /saɪdz/ A1 |
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illusions /ɪˈluːʒənz/ B2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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show /ʃoʊ/ A1 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A2 |
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fears /fɪərz/ A2 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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dreams /driːmz/ A2 |
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friends /frendz/ A1 |
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lost /lɒst/ A2 |
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gained /ɡeɪnd/ B1 |
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Gramática:
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I've looked at clouds that way
➔ Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto
➔ Usa "I've looked" (I have looked), indicando una acción completada en algún momento indefinido en el pasado pero relevante para el presente. "that way" se refiere a las imágenes descriptivas de las nubes en las primeras líneas.
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So many things I would've done
➔ Condicional Perfecto (Tercera Condicional)
➔ Usa "would've done" (would have done), implicando que estas cosas no se hicieron realmente debido a las nubes. Es una situación hipotética en el pasado.
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It's cloud illusions, I recall
➔ Frase Nominal como Complemento del Sujeto
➔ "cloud illusions" es una frase nominal que funciona como complemento del sujeto, describiendo lo que 'it' (la experiencia de mirar las nubes) es en última instancia.
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The dizzy dancin' way you feel
➔ Adjetivo Participio
➔ "dancin'" es un participio presente usado como adjetivo para describir "way", modificando el sustantivo y dándole una cualidad activa y enérgica.
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You leave 'em laughin' when you go
➔ Complemento del Objeto con Participio
➔ "laughin'" es un participio presente que actúa como complemento del objeto. Describe el estado de "them" (em) cuando "you" se va.
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If you care, don't let them know
➔ Oración Imperativa
➔ "Don't let them know" es una oración imperativa negativa que da una orden o instrucción.
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Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
➔ Polisíndeton
➔ El uso repetido de "and" crea una sensación de acumulación y énfasis en los diversos elementos que se enumeran.
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Well, something's lost, but something's gained
➔ Voz Pasiva (Implícita)
➔ Aunque no es explícitamente pasiva, la oración sugiere una acción que se realiza *a* algo, en lugar de *por* algo. "Something's lost" implica "Something *is* lost (por un actor desconocido)".