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Well I'll be damned 00:26
Here comes your ghost again 00:29
But that's not unusual 00:33
It's just that the moon is full 00:34
And you happened to call 00:39
00:42
And here I sit, hand on the telephone 00:45
Hearing a voice I'd known 00:50
A couple of light years ago 00:54
Heading straight for a fall 00:58
01:04
As I remember your eyes 01:06
Were bluer than robin's eggs 01:10
"My poetry was lousy," you said 01:13
Where are you calling from? 01:16
A booth in the Midwest 01:20
Ten years ago 01:26
I bought you some cuff links 01:28
You brought me something 01:32
We both know what memories can bring 01:36
They bring diamonds and rust 01:39
01:44
Well you burst on the scene 02:04
Already a legend 02:07
The unwashed phenomenon 02:10
The original vagabond 02:14
You strayed into my arms 02:17
And there you stayed 02:23
Temporarily lost at sea 02:25
The Madonna was yours for free 02:28
Yes the girl on the half-shell 02:31
Could keep you unharmed 02:34
02:40
Now I see you standing 02:44
With brown leaves falling around 02:45
An' snow in your hair 02:47
Now you're smiling out the window 02:50
Of that crummy hotel over Washington Square 02:52
Our breath comes out white clouds 02:57
Mingles and hangs in the air 03:01
Speaking strictly for me 03:05
We both could have died then and there 03:08
03:16
Now you're telling me 03:32
You're not nostalgic 03:34
Then give me another word for it 03:38
You, who are so good with words 03:42
And at keeping things vague 03:45
'Cause I need some of that vagueness now 03:51
It's all come back too clearly 03:53
Yes I loved you dearly 03:56
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust 04:00
I've alredy paid 04:04
04:10

Diamonds & Rust

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Joan Baez
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Letra:

[English]

Well I'll be damned

Here comes your ghost again

But that's not unusual

It's just that the moon is full

And you happened to call

...

And here I sit, hand on the telephone

Hearing a voice I'd known

A couple of light years ago

Heading straight for a fall

...

As I remember your eyes

Were bluer than robin's eggs

"My poetry was lousy," you said

Where are you calling from?

A booth in the Midwest

Ten years ago

I bought you some cuff links

You brought me something

We both know what memories can bring

They bring diamonds and rust

...

Well you burst on the scene

Already a legend

The unwashed phenomenon

The original vagabond

You strayed into my arms

And there you stayed

Temporarily lost at sea

The Madonna was yours for free

Yes the girl on the half-shell

Could keep you unharmed

...

Now I see you standing

With brown leaves falling around

An' snow in your hair

Now you're smiling out the window

Of that crummy hotel over Washington Square

Our breath comes out white clouds

Mingles and hangs in the air

Speaking strictly for me

We both could have died then and there

...

Now you're telling me

You're not nostalgic

Then give me another word for it

You, who are so good with words

And at keeping things vague

'Cause I need some of that vagueness now

It's all come back too clearly

Yes I loved you dearly

And if you're offering me diamonds and rust

I've alredy paid

...

Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario Significados

ghost

/ɡoʊst/

B1
  • noun
  • - fantasma

voice

/vɔɪs/

A1
  • noun
  • - voz

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - ojos

poetry

/ˈpoʊətri/

B2
  • noun
  • - poesía

memories

/ˈmeməriz/

B1
  • noun
  • - recuerdos

diamonds

/ˈdaɪəməndz/

B1
  • noun
  • - diamantes

rust

/rʌst/

B1
  • noun
  • - óxido

legend

/ˈledʒənd/

B2
  • noun
  • - leyenda

vagabond

/ˈvæɡəbɒnd/

C1
  • noun
  • - vagabundo

sea

/siː/

A1
  • noun
  • - mar

leaves

/liːvz/

A1
  • noun
  • - hojas

snow

/snoʊ/

A1
  • noun
  • - nieve

hotel

/hoʊˈtel/

A1
  • noun
  • - hotel

clouds

/klaʊdz/

A1
  • noun
  • - nubes

breath

/breθ/

A2
  • noun
  • - aliento

vague

/veɪɡ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - vago

Gramática:

  • Well I'll be damned

    ➔ Voz pasiva con el verbo auxiliar 'be' + participio pasado ('damned'). Forma abreviada de 'I will be damned'.

    ➔ Expresa sorpresa o shock. La frase "be damned" se utiliza idiomáticamente como una exclamación.

  • It's just that the moon is full

    ➔ Uso de "just that" como conector para proporcionar una explicación o razón.

    "It's just that" implica que la luna llena es una explicación suficiente para la reaparición del fantasma.

  • Hearing a voice I'd known

    ➔ Tiempo pasado perfecto ('I'd known' - I had known) usado en una cláusula relativa reducida (omitido "that" o "which").

    ➔ Describe una voz que el hablante había conocido en algún momento del pasado, antes del momento presente de la canción.

  • As I remember your eyes Were bluer than robin's eggs

    ➔ Adjetivo comparativo "bluer" (más azul) utilizado para comparar el color de los ojos de alguien con los huevos de petirrojo.

    ➔ Utiliza una imagen vívida y una comparación para expresar el color llamativo de los ojos de la persona.

  • We both know what memories can bring

    ➔ Uso de "what" como un pronombre relativo para introducir una cláusula nominal que actúa como el objeto del verbo 'know'.

    ➔ La cláusula "what memories can bring" representa la cosa de la que tanto el hablante como el oyente son conscientes.

  • Temporarily lost at sea

    ➔ Adverbio "temporarily" modificando el participio pasado "lost". La frase funciona como una frase adjetiva que describe un estado.

    ➔ Indica que el estado de estar perdido no era permanente o indefinido.

  • We both could have died then and there

    ➔ Verbo modal 'could have' + participio pasado 'died'. Expresa una posibilidad en el pasado que no sucedió.

    ➔ Sugiere un momento de intensa conexión o vulnerabilidad emocional donde el hablante sintió una sensación de finalidad.

  • You, who are so good with words

    ➔ Uso de "who" como un pronombre relativo para introducir una cláusula no restrictiva, proporcionando información adicional sobre "you".

    ➔ La cláusula "who are so good with words" no es esencial para identificar a quién se hace referencia, pero proporciona contexto adicional.

  • And if you're offering me diamonds and rust I've alredy paid

    ➔ Oración condicional mixta (elementos de Tipo 2 y Tipo 3). "If you're offering me..." (presente continuo, Tipo 2) combinado con "I've already paid" (presente perfecto, refiriéndose a una acción pasada con relevancia presente).

    ➔ Incluso si el ex-amante ahora está ofreciendo algo valioso ('diamonds and rust' – representando tanto la belleza como la decadencia), el hablante siente que ya ha sufrido lo suficiente por la relación.