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Country music singers 00:07
Have always been a real close family 00:11
But lately some of my kinfolks 00:15
Have disowned a few others and me 00:19
I guess it's because 00:22
I kinda changed my direction 00:26
Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition 00:30
They get on me and want to know 00:38
Hank, why do you drink? 00:40
Hank, why do you roll smoke? 00:43
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? 00:47
Over and over 00:55
Everybody makes my prediction 00:59
So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on 01:02
An old family tradition 01:06
I am very proud 01:12
Of my daddy's name 01:16
Although his kind of music 01:20
And mine ain't exactly the same 01:24
Stop and think it over 01:27
Put yourself in my position 01:31
If I get stoned and sing all night long 01:35
It's a family tradition 01:39
So don't ask me 01:43
Hank, why do you drink? 01:44
Hank, why do you roll smoke? 01:48
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? 01:53
If I'm down in a honky-tonk 02:00
And some ole slick's trying to give me friction 02:03
I'll say leave me alone 02:07
I'm singing all night long 02:09
It's a family tradition 02:11
02:16
Lordy, I have loved some ladies 02:48
And I have loved Jim Beam 02:53
And they both tried to kill me in 1973 02:57
When that doctor asked me 03:04
"Son, how did you get in this condition?" 03:08
I said, "Hey, Sawbones 03:11
I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition" 03:13
So don't ask me 03:20
Hank, why do you drink? 03:21
Hank, why do roll smoke? 03:24
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? 03:29
Stop and think it over 03:36
Try to put yourself in my unique position 03:40
If I get stoned and sing all night long 03:44
It's a family tradition 03:48
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Family Tradition

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Hank Williams, Jr.
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A Country Boy Can Survive (Box Set)
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[English]

Country music singers

Have always been a real close family

But lately some of my kinfolks

Have disowned a few others and me

I guess it's because

I kinda changed my direction

Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition

They get on me and want to know

Hank, why do you drink?

Hank, why do you roll smoke?

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

Over and over

Everybody makes my prediction

So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on

An old family tradition

I am very proud

Of my daddy's name

Although his kind of music

And mine ain't exactly the same

Stop and think it over

Put yourself in my position

If I get stoned and sing all night long

It's a family tradition

So don't ask me

Hank, why do you drink?

Hank, why do you roll smoke?

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

If I'm down in a honky-tonk

And some ole slick's trying to give me friction

I'll say leave me alone

I'm singing all night long

It's a family tradition

...

Lordy, I have loved some ladies

And I have loved Jim Beam

And they both tried to kill me in 1973

When that doctor asked me

"Son, how did you get in this condition?"

I said, "Hey, Sawbones

I'm just carrying on an ole family tradition"

So don't ask me

Hank, why do you drink?

Hank, why do roll smoke?

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

Stop and think it over

Try to put yourself in my unique position

If I get stoned and sing all night long

It's a family tradition

...

Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario Significados

family

/ˈfæməli/

A1
  • noun
  • - familia

tradition

/trəˈdɪʃən/

B1
  • noun
  • - tradición

music

/ˈmjuːzɪk/

A1
  • noun
  • - música

drink

/drɪŋk/

A1
  • verb
  • - beber
  • noun
  • - bebida

smoke

/smoʊk/

A2
  • verb
  • - fumar
  • noun
  • - humo

songs

/sɔːŋz/

A1
  • noun
  • - canciones

stoned

/stoʊnd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - drogado

name

/neɪm/

A1
  • noun
  • - nombre

sing

/sɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - cantar

night

/naɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - noche

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • verb
  • - amar

doctor

/ˈdɒktər/

A1
  • noun
  • - doctor

unique

/juːˈniːk/

B2
  • adjective
  • - único

kind

/kaɪnd/

A2
  • noun
  • - tipo

honky-tonk

/ˈhɒŋki tɒŋk/

C1
  • noun
  • - bar barato

Gramática:

  • Have always been a real close family

    ➔ Presente Perfecto Continuo (informal)

    ➔ Aunque estrictamente es el presente perfecto *simple* ('have been'), el uso sugiere un estado continuo. 'Always' enfatiza la duración. En contextos muy informales, la gente puede omitir partes del verbo auxiliar para abreviarlo.

  • Some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and me

    ➔ Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto; Pronombre 'me' como objeto de 'disowned'

    ➔ El *pretérito perfecto compuesto* ('have disowned') indica una acción que comenzó en el pasado y tiene relevancia en el presente. 'Me' se utiliza porque es el *objeto* del verbo 'disowned'. El uso correcto requiere 'me' en lugar de 'I' aquí.

  • I guess it's because I kinda changed my direction

    ➔ Contracción ('it's'); 'kinda' (contracción informal de 'kind of')

    ➔ 'It's' es una *contracción* de 'it is'. 'Kinda' es una *contracción informal* de 'kind of', usada para suavizar la afirmación.

  • Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition

    ➔ Construcción verbal informal ('went and broke')

    ➔ 'Went and broke' es una *expresión coloquial* que se usa a menudo en el inglés del sur de Estados Unidos. Esencialmente significa 'broke', pero añade énfasis, sugiriendo una acción impulsiva o decisiva. 'Went and' implica que no solo rompió la tradición, sino que lo hizo deliberadamente o con decisión.

  • Hank, why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke?

    ➔ Oraciones interrogativas; Uso del verbo auxiliar 'do'

    ➔ Estas son *oraciones interrogativas* en el presente simple. El *verbo auxiliar* 'do' es necesario para formar preguntas con la mayoría de los verbos en el presente simple.

  • Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

    ➔ Verbo modal 'must'; Cláusula relativa ('that you wrote')

    ➔ 'Must' expresa *obligación o necesidad*. 'That you wrote' es una *cláusula relativa* que modifica 'the songs', proporcionando más información sobre ellas.

  • Everybody makes my prediction

    ➔ Presente Simple, sustantivo/pronombre colectivo como sujeto

    ➔ 'Everybody' funciona como un *pronombre singular* en esta oración, por lo que el verbo 'makes' está en la tercera persona del singular. Esto se debe a que la oración se refiere al conjunto colectivo.

  • If I get stoned, I'm just carrying on an old family tradition

    ➔ Oración Condicional (Tipo 1); Presente Simple/Futuro Simple (con contracción)

    ➔ Esta es una *oración condicional Tipo 1*. La cláusula 'if' (If I get stoned) está en el presente simple, y la cláusula principal (I'm just carrying on...) está en el futuro simple (contraído a 'I'm').