I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Letra:
[English]
I bet you're wondering how I knew
About your plans to make me blue
With some other guy you knew before
Between the two of us guys
You know I loved you more
It took me by surprise I must say
When I found out yesterday
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
I know a man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears i can't hold inside
Losing you would end my life you see
Cause you mean that much to me
You could have told me yourself
That you loved someone else
Instead I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
People say believe half of what you see
Some and none of what you hear
But I can't help to be confused
If it's true please tell me dear
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you loved before
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine
Baby, i heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey yeah
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
Honey, honey i know
I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer would you be mine, baby
That you letting me go
I say i heard it through the grapevine
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine
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Vocabulario en esta canción:
Vocabulario | Significados |
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knew /nuː/ A1 |
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plans /plænz/ A2 |
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blue /bluː/ A1 |
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loved /lʌvd/ A1 |
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surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1 |
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heard /hɜːrd/ A1 |
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grapevine /ˈɡreɪpvaɪn/ B2 |
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lose /luːz/ A2 |
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mind /maɪnd/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A1 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A2 |
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losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1 |
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end /end/ A2 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2 |
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confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ B1 |
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true /truː/ A1 |
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Gramática:
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I bet you're wondering how I knew
➔ Pregunta indirecta después de 'wondering'
➔ La frase "how I knew" es una pregunta indirecta. En lugar de preguntar "How did I know?" (¿Cómo lo supe?), el hablante usa 'wondering' como una cláusula introductoria. El orden de las palabras en las preguntas indirectas sigue el orden sujeto-verbo, no el orden verbo-sujeto como en las preguntas directas.
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About your plans to make me blue
➔ Infinitivo de propósito ('to make me blue')
➔ El infinitivo "to make me blue" explica el propósito de los "plans" (planes). Responde a la pregunta "¿Para qué son tus planes?". La respuesta es: Para hacerme triste (blue).
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With some other guy you knew before
➔ Cláusula relativa (you knew before)
➔ "You knew before" es una cláusula relativa que modifica a "some other guy". El pronombre relativo (that/whom) se omite.
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Between the two of us guys
➔ Preposición 'between' usada para dos entidades
➔ La preposición "between" se usa para indicar una relación o comparación que involucra a dos entidades. En este caso, destaca al hablante y al otro hombre.
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It took me by surprise I must say
➔ Frase parentética ('I must say')
➔ "I must say" es una frase parentética que añade énfasis o una opinión personal a la declaración. Se puede eliminar sin afectar el significado central de la oración.
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Not much longer would you be mine
➔ Inversión (would you be mine) para enfatizar
➔ Normalmente, la oración sería "You would not be mine much longer" (No serías mía mucho más). La inversión de "would" y "you" enfatiza la inminente pérdida y añade un efecto dramático.
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I know a man ain't supposed to cry
➔ Contracción informal ('ain't') y 'supposed to'
➔ "Ain't" es una contracción no estándar de "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", y "have not". "Supposed to" expresa obligación o expectativa.
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But these tears i can't hold inside
➔ Omisión del pronombre relativo 'that' o 'which'
➔ La oración completa sería 'But these tears that I can't hold inside'. El pronombre relativo 'that' que conecta el sustantivo 'tears' y la cláusula 'I can't hold inside' se omite.
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