Mama's Song
Letra:
[English]
- You just don't think, when your child is small,
that in just a few years it's gonna be completely different.
And you look back and say, "Where did that time go?"
Goes by fast.
(bright music)
♪ Mama, you taught me to do the right things ♪
♪ So now you have to let your baby fly ♪
♪ You've given me everything that I will need ♪
♪ To make it through this crazy thing called life ♪
♪ And I know you watched me grow up ♪
♪ And only want what's best for me ♪
♪ And I think I found the answer to your prayers ♪
♪ And he is good, so good ♪
♪ He treats your little girl like a real man should ♪
♪ He is good, so good ♪
♪ He makes promises he keeps ♪
♪ No, he's never gonna leave ♪
♪ So don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Mama, there's no way you'll ever lose me ♪
♪ Giving me away is not goodbye ♪
♪ As you watch me walk down to my future ♪
♪ I hope tears of joy are in your eyes ♪
♪ 'Cause he is good, so good ♪
♪ And he treats your little girl like a real man should ♪
♪ He is good, so good ♪
♪ He makes promises he keeps ♪
♪ No, he's never gonna leave ♪
♪ So don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
♪ And when I watch my baby grow up ♪
♪ I'll only want what's best for her ♪
♪ And I hope she'll find the answer to my prayers ♪
♪ And that she'll say ♪
♪ He is good ♪
♪ So good ♪
♪ And he treats your little girl like a real man should ♪
♪ He is good, so good ♪
♪ He makes promises he keeps ♪
♪ No, he's never gonna leave ♪
♪ So don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Mama, don't you worry about me ♪
♪ Don't you worry about me ♪
(gentle music)
Vocabulario en esta canción:
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taught /tɔːt/ A2 |
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right /raɪt/ A1 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A2 |
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everything /ˈevriθɪŋ/ A2 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1 |
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grow /ɡroʊ/ A1 |
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best /best/ A2 |
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prayers /preərz/ B1 |
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good /ɡʊd/ A1 |
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man /mæn/ A1 |
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promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B1 |
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worry /ˈwʌri/ A2 |
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lose /luːz/ A1 |
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future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A2 |
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tears /tɪərz/ A2 |
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gentle /ˈdʒentl/ B1 |
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Gramática:
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Mama, you taught me to do the right things
➔ Infinitivo como objeto de verbo
➔ El verbo "taught" (enseñó) toma una frase infinitiva "to do the right things" (hacer las cosas correctas) como su objeto. Esta estructura destaca la acción que se enseñó.
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So now you have to let your baby fly
➔ Verbo modal + infinitivo sin "to"
➔ "Have to" es un verbo modal que expresa obligación. Es seguido por el infinitivo sin "to" "let". "Let" es un verbo causativo aquí, seguido del objeto "your baby" y el infinitivo sin "to" "fly".
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You've given me everything that I will need
➔ Cláusula relativa con "that"
➔ "That I will need" es una cláusula relativa que modifica "everything". El pronombre relativo "that" introduce la cláusula y actúa como el objeto del verbo "need".
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To make it through this crazy thing called life
➔ Infinitivo de propósito
➔ "To make it through" es una frase infinitiva que expresa el propósito de recibir todo. Explica por qué se le dio todo al hablante.
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And I think I found the answer to your prayers
➔ Sintagma nominal como objeto de un verbo
➔ El sintagma nominal "the answer to your prayers" funciona como el objeto directo del verbo "found".
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He treats your little girl like a real man should
➔ Modo subjuntivo (implícito)
➔ La frase "...like a real man should" implica un modo subjuntivo. La oración completa podría ser "...like a real man should treat her." El "treat her" implícito se omite por brevedad, pero la expectativa de cómo un hombre de verdad *debería* comportarse insinúa el subjuntivo.
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Giving me away is not goodbye
➔ Frase gerundio como sujeto
➔ "Giving me away" es una frase gerundio que actúa como el sujeto de la oración. Un gerundio es una forma verbal que termina en -ing y que funciona como un sustantivo.
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As you watch me walk down to my future
➔ Verbo de percepción + infinitivo sin "to"
➔ "Watch" es un verbo de percepción. Es seguido por el objeto "me" y el infinitivo sin "to" "walk". Esta estructura describe ser testigo de una acción en progreso.
