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Many rivers to cross 00:23
But I can't seem to find my way over 00:29
Wandering, I am lost 00:39
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover 00:44
Many rivers to cross 00:53
And it's only my will that keeps me alive 00:58
I've been licked, washed up for years 01:06
And I merely survive because of my pride 01:12
But the loneliness won't leave me alone 01:23
It's such a drag to be on your own 01:29
My woman left and she didn't say why 01:36
Well, I guess I have to try 01:43
Many (many) rivers to cross (rivers to cross) 01:49
But just where to begin? I'm playing for time 01:54
There'll be times (many) I find myself (rivers to cross) 02:02
Thinking of committing some dreadful crime 02:08
Yes, I got many (many) rivers to cross (rivers to cross) 02:16
But I can't seem to find my way over 02:22
(I've got) wandering, I am lost (many rivers to cross) 02:30
As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover 02:35
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Many Rivers To Cross

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[English]

Many rivers to cross

But I can't seem to find my way over

Wandering, I am lost

As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover

Many rivers to cross

And it's only my will that keeps me alive

I've been licked, washed up for years

And I merely survive because of my pride

But the loneliness won't leave me alone

It's such a drag to be on your own

My woman left and she didn't say why

Well, I guess I have to try

Many (many) rivers to cross (rivers to cross)

But just where to begin? I'm playing for time

There'll be times (many) I find myself (rivers to cross)

Thinking of committing some dreadful crime

Yes, I got many (many) rivers to cross (rivers to cross)

But I can't seem to find my way over

(I've got) wandering, I am lost (many rivers to cross)

As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover

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Vocabulario en esta canción:

Vocabulario Significados

rivers

/ˈrɪvərz/

A1
  • noun
  • - ríos

cross

/krɒs/

A2
  • verb
  • - cruzar
  • noun
  • - cruz

way

/weɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - camino

wandering

/ˈwɒndərɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - vagar

lost

/lɒst/

A2
  • adjective
  • - perdido

travel

/ˈtrævl/

A2
  • verb
  • - viajar

cliffs

/klɪfs/

B1
  • noun
  • - acantilados

white

/waɪt/

A1
  • adjective
  • - blanco

will

/wɪl/

B1
  • noun
  • - voluntad

keeps

/kiːps/

A2
  • verb
  • - mantener

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

A2
  • adjective
  • - vivo

years

/jɪərz/

A1
  • noun
  • - años

survive

/səˈvaɪv/

B1
  • verb
  • - sobrevivir

pride

/praɪd/

B2
  • noun
  • - orgullo

loneliness

/ˈləʊnlinəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - soledad

leave

/liːv/

A1
  • verb
  • - salir

begin

/bɪˈɡɪn/

A1
  • verb
  • - empezar

crime

/kraɪm/

B1
  • noun
  • - crimen

dreadful

/ˈdredfl/

B2
  • adjective
  • - terrible

Gramática:

  • Many rivers to cross

    ➔ Infinitivo de propósito

    ➔ La frase "to cross" es un infinitivo usado para expresar el propósito de "many rivers". Indica lo que uno necesita hacer con los ríos.

  • But I can't seem to find my way over

    ➔ Estructura "seem to"

    ➔ La frase "can't seem to" expresa incertidumbre o dificultad al hacer algo. Implica que el hablante está tratando de encontrar su camino, pero está teniendo problemas.

  • Wandering, I am lost

    ➔ Cláusula de participio

    "Wandering" actúa como un participio, modificando al sujeto "I". Es equivalente a decir "Because I am wandering, I am lost."

  • And it's only my will that keeps me alive

    ➔ Oración hendida con 'that'

    ➔ Esta es una oración hendida, enfatizando "my will". En lugar de decir "My will keeps me alive", la oración se reestructura para enfatizar "my will" como lo único que lo mantiene con vida.

  • I've been licked, washed up for years

    ➔ Participio pasado como adjetivo/Voz pasiva

    "Licked" y "washed up" son participios pasados que actúan como adjetivos para describir el estado del hablante. "I've been licked" también es una construcción pasiva que implica que ha sido derrotado o superado.

  • It's such a drag to be on your own

    ➔ Estructura exclamatoria 'such a' y frase infinitiva como sujeto

    "It's such a drag" es una frase exclamatoria que muestra un fuerte sentimiento negativo. "To be on your own" es una frase infinitiva que actúa como sujeto de la oración.

  • But just where to begin? I'm playing for time

    ➔ Pregunta indirecta

    "But just where to begin?" es una pregunta indirecta. Es como decir "I don't know where to begin", pero expresado como una pregunta directa para enfatizar la incertidumbre del hablante.

  • Thinking of committing some dreadful crime

    ➔ Frase gerundio

    "Thinking of committing some dreadful crime" es una frase gerundio, con "thinking" como el gerundio. Toda la frase actúa como un sustantivo, describiendo lo que el hablante está considerando.