My Song – Letras en Inglés

• Por: Johnny Cash, Runaway June

Letras y Traducción

[Inglés]

(wind howling)

♪ I would sing it aloud and I would sing it long ♪

♪ Straight from the heart, I'd sing it true ♪

♪ Then I'd come back down from that singin' mountain ♪

♪ Life would be better 'cause I sang it for you ♪

♪ It's a-many a-day that the road gets weary ♪

♪ Many a-day that the way is long ♪

♪ Often I say that I can't do this no more ♪

♪ But I'd miss the travelin' and I'd miss the songs ♪

♪ 'Cause I was born to sing but not to wind and space ♪

♪ But people's hearts, people's tears ♪

♪ 'Tis a gift from God that I pray I'd use it ♪

♪ Sing to their hearts and sing to their ears ♪

♪ Yeah, I would sing it aloud and I would sing it long ♪

♪ Straight from the heart I'd sing it true ♪

♪ Then I'd come back down from that singin' mountain ♪

♪ Life would be better 'cause I sang it for you, yeah ♪

(upbeat country music)

♪ For a song can soar like a lofty eagle ♪

♪ And lift a heart that has fallen low ♪

♪ A song can shine like the light in the darkness ♪

♪ And make the downcast look up and glow, yeah ♪

♪ I wish I owned a great high mountain ♪

♪ With people below every way I turned ♪

♪ They'd look up and every ear could hear me, yeah ♪

♪ I'd sing my song to all the hearts that yearned ♪

♪ And I would sing it aloud and I would sing it long ♪

♪ Straight from the heart I'd sing it true ♪

♪ Then I'd come back down from my singin' mountain ♪

♪ Life would be better 'cause I sang it for you ♪

(upbeat country music continues)

♪ Yes, I would sing it aloud and I would sing it long ♪

♪ Straight from the heart I'd sing it true ♪

♪ Then I'd come back down from that singin' mountain ♪

♪ Life would be better 'cause I sang it for you ♪

♪ Yes, I would come back down from that singin' mountain ♪

♪ Life would be better 'cause I sang it for you ♪

(upbeat country music continues)

Vocabulario clave

Vocabulario	Significados
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - cantar
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - corazón; órgano que bombea sangre o símbolo de emociones
mountain /ˈmaʊntən/ A1	noun - montaña
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - vida
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - carretera, camino
weary /ˈwɪəri/ B2	adjective - cansado
travel /ˈtrævəl/ A2	verb - viajar noun - viaje
lift /lɪft/ B1	verb - levantar noun - elevación; viaje en coche
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - luz adjective - ligero
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - oscuridad
glow /ɡloʊ/ B2	verb - brillar noun - resplandor
gift /ɡɪft/ A2	noun - regalo; talento
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - rezar
yearn /jɜːrn/ C1	verb - anhelar
soar /sɔːr/ C1	verb - elevarse
fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ B2	adjective - caído

Estructuras gramaticales clave

• I would sing it aloud

  ➔ El modal "would" se usa para expresar una acción condicional o hipotética; el hablante se imagina qué haría.

  ➔ La palabra "would" indica una acción hipotética en modo condicional.

• and I would sing it long

  ➔ Continuación del modo condicional con "would"; acción repetida en una situación hipotética.

  ➔ Esta línea repite la idea condicional usando la contracción "I'd", mostrando cómo el inglés hablado a menudo contrae "I would".

• Then I'd come back down from that singin' mountain

  ➔ "I'd" es la contracción de "I would"; palabras como "singin'" muestran pronunciación dialectal con la g omitida.

  ➔ La contracción "I'd" tiene el mismo significado que "I would"; "singin'" muestra pronunciación informal.

• Life would be better 'cause I sang it for you

  ➔ "would be" expresa resultado condicional; "'cause" es una contracción informal de "porque".

  ➔ La frase muestra un resultado hipotético con "would" y el informal "'cause" equivale a "because".

• For a song can soar like a lofty eagle

  ➔ "can" expresa habilidad o posibilidad; "like" introduce una comparación (símil) con un águila.

  ➔ Esta línea usa "can" para expresar capacidad; "like" introduce una comparación.

• They'd look up and every ear could hear me

  ➔ "They'd" es la contracción de "they would"; "would" y "could" expresan condicional/hipotético y capacidad/potencial en el pasado.

  ➔ Forma abreviada de would aquí; observe la combinación de modales con could para la posibilidad pasada.

• Often I say that I can't do this no more

  ➔ "can't" es la contracción de cannot; "no more" añade énfasis; énfasis informal en negaciones.

  ➔ La línea usa una negación informal fuerte; observa la contracción y el énfasis de "no more".

• A song can shine like the light in the darkness

  ➔ "can" expresa habilidad/posibilidad; "like" introduce una comparación (símil).

  ➔ Otro ejemplo de can; y una comparación utilizando "like" para comparar la canción con una luz guía.

• Tis a gift from God that I pray I'd use it

  ➔ "Tis" = "it is"; arcaísmo; "I pray I'd use it" combina oración presente con una condicional contraída.

  ➔ Una contracción arcaica; la frase expresa esperanza o oración de usar algo sabiamente.