Puff The Magic Dragon
Letra:
[English]
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
And brought him strings, and sealing wax, and other fancy stuff
Oh, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honah Lee
Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail
Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name
Oh, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honah Lee
A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys
One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff, that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane
Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave
So Puff, that mighty dragon, sadly slipped into his cave
Oh, Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honah Lee
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Vocabulario en esta canción:
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dragon /ˈdræɡən/ A2 |
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magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1 |
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sea /siː/ A1 |
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frolicked /ˈfrɒlɪkt/ B2 |
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autumn /ˈɔːtəm/ A2 |
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mist /mɪst/ B1 |
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land /lænd/ A1 |
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loved /lʌvd/ A1 |
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rascal /ˈræskəl/ B2 |
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fancy /ˈfænsi/ B1 |
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travel /ˈtrævl/ A2 |
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boat /boʊt/ A1 |
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sail /seɪl/ A2 |
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tail /teɪl/ A1 |
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gigantic /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/ B2 |
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Gramática:
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Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
➔ Pretérito Indefinido (lived)
➔ El pretérito indefinido se usa para describir una acción que se completó en el pasado. "Lived" indica que Puff residió junto al mar en algún momento del pasado.
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And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
➔ Pretérito Indefinido (frolicked) y Participio Pasado como adjetivo (called)
➔ "Frolicked" es otro ejemplo del pretérito indefinido. "Called" se usa como adjetivo para describir la tierra, indicando su nombre.
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Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff
➔ Pretérito Indefinido (loved)
➔ De nuevo, pretérito indefinido para mostrar una acción completada en el pasado. El afecto de Jackie por Puff es algo del pasado dentro del contexto de la canción.
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Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
➔ Condicional 'would' para acciones habituales en el pasado
➔ "Would" se usa aquí para expresar una acción recurrente en el pasado. Es similar a decir "they used to travel".
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Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail
➔ Pretérito Indefinido (kept) y Participio Pasado como adjetivo (perched)
➔ "Kept" describe una acción pasada. "Perched" se usa para describir la posición de Jackie, funcionando como un adjetivo.
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Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name
➔ Condicional 'would' para acciones habituales en el pasado
➔ Similar al ejemplo anterior, "would lower" describe un evento regular que ocurría en el pasado cuando Puff rugía su nombre.
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A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
➔ Presente Simple (lives) para verdades generales.
➔ "Lives" expresa una verdad general sobre los dragones. Esto contrasta con la impermanencia de la vida humana.
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One gray night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
➔ Pretérito Indefinido (happened, came) y Adverbio Negativo 'no more'
➔ "Happened" y "came" están en pretérito indefinido. "No more" significa que las apariciones de Jackie cesaron por completo.
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His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain
➔ Pretérito Indefinido (was bent, fell) y Símil (like rain)
➔ "Was bent" y "fell" describen acciones/estados pasados. "Like rain" es un símil, que compara las escamas que caen con la lluvia, enfatizando la cantidad y la tristeza.
