Sympathy For The Devil
Letra:
[English]
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole million man's soul an faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed Tsar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
I shouted out
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politnesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, mm yeah
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, mm mean it, get down
Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Aah yeah
Tell me baby, what's my name?
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name?
Tell me baby, what's my name?
I tell you one time, you're to blame
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name?
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name?
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Vocabulario en esta canción:
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wealth /welθ/ B2 |
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taste /teɪst/ B1 |
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soul /soʊl/ B1 |
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faith /feɪθ/ B2 |
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doubt /daʊt/ B1 |
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pain /peɪn/ A2 |
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fate /feɪt/ B2 |
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name /neɪm/ A1 |
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puzzling /ˈpʌzəlɪŋ/ B2 |
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nature /ˈneɪtʃər/ B1 |
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game /ɡeɪm/ A1 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1 |
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killed /kɪld/ A2 |
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screamed /skriːmd/ B1 |
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bodies /ˈbɒdiz/ A2 |
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stank /stæŋk/ B2 |
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kings /kɪŋz/ A2 |
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queens /kwiːnz/ A2 |
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sinners /ˈsɪnərz/ B2 |
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saints /seɪnts/ B1 |
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restraint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ C1 |
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courtesy /ˈkɜːrtəsi/ B2 |
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sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B1 |
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waste /weɪst/ B1 |
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Gramática:
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Please allow me to introduce myself
➔ Imperativo con "please" para una petición/instrucción cortés
➔ La palabra "allow" está en modo imperativo, dando una orden o solicitud. "Please" la convierte en una solicitud cortés.
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I've been around for a long, long years
➔ Presente Perfecto Continuo
➔ Este tiempo verbal ("I've been") indica una acción que comenzó en el pasado y continúa hasta el presente. La repetición "long, long" enfatiza la duración.
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Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate
➔ Estructura "Made sure" (causativo)
➔ "Made sure" implica que el hablante (el Diablo) tomó medidas para asegurar que Pilatos se lavara las manos y sellara el destino de Jesús. Indica influencia sobre los eventos.
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Hope you guess my name
➔ Cláusula Elíptica (I hope that you guess my name)
➔ La conjunción "that" y el sujeto "I" se han omitido de la cláusula principal para abreviar. La oración completa sería "I hope that you guess my name."
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What's puzzling you is the nature of my game
➔ Inversión Sujeto-Verbo (What's puzzling you es el sujeto)
➔ La frase "What's puzzling you" actúa como el sujeto de la oración, aunque contiene un verbo ("is"). Esta es una forma de inversión sujeto-verbo, creando un tono ligeramente más formal o enfático.
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I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades
➔ Cláusula Subordinada con "while"
➔ "While" introduce una cláusula subordinada que describe una acción que ocurre simultáneamente con la acción de la cláusula principal. Indica que el Diablo estaba mirando mientras los reyes y reinas luchaban.
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Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints
➔ Símil/Analogía con "just as"
➔ "Just as" establece un paralelo o analogía entre dos conceptos aparentemente contradictorios. Destaca la perspectiva del Diablo de que la moralidad es relativa y fluida.
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Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah
➔ Oración Condicional (Implícito "if" – Si no tienes simpatía)
➔ Esta es una oración condicional donde la cláusula "if" está implícita. La oración completa sería "If you don't show me courtesy and sympathy, I'll lay your soul to waste."
