The Harder They Come
Letra:
[English]
Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky
Waiting for me when I die
But between the day you're born and when you die
They never seem to hear even your cry
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Well, the oppressors are trying to keep me down
Trying to drive me underground
And they think that they have got the battle won
I say forgive them Lord, they know not what they've done
'Cause, as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all
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And I keep on fighting for the things I want
Though I know that when you're dead you can't
But I'd rather be a free man in my grave
Than living as a puppet or a slave
So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Ooh, the harder they come
Harder they fall, one and all
Hey, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
...
Hey, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
Hey, the harder they come
The harder they fall, one and all
...
Vocabulario en esta canción:
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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die /daɪ/ A1 |
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born /bɔːrn/ A1 |
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hear /hɪər/ A1 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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sun /sʌn/ A1 |
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shine /ʃaɪn/ A2 |
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come /kʌm/ A1 |
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fall /fɔːl/ A1 |
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oppressors /əˈpresər/ B2 |
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drive /draɪv/ A2 |
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underground /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/ B1 |
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battle /ˈbætl/ B1 |
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forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B2 |
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fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ B1 |
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dead /ded/ A2 |
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free /friː/ A1 |
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grave /ɡreɪv/ B1 |
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living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2 |
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puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ B1 |
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slave /sleɪv/ A2 |
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Gramática:
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Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky
➔ Estilo Indirecto
➔ La declaración original podría haber sido algo como 'Hay una tarta en el cielo'. La estructura 'they tell me of...' informa lo que alguien más dijo.
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Waiting for me when I die
➔ Participio Presente como Adjetivo / Cláusula Relativa Reducida
➔ "Waiting" modifica "pie". Es una forma abreviada de "that is waiting".
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Between the day you're born and when you die
➔ Cláusula de Tiempo (usando "when")
➔ "When you die" introduce una cláusula de tiempo que modifica el marco temporal de la cláusula principal, mostrando que algo sucede durante un período específico.
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They never seem to hear even your cry
➔ "Seem" + Infinitivo
➔ "Seem" es seguido por el infinitivo "to hear". Esta estructura expresa una apariencia o impresión. El uso de "even" enfatiza la falta de atención.
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So as sure as the sun will shine
➔ Oración Condicional Tipo 1 (Implícita)
➔ La frase implica una condición: 'Si el sol brilla (lo cual hará, ya que es una certeza), entonces...'. Esta es una forma de expresar certeza sobre la consecuencia.
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I'm gonna get my share now, what's mine
➔ "Gonna" (Going to) - Futuro Informal / Pronombre Posesivo
➔ "Gonna" es una contracción informal de "going to", utilizada para intenciones futuras. "What's mine" es un pronombre posesivo, refiriéndose a 'lo que me pertenece'.
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And then the harder they come, The harder they fall, one and all
➔ La Construcción The...the (Aumento/Disminución Paralela)
➔ Esta estructura expresa que a medida que una cosa aumenta (cuán duro llega alguien), otra cosa también aumenta (cuán duro caen). Muestra una relación proporcional.
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I'd rather be a free man in my grave
➔ "Would rather" + Infinitivo sin "to"
➔ "Would rather" expresa preferencia. Es seguido por la forma base del verbo sin 'to' (be).
