The Modern Rome Burning – Letras bilingües Inglés/Español

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How did we get into this mess?

The question is hypothetical

The answers are written on the face of the oppressed

Sent to death at just 19

Forever more to be unseen

His mother with tears in her eyes

Crying to God, she calls out "Why?"

She'll find her answers on the face of the oppressed

I bow my head in respect of the dead

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship, our ship

How did we get into this mess?

The question is a bona fide literal

The answers are written on the face of the oppressed

We all know the answers why

They sold a lie to build Versailles

You can roll over and die

Or you can reign down hell tonight

You'll find your answer on the face of the oppressed

I bow my head in respect of the dead

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship, our ship

...

In the ash of your city lies fertile ground

(In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)

In the ash of your city lies fertile ground

(In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)

This nation's burning, burning down

(This nation's burning, burning down)

This nation's burning to the ground

...

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn, let it burn

This is New York burning

This is Boston burning

This is Omaha burning

This is Washington burning

This is Pittsburgh burning

This is Birmingham burning

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn, let it burn

Burn, burn

...

[Inglés]

How did we get into this mess?

The question is hypothetical

The answers are written on the face of the oppressed

Sent to death at just 19

Forever more to be unseen

His mother with tears in her eyes

Crying to God, she calls out "Why?"

She'll find her answers on the face of the oppressed

I bow my head in respect of the dead

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship, our ship

How did we get into this mess?

The question is a bona fide literal

The answers are written on the face of the oppressed

We all know the answers why

They sold a lie to build Versailles

You can roll over and die

Or you can reign down hell tonight

You'll find your answer on the face of the oppressed

I bow my head in respect of the dead

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship

Because we're all bogged down

And there ain't no fucking S.O.S

That's gonna save our sinking ship, our ship

In the ash of your city lies fertile ground

(In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)

In the ash of your city lies fertile ground

(In the ash of your city lies fertile ground)

This nation's burning, burning down

(This nation's burning, burning down)

This nation's burning to the ground

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn, let it burn

This is New York burning

This is Boston burning

This is Omaha burning

This is Washington burning

This is Pittsburgh burning

This is Birmingham burning

This is the modern Rome burning

Let it burn, let it burn

Burn, burn

Vocabulario clave

Vocabulario	Significados
mess /mɛs/ B1	noun - estado de desorden o confusión
oppressed /əˈprɛst/ B2	adjective - sometido a persecución o trato injusto
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - parte frontal de la cabeza
respected /rɪˈspɛktɪd/ B2	adjective - considerado con respeto o admiración
bogged /bɒɡd/ B2	adjective - atrapado o enredado en una situación difícil
sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ B2	adjective - hundiendo o bajando en posición
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - que está en llamas o ardiendo
modern /ˈmɒdərn/ A2	adjective - relacionado con el presente o tiempos recientes
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - que está en llamas o ardiendo

Estructuras gramaticales clave

• How did we get into this mess?

  ➔ Pretérito Indefinido (Interrogativo)

  ➔ Usa el verbo auxiliar 'did' para formar una pregunta sobre un evento pasado. La estructura es 'Did + sujeto + verbo (forma base)?'

• The answers are written on the face of the oppressed

  ➔ Voz Pasiva (Presente Simple)

  ➔ La voz pasiva enfatiza la acción que se realiza sobre el sujeto ('answers') en lugar de quién realiza la acción. Formado con 'are + participio pasado'.

• Forever more to be unseen

  ➔ Infinitivo de Propósito (Pasivo)

  ➔ Usa 'to be + participio pasado' para indicar el propósito de algo, expresando un estado pasivo. 'Unseen' modifica una condición de no ser visto nunca más.

• There ain't no fucking S.O.S That's gonna save our sinking ship

  ➔ Doble Negación & Futuro Simple con 'gonna' + Cláusula Relativa

  ➔ 'Ain't' y 'no' crean una doble negación (aunque a menudo se usa coloquialmente). 'Gonna' es una contracción de 'going to', utilizada para expresar intenciones futuras. 'That's gonna save...' es una cláusula relativa que modifica 'S.O.S'.

• You can roll over and die Or you can reign down hell tonight

  ➔ Verbo Modal 'can' para Habilidad/Posibilidad, Modo Imperativo (implícito)

  ➔ 'Can' expresa una elección entre dos posibilidades. 'Reign down hell' es un imperativo implícito, que significa 'deberías/debes desatar el infierno'.

• This nation's burning, burning down

  ➔ Presente Continuo (Énfasis) & Verbo Frasal

  ➔ La repetición de 'burning' enfatiza la acción en curso. 'Burning down' es un verbo frasal que significa 'ser destruido por el fuego'.

• Let it burn

  ➔ Modo Imperativo (con 'let')

  ➔ 'Let' se usa para dar una orden o permiso. La estructura es 'Let + objeto + forma base del verbo'.