Be Alive
歌詞:
[English]
It feels so good to be alive
Got all my family by my side
Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
That's why I lift my head with pride
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I got a million miles on me
They want to see how far I'll go
The path was never paved with gold (gold)
We worked and built this on our own (own)
...
And, and can't nobody knock it if they tried (no)
This is hustle personified
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
So when we win, we will have pride
Do you know how much we have cried?
How hard we had to fight?
(It feels so good to be alive) it feels so, so, so good
(Got all my sisters by my side) uh-huh, I got all my sisters by my side
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried) oh, black off if I tried
(That's why I lift my head with pride)
Uh-huh, now we're sitting on top of the world again, huh
I got a million miles on me (me)
They want to see how far I'll go (they want to see how far I'll go)
The path was never paved with gold (gold)
We fought and built this on our own
(We fought and built this on our own, own)
And, and can't nobody knock it if they tried (no)
This is hustle personified
Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
So when we win, we will have pride
Do you know how much we have cried?
How hard we had to fight?
...
(It feels so good to be alive) it feels so good, so good
(Got all my family by my side)
And we gon' sit on top of the world again
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried) and I wouldn't trade nothing
And I wouldn't trade nothing (that's why I lift my head with pride)
So baby, lift your head, yeah
(It feels so good to be alive)
Darling, it's a celebration for you, yeah
(I got the tribe all by my side)
You're doing everything they said you couldn't do
(Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried)
(That's why I lift my head with pride) lift your head, yeah
Ooh
(Ooh, I tried, oh)
...
この曲の語彙:
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alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2 |
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family /ˈfæməli/ A1 |
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side /saɪd/ A1 |
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black /blæk/ A1 |
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head /hed/ A1 |
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pride /praɪd/ B1 |
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miles /maɪlz/ A1 |
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path /pæθ/ B1 |
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gold /ɡoʊld/ A1 |
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hustle /ˈhʌsl/ B2 |
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fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ A2 |
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win /wɪn/ A2 |
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sisters /ˈsɪstərz/ A1 |
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tribe /traɪb/ B2 |
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celebration /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃn/ B1 |
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文法:
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It feels so good to be alive
➔ 形容詞の後の目的の不定詞
➔ 不定詞 "to be alive" は、なぜ気分が良いのかを説明しています。「so good」は不定詞によって修飾される形容詞です。
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Couldn't wipe this black off if I tried
➔ 仮定法過去（混合）
➔ この文は文法的に完璧ではありませんが、仮定法過去の構造を示唆しています。「If I tried」は現在/未来の仮説的な状況を示し、「Couldn't wipe」はその結果を示しています。
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They want to see how far I'll go
➔ 間接疑問
➔ "How far I'll go" は、動詞 "see" の目的語として機能する間接疑問です。語順は、質問のようなものではなく、文のようなもの（主語＋動詞）です。
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The path was never paved with gold
➔ 受動態（過去形）
➔ この文は受動態を使用しています。道は主語ですが、舗装されるという行為を受けています。能動態は次のようになります：誰かが道を金で舗装したことはありません。
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can't nobody knock it if they tried
➔ 二重否定 (略式)
➔ フレーズ "can't nobody" は二重否定です。標準的な英語では、「can't anybody」または「nobody can」である必要があります。これは一部の方言では一般的であり、強調を追加します。
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This is hustle personified
➔ 比喩/擬人化
➔ "Hustle" が擬人化されています。擬人化とは、人間以外のものに人間の性質を与えることです。ここでは、「hustle」（努力、努力）は、物理的な形を持つことができるかのように扱われています。
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Look how we've been fighting to stay alive
➔ 現在完了進行形
➔ 現在完了進行形は、闘争の継続的な性質を強調しています。行為は過去に開始され、現在まで継続しています。
