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We had an apartment in the city 00:29
And me and Loretta liked living there 00:36
Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown 00:43
A life of their own 00:49
And left us alone 00:52
John and Linda live in Omaha 00:57
And Joe is somewhere on the road 01:04
We lost Davy in the Korean War 01:12
And I still don't know what for 01:17
Don't matter anymore 01:20
You know that old trees just grow stronger 01:26
And old rivers grow wilder every day 01:32
Old people just grow lonesome 01:41
Waiting for someone to say 01:45
"Hello in there, hello" 01:50
01:55
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more 02:27
She sits and stares through the back door screen 02:34
And all the news just repeats itself 02:42
Like some forgotten dream 02:46
That we've both seen 02:51
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy 02:55
We worked together at the factory 03:02
But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?" 03:10
"Nothin', what's with you? 03:15
Nothin' much to do" 03:19
You know that old trees just grow stronger 03:24
And old rivers grow wilder every day 03:30
Old people just grow lonesome 03:39
Waiting for someone to say 03:43
"Hello in there, hello" 03:48
So if you're walkin' down the street sometime 03:56
And spot some hollow, ancient eyes 04:03
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare 04:10
As if you didn't care 04:16
Say, "Hello in there, hello" 04:19
04:25

Hello in There

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John Prine
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[English]

We had an apartment in the city

And me and Loretta liked living there

Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown

A life of their own

And left us alone

John and Linda live in Omaha

And Joe is somewhere on the road

We lost Davy in the Korean War

And I still don't know what for

Don't matter anymore

You know that old trees just grow stronger

And old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say

"Hello in there, hello"

...

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more

She sits and stares through the back door screen

And all the news just repeats itself

Like some forgotten dream

That we've both seen

Someday I'll go and call up Rudy

We worked together at the factory

But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?"

"Nothin', what's with you?

Nothin' much to do"

You know that old trees just grow stronger

And old rivers grow wilder every day

Old people just grow lonesome

Waiting for someone to say

"Hello in there, hello"

So if you're walkin' down the street sometime

And spot some hollow, ancient eyes

Please don't just pass 'em by and stare

As if you didn't care

Say, "Hello in there, hello"

...

Vocabulário nesta música:

Vocabulário Significados

apartment

/əˈpɑːrtmənt/

A2
  • noun
  • - apartamento

city

/ˈsɪti/

A1
  • noun
  • - cidade

kids

/kɪdz/

A1
  • noun
  • - crianças

grown

/ɡroʊn/

A1
  • verb
  • - crescido

life

/laɪf/

A1
  • noun
  • - vida

lost

/lɔːst/

A1
  • verb
  • - perdido

war

/wɔːr/

A2
  • noun
  • - guerra

trees

/triːz/

A1
  • noun
  • - árvores

rivers

/ˈrɪvərz/

A1
  • noun
  • - rios

people

/ˈpiːpl/

A1
  • noun
  • - pessoas

lonesome

/ˈloʊnsəm/

B2
  • adjective
  • - solitário

door

/dɔːr/

A1
  • noun
  • - porta

news

/nuːz/

A2
  • noun
  • - notícias

dream

/driːm/

A2
  • noun
  • - sonho

factory

/ˈfæktəri/

A2
  • noun
  • - fábrica

street

/striːt/

A1
  • noun
  • - rua

eyes

/aɪz/

A1
  • noun
  • - olhos

ancient

/ˈeɪnʃənt/

B2
  • adjective
  • - antigo

Gramática:

  • Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown

    ➔ Pretérito Mais-Que-Perfeito

    ➔ O pretérito mais-que-perfeito ('it'd been' - it had been) enfatiza que o crescimento das crianças ocorreu *antes* do momento a que o narrador se refere. Destaca a distância no tempo. Usamos para mostrar que algo aconteceu antes de outro evento no passado.

  • And I still don't know what for

    ➔ Pergunta Indireta / Elipse

    ➔ Esta é uma pergunta indireta incorporada em uma declaração. É a forma abreviada de "I still don't know *what he died for*." A elipse mostra a omissão de palavras redundantes. Isso faz com que soe conversacional e natural.

  • You know that old trees just grow stronger

    ➔ Verdade geral / Presente Simples

    ➔ O presente simples "grow" é usado para expressar uma verdade geral ou um fato universal sobre as árvores antigas. Isso confere uma sensação de atemporalidade e generalidade à declaração.

  • Waiting for someone to say

    ➔ Particípio Presente como Adjetivo

    "Waiting" atua como um adjetivo que modifica "old people", descrevendo seu estado. Mostra sua ação contínua e adiciona um tom melancólico.

  • Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more

    ➔ Repetição do pronome sujeito (ênfase) e Advérbio de frequência

    ➔ A repetição do sujeito "Me and Loretta, we" é uma forma um pouco não padrão, mas eficaz de enfatizar o sujeito. O advérbio de frequência "much" indica a quantidade reduzida de conversa. "More" significa 'mais'.

  • Like some forgotten dream That we've both seen

    ➔ Oração relativa com pronome relativo reduzido

    "That we've both seen" é uma oração relativa que modifica "dream". O pronome relativo (that/which) pode ser omitido quando é o objeto da oração relativa.

  • But what could I say if he asks, "What's new?"

    ➔ Segundo Condicional (Hipotético)

    ➔ Esta frase usa o segundo condicional, uma situação hipotética no presente ou futuro. A estrutura é 'if + passado simples, would/could/might + forma base do verbo'. Isso mostra incerteza e uma baixa probabilidade de o evento acontecer.

  • As if you didn't care

    ➔ Cláusula 'As if' (expressando uma situação irreal)

    ➔ A frase 'as if' introduz uma cláusula que expressa algo contrário à realidade. O tempo passado 'didn't care' implica que você *se importa*, mesmo que a pessoa que o observa possa pensar o contrário. Enfatiza a desconexão entre aparência e realidade.