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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Vocabulário nesta música:
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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 com "please" para um pedido/instrução educada
➔ A palavra "allow" está no imperativo, dando uma ordem ou solicitação. "Please" a torna uma solicitação educada.
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I've been around for a long, long years
➔ Presente Perfeito Contínuo
➔ Este tempo verbal ("I've been") indica uma ação que começou no passado e continua até o presente. A repetição "long, long" enfatiza a duração.
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Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate
➔ Estrutura "Made sure" (causativo)
➔ "Made sure" implica que o orador (o Diabo) tomou medidas para garantir que Pilatos lavasse as mãos e selasse o destino de Jesus. Indica influência sobre os eventos.
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Hope you guess my name
➔ Cláusula Elíptica (I hope that you guess my name)
➔ A conjunção "that" e o sujeito "I" foram omitidos da cláusula principal para brevidade. A frase completa seria "I hope that you guess my name."
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What's puzzling you is the nature of my game
➔ Inversão Sujeito-Verbo (What's puzzling you é o sujeito)
➔ A frase "What's puzzling you" atua como o sujeito da frase, embora contenha um verbo ("is"). Esta é uma forma de inversão sujeito-verbo, criando um tom ligeiramente mais formal ou enfático.
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I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades
➔ Oração Subordinada com "while"
➔ "While" introduz uma oração subordinada que descreve uma ação que ocorre simultaneamente com a ação da oração principal. Indica que o Diabo estava assistindo enquanto os reis e rainhas lutavam.
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Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints
➔ Comparação/Analogia com "just as"
➔ "Just as" estabelece um paralelo ou analogia entre dois conceitos aparentemente contraditórios. Destaca a perspectiva do Diabo de que a moralidade é relativa e fluida.
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Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mm yeah
➔ Oração Condicional (Implícito "if" – Se você não tiver simpatia)
➔ Esta é uma oração condicional onde a oração "if" está implícita. A frase completa seria "If you don't show me courtesy and sympathy, I'll lay your soul to waste."
