Упр.7 Юнит 1 Step 1 ГДЗ Rainbow English 10 класс
7A. Listen to the song “If I Could”and sing it along. If I Could I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Афанасьева, Михеева 10 класс, Дрофа:
7A. Listen to the song “If I Could”and sing it along.
If I Could
I’d rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
I’d rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.
Chorus
Yes I would.
If I could,
Away, I’d rather sail away
I surely would.
Like a swan that’s here and gone.
A man grows older every day.
I’d rather feel the earth beneath my feet.
Yes I would.
It gives the world
Its saddest sound,
If I could,
I surely would.
Its saddest sound.
I’d rather be a forest than a street.
Originally "If I Could" was a ritual song of Peruvian Indians performed to ask gods for rain. The music of the song is still very popular in Latin America. The English text was written by the famous singer Paul Simon. Soon the song became popular all over the world.
Paul Simon
B.Optional task. Try to translate the lyrics into Russian. Then compare your translations and decide whose is more successful. You may also see some translations on the Internet and analyse them. Here are some of the sites:
1) megalyrics.ru>about/paul-simon.htm
2) answers.com>topic/paul-simon
3) en.wikipedia.org>paul-simon