Appreciation of good songs, listen to songs and learn English - Peaceful

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The creation of songs is generally regarded as a mode of performing arts, a kind of leisure and entertainment for the public!

Personally, I think that songs are not just performance arts or entertainment, and most songs are works with multi-layered cultural connotations. Songs have both poetic charm and touching rhythms, which express the author's views and emotions, and some lyrics will have a complete story that reflects the values and phenomena of contemporary society. Because of such a rich connotation, listening to and singing nostalgic English songs is the most suitable tool for me to learn about the culture of Western countries and learn their language.

This column "Appreciation of Good Songs, Listening to Songs to Learn English" hopes to share nostalgic English old songs, so that friends who want to improve their English skills can have an easier channel to learn English. By sharing the author's inspiration when writing the song and the background of the time at that time, this is equivalent to providing a "context" for learning English, so as to improve English thinking> improve flexible understanding of English> and improve English expression skills.

Most of the nostalgic English songs shared in "Gemini Perspective" have a slower pace and are easy to master; And there is also a part of the story, the words are concise and beautiful, and the grammar is correct. It is well worth using as a reference for learning English. At the back of each song, learning points are also integrated, and some noteworthy points are given to the friends to wake up.

"Peaceful" is a 1967 composition by Kenny Rakin that has been sung by several singers, but the most popular versions are Georgie Fame (1969) and Helen Reddy (1973).

Living in a bustling city, a moment of tranquility is rare and luxurious! We are busy every day for our livelihood, for our children, for our families; It is really necessary to find a quiet place once in a while, to relax, and to leave all the tedious things behind for a while; Let our souls recharge, and when we return to work, we can have a clearer mind and a fuller spirit!

What I would like to share with you today is the version of the original singer Kenny Rankin. I hope everyone can feel the tranquility in the lyrics and relax together!

Peaceful 宁静 --- by Kenny Rankin

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歌词：Peaceful 宁静

In the morning fun when no one will be drinking any more wine (1).

The pleasure in the morning is when no one will drink any more alcohol.

I wake the sun up (2) by giving him a fresh air full of the wind cup (3).

While giving him (referring to the sun --- personifying) a cup of fresh air, I woke up the sun.

And I won't be found in the shadows hiding sorrow.

And I won't be found in the shadows with hidden sorrows.

I can’t wait for fate to bring to me any part of my tomorrow, tomorrow.

I can't wait for fate to bring me tomorrow, any part of my tomorrow.

'Cause it's oh, so peaceful here.

Because it's, oh, so peaceful.

No one bended over my shoulder (4)，nobody breathed in my ear (5).

No one bent over my shoulder, no one breathed in my ear.

Oh, it’s so peaceful here.

Oh, it's so peaceful here.

In the evening shadows are calling me and the dew settles in my mind.

In the evening, the shadows were calling to me, and the dew was precipitating in my mind.

And I think of friends in the yesterday (6) when my plans were giggled in rhyme (7).

And I think of some of my friends yesterday, when my plan was laughed at.

I had a son while on the run (8) and his love brought a tear to my eye.

I had a son while I was on the run, and his love brought tears to my eyes.

May be some day he might say that I’m a pretty (9) nice guy (10)! Oh, my, oh, my.

Maybe one day he might say, I'm a pretty good person! Oh, my (day), oh, my (day).

'Cause it's oh, so peaceful here.

Because it's, oh, so peaceful.

No one bended over my shoulder, nobody breathed in my ear.

Nobody bent over my shoulder, no one breathed in my ear.

Oh, it’s so peaceful here.

Oh, it's so peaceful here.

Oh, so peaceful here.

Oh, it's so peaceful here.

学习点 Learning Points：

1. "Didn't drink any more" means refreshed and clear-headed! When.

2. Wake the sun up --- Wake up 是“叫醒”的意思，通常的用法，会把被叫醒的对象夹在两字中间，如：Wake him up 叫醒他；如果是自己醒来，可以说：I wake up at 6 O’clock this morning. 我今天早上六点起来。

3. Wind cup --- is actually a metaphor for one breath.

4. Bend over my shoulder or Look over my shoulder --- both phrases mean the same thing; In order to make it easy for friends to learn, the editor translated it directly according to the literal meaning. But what it really means is "no one is prying into my privacy". Because if someone is behind you, to peek at what book you're reading or what they're writing, the person who peeks has to bend over your shoulders to see it. Also, Bended is the past tense and past participle of the verb Bend and can also be written as Bent's.

5. Breath in my ear --- Again, the above is a literal direct translation, which means "to nag in your ear".

6. In the yesterday --- 不是真的指昨天，只是作为形容以前的老朋友。

7. Giggle ---(n.,v.) 咯咯地笑、痴笑、傻笑；在这里 Giggled in rhyme 可以解释为“嘲笑”。

8. On the run ---这片语意思是“逃亡”。

9. Pretty --- (adj.)

10. Guy --- The meaning of the colloquial word "man".

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