YOUR SONG (Transcripción del programa de radio de la BBC)
 

“It´s a little bit funny this feeling inside. I’m not one ot those who can easily hide. I don’t have much money, but, boy, if I did, I’d buy a big house where we both could live”.

Hello, I’m Graham James. And I’m Patricia Leven. And this is Pedagogical Pop. Pedagogical Pop, when we explain the words of a pop song. Today’s song’s by Elton John, and it’s called, quite simply, “Your Song”. The singer: Elton John. The song: “Your song”.

He’s talking to a girl. Life is wonderful while she is in the world. She’s got the sweetest eyes he’s ever seen. He wants to do something. To show how much he loves her. What can he do? Buy a house. Good idea!, but he doesn’t have much money. What can he do? He can write a song. And this song is for her. It’s her song.

“It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside. I’m not one of those who can easily hide”. It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside. I’m not one of those who can easily hide. This feeling inside. He feels something. He feels something inside himself. Feel. You can feel happy. It’s a sunny day, I’m on holiday, I’m happy. He feels happy. I feel happy. Or you can feel angry. He’s crashed my new car. My new car. He’s crashed it. You feel angry. I feel very angry. He feels angry. And you could also feel... well, sort of, if you know what I mean. Rather..., kind of. It’s a little bit funny. He doesn’t know what he feels. He feels happy. And he feels cheerful. And he feels contempted. Do you know what, Pat? What? He’s in love and he can’t hide it. I’m not one of those who can easily hide. Hide. _____. Out of sight, so no one can see it. I’m not one of those who can easily hide. Hides his feelings. Hides what he feels. Hides his love. But people can hide their feelings. But he’s not one of them. He’s not one of those who can easily hide their feelings. It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside. I’m not one of those who can easily hide. He doesn’t have a lot of money. But, if he did, he would buy a house where they both could live. “Don’t have much money, but, boy, if I did, I’d buy a big house where we both could live” I don’t have much money, but, boy, if I did, I’d buy a big house where we both could live.

Is he rich? Does he have a lot of money? No, he doesn’t have much money. What would he do if he had a lot of money? He would buy a big house. And they could both live there. If he had a lot of money he would buy a big house. But he doesn’t, so he can’t. Graham, if you had a lot of money? I would buy a car. But I don’t have much money. So, you can’t. Pat, if you had a lot of money? I’d buy a piano. But I don’t have much money. So, you can’t. If I had a lot of money I would buy a piano. If I had a lot of money I would buy a car.

It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside. I’m not one of those who can easily hide. I don´t have much money, but, boy, if I did, I’d buy a big house where we both could live. “It’s a little bit funny this feeling inside. I’m not one of those who can easily hide. I don’t have much money, but, boy, if I did, I’d buy a big house where we both could live”.

He loves this girl. He wants to do something for her. To give her something. What? If he was a sculptor... A sculptor makes statues. Or if he made potions in a travelling show... “If I was a sculptor, but then again, no. Or a man who makes potion in a travelling show” If I was a sculptor, but then again, no. Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show. If I was a sculptor. Sculptor. Sculptors make statues. Statues of people. Made of stone. Sculptor. Michaelangelo was a sculptor. He made a statue of David. Rodin was a sculptor. He made a statue of “The Thinker”. If I was a sculptor... Is he a sculptor? No, he isn’t. If I was a sculptor, but then again, no. Then again. He thinks again. He has second thoughts. But then again, no. Maybe she would like a statue. Or if I was a man who makes potions in a travelling show. Potions, drinks. You drink potions. You can drink potions to make you _____. And you can drink potions to make you grow. And you can drink potions to _____. You can buy potions at a travelling show. A travelling show, a fair, a circus. If he was a man who makes potions. He would give her a song. Does he make potions? No, he doesn’t. If I was a sculptor, but then again, no. Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show. He’s not a sculptor. He doesn’t sell potions. But he can do one thing. He does have one gift. It’s not much, but it’s the best he can do. His gift is his song. “I know it’s not much, but it’s the best I can do. My gift is my song, and this one’s for you” I know it’s not much, but it’s the best I can do. My gift is my song, and this one’s for you. It’s not much. What is he getting her? Gold? Silver? Jewels? Pearls? Emmeralds? No, just a song. It isn’t much, but it’s the best he can do. Can he do better than this? No, it’s the best he can do. Why? He can’t buy a house. He isn’t a sculptor. He doesn’t sell potions. But he can write songs. That’s the best thing he can do. What does he think? My gift is my song. Gift. To have a gift for something. To be good at something. Some people have a gift for football, they play football very well. Some people have a gift for the music, they are very good at music. Some people have a gift for languages, they can speak lots of languages: English, French, Suahili, Hindi, Japanese... But he has a gift for songs. He is good at writing songs. And this song is for her. If I was a sculptor, but then again, no. Or a man who makes potions is a travelling show. I know it’s not much, but it’s the best I can do. My gift is my song, and this one is for you. “If I was a sculptor, but the again, no. Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show. I know it’s not much, but it’s the best I can do. My gift is my song, and this one’s for you”. And she can tell everybody: “This is my song”. It may be simple, but it’s finished now. It looks she doesn´t object that he’s written high great verses while she’s alone. “And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it’s done, I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world” And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it’s done... You can tell everybody. You can say it to everyone. Everybody, opposite of nobody. Everyone, opposite of no one. Everywhere, opposite of nowhere. Everything, opposite of nothing. You can tell everybody this is your song. Your song. It’s not for you. This is your song. It may be quite simple. It may be simple. Simple. Not difficult. Easy to understand. It may be quite simple. May. Perhaps this song is simple, perhaps it isn’t. May. Where are you going next year, Pat? I may go to India, or I may go to Japan. India or Japan. Perhaps you go to India or perhaps you go to Japan. She may go to India or she may go to Japan. When are you going to town? Well, I may go on Thursday or I may go on Friday. Thursday or Friday. Perhaps he goes on Thursday. Perhaps he goes on Friday. He may go on Thursday or he may go on Friday. This song may be quite simple, but now that it’s done... Now that it’s done. Done. Finished, over, ended. It’s finished now. Now that it’s finished. Now that it’s ended. It’s ended now. Now that it’s done. What has he done? Well, he’s written something. And he hopes she doesn’t mind. “And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it’s done, I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words”. I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words. I hope you don’t mind. He’s done something. And he hopes she doesn’t subject. He hopes she doesn’t mind what he’s done. He hopes she’s not against it. I hope you don’t mind. I hope it doesn’t matter to you. I hope it doesn’t trouble you. I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words. To put down in words. To write. You can put something down in words. You write it. And what has he written? “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world” How wonderful life is while you’re in the world. Life is wonderful. Lovely. Great. Tremendous. Life is wonderful while you’re in the world. And he’s going to put that down in words. He’s going to write a song. For her. And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it’s done I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world.

He has a funny feeling inside him. It’s love, but he can’t hide it. He doesn’t have much money. But if he did, he would buy a big house. And he’s not a sculptor, or a man who makes potions. His gift is his song. It’s the best he can do. And this song is for her. She can tell everybody this is her song.

That song is called “Your song” and it’s sung by Elton John. The song: “Your Song”. The singer: Elton John. And that’s all from Pedagogical Pop for the moment. So, good bye from Patricia. Good bye. And from Graham. Good bye.

“And you can tell everybody this is your song. It may be quite simple, but now that it’s done, I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world. I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world”.

 Trabajo realizado por Ana Moreno Ortega