Английский в песнях. Cat Stevens «Wild World»

Изучать английский в песнях просто, если импонирует мелодия и располагают слова, если веришь тому, о чем поют. Сегодня послушаем и выучим слова песни на английском языке Cat Stevens «Wild World» («Безумный мир»), которая стала классикой мировой музыки. И, надо признаться, небезосновательно — легкий перебор на гитаре, несложный текст и нежный голос вокалиста не могут не трогать.

Английский в песнях. Cat Stevens «Wild World» — Interesting facts

• was born in London, England on July 21, 1948;
• When he was 15, he convinced his father to buy him a guitar and quickly began writing and playing his own songs;
• The single «Wild World» made him a star (1970);
• the song, which is in the form of the singer’s words to his departing lover — young American woman, the actress Patti D’Arbanville , was inspired by the end of their romance;
• changed his name to Yusuf Islam and converted to the Muslim faith (1977);
• has received several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including the 2003 World Award, the 2004 Man of Peace Award, and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace;
• Known professionally by the single name Yusuf;
• returned to pop music with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, titled An Other Cup (2006).
• has five children and resides in London.

Английский в песнях. Cat Stevens «Wild World» Lyrics

Now that I’ve lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it’s breakin’ my heart you’re leavin’
Baby, I’m grievin’
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

Chorus
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
It’s hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it’s a wild world
I’ll always remember you like a child, girl

You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
And it’s breakin’ my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don’t be a bad girl
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware

Chorus

Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware

Chorus

Task 1. Задание 1. Match the words with the translation. Соедините слова с их переводом.

Task 2. Задание 2. Listen to the song Cat Stevens «Wild World» and fill the gaps with the words
and phrases from the column on the right. Послушайте песню Cat Stevens «Wild World» и заполните пропуски соответствующими словами и фразами из колонки справа.

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