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Elena Doronina: Translating English songs

Hello all!

I would like to suggest translating of something from what we can get more fun and positive emotions than usual texts.
I just feel no desire to work on djen helps or whatsoever... sorry.
I'm just looking for something that can motivate me.
What would you people say about modern songs?
By the way, a lot of idioms and double-sense verbs and other "common" phrases can be gathered from there.

There are 3 good features about songs:
1. They are rather short!
2. Next time you will hear the song that we have translated - you will get more pleasure, believe me!
3. And you can follow the song, cause all words will be familiar to you!

Let's start from PINK's FAMILY PORTRAIT, (if you don't mind :))

Mama please stop crying I can't stand the sound
Мама, пожалуйста, перестань плакать, я не могу выносить (этого) звука

Your pain is painful and it's tearing me down
Твоя боль причиняет мне боль (мучительна), она разрывает меня

I hear glasses breakin' as I sit up in my bed
Я слышу как бьется стекло (в то время как) я сижу на кровати

I told God you didn't mean those nasty things you said
Я сказала Богу, что вы (на самом деле) не имели в виду всех тех ужасных вещей, что наговорили

You fight about money ....'Bout me and my brother
Вы деретесь(делите) за деньги, меня и моего брата

And this I come home to .. this is my shelter
Вот в какой дом я прихожу... это мой приют (прибежище, пристанище)

It ain't easy, growin' up in World War III
Нелегко расти в (во время) третьей мировой

Never knowin' what love could be
Никогда не знаешь какой могла бы быть любовь

You'll see, I don't want love to destroy me
(Но) Вы увидете, я не хочу чтобы любовь уничтожила меня

Like it has done my family
Как это (присходит) в моей семье

TO BE CONTINUED! STAY CONNECTED!

Can we work it out (Can we)
Can we be a family (Can we)
I promise I'll be better (I promise)
Mommy I'll do anything (I'll do anything)
Can we work it out
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better
Daddy please don't leave
Daddy please stop yelling (stop)
I can't stand the sound (can't stand the sound)
Make mama stop cryin'
'Cause I need you around (yeah yeah yeah)
My mama she loves you (I know it)
No matter what she says is true
I know that she hurts you
But remember I love you too!
I ran away today, ran from the noise
Ran away (ran away)
Don't wanna go back to that place
But don't have no choice, no way
It ain't easy, growin' up in World War III
Never knowin' what love could be
you'll see, I don't want love to destroy me
Like it has done my family
Can we work it out (Can we work it)
Can we be a family
I promise I'll be better (I promise)
Daddy please don't leave
In our family portrait (In our family portrait)
We look pretty happy (We look pretty happy)
Let's play pretend, let's act like it
Comes naturally I don't wanna have to split the holidays (no no)
I don't want two addresses (no no)
I don't want a stepbrother anyway
And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name!
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
We look pretty normal
Lets go back to that
In our family portrait
We look pretty happy
Lets play pretend, act like it
Goes naturally
In our family portrait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better)
Lets go back to that (Mommy I'll do anything)
In our family portait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
Lets play pretend (I promise I'll be better)
Act like it goes naturally,(Daddy please don't leave)
Oh lets go back Oh lets go back
In our family portrait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better)
Lets go back to that (Mommy I'll do anything)
In our family portait (Can we work it out)
We look pretty happy (Can we be a family)
We look pretty normal (I promise I'll be better)
Lets go back to that (Daddy please don't leave)
don't leave.. don't leave.. Daddy don't leave..
don't leave.. Daddy don't leave..
Daddy don't leave.. Daddy don't leave.. Daddy don't leave...
don't leave.. don't leave..
Remember that the night you left
You took my shining star
Daddy dont leave..
Daddy dont leave..
Daddy dont leave..
Mama I'll be nicer
I'll be so much better
I'll tell my brother
I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better
I'll do everything right
I'll be your little girl forever
I'll go to sleep at night

Belka wrote:

Alexey, please, make an individual page for Elena in Nadprof English/individual tasks and put there her translations. Lena, it would be wonderful, if you send Lesha your photo - thus your individual tasks would be much more individual! :))

Thank you for your activity in the conference! I'm glad you are here!