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Jisu98 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Translate a song again ( to Clive )

0 Thank you Clive!02br
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00The below is the lyric of 'A Whiter shade of pale'02br
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00Like before, I'll underline the parts I can't understand. Hope you read it.02br
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01font01b00A Whiter Shade of Pale02b02font02br
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01font00We skipped the light fandango02br
00Turned cartwheels cross the floor02br
00I was feeling kind of seasick02br
00The crowd called out for more 02font02br
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01font00The room was humming harder02br
00As the ceiling flew away02br
00When we called out for another drink02br
01u00But the waiter brought a tray 02u02font01font00 (of drinks?)02font02br
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01font00And so it was later02br
00As the miller told his tale 01font00( What kind of tale do you think? Did she have any lover before? ) 02font02br
00that her face at first just ghostly02br
00turned a whiter shade of pale 02font02br
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01font00She said there is no reason02br
00And the truth is plain to see02br
00But I wander through my playing cards 02font02br
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00And would not let it be02br
00one of the sixteen vestal virgins 01font00(Are they prey to monster?)02font02br
00who are leaving for the coast 02font02br
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00And although my eyes were open02br
00They might just as well been closed 02font01font00( What did he missed? her death or her past?)02font02br
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01font00And so it was later02br
00As the miller told his tale02br
00that her face at first just ghostly02br
00turned a whiter shade of pale 02font0-
  

Top answer

1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 01font 00This famous song became an anthem and symbol of the psychedelic Sixties era. The rather obscure lyrics probably reflect that. I wouldn't look for a totally coherent meaning in them.

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 01font 00This famous song became an anthem and symbol of the psychedelic Sixties era.
  • The rather obscure lyrics probably reflect that.
  • I wouldn't look for a totally coherent meaning in them.
  • There is some suggestion that 'a whiter shade of pale' is how your face looks when you keep using cocaine.
  • )02font 01font 00 I guess.
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01font00This famous song became an anthem and symbol of the psychedelic Sixties era. The rather obscure lyrics probably reflect that. I wouldn't look for a totally coherent meaning in them. There is some suggestion that 'a whiter shade of pale' is how your face looks when you keep using c
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