PROJECT “My song” “People help the people” by birdy Carmen Beas Sánchez 4ºA IES Néstor Almendros 2014 Name of the singer: Birdy Number and names of the members: just one, Birdy Type of music: pop, indie pop, indie rock Alive/Dead: alive Country of origin: England Nationality: British Flag: Musical instruments: piano and guitar Website of the singer: http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialBirdy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmLNs6zQIHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VEESYIgoY LYRICS OF THE SONG God knows what is hiding In those weak and drunken heart I guess you kissed the girls and made them cry Those hard-faced queens of misadventure God knows what is hiding In those weak and sunken eyes A fiery throng of muted angels Giving love and getting nothing back Oh, people help the people And if you're homesick, Give me your hand and I'll hold it. People help the people Nothing will drag you down Oh, and if I had a brain, Oh, and if I had a brain, I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool That turned all those good hearts away God knows what is hiding, In that world of little consequence Behind the tears, inside the lies A thousand slowly dying sunsets. God knows what is hiding In those weak and drunken hearts I guess that loneliness came knocking No one needs to be alone, oh save me People help the people And if you're homesick, Give me your hand and I'll hold it. People help the people Nothing will drag you down Oh, and if I had a brain, Oh, and if I had a brain, I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool That turned, all those good hearts away People help the people And if you're homesick, Give me your hand and I'll hold it. People help the people Nothing will drag you down Oh, and if I had a brain, Oh, and if I had a brain, I'd be cold as a stone and rich as the fool That turned all those good hearts away. TRANSLATION Dios sabe qué se esconde en esos corazones débiles y borrachos. Supongo que besaste a las chicas y las hiciste llorar A esas reinas callejeras de infortunio Dios sabe qué esconden aquellos ojos débiles y hundidos Una ardiente multitud de ángeles en silencio Dando amor, sin pedir a cambio nada. La gente ayuda a la gente Y si sientes nostalgia, dame tu mano y la sujetaré La gente ayuda a la gente Y nada te arrastrará hacia abajo Ah y si yo tuviera un cerebro, Ah y si yo tuviera un cerebro Sería frío como una piedra y rico como el tonto que dio la espalda a todos esos corazones buenos. Dios sabe que se esconde, en este mundo de pequeñas consecuencias Detrás de las lágrimas, dentro de la mentira Mil puestas del sol que mueren despacio Dios sabe qué esconden en esos corazones débiles y borrachos Supongo que la soledad viene llamando a la puerta Nadie necesita estar solo, no, cantando… La gente ayuda a la gente, Y si sientes melancolía, dame tu mano y la sujetaré. La gente ayuda a la gente Y nada te arrastrará hacia abajo Ah y si yo tuviera un cerebro, Ah y si yo tuviera un cerebro Sería fría como una piedra y rica como el tonto Que dio la espalda a esos corazones buenos. La gente ayuda a la gente, Y si sientes melancolía, dame tu mano y la sujetaré. La gente ayuda a la gente Y nada te arrastrará hacia abajo Ah y si yo tuviera un cerebro, Ah y si yo tuviera un cerebro Sería fría como una piedra y rica como el tonto Que dio la espalda a esos corazones buenos. WORD SYNONYM ANTONYM Tears: it’s a liquid that go out from your eyes weeps, waterworks smile Homesick: the feeling, when you miss your home nostalgic indifference Sunken: Fool: a silly when you’re person near the floor immersed, inundated happy ACTIVITY 1) Find 4 words of the song that express unhappiness 2) Find 2 words of the song that express help Stupid, idiot intelligent,clever SOLUTION 1) homesick, cry, muted, weak... 2) hold, love, help COMMENTS AND OPINION I have chosen this song, because I think that we have born to help people with their problems. The singer says that we are muted angels who are giving love and getting nothing back, that’s how we have to be, but the society is normally really selfish. She’s giving a good example to us, telling us that if you’re homesick we can help each other holding our hands together, that’s the way to help.