YOUR SONG (Transcripci�n 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�.