Love with the complain. (An original translation from Urdu)

From: Waraich, Level 4 NYC

This is a Urdu poetry.  I did the translation in English.  Believe it or not, this is so hard.  It takes three to four hours.  Firstly, I look the right word, than correct sound and finally correct spelling.  After that I opened the dictionary in my language with nice cup of coffee.

When I   left  your love  after that .  

Problem comes to  me how  I will forget  you

My  heart  sadness  coming   to my  eyes.

The   gloomy  of  my   soul  how  I  show   you.

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When  loneliness   change   into the  poison

That  time   how   I   pass,  how   I  tell  you.

Some talks your love change to hate.

I afraid that talks, do not forget you.

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It's necessary, I say, I love you
Give me permission, I say, I love you


I confess and thousand time
I love you, I love you


Life is short for the love
Why the hearts are not clean, I love you


You are so beautiful with anger.
You have any complain, I love you.


You say something, I say something.
It's not necessary now, I say, I love you

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Note: Waraich typed this in class last Thursday, but we did not have time to finish publishing.  Everything you see above is his own hard work.  We will update later with images of the original Urdu text, and some information about the poet.

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. (There are also many other languages used in Pakistan.)  Urdu is also spoken in parts of India and Bangladesh.

I added the photos of the text without Waraich.  I don't know if the correct images are with the appropriate translations.  If you know Urdu, please let me know!
  

-Eric, NYC, USA

Music: Pink Floyd's Lighter Side

Members of Pink Floyd.  Image from Pedro Netto.

Pink Floyd's music can be dark, psychedelic, moody.  But San Tropez is different.  This song on is on the album Meddle.  And it's clear when you listen that Pink Floyd is experimenting with new sounds.  The song is written about Saint Tropez in Southern France.  The mood of the song reflects the easy atmosphere of a sun-drenched beach.

The lyrics are full of rhyme and alliteration.  
Rhyme
A rhyme is when words share similar ending sounds (vowel and consonant sounds).  For example:

• reach / peach  (both words have the "e" vowel sound, and the ending "ch" consonant sound)
• rind / behind (even though these songs have a different number of syllables, they both share the "i" sound, and the ending "nd" sound.)

Alliteration
An alliteration is when two words with the same beginning sounds are used close together. This is another common technique in poetry writing.  

• wave / wake (both words share the beginning "w" sound.  Note: these words have the same "a" vowel sound, but they do not rhyme, because the ending consonant sounds are different.  This is called a half-rhyme or a slant-rhyme, where the sounds are close, but not the same.)

Video: Meddle, by Pink Floyd



Below, I highlighted the first few examples of rhyme and alliteration.  Can you find more?
Lyrics: "San Tropez"

Words and Music by Roger Waters

As I reach for a peach
Slide a rind down behind
The sofa in San Tropez

Breaking a stick with a brick on the sand
Riding a wave in the wake of an old Sedan

Sleeping alone in the drone of the darkness
Scratched by the sand that fell from our love
Deep in my dreams and I still hear her calling
If you're alone I'll come home

Backwards and home bound
The pidgeon the dove
Gone with the wind and the rain on an airplane

Owning a home with no silver spoon
I'm drinking champaigne like a big tycoon

Sooner than wait for a break in the weather
I'll gather my far flung thoughts together
Speeding away on a wind to a new day
If you're alone I'll come home

And I pause for a while
By a country style
And listen to things they say

Digging for gold in the hoe in my hand
Hoping they'll take a look at the way things stand

And you're leading me down to the place by the sea
I hear your soft voice calling to me
Making a date for later by phone
If you're alone I'll come home

Pink Floyd album, photograph by badgreeb RECORDS.

Do you want to hear more about Pink Floyd?
Below you will find interviews with the members of the band, as well as clips from their music.  

Respond
Why do writers and musicians use rhyme and alliteration in songs?  
How might this song be different if Roger Waters (from Pink Floyd) didn't use rhyme and alliteration?

LEVEL4

           HELLO  EVERYBODY
To day my pleasure to talk about my teacher ERIC:
Evening classes with him is one of the most wonderful experience in my opinion he come to this world just to teach not only English many other activities.
Rich concepts we learn with him for example, how introduce our
selfs,learn English with music, write memories,post   music and stories and pictures and many other things.
I recognize, his passion to teach a graduate university people and people illiterate,we know some about him because he introduce his self and post in our blog.
Comprehension is one of his virtues,am so glad for him,we ned much people like you ERIC. Thanks for you as you are.

My little LIMERICKS!

Hello students,
today I wanna share with you a LIMERICKS technique that I do like it so fare. So, I wish you a great listening. Enjoy!  
 

 

                                                     WRITING LIMERICKS

Today, I fell so glad

Because I went to chad

I saw all people are sad

They like post a lot of ad

That make them sad

Please, I advice you, don't be bad.

This activity is so funny

To do it, it doesn't need money

Do you know who is jimmy?

The one who is ninny

He is old, but still shiny

Because every day he take honey

If you wanna be like Nizar Kabbany

So, Just do it and be brainy!

Music Monday: Cuckoo

I would like to start a new tradition: let's share music together! I am going to try to share at least one song per week.  With each song I will:

1. embed the song to play on the blog
2. paste the lyrics
3. provide some history or background for the music

Rhyme and Rhythm
What is a rhyme? A rhyme is a repetition of the same sounds in different words.  English spelling and pronunciation can be difficult.  The letters do not always match the sounds.  Look at the word rhyme for example.  We don't pronounce the letter h here.  Learning rhymes can help you group words together, and improve your spelling, as well as your listening, speaking, and pronunciation.

When you find a word that is difficult for you to spell or pronounce, try and find some words you know that rhyme.  Here is a great online tool for finding rhymes: RhymeZone rhyming dictionary.

About the Song (Background)
This song is by English composer Benjamin Britten, performed by the Choir of Downside School, Purley.  I think this song is absolutely magical. It tells the story of a cuckoo bird, from April to August.

Activity
1. Listen to the music before looking at the words.  

• What do you hear?
• What do you imagine?
• What did you think about?

2. Read the words without the music.  Can you identify the rhymes? If you can print the lyrics, make the rhymes in one color.

3. Now read the words with the music.  Now mark rhymes you hear in a different color.  Did you hear more rhymes this time?

4. Make your own song! This song is about a bird, and the things the bird does each month from spring until summer.  Choose a different subject.  It could be an animal or a person.  

• What sound does your subject make?  
• What does your subject do each month? 

5. Post your new song in the comments.

Cuckoo, by Benjamin Britten

Cuckoo, Lyrics

Cuckoo, cuckoo... (softly in background, repeated)

What do you do?

In April, i open my bill.

In May, i sing night and day.

In June, i change my tune.

In July, far, far i fly...

In August, away! I must...

Cuckoo, cuckoo... (softly in background, repeated)

What do you do?

In April, i open my bill.

In May, i sing night and day.

In June, i change my tune.

In July, far, far i fly...

In August, away! I must...

Cuckoo, cuckoo... (softly in background, repeated)

Note: a "bill" is the hard pointed mouth of a bird.

More About Benjamin Britten and "Cuckoo"

Benjamin Britten was an English composer. He wrote many songs for children, and amateur performers.

This song is featured on the soundtrack for Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson. It's one of my favorite movies.

What does a real cuckoo bird sound like? 

You can hear the bird calling in the video below.
-Eric, NYC