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1. The French Government does not approve of their radio stations playing a lot of songs in English. Which Johnny Cash song might you hear with the following French lyrics?
"Je garde un contrôle vigilant sur ce coeur du mien
Je garde les yeux grands ouverts tout le temps
Je garde la ends hors de la cravate qui lie
Parce que tu es à moi, je marche la ligne."
2. The American folksinger Tom Paxton reckons he had to learn one of his own songs all over again after it had been translated into French. Which song gained these lyrics?
"Bouteille de vin, fruit de la vigne
Quand tu va me laisser devinir sobre
Laissez-moi le long, laissez-moi renter che moi
Je wann'a revenir en arrier et recommencer."
3. In an unusual move, enemies on both sides of a conflict began to enjoy the same song. These are some of the original lyrics; by which name is the song known in English?
"Vor der Kaserne
Vor dem großen Tor
Stand eine Laterne
Und steht sie noch davor
So woll'n wir uns da wieder seh'n
Bei der Laterne wollen wir steh'n...."
4. These are French lyrics for one of the most popular songs ever written, Which one?
"Je rêve d'un Noël blanc,
Avec chaque carte de Noël que j'écris
Mai vos jours soient joyeux et lumineux,
Mai et tous vos Noëls être blanc."
5. If you're an old, or even a young, folkie, you've probably sung in Spanish a sad song to a rollicking harmony. Which song has the English lyrics?:
"I am a truthful man
From where the palm tree grows
And before dying I want
To let out the verses of my soul..."
6. Even The King tried some German lyrics in one of his best-known songs:
"Muss i' denn, muss i' denn
Zum Städtele hinaus,
Städtele hinaus
Und du mein Schatz bleibst hier..."
In which Elvis Presley song did these words appear?
7. The Beatles were a worldwide phenomena. Here is a snatch of McCartney and Lennon lyrics in French.
"Je vais vous achete une bague de diamants mon ami
Si cela vous fait sentir tout droit
Je vais te chercher quoi que ce soit mon ami
Si cela vous fait sentir tout droit
Parce que je n'aimee pas trout l'argent..."
What is the song?
8. It is not just lyrics but melodies that cross borders. Many Americans sing:
"My country, 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!"
The melody is similar to that of the national anthem of a European country. Which one?
9. At any karaoke, there is one song that a lot of people like to sing (or try to) - usually after consuming large amounts of alcohol. If you were at a Spanish karaoke, which song would be the subject of the following lyrics?
"Y ahora, el final está aquí
Y, entonces, frente a la cortina final
Voy a exponer mi caso, de los cuales estoy seguro de
Mi amigo, lo diré claramente
He vivido una vida que está llena
Viajé cada uno y Ev'ry carretera
Y más, mucho más que esto, lo hice a mi manera."
10. Sometimes a song and a melody can just cry out for translation. Here are some lyrics in Welsh. What is the song known as in English?
"Holl amrantau'r sêr ddywedant,
Ar hyd y nos,
'Dyma'r ffordd i fro gogoniant,
Ar hyd y nos.
Golau arall yw tywyllwch,
I arddangos gwir brydferthwch
Teulu'r nefoedd mewn tawelwch,
Ar hyd y nos."
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