Due to the fact that I was not present last week when everyone turned in their listening logs, I asked Ramin if it would be cool if I did a listening blog instead. Though I knew this song would be a little advanced for my level of understanding, I wanted to try using "Al Final Del Camino," that is "End of the Road" en Espanol!
Initially I wanted to try listening to the song and writing down the lyrics (as I did with my tutees in our first couple listening lessons. Now I see why the fill-in-the-blank method goes so much more smoothly). This was a huge fail. It seems this was i+12!
Below is my failed attempt. As you can see I gave this battle after the third line...
My Attempt at "Al Final Del Camino":
Se que tu mi quires
No divorcé memorar,
Te partería mi amor des pesos
Mi first time, (hard to block out the English lyrics that have been pounded in my head)
As stated above, I quickly abandoned that method, and moved onto listening while reading. Here are the "real" lyrics...
Lyrics to Al Final Del Camino :
(in parenthesis are my best guess of what the lyrics are in the beginning of the song)
Se que tu me quieres (I know that you want me)
No te vas a enamorar (?)
Te faltarian mi amor mis besos (___ ___ my love my kisses)
Mi verdad (my truth)
Tu me perteneces (?)
No lo dudes mas (?)
Tu eres mia ahora y siempre (You are mine now and forever/always)
Lo seras (?)
Al final del camino (at the end of the road)
Me vas a encontrar (you will see me)
Es nuestro destino (it's our destiny)
Volver a empezar (?)
Siento tristeza en mi corazon (Something about apologizing to my heart)
Por el dolor de tus adios (blah blah blah blah goodbye)
Chorus:
Donde tu estes
Si te llega mi voz
Al ponerse el sol
Me recordaras
Es lo natural
Sigo estando en ti
Yo...
Te perdono el error
Vuelve por favor
No juguemos mas
Tu eres para mi
Dime que es asi
Ya no soportare estar sin ti
Ni una noche mas
Tu no comprendes mi sufrimento
Tu no estas
Tal vez si quisieras
Volver a empezar
Juntos do nuevo y amarnos por siempre
Sin final
Al final del camino
Me vas a encontrar
Nuestro destino es
Volver a empezar
Nada es igual
Si no estas aqui
Ya todos mis dias se visten de gris
Chorus
Mike (spoken):
Todo este tiempo sin ti
Todo este tiempo extranandote
Todo este tiempo imaginandote
Con quien estas?
A quien quieres?
Con quien juegas?
Pero que importa
Solo me importa
Que vuelvas a ser mia
Que sepas que yo no te engano
Que sepas que te perdono
Que estoy perdido y sin rumbo
Que me duele estar solo
No puedo seguir solo
No puedo seguir
Solo, solo, solo
No puedo
Nada es igual
Si no estas aqui
Ya todos mis dias
Se visten de gris
This worked a little better, but in all honesty...I still only understood half of the lyrics and less than a third of the meaning could even be inferred. Had it not been for "schema," that is, for my incessant play back of this 90's motown hit, I probably would have known even less than that. I decided at that point to do what most of us in the modern age do when we don't know a word in a foreign language...GOOGLE IT! So I put the Spanish lyrics into the google translater, and this is what I got...
Direct “Google” Translation of the Spanish Lyrics:
Lyrics to End Of The Road:
I know you love me
You will not love
We'll be wanting my love my kisses
my truth
You belong to me
Do not hesitate more
You are mine now and forever
what you will be
At the end of the road
I'll find
It is our destiny
Back to start
I feel sadness in my heart
For the pain of your goodbye
Chorus:
Where you're
If you reach my voice
As the sun
remember me
It is natural
I remain in you
I ...
I forgive the error
Please Return
Let's not play more
You are to me
Tell me that is so
It endures not be without you
Not one more night
You do not understand my his sufferings
You are not
Maybe if you wanted
Back to start
Do together again and forever love
no end
At the end of the road
I'll find
Our destination is
Back to start
Nothing is the same
If not here
Now all my days are gray dress
Chorus
Mike (spoken):
All this time without you
All this time missing you
All the while imagining
Who are you?
Who do you want?
With whom do you play?
But that matters
I care only
May be mine again
Know that I will not deceive you
Know that I forgive you
I'm lost and aimless
It hurts to be alone
I can not go it alone
I can not go
Alone, alone, alone
I can not
Nothing is the same
If not here
Now all my days
They dress in gray
Lastly, here are the original lyrics for those of you who didn't own the "Cooleyhighharmony" cassette tape in early adolescence!
End of the Road lyrics as intended for the American/English Speaking Audience:
Boyz II Men: End Of The Road Lyrics
We belong together
And you know that I'm right
Why do you play with my heart,
Why do you play with my mind?
Said we'd be forever
Said it'd never die
How could you love me and leave me
And never say good-bye?
Well I can't sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be dead
Spinnin' around and around
Chorus:
Although we've come to the End Of The Road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
Girl, I know you really love me,
You just don't realize
You've never been there before
It's only your first time
Maybe I'll forgive you, hmm
Maybe you'll try
We should be happy together
Forever, you and I
Could you love me again like you loved me before
This time I want you to love me much more
This time instead just come to my bed
And baby just don't let me go
Chorus:
Although we've come to the End Of The Road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
Although we've come to the End Of The Road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
(spoken)
Girl, I'm here for you
All those times of night when you just hurt me
And just ran out with that other fella
Baby I knew about it, I just didn't care
You just don't understand how much I love you do you?
I'm here for YOU
I'm not out to go out and cheat on you all night
Just like you did baby but that's all right
Hey, I love you anyway
And I'm still gonna be here for you 'till my dying day baby
Right now, I'm just in so much pain baby
Cuz you just won't come back to me
Will you? Just come back to me
(Lonely)
Yes baby my heart is lonely
(Lonely)
My heart hurts baby
(Lonely)
Yes I feel pain too
Baby please
This time instead just come to my bed
And baby just don't let me go
Chorus:
Although we've come to the End Of The Road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
Come to the End Of The Road
Still I can't let go
It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
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