[LYRICS & VOCABULARY:]When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me So darling, darling Stand by me, oh stand by me Oh stand, stand by me Stand by me
If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall to tumble [ˈtʌmbl] - обваливатьсяAll the mountains should crumble to the sea to crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] - крошиться, осыпатьсяI won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear to shed (shed, shed) [ʃed] a tear [tɪəʳ] - проливаь слезуJust as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me, oh stand by me Oh stand now, stand by me Stand by me …
Stand by me is a ballad about love and friendship. It was inspired by Stand by me, Father, a Christian song. to inspire [ɪnˈspaɪər] - вдохновлять A Christian song sung by Afro-Americans is also called a spiritual, or a gospel. spiritual [ˈspɪrɪtjuəl] - негритянская духовная песня gospel - госпел, стиль афро-американской церковной музыки Gospel [ˈgɔspl] - Евангелие, благая весть, учение Иисуса Христа
Stand by me to the end, oh, oh I want You to stand by, stand by Well, all of my money and my friends are gone God, I'm in a mean world mean [miːn] - подлый, злобный
And I'm so all alone, oh, oh I need You Jesus, stand by, stand by
Well, they tell me that Samson killed in ancient times ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] - древний
I know that You helped Him kill 10,000 Philistines, oh Whoa I need You, stand by, stand by
Here's another thing They tell me that they put Daniel Down in the lion's den den [den] - логово
I know You went down there, Father You feed Daniel once again That's why I said Do me like You did Daniel And stand by, stand by
Well, sometimes I feel like The weight of the world is on my shoulders And it's all in vain in vain [veɪn] - напрасно
When I begin to feel weak along the way You come and You give me strength again oh, oh
The Hebrew children have been in fire Hebrew [ˈhiːbruː] - древнееврейский
Ten times hotter that it ought to be Just like You delivered them, Father I know You can deliver me, oh Lord I'm calling You Jesus, stand by, stand by to deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] - спасать, избавлять
When I'm sick, Father, stand by When the doctor walk away from my bedside Stand by me, Father When it seem like I don't have a friend I wonder would You be my friend Stand closer than my brother, stand by ...
Mind the bad grammar in the final sentences: When the doctor walk away from my bedside When it seem like I don't have a frien Surely, it should have been: When the doctor walks away from my bedside When it seems like I don't have a friend
Why, then are there these bad grammar mistakes? [GUESSED IT?] This black gospel song is sung by Afro-Americans. As is well known, Afro-Americans are descendents of slaves who did not have enough schooling, so they could not and did not always use the correct grammas structures.