A Song for Listening Skill
This cover version is arranged, recorded, mixed and mastered and lastly "shouted"by yours truly. :-)
English Summer Project:
Listen to a simple English song and write the lyrics by pausing and replaying the song multiple times. Written document, clearly indicating the song title and artist.
বার বার মন দিয়ে একটি ইংরেজি গান শোনো । গানটি সম্পর্কে কিছু তথ্য, গানটির শিরোনাম এবং শিল্পীকে স্পষ্টভাবে উল্লেখ করে তোমার অভিজ্ঞতা লিপিবদ্ধ করো ।
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Some Information on the Original Song:
"Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song also termed as mento.
In 1956, the album Calypso by Harry Belafonte featured the song. Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half-Barbadian songwriter composed the lyric of this song.
Burgess was inspired by many folk pieces when he created the song. He acknowledged his use of the tune of another mento, "Iron Bar". The Jamaican national dish is referred to in the line "ackee, rice, saltfish are nice".
It also tells us about the beauties of the West Indian Islands.
This popular song has been translated into many languages.
- Acknowledgement : Wikipedia
The Lyrics:
Down the way
Where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Ackee, rice, saltfish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls swing to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Down the way
Where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop
But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
Sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town
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