Eccoci alla nostra English song del mese. Questa volta, ascoltando musica e guardando video qua e là, Margherita ha scelto una canzone di qualche anno fa, di Bruno Mars.
Al di là della sonorità, le è subito piaciuto il testo e il significato di questo brano che non conosceva, nel suo far sentire bella e speciale una donna.
Ecco qui il video ufficiale:
Ed uno con le parole:
Ed ecco che siamo andate a tradurre il testo, trascritto e stampato,
The song of May
JUST
THE WAY YOU ARE
Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining.
Her hair , her hair
falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful and I tell her every day
I know, I know
When I compliment her she wont believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me 'Do I look okay?' I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, Her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful and i tell her every day
Oh you know, you know, you know I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Yeaaaah
Make the stars look like they're not shining.
Her hair , her hair
falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful and I tell her every day
I know, I know
When I compliment her she wont believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But every time she asks me 'Do I look okay?' I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, Her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
She's so beautiful and i tell her every day
Oh you know, you know, you know I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are
The way you are
Girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
'Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Yeaaaah
Poi, come sempre, siamo andate alla ricerca di informazioni sul brano ed il cantante, che abbiamo poi elaborato per iscritto e tradotto oralmente.
Singer: Bruno Mars
Album: Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
"Just the Way
You Are" is the debut solo single recorded by American
singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It’s
the lead single from his debut studio album, Doo-Wops
& Hooligans .
The song was written
by Mars, along with The
Smeezingtons, Khalil Walton, and Needlz. It was released in the United States on August 10, 2010. Mars said of the song, "It took me months
to come up with 'Just the Way You Are'... I wasn't thinking of anything deep or
poetic. I was telling a story. Get ready to fall in love!" he added, “I'm just telling a woman she
looks beautiful the way she is - and, let's be honest, what woman doesn't wanna
hear those lyrics?!"
The song received
positive reviews by music critics; it won many awards and it sold millions of
copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling
singles of all time.
The corresponding music video was
directed by Ethan Lander and was shot in September 2010 in the downtown of Los Angeles. The video features
Peruvian-Australian actress Nathalie
Kelley. The video is a mixture of live action and stopped animation and through
the animation Bruno shows his girlfriend how beautiful she is. He takes a
cassette tape and starts creating images out of the tape and they start to get
a life of their own.
The video begins with Kelley
listening to "Just the Way You Are" on her walkman as Mars walks in. Mars stops the tape
player, removes the cassette tape and begins singing his song. As the instrumental
portion of the song begins, Mars pulls the media out of the cassette tape and
arranges the media into letters forming his name followed by the song title. As
the song continues, he forms a picture of a drum, again on the table, using the
tape media. Additional images of similar construction follow throughout the
video including a portrait of Mars as well as one of Kelley blinking her eyes
and smiling as Mars continues singing. Most of the images shown are animated.
Lastly, Mars finishes the song while singing and playing an upright piano while Kelley watches and smiles.
Poi, dopo aver giocato un po' con il testo della canzone in Lyricstraining,
Margherita è andata a rappresentare qualcosa del brano con gli acquerelli.
Ha scelto di provare a ritrarre la ragazza protagonista del video, ma, già ad una prima vista, non era molto persuasa della modella scelta per rappresentare la canzone: "Una ragazza meno perfetta sarebbe andata meglio per il significato del brano..."
Quindi, mentre disegnava, ha pensato di trasformare la sua ragazza in una donna bella, ma con gli occhiali e un po' meno "sfacciata"...
