Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
A few bars from such Latin pop songs
I got confused by "A few bars from such Latin pop songs".
If the writer said "such Latin pop songs from some bars" (bar means a counter at which drinks, esp. alcoholic drinks, and sometimes foods, are served.), it is easy to understand it. How could a bar from a pop song?
Context:
Four years later, Evelin's cheeks still dimple when she smiles. But she's often frowning. Her sisters have learned to censor the radio. A few bars from such Latin pop songs as "Te Amo, Mamá" are enough to bring her to tears. And she can only talk about her mother for a few minutes before her voice chokes up.
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I surmise "Te Amo, Mamá" is Latin, meaning "To America, Mama". Right?
If the writer said "such Latin pop songs from some bars" (bar means a counter at which drinks, esp. alcoholic drinks, and sometimes foods, are served.), it is easy to understand it. How could a bar from a pop song?
Context:
Four years later, Evelin's cheeks still dimple when she smiles. But she's often frowning. Her sisters have learned to censor the radio. A few bars from such Latin pop songs as "Te Amo, Mamá" are enough to bring her to tears. And she can only talk about her mother for a few minutes before her voice chokes up.
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I surmise "Te Amo, Mamá" is Latin, meaning "To America, Mama". Right?
Top answer
I need a music expert to help me with the details, Jobb, but these are not drinking bars, they are units of music-- on the sheet music we can see vertical bars which separate measured sections of the song. And 'te amo, Mama' means 'I love you, Mama' in Spanish.
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I need a music expert to help me with the details, Jobb, but these are not drinking bars, they are units of music-- on the sheet music we can see vertical bars which separate measured sections of the song.
And 'te amo, Mama' means 'I love you, Mama' in Spanish.
And 'te amo, Mama' means 'I love you, Mama' in Spanish.
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A few bars from (a song) =
Hearing just a small portion of (a song) OR When she heard only a little of (a song)
A typical song would be about 50 to 60 bars in length, so just a few bars is not much of the song.
Another word for a "bar" in music is "measure".
Play me a few bars of "Deep Purple".
Play me a few measures of "Deep Purple".
Jok
Hearing just a small portion of (a song) OR When she heard only a little of (a song)
A typical song would be about 50 to 60 bars in length, so just a few bars is not much of the song.
Another word for a "bar" in music is "measure".
Play me a few bars of "Deep Purple".
Play me a few measures of "Deep Purple".
Jok
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