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Taka Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

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0 There are a couple of things that I don't understand in these verses.02br
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01i00Pulled down, I'm freezing on the ground now 02br
00Tears bodies all around, to die 02br
00After, another vicious slaughter 02br
00Of this unbounded war, my dying land 02br
00Faster, the life is falling deeper 02br
00Compared to waiving flag 02br
00Raise up! My injury hands are moving 02br
00Into the mud and snow, the price 02br
00While "Radio Leningrad" is spreading on the air 02br
00By 01font00"call the 01font00roll"02font02font01font00 02font02br
00You know, I'm scared to see your face 02br
00But I can't close my eyes 02br
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00If you're praying for me 02br
01font00Destroy what's inside02font02br
01font00Afraid to die is not my final will 02font02br
00Wherever you are 02br
00Deleting my name 02br
00Afraid to die is not my final will 02br
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02i00(1) What does 'call the roll' mean in this context?02br
00(2) What does 'destroy what's inside' mean here?02br
00(3) About '00afraid to die is not my final will', 'about to die' seems to be used as the subject here. But is it grammatically really possible? 'Afraid' is an adjective, isn't it?0-
  

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0There are several mistakes of grammar, structure and vocabulary in this song, Taka, and I don't see any clear answers to your questions. -- No, completely exhausted is a better term for how I feel02i 00. 0-

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0There are several mistakes of grammar, structure and vocabulary in this song, Taka, and I don't see any clear answers to your questions. As often with Japanese songs written in English, the construction is odd, and only conveys a mood that the writer thinks springs from the words.02br
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001-- 01i00Call the roll 02i00appears to have its usual meanin
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10There are several mistakes of grammar, structure and vocabulary in this song, Taka,12br
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10I see. No wonder I couldn't really understad it.02br
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00But your explanation was very helpful. Thank you!01blockquote
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0Actually, I thought it was originally Russian. I used Japanese as a comparison because I see so many J-Pop lyrics.0-
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0 Very interesting!02br
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00Tell me, MM. What made you think that it was originally Russian? Was it the words 'Radio Leningrad' only? Or the air of the English used as a whole had something Russian?0-
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0Yes, 'Leningrad'-- I am very superficial in my analyses.0-
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0 I see.02br
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00Well, thank you anyway, MM!0-
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