Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
what is "to cree"?
Hello,
I was listening to the song from Iron Maiden - run to the hills.
However, in the lyrics i find the sentence: "But many came too much for cree"
(http://www.lyricsfreak.com/i/iron+maiden/run+to+the+hills_20068026.html)
I don't find the word "to cree" in the dictionary.
What does it means exactly?
And is it word that you can use in a regular discussion?
Thanks
I was listening to the song from Iron Maiden - run to the hills.
However, in the lyrics i find the sentence: "But many came too much for cree"
(http://www.lyricsfreak.com/i/iron+maiden/run+to+the+hills_20068026.html)
I don't find the word "to cree" in the dictionary.
What does it means exactly?
And is it word that you can use in a regular discussion?
Thanks
Top answer
In this line, the alleged word "cree" needs to be a noun, not a verb. "Cree" is the name of a native American people (or their language), but I'm not sure if that interpretation makes sense. Otherwise, there is no word "cree" that I know of.
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In this line, the alleged word "cree" needs to be a noun, not a verb.
"Cree" is the name of a native American people (or their language), but I'm not sure if that interpretation makes sense. Otherwise, there is no word "cree" that I know of.
It could be a mishearing/typo. Some transcripts have "creed" here, though strictly speaking that would be ungrammatical (it would need to be
"Cree" is the name of a native American people (or their language), but I'm not sure if that interpretation makes sense. Otherwise, there is no word "cree" that I know of.
It could be a mishearing/typo. Some transcripts have "creed" here, though strictly speaking that would be ungrammatical (it would need to be
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It is not "to cree" [verb] but "to [the] Cree" - see here: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/i/iron_maiden/run_to_the_hills.html
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Sorry, "Cree" (or "the Cree") does make sense in the context of the rest of the lyrics...
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