(Level: B2 / Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate / ***)
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Before listening / watching:
The following notes could be useful:
Kate (Catherine) Bush (born on 30 July 1958) is an English
singer-songwriter known for her expressive three-octave voice and eclectic and meticulous musical style.
Being so talented, she even caught at the age of
16 the attention of Pink Floyd lead guitarist David Gilmour who helped her find
a contract with EMI.
She debuted in 1978 with the surprise hit Wuthering
Heights which was immediately number one in the British music charts for
four weeks and became an international hit (she was the first woman ever to
reach Number 1 in the UK with a self-written song!).
She had several Number 1 hits and albums.
Between each album, she was used to
dropping out of the public eye for many years simply because she was trying to devote her time to
her family, away from the world
of show business.
Her much-appraised eighth studio album, Aerial,
was released on double CD in November
2005 after a 12-year break.
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British
Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.
Babooshka is a
song by Kate Bush, taken from her album Never
for Ever. Released as a single on June 23, 1980 it spent 10 weeks in the UK
chart, peaking at number five.
If you want to know more about Kate Bush (discography; her news; watching music videos...), get to her OFFICIAL SITE
Vocabulary
scented letters: letters with a perfumed smell lettres parfumées
uncanny: strange; mysterious troublant
she freezed on him = she froze on him. (Probably) She didn't want to get any further after meeting him / She refused to have sex
While listening / watching:
Watch the official music video by clicking HERE
1. What is the topic of the song? How do you know?
(Here is a clue:
it’s the chronicle of a wife... ).
If
you can’t find the answer, start question 2!
2. Listen to the song and find the missing words in the gaps!
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She wanted to test her ........................
(1).
She knew exactly what to do: A ....................... (2) to fool him. She couldnt have made a worse move. She sent him scented ...................... (3), And he received them with a strange ...................... (4). Just like his wife But how she was before the ..................... (5), And how she was before the years flew by, And how she was when she was ...................(6). She signed the letter All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! |
She wanted to take it further,
So she ..................... (7) a place to go, To see if he Would fall for her incognito. And when he laid eyes on her, He got the .................... (8) they had met before. Uncanny how she ..................... (9) him of his little lady, Capacity to give him all he ................ (10), Just like his wife before she freezed on him, Just like his wife when she was beautiful. He shouted out, I’m All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! |
In case you did not answer question 1 initially, can you now?
When you are finished, you can check your answers.
1.
Il s’agit de la chronique d’une
femme qui veut tester la loyauté de son mari en se faisant passer pour une
belle jeune femme (juste comme elle-même
l’avait été avant les larmes, avant que les années ne s’écoulent, avant qu’elle
ne se raidisse face à lui…) et en lui envoyant des lettres parfumées sous
le pseudonyme de Babooshka.
Elle finit par convenir d’un rendez-vous avec lui ; il
s’y rend et il est étonné de voir à quel point cette fille lui fait penser à sa
femme. Elle est exactement comme sa femme du temps qu’elle était belle.
Babooshka: grand-mère en russe - plutôt ironique!
2.
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She wanted to test her husband (1).
She knew exactly what to do: A pseudonym (2) to fool him. She couldnt have made a worse move. She sent him scented letters (3), And he received them with a strange delight (4). Just like his wife But how she was before the tears (5), And how she was before the years flew by, And how she was when she was beautiful (6). She signed the letter All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! |
She wanted to take it
further,
So she arranged (7) a place to go, To see if he Would fall for her incognito. And when he laid eyes on her, He got the feeling (8) they had met before. Uncanny how she reminds (9) him of his little lady, Capacity to give him all he needs (10), Just like his wife before she freezed on him, Just like his wife when she was beautiful. He shouted out, I’m All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! All yours, Babooshka, babooshka, babooshka-ya-ya! |
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