Málfríður - 15.09.1997, Síða 31

- The media was very interested
in her.
- When he was younger, the
speaker in the song only saw her
as a sex symbol.
- She committed suicide.
What does the refrain „your can-
dle burned down...“ mean?
Read through Goodbye Eng-
land’s Rose; what are the main
differences?
- What does the song say about
Diana?
1) She will be remembered
2) __________________________
3) __________________________
4) __________________________
5) ____________ _
í lokin má geta þess að fjölda
dægurlagatexta er að finna á net-
inu, og sjálfsagt að leita þar
vanti mann skemmtilegt ítarefni.
Eva Hallvarðsdóttir,
kennari við Fjölbrautaskólann
við Armúla.
Candle in the Wind Candle in the Wind 1997
Goodbye Norma Jean Goodbye England’s rose;
Though I never knew you at all may you ever grow in our hearts.
You had the grace to hold yourself You were the grace that placed itself
While those around you crawled where lives were torn apart. You called out to our country,
They crawled out of the woodwork and you whispered to those in pain.
And they whispered into your brain Now you belong to heaven,
They set you on a treadmill And they made you change your name and the stars spell out your name. And it seems to me you lived your life
And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind:
Like a candle in the wind never fading with the sunset
Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in.
When the rain set in And your footsteps will always fall here,
And I would have liked to have known you among England’s greenest hills;
But I was just a kid your candle’s burned out long before
The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did your legend ever will. Loveliness we’ve lost; these empty days without your smile.
Loneliness was tough This torch we’Il always carry
The toughest role you ever played for our nation’s golden child.
Hollywood created a superstar And even though we try,
And pain was the price you paid the truth brings us to tears; all our words cannot express
Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you the joy you brought us through the years.
All the papers had to say Goodbye England’s rose,
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude from a country lost without your soul, who’ll miss the wings of your compassion
And it seems to me... Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just Marilyn Monroe And it seems to me... Goodbye Norma Jean more than you’ll ever know.
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