At Last
Etta James · 1960
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- You smile
- You smile
- Oh and then the spell was cast
Sing the opening verse
- At last, my love has come along
- My lonely days are over
- And life is like a song
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
The night I looked at you
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
A thrill that I have never known
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
For you are mine
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
My lonely days are over
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Ooh yeah, yeah
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
At ? my love has come along
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
And ? is like a song
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
My ? was wrapped up in clover
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I ? a dream, that I could speak to
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I found a ? to rest my cheek to
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "last" in the whole song?
"last"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "yeah" in the whole song?
"yeah"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- A thrill that I have never known
- At last, my love has come along
- At last, the skies above are blue
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- My lonely days are over
- Ohh yeah yeah
- The night I looked at you
Exercise 26
Compare "At Last" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 27
If you could change the ending of the story told in "At Last", what would happen instead?
Exercise 28
Describe the mood of "At Last" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 29
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "At Last" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.