Faithfully
Journey · 1983
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh, girl, you stand by me
- I'm forever yours, faithfully
- Circus life
Sing the opening verse
- Into the midnight sun
- Wheels go 'round and 'round
- You're on my mind
- Restless hearts
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:
You're on my mind
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Oh, girl, you stand by me
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
We all need the clowns
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Lost without you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'm still yours
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Into the ? sun
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Right down the ? it's been you and me
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Oh, ? you stand by me
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
We all ? the clowns
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Two ? learn to fall in love again
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 "yours" in the whole song?
"yours"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "forever" in the whole song?
"forever"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Ain't always what it's supposed to be
- Into the midnight sun
- Lost without you
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Oh, girl, you stand by me
- To make us smile
- Wheels go 'round and 'round
Exercise 26
Compare "Faithfully" 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 "Faithfully", what would happen instead?
Exercise 28
Describe the mood of "Faithfully" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
you're→it's→i'm→
Exercise 30
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?