Here Comes the Rain Again
Eurythmics · 1983
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Like lovers do
- Walk with me
- Like lovers do
- Talk to me
Echo the hook
- Here comes the rain again
- Falling on my head like a memory
- Falling on my head like a new emotion
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
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I want to walk in the open wind
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Is it raining with you?
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I want to kiss like lovers do
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Here comes the rain again
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Falling on my head like a new emotion
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
Here ? the rain again
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I want to ? like lovers do
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
So ? talk to me
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Tearing me ? like a new emotion
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Here it ? again, here it goes again
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 19
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 20
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 21
How many times do you hear the word "want" in the whole song?
"want"
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "rain" in the whole song?
"rain"
Exercise 23
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Here comes again
- Here comes the rain again
- Raining in my hand like a tragedy
Exercise 24
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Falling on my head like a memory
- Here it goes again, here it goes again
- Walk with me
Exercise 25
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"Here Comes the Rain Again" was released in 1983. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
If you had to summarize "Here Comes the Rain Again" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 29
Compare "Here Comes the Rain Again" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Here Comes the Rain Again" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.