Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles · 1969
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- It's alright
- Little darlin', it's been a long, cold, lonely winter
- Little darlin', it feels like years since it's been here
- Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Echo the hook
- Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
- Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
- Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
- Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 4
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 5
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Here comes the sun, and I say
Exercise 6
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Little darlin', the smile's returning to their faces
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Here comes the sun
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Exercise 10
Choose the missing word:
Here ? the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
Little ? it's been a long, cold, lonely winter
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Little darlin', the ? returning to their faces
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Little darlin', I ? that ice is slowly melting
Exercise 14
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 15
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
How many times do you hear the word "comes" in the whole song?
"comes"
Exercise 19
How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?
"it's"
Exercise 20
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Here comes the sun
- Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
- Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Exercise 21
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 22
"Here Comes the Sun" was released in 1969. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 23
Imagine you are making a short film with "Here Comes the Sun" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 24
Match each English word or phrase to its Portuguese meaning.
- sun→
- smile→
- winter→
- long→
Exercise 25
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Here Comes the Sun" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Here Comes the Sun", what would happen instead?
Exercise 27
If you could ask The Beatles one question about "Here Comes the Sun", what would it be and why?
Exercise 28
Describe the mood of "Here Comes the Sun" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 29
Rewrite the chorus of "Here Comes the Sun" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 30
Who in your life would you dedicate "Here Comes the Sun" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?