Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin · 1970
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Sing with the chorus
- Ah! Ah!
- Ah! Ah!
- We come from the land of the ice and snow
- From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow
Sing it again — final chorus
- Ah! Ah!
- Ah! Ah!
- We come from the land of the ice and snow
- From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow
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:
Valhalla, I am coming
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
On we sweep with with threshing oar
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
We are your overlords
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
To fight the horde and sing, and cry
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
How soft your fields, so green
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
From the ? sun, where the hot springs flow
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
On we ? with with threshing oar
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
From the midnight sun, where the hot ? flow
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Can ? tales of gore
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
On we sweep with ? oar
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 "land" in the whole song?
"land"
Exercise 23
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Of how we calmed the tides of war
- Our only goal will be the western shore
- To fight the horde and sing, and cry
Exercise 24
Compare "Immigrant Song" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 25
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Immigrant Song", what would happen instead?
Exercise 26
Describe the mood of "Immigrant Song" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 27
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 28
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Immigrant Song" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
"Immigrant Song" was released in 1970. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 30
If you could ask Led Zeppelin one question about "Immigrant Song", what would it be and why?