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Kiss from a Rose

Seal · 1994

Kiss from a Rose by Seal (1994) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da
  • Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da
  • There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea
  • You became the light on the dark side of me

Echo the hook

  • Now that your rose is in bloom
  • A light hits the gloom on the gray
  • I've been kissed by a rose on the gray
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Ahits the gloom on the gray

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Youmy power, my pleasure, my pain, baby

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Won't you tell me, is thatbaby?

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

A light hits theon the gray

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I've beenby a rose on the gray

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You remain mymy pleasure, my pain

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But did you know that when it snows

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And now that your rose is in bloom

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

A light hits the gloom on the gray

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

But did you ? that when it snows

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

A ? hits the gloom on the gray

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Won't you ? me, is that healthy, baby?

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

I've been ? by a rose on the gray

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Now ? you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

How many times do you hear the word "rose" in the whole song?

"rose"

Exercise 19

How many times do you hear the word "gray" in the whole song?

"gray"

Exercise 20

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Ba-da-da, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-da-da
  • Now that your rose is in bloom
  • Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

Exercise 21

Imagine you are making a short film with "Kiss from a Rose" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 22

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 23

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

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Exercise 24

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • that's→
  • you're→
  • can't→
  • won't→
  • i've→

Exercise 25

Rewrite the chorus of "Kiss from a Rose" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

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Exercise 26

Who in your life would you dedicate "Kiss from a Rose" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Kiss from a Rose" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 28

Compare "Kiss from a Rose" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 29

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Kiss from a Rose" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 30

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Kiss from a Rose", what would happen instead?

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