My Sweet Lord
George Harrison · 1970
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)
- My Lord (Hallelujah)
- My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)
- Really want to see you
Echo the hook
- My Lord
- Mmm, my Lord
- I really want to see you
- Really want to be with you
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:
I really want to see you
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Really want to see you, Lord
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Really want to go with you
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Really want to see you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Really want to go with you Hallelujah
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? want to see you
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I really want to ? you
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
My ? Lord (Hallelujah)
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Mm, mm, my Lord ? Krishna)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
My sweet Lord ? Sakshata)
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 "lord" in the whole song?
"lord"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "really" in the whole song?
"really"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Mm, my Lord (Hallelujah)
- My sweet Lord
- Really want to see you, Lord
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Mmm, my Lord
- My sweet Lord (Hare Krishna)
- Really want to show you, Lord (Ah, ah)
Exercise 26
If you could change the ending of the story told in "My Sweet Lord", what would happen instead?
Exercise 27
Describe the mood of "My Sweet Lord" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 28
Who in your life would you dedicate "My Sweet Lord" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 29
"My Sweet Lord" 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 George Harrison one question about "My Sweet Lord", what would it be and why?