Song Men In Black by Will Smith Language Turkish Translation by merve Link: Step 1 Get the song mp3 and print this worksheet. Review song in native language twice to understand general story, try to imagine a short movie in your mind. 1 Here come | the Men in Black | uh it's the M.I.B.'s İşte geliyor siyah giymiş adamlar uh işte M.I.B. 2 Uh here come | the M.I.B.'s, | here come | the Men in Black uh işte geliyor işte M.I.B geldir siyah giymiş adamlar 3 They won't | let you remember, | nah, nah, nah, Onlar izin vermeyecekler hatırlamana yok, yok, yok 4 The good guys | dress in black, | remember that, İyi adamlar siyah giyer hatırla bunu, 5 Just in case | we (are) ever face to face | and make contact. Olur da yüzyüze gelirsek ve bağlntı kurarsak 6 The title | held by me... | M.I.B. Lakabım sahip olduğum M.I.B dir 7 Means | what you think | you saw, | you did not see. Anlamı ne sanıyorsan gördüğünü, görmedin 8 So | don't blink, Bu yüzden göz kırpma 9 Think | what was there | but now's gone. Düşün ne vardı orada fakat şimdi gitmiş 10 Black suit | with the black Ray Ban's on. Siyah takım siyah Ray Banlerle 11 Walk in shadow, | move in silence, Gölgede yürü, sessiz hareket et, 12 Guard against | extra-terrestrial violence. Korun bilinmeyen alemlerin şiddetinden. 13 But yo | we ain't on | no government list. Fakat sen biz değiliz hiçbir devlet listesinde 14 We straight | don't exist, Biz yokuz, 15 No names | and no fingerprints. Ne isim ve ne de parmak izi 16 Saw something strange, Grip birşy gördün, 17 Watch your back. Arkana bak 18 Cause | you never quite know | where the M.I.B.'s is at, | uh and... Çünkü asla tam olarak bilemezsin nerede M.I.B ve 19 (chorus) (koro) 20 Here come | the Men in Black. | Men in Black İşte geliyor siyah giymiş adamlar. Siyah giymiş adamlar21 The galaxy defenders. | uh oh, uh oh Galaksi koruyucuları. uh oh, uh oh 22 Here come | the Men in Black. | Men in Black İşte geliyor siyah giymiş adamlar. siyah giymiş adamlar 23 They won't | let you remember. Onlar izn vermeyecekler hatırlamana ______________________________________________________________ 24 Now | from the deepest | of the darkest of night, Şimdi enderininden gecenin karanlığının, 25 On the horizon, | bright light in the site | tight, Ufukta parlak ışık alanda az, 26 Cameras zoom, | only | impending doom. Kameralar zumluyor, sadece gelmekte olan musubeti. 27 But then | like BOOM | black suits | fill the room up. Fakat sonra bam diye siyah takımlar odayı tamamen dolduruyor. 28 With the quickness talk | with the witnesses, En hızlı konuşmayla şahitlerle, 29 Hypnotizer, neuralizer. hypnotizer, neuralizer 30 Vivid memories | turn to fantasies. Canlı anılar fantazilere dönüyor 31 Ain't no M.I.B.'s. | Can I please, Değil mi M.I.B lütfen**************** 32 Do what we say | that's the way | we kick it. Ne söylersek onu yap yöntemimiz budur işlettiğimiz 33 Ya know | what I mean, Biliyorsun ne demek istediğimi 34 I say | my noisy cricket | get wicked | on ya. Diyoru ki gürültülü kriketim rahatsız edecek seni 35 We're your | first, last and only | line of defence, Biz senin ilk,son ve tek savunma hattınız 36 Against the worst scum | of the universe. En kötü şerefsizlere karşı tüm alemin 37 So | don't fear us, | cheer us. Bu yüzden korkma bizden destekle bizi 38 If you ever | get near us, | don't jeer us. Eğer sen yaklaşırsa bize hor görme bizi. 39 We're the fearless. Biz korkusuz. 40 M.I.B.'s freezin' up | all the flack. M.I.B. durduruyor tüm yaylım ateşlerini. 41 What's that stand for? Açılımı nedir onun? 42 (X3) Men In Black. | Uh, M-m-m-... siyah giymiş adamlar X3. *uh, mmmmm 43 Let me see ya | just bounce it | with me. Göreyim seni zıplat benimle.44 Just bounce with me. Yalnız zıpla benimle. 45 Let me see ya | just slide with me. Göreyim seni yalnız kay benimle. 46 Just slide with me. | Just slide with me. | C'mon. Yalnız kay benimle . Yalnız kay benimle. Hadi. 47 Let me see ya | take a walk | with me. Göreyim seni yürrüyüşe çık benimle. 48 Just walk | with me. | Take a walk | with me. | C'mon, Yalnız yürü benimle. Yürüyüşe çık benimle. Hadi, 49 And | make your neck work. Ve boynunu çalıştır. 50 Now freeze. Şimdi don 51 (repeat chorus) (koro tekrar) 52 A-ight check it. Tamam kontrol et. 53 Let me | tell you this | in closin'. İzin ver söyleyeyim sana şunu kapanışta, 54 I know | we might seem | imposin', Biliyorum gözüküyor olabiliriz dayatmacı, 55 But trust me | if we ever show | in your section. Fakat güven bana hiç gözükürsek senin bölüünde. 56 Believe me | it's for your own | protection. İnan bana senin kendi koruman için. 57 Cuz | we see things | that you need | not see, Çünkü görüyoruz şunları ki gerek yok görmene senin, 58 And | we be places | that you need | not be. Ve yerlerdeyi gerek yok senin olmana. 59 So | go with your life, Bu yüzden devam et hayatına, 60 Forget that Roswell crap. Unut o Roswell saçmalığını. 61 Show love | to the black suit. Sevgi göster siyah takıma. 62 Cuz | that's the Men in, | That's the Men in... Çünkü O adamlardı içinde, O adamlardır içinde... 63 (repeat chorus X3) (koro tekrar X3) Note: The underlined "grey" words are proper English nouns or simply sounds and should not be translated to native language. Note: The underlined words are non-standard English. Here are some notes (by line number) about them: 3 nah -slang for no 9 now's -slang for now it is 10 Ray Ban's -brand name of sunglasses 13 yo -slang for you13 ain't -slang for aren't 18 cause -slang for because 18 is at -proper form = are at 21 uh oh -slang for "we are in for trouble" 28 quickness -proper form = quickest 29 hypnotizer, neurolizer -made up words for their guns 31 Ain't -slang contraction for am not or are not 33, 34, 43 ya -slang for you 40 freezin' = freezing 41 what's -poor English contraction for what does 46, 48 c'mon -slang for "come on" 52 a-right check it = allright, check it out 53 closin' = closing 54 imposin' = imposing 57, 59 cuz -slang for because 58 be -proper form = are 60 Roswell is a place rumored to be hiding an alien, by the government Please feel free to post further questions at the original song posting on www.myeslfriends.com Step 2 Come to class and recite the English lyrics with your coach. Circle the words he/she says were not perfect. Sing the song 25 times carefully mimicking the circled words. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Step 3 Complete exercise 1 (below) filling in the missing words. Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks Here come the _______ in __________ They won't let you remember .The _______ __________ dress in __________, remember that, Just in case we ever face to face and make contact. .The _________ held by ______ M.I.B. Means what you think you saw, you did not see. So don't blink, Think what was there but now's gone ._______ ______ with the _______ Ray Ban's on. .Walk in ________, move in silence, .Guard against ______________ violence .But yo we ain't on no _____________ list. We straight don't exist, .No __________ and no __________ . Saw something strange, .Watch your __________ . Cause you never quite know where the M.I.B.'s is at, .Here come the _______ in Black. (Men in Black) .The __________ defenders. (uh oh, uh oh) Here come the Men in Black. (Men in Black) They won't let you remember .Now from the deepest of the darkest of _________, .On the __________ , bright __________ in the site tight,.__________ zoom, only impending doom .But then like BOOM black __________ fill the __________ up. With the quickness talk with the witnesses, Hypnotizer, neuralizer .Vivid __________ turn to __________ . Ain't no M.I.B.'s. Can I please, Do what we say that's the way we kick it. Ya know what I mean, .I say my __________ __________ get wicked on ya .We're your first, last and only __________ of defence, .Against the __________ __________ of the __________ . So don't fear us, cheer us. If you ever get near us, don't jeer __________ .We're the __________ . Step 4 Record yourself reading the words and recircle the imperfect words (or class recital). Sing or speak the words with the mp3 another 25 times but pretend that you are in a movie performing the parts with real people. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Step 5 Complete exercise 2 (below) filling in the missing words with funny and crazy words. It must not make sense. Then read it a few times trying to imagine the new story. Exercise 2 Fill in new words (nouns + adjectives) Here come the _______ in __________ They won't let you remember .The _______ __________ dress in __________, remember that, Just in case we ever face to face and make contact. .The _________ held by ______ M.I.B. Means what you think you saw, you did not see. So don't blink, Think what was there but now's gone ._______ ______ with the _______ Ray Ban's on. .Walk in ________, move in silence, .Guard against ______________ violence .But yo we ain't on no _____________ list. We straight don't exist, .No __________ and no __________ . Saw something strange, .Watch your __________ . Cause you never quite know where the M.I.B.'s is at, .Here come the _______ in Black. (Men in Black) .The __________ defenders. (uh oh, uh oh) Here come the Men in Black. (Men in Black) They won't let you remember .Now from the deepest of the darkest of _________, .On the __________ , bright __________ in the site tight, .__________ zoom, only impending doom .But then like BOOM black __________ fill the __________ up. With the quickness talk with the witnesses, Hypnotizer, neuralizer .Vivid __________ turn to __________ . Ain't no M.I.B.'s. Can I please, Do what we say that's the way we kick it. Ya know what I mean, .I say my __________ __________ get wicked on ya .We're your first, last and only __________ of defence, .Against the __________ __________ of the __________ . So don't fear us, cheer us. If you ever get near us, don't jeer __________ .We're the __________ . Step 6 Get the Q&A mp3 Come to class and recite the English questions and answers (below) with your coach. Circle the words he/she says were not perfect. Speak the song and Q&A's 25 times (with the mp3) carefully mimicking the circled words. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Questions and answers (remember to practice simo-speak) 1 What does M.I.B. stand for? M.I.B. is an abbreviation of Men In Black. 3 What won't the men let you do? They won't let you remember. 4 In American movies, what dolor does the "good guys" wear? In America, the "good guys" usually wear white. So, are the Men In Black good guys? Yes, in this song they are the good guys. 5 How does this song say, "If we meet"? It says, "Just in case we ever face to face". 6 Would you use the honorific "Mr." for these men? No, you would use the title, M.I.B.10 How do they dress? The wear a black suit and black Ray Ban's. What are Ray Ban's? Ray Ban's are a kind of sunglasses. 12 What do they guard us from? They guard us from extra-terrestrial violence. Can you say "extra-terrestrial" three times? Yes I can, extra-terrestrial, extra-terrestrial, extra-terrestrial. What is "extra-terrestrial"? It's an alien from "another planet". 17 What does "watch your back" mean? It's an idiom for "be careful". 24 What does the deepest of the darkest night mean? It means it is really-really dark. 35 How could I say that I have no alternative plan? You could say that this is your first, last and only plan. Step 7 Recite (rehearse) questions and answers with a friend. Step 8 Come to class and participate in conversation about the song. Remember to have some opinions and ideas about why you liked this song. Karaoke ESL blog post for class recording, additional information and exercises: http://myeslfriends.com/wordpress/2010/05/05/men-in-black/MP3 Audio http://www.amazon.com/Men-In-Black/dp/B0018R0ZLI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1273004566&sr=1-11 Wikipedia post http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_(song) YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSRF3slguhI&feature=related Lyrics Youtube Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7CePeRW6eM Classes all Karaoke ESL classes http://www.wiziq.com/class/search.aspx?qry=kesl all by George http://www.wiziq.com/class/search.aspx?qry=machlan Home page links: http://myeslfriends.com/wordpress/category/kesl/www.myESLfriends.com Techniques Left Brain filters and Right Brain learning Speed (normal or faster) Simultaneous Repetition (song and simo-speak) Body Movements (expressions, hands-arms-etc., dance,pantomime) Passion (feel it, excitement, voice inflection...) Voice: song, whisper, yell, beat/cadence, sarcasm-funnyTwext (subliminal messages) Smile (should be enjoyable) Story think about the word-movie (once upon a time...) Out LOUD... no benefit to system without using voice Play (not study) find someone to play together LET GO!!!! no rules, no pressure, allow right brain to do it's own thing