cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years.
Goodbye England's Rose,
From a country lost without your soul,
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know. | Vocabulary
grace: Gunst
to tear (tore, torn) apart: vцllig durcheinanderbringen
to whisper: flьstern; pain: Schmerz
to fade: verschwinden, sunset: Sonnenuntergang
footstep: FuЯstapfen
loveliness: Schцnheit
torch: Fackel
joy: Freude
wings: Flьgel
compassion: Mitleid
2.1. Style and Rhythm
The song is characterised by plainness because there is only one instrument used in the song, also there is only one person singing. By the way the piano plays only a background function, so that the text is to the fore of the song and is easily understandable.
It has a very slow and sad rhythm so that the song became the emotional high spot of the ceremony.
2.2. Stylistic devices in the song
Here are some stylistic devices which are used in the song Candle In The Wind:
1 the stars spell out your name: personification of ”stars”
І like a candle in the wind: comparison
і your candleґs burned out long before: symbol
4 for our nation's golden child: paraphrase
© by Florian Then
from: Booklet of the CD: The very best of Elton John
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