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That is where I got all the translations I have from the first two CDs... But I haven't been there for a while...

ETA: Here you go Poncho... Josh Groban lyrics

-- Edited by PollyAnna at 13:17, 2007-09-07

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Ah...here's a site that does have the first two CDs (under discography).  It's not his official site though.  That's here.

Here's "Solo Por Ti" (since it's from the 3rd CD not on that site)


Dime qué haría de mis días, - Tell me what would I do with my days,
quien soñaría si no estas. of whom would I dream if you're not here
Cómo podría respirar el aire,lejos de ti. - How would I breathe the air, being far from you.
Cuando no estas aquí. - When you're not here

Solo por ti,caminaría - Only for you, I'd walk
en la infinidad. - in the infinite
Afrontaría - I would face
contigo la eternidad. - eternity with you
Solo por tí... Only for you...

Dime lo que siente tu alma, - Tell me what your soul feels
dime por qué vive en mi. - tell me why it lives in me
No se pero voy muriendo lento - I don't know but I'm dying slowly
Solo sin tí. - Only without you.
Triste me quedo así... - Sad I remain so.

Solo por tí,caminaría - Only for you, I'd walk
en la infinidad. - in the infinite
Afrontaría - I would face
contigo la eternidad. - eternity with you
Solo por tí. - Only for you

Te daré mil poesías, - I'll give you a thousand poems
las escribiré para tí. - I'll write them for you
Cantaré mis melodías, - I'll sing my melodies
con la música de tu alma... - with the music of your soul

Solo por tí,caminaría - Only for you, I'd walk
en la infinidad. - in the infinite
Afrontaría, - I would face
contigo la eternidad... - eternity with you

Solo por ti,caminaría - Only for you, I'd walk
en la infinidad. - in the infinite
Afrontaría, - I would face
amar por la eternidad... - loving for eternity
Yo solo,solo por tí... I only, only for you...

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Sorry...that's kind of hard to read. You can check Polly's site for the original Spanish lyrics. I think I have them right.

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Can you tell me what the foreign lyrics sound like? biggrin.gif



Wah-ah-ah Uh-uh aaa aaa  yawn  (in other words, a combination of an adult speaking in Peanuts and the groaning of an alpaca in pain...)  rofl.gif



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You obviously have defective listening skills Cat. No wonder you don't like the songs.

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ohmygod.gif Egads, the guy sings "emotional fluff" in more than one language! spin.gif

He better watch it, or he's gonna get the sexy latin singer guys like Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Julio Iglesias, and Enrique Iglesias mad at him! matrixfight.gif

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All of his lyrics are well enunciated! Cat is just itchin'fir a fight! matrixfight.gif

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I think Groban's the Italian Napolean Dynamite. nod.gif

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Okay, Cat...if you just now realized that he sings in more than one language...you obviously haven't even really heard any of the music. Now, that's kind of uninformed...mocking something you've never even heard? Isn't that like, say...saying a book is of the devil without having read it? Hmmm?



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ohmygod.gif Egads, the guy sings "emotional fluff" in more than one language! spin.gif

He better watch it, or he's gonna get the sexy latin singer guys like Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Julio Iglesias, and Enrique Iglesias mad at him! matrixfight.gif





Cat, I don't know if you noticed earlier but Cat and Euphrasie seem to think you would well up and bawl if Josh Groban sang Janice Kapp Perry in Sacrament Meeting. You'd do that for me wouldn't ya? Sweetie pie? Sugar Plum? rofl.gif

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Cat Herder wrote:
...if he wants to show he is manly, he needs to expand that demographic and offer some manly loincloths and a good old manly heavy metal gong...
Both useful objects, but hardly interchangable.

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Cat Herder wrote:
...if he wants to show he is manly, he needs to expand that demographic and offer some manly loincloths and a good old manly heavy metal gong...
Both useful objects, but hardly interchangable.

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I said gong?  I meant to say he needed to get some manly loincloths and heavy metal headbanging going, but then edited before posting, and obviously somehow the going got changed to gong somewhere in the translation.  But yes, a good heavy metal gong would be appropriate to use when he starts a-singing!  rofl.gif



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Cat, I don't know if you noticed earlier but Cat and Euphrasie seem to think you would well up and bawl if Josh Groban sang Janice Kapp Perry in Sacrament Meeting. You'd do that for me wouldn't ya? Sweetie pie? Sugar Plum? rofl.gif

Not bloody likely!  evileye

I would pinch one of the kids devilish.gif, whichever is closest to me, even it ain't one of our kids, so that I could take the child out into the foyer / hall / parking lot just to avoid the ICK factor of having to endure a JKP song...  w00t.gif



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rofl.gif See, I tried to tell 'em that but they didn't believe me!

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I would pinch one of the kids devilish.gif, whichever is closest to me, even it ain't one of our kids, so that I could take the child out into the foyer / hall / parking lot ...

 


 Hey...did I, or did I not say there would be crying?

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Does Groben sing that latin classic "One Ton Tomato"

Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crece la palma
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma

One ton tomato,
I ate a one ton tomato
One ton tomato,
I ate a one ton tomato!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamera

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Some of his earlier videos show need for ortho..

His later ones show that he has most likely had orthodontia.

I've sung A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief before in a Sacrament meeting as a solo.
I wish I had that dudes voice.
I'd grow my hair longer. :O)

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Ok, for all you whiney boys who think that Josh isn't manly enough, here is something for you:



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That's great beefie... Duke did a great job... it's kinda' sad that Dean couldn't even follow his own voice! weirdface.gif

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Josh Groban Live at the Greek.  Get the CD/DVD combo.  Simply incredible.  Good mix of Italian and English pieces.

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I would pinch one of the kids devilish.gif, whichever is closest to me, even it ain't one of our kids, so that I could take the child out into the foyer / hall / parking lot just to avoid the ICK factor of having to endure a JKP song... w00t.gif

 



you should probably just quit the church now, Cat.  Your kids are being exposed to this JKP ick every Sunday:

A Child's Prayer
I Pray in Faith
I Belong To The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
I Love to See the Temple
We'll Bring the World His Truth (Army of Helaman)
Love is Spoken Here

Easily some of the best (and most popular) songs in Primary.

When you throw dirt on JKP, you're losing ground with me wink


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Roper wrote:

Get the CD/DVD combo.



I agree...



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Euphrasie wrote:

Okay, Cat...if you just now realized that he sings in more than one language...you obviously haven't even really heard any of the music. Now, that's kind of uninformed...mocking something you've never even heard? Isn't that like, say...saying a book is of the devil without having read it? Hmmm?




Actually, I was appropriately silent about forming any opinion on him UNTIL I actually listened to the unauthorized copy of the music my wife's co-worker gave her, read the lyrics people posted here, and watched the pirated video from Youtube that was linked here. So there, you womens (aided by ray and roper and mahonri) are to blame for turning me to the dark side... nana.gifwink.gif

Between the combination of just the way he employs vibrato and the mixing of the music track with his voice track, the only song I have heard that doesn't automatically sound like he is singing in a foreign language is, believe it or not, one that he actually is singing in a foreign language... the one theme from Romeo and Juliet. But even in that song, the instrumental starts to overpower his voice.

He really does sound just about the same in every song to me... like he is trying to yell at the top of his lungs and sound like an opera singer. I'm not saying he isn't talented, but I do not like his style. I prefer clarity over vibrato (male or female). There is nothing that grabs my ears' attention to try and listen to what he is singing.

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Roper wrote:

Cat Herder wrote:
I would pinch one of the kids devilish.gif, whichever is closest to me, even it ain't one of our kids, so that I could take the child out into the foyer / hall / parking lot just to avoid the ICK factor of having to endure a JKP song... w00t.gif

 



you should probably just quit the church now, Cat.  Your kids are being exposed to this JKP ick every Sunday:

A Child's Prayer
I Pray in Faith
I Belong To The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
I Love to See the Temple
We'll Bring the World His Truth (Army of Helaman)
Love is Spoken Here

Easily some of the best (and most popular) songs in Primary.

When you throw dirt on JKP, you're losing ground with me wink




Seeing as how those songs were included in a Church published songbook, she obviously was required to remove 90% of the ICK factor by the Brethren before being approved for inclusion. nana.gif Who says the Brethren aren't inspired... biggrin.gif

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I hate the word vibrato. Don't like the effect too much, either. Oh, well, eh??

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Why you gotta be so hateful, Coco?

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Uhh... just a comment. smile.gif

I hate the vibrato on the organ, too, for what that's worth.

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"In Her Eyes" is totally in 5/4 and never misses a beat! That makes it sound so awesome!

Before I was married, my mom honestly thought I was dating Josh Groban. I like to listen to his music especially while I am driving because I am a very paranoid driver and his music relaxes me. I love the way the music has so many counter-melodies, and I can even sing some of the Spanish, French, and Italian!

Solo Por Ti is such a sad but beautiful song.

I love Josh Groban's music, and because I had my husband listen to it with me, he loves it now too.

And Jason, you might even appreciate this one:

                                   


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So much hate in the world and so many haters... me? I'm a lover... :)

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Songs in 5/4 make me feel like I'm walking around the world with one leg shorter than the other.

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Noticed the cheers at the end all sounded like teenage girls... doh.gifnana.gif And, once again, the instrumental drowned out his singing... giggle.gif

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That and the one armed drummer from Def Leopard can totally kick his a@#!

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Dude. The couple with the matching Def Leppard muscle shirts at the Fair were so cute. giggle.gif

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That is sweet. They must really be in love. Hopefully it wasn't two dudes! Are you trying to set me up with an ambiguous posting Coco?

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Josh Groban has a wonderful voice but i don't like all his songs and his eyes are too close together.

I prefer these guys

Il Divo

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Ros: Who are these guys?

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look here

http://music.yahoo.com/ar-16201224-videos---Il-Divo

or

http://www.ildivo.com/media.html

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they are pretty boys... bleh.gif

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sales- I'm sure I don't know what you mean.

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IL DIVO!!! I have everything they've done Ros! Wonderful... Hubby bought most of the CDs for me.

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Whip It! Oh wait that was the original Divo, my bad!

I'll leave you gals to listen to your New Kids on the Block and head over to the new Saloon!

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You know, if yer not gonna' do up yer top button, just forget the tie.




Oh, please no. Keep the tie. The well dressed, relaxed possibilities of the tie. I love the tie. 



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TOLD you! I TOLD you he plays drums! And Cat...he wasn't singing in that clip. The guitars took the melody...he was doing an instrumental solo. Drum solo. So he wasn't drowning out anything. It was supposed to be the feature. evileye.gif

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Drum solo? Not hardly... there was other instruments playing too... Yer musical ain't cha? Solo implies "alone"... nana.gif

Hexes on me, eh? {Ronald Reagan voice} Hurt me, Euphie, hurt me! Make me write bad checks! {/Ronald Reagan voice}

(wonders if Euphie's comment "Y'all better watch out or I'm gonna start putting hexes on ya." is tantamount to her version of Sandy Cheeks' "Dont you dare take the name of Texas in vain! ... Yall best apologize, or Ill be on you like ugly on an ape!")

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Yes, solo is alone...and he was the only one playing that part. Haven't you ever heard a soloist play with an orchestra? They're sure not the only one playing, but it's still called a solo. I haven't heard as many jazz bands as orchestras, but I don't think the rest of the band completely stops when someone gets up on an instrumental solo there either. Don't mess with me on semantics.

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Obviously Euphie doesn't watch Spongebob. smile.gif

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That is sooo true... petting.gif poor misguided child spends her time following girlie man singers instead of paying proper respect to the great yellow one whose pants are square and whose sponge is Bob.  giggle.gif

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Ah yes. I'd forgotten your penchant for that yellow underpants guy... I should know better than to try to enlighten you culturally.

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