Boys don`t Cry - Henry Quinson

Boys don’t cry
by The
Cure
I would say I'm sorry
If I thought that it would change
your mind
But I know that this time
I've said too much
Been too unkind
I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eyes
’Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
I would break down at your feet
And beg forgiveness
Plead with you
But I know that
It's too late
And now there’s nothing I can do
So I try to laugh about it
Cover it all up with lies
I try to laugh about it
Hiding the tears in my eye
’Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
(Repeat from line1)
I would tell you
That I loved you
If I thought that you would stay
But I know that it's no use
That you've already
Gone away
Misjudged your limits
Pushed you too tar
Took you for granted
I thought that you needed me more
Now I would do most anything
To get you back by my side
But I just keep on laughing
Hiding the tears in my eyes
’Cause boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
(Repeat from line 25)
(Michael Dempsey / Robert Smith /
Laurence Tolhurst) ©Fiction Songs Ltd.
1. Read the song and find the English equivalents of:
a.
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Nouns:
Mensonge
larme
pardon
b. Adjectives :
• méchant
c.
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Verbs:
s’effondrer
implorer
supplier
mal évaluer
continuer
d.
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Expressions:
changer d'avis
n'avoir aucun égard pour qqn.
considérer qqn comme faisant partie du décor
2. Find all the elements that enable you to
understand:
a. what the boy did;
b. how the girl reacted;
c. how the boy is reacting;
d. what the boy would like to do.
3.
Now explain the situation in your own words.
Useful vocabulary:
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apologize for sth/V-ing (s'excuser)
pretend to V / that (faire semblant)
dare (oser)
be aware of/that (être conscient)
break (off) with sb (rompre avec qqn)
useless = needless (inutile)
instead of V-ing (au lieu de V).
4. The Cure wrote the song in 1980. Do you think
that it could still be said that "boys don't cry"
nowadays? Do you think boys should cry more
often? Why? Why not?
5. LLV1 Sportifs octobre 1999 (250 words): Have
you ever found yourself in a situation in which you
were unable to express your feelings?