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Lyrics of Katie Melua

 
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Wojtek1



Joined: 29 Dec 2005
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Location: Poland

PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:35 am    Post subject: Lyrics of Katie Melua Reply with quote

I'm trying translate the song "Mary Pickford" and I can't understand. Could you help me?
"Mery Pickford used to eat roses
Thought that they'd make her beatiful and they did,
One supposes"
I don't know who supposes.
Another item:
"Douglas Fairbanks (...) wore (...) must-a had much cash too"
What is "must-a had"? Is it spell mistake or a strange word"

The best wishes Wojtek
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pugachevV



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One is a pronoun meaning - I and people in general, or anyone. It means the writer thinks Mary Pickford was beautiful.
In case you don't know Mary Pickford was an old time screen actress.
Musta had is the way it often sounds when people say, must have had.
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