LIKE AN ANGEL Like An Angel Passing Through My Room by ABBA

LIKE AN ANGEL
Long awaited ______1) falls
Casting shadows on the walls
In the twilight hour I am alone
Sitting near the fireplace, dying embers
warm my face
In this peaceful ______2)
All the outside world subdued
Everything comes back to me again
In the gloom
Like an angel passing through my room
Half awake and half in _______3)
Seeing long forgotten scenes
So the present runs into the past
Now and then become entwined, playing
games within my mind
Like the embers as they _______4)
Love was one prolonged good-bye
And it all comes back to me tonight
In the gloom
Like an angel passing through my room
I close my eyes
And my _______5) images go by
All too soon
Like an angel passing through my room
Like An Angel Passing Through My Room by ABBA is the last song from the
group's final studio album, The Visitors. It was written by Benny Andersson and
Björn Ulvaeus.
Dlouho očekávaná temnota padá,
Na zdi dělá stíny,
V hodině soumraku jsem sama,
Sedím u krbu, vyhasínající uhly ohřívají můj obličej,
V tomto pokojném osamocení,
Venkovní svět nevnímám,
Vše se mi zase vrací,
V přítmí,
Jako anděl, který se mihne mým pokojem.
Napůl vzhůru a napůl ve snech,
Vidím dlouho zapomenuté scény,
Tak přítomnost dobíhá minulost,
Nyní a pak se mi plete, hrají hru s mou myslí,
Jako uhlíky, jak uhasínají,
Láska byla jedno dlouhotrvající sbohem.
A dnes večer se mi to všechno vrací,
V přítmí,
Jako anděl, který se mihne mým pokojem.
Zavřu své oči,
A všechny mé šeré obrazy ubíhají,
Všechny příliš brzy,
Jako anděl, který se mihne mým pokojem.
www.abbasite.com
ABBA was a Swedish pop music group . The band comprised Benny Andersson
(Sweden), Björn Ulvaeus (Sweden), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Norway), Agnetha Fältskog
(Sweden). They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.
The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group
member's given name (Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid). ABBA gained immense
international popularity employing catchy song hooks, simple lyrics, and a Wall of
Sound achieved by overdubbing the female singers' voices in multiple harmonies. As
their popularity grew, they were sought after to tour Europe, Australia, and North
America, drawing crowds of near-hysterical fans ("ABBAholics"), notably in Australia.
Touring became a contentious issue, being particularly unpopular with Agnetha, but
they continued to release studio albums to great commercial success. At the height of
their popularity, however, both marriages of the band members (Benny with Frida,
and Björn with Agnetha) failed, and the relationship changes were reflected in their
music, as they produced more thoughtful lyrics with different compositions.
Key:
1 – darkness, 2 – solitude, 3 - dreams, 4 – die, 5 - twilight