Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Charlie Chaplin - Smile

"Smile"
(originally by Nat King Cole)

Smile though your heart is aching,
Smile even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky,
You'll get by,
If you smile through your pain and sorrow,
Smile and may be tomorrow,
You'll see the sun come shining through, for you,
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness,
Although a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.
Ooh, oh, oooh, mmm, ooh yeah
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile,
Smile though your heart is aching,
Smile even though its breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky,
You'll get by,
That's the time you must keep on trying, (keep on tryin')
Smile, what's the use of crying? (whats the use of crying)
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile,
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
If you just smile, smile. 

 source : http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gleecast/smile152498.html

Q : Who wrote the lyrics to smile?
A : Smile (Charlie Chaplin song) "Smile" is a song based on an instrumental theme used in the soundtrack for the 1936 Charlie Chaplin movie Modern Times. Chaplin composed the music, while John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons added the lyrics and title in 1954.
I really love this song. Although it's a short song, but the lyrics really moved me. Actually, I knew this song from watching a TV musical series : Glee. And by the time I heard this song, it made me really comfortable. The lyrics are so good and true.

We can see from the lyrics above that this song tells us to smile even in the hardest situation in life. Even when we want to burst into tears, even when we think we couldn't do it anymore, we have to smile. We have to do that because our sadness will surely passed. This song also tells us to keep trying and give our best, because the result would be worth the pain. And we should not living our life with sadness all over, but with our best smile.
Although it's a short song and the lyrics are repeated, I never get bored. I found this song as a cheer-up song when I'm sad or blue. I think this song delivered its message successfully in a simple way. Because I often linger in sadness and that's not good, and this song really comforts me. This song really can cheer us when we're sad, so listen to it at least once. 

The point is, to SMILE :)

Click here to listen to the song >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bZxamUU0x4

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