A few words are missing from the lyrics of the song. Can you fill in the gaps with the words given?
brook, dawn, feeling, glitters, gold, heaven, join, paths, piper, queen, rock, smoke, soul, stores, tune, wall, wind
There’s a lady who’s sure all that …….. is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows, if the ……… are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying a stairway to ……… .
There’s a sign on the ……. but she wants to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the ……. , there’s a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.
There’s a ……. I get when I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of ……. through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.
And it’s whispered that soon, if we all call the ……. ,
Then the ……. will lead us to reason.
And a new day will ……. for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now,
It’s just a spring clean for the May ……. .
Yes, there are two …… you can go by, but in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on.
And it makes me wonder.
Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know,
The piper’s calling you to ……. him,
Dear lady, can you hear the …… blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our ……. .
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to ……. .
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a ……. and not to roll.
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
Key
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
There’s a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
‘Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there’s a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.
There’s a feeling I get when I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.
And it’s whispered that soon, if we all call thetune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.
If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed now,
It’s just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There’s still time to change the road you’re on.
And it makes me wonder.
Your head is humming and it won’t go, in case you don’t know,
The piper’s calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind?
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.
| all that glitters is gold | tutto ciò che luccica è oro |
| stairway | scalinata |
| heaven | paradiso |
| meaning | significato |
| brook | ruscello, torrente |
| misgiven | dubbio, sospetto |
| spirit | spirito |
| smoke | fumo |
| to whisper | sussurrare |
| tune | accordo, concordanza |
| to reason | ragionare |
| to dawn | sorgere |
| to echo | risuonare, riecheggiare |
| bustle | trambusto |
| hedgerow | siepe |
| path | sentiero, cammino |
| in the long run | a lungo andare |
| it makes me wonder | mi fa pensare |
| to hum | canticchiare |
| in case you don’t know | nel caso non lo sapessi |
| to wind | serpeggiare, snodarsi |
| shadow | ombra |
| turns to gold | si trasforma in oro |
