Out of Broken Heart

 Out of Broken Heart¹

Jenny Lind, the famous² Swedish nightingale³ was considered⁴ one of the greatest⁵ popular singers of her day.

 Her music teacher once said, “Jenny, you've got everything to make you the world's greatest singer, but one thing⁶!”

 “What in the world is that?” she asked. “I practice all day long and you say I have tremendous range⁷, versatility⁸ and talent! What haven't I got?”

 “To make you a truly⁹ great singer,” he replied, “you have to have a broken heart!”

And so it happened¹⁰ that this man broke her heart! She fell in love with him and he jilted¹¹ her.

Then she began to sing from her heart! The songs she sang became her own12--songs of loneliness¹³ and tears--not just a collection of words and music--but it was her own  heart cry¹⁴!

1.     out of broken heart – от разбитого сердца

2.     famous – известная

3.     nightingale – соловей

4.     was considered – считалась

5.     greatest – наивеличайшей

6.     you've got everything to make you the world's greatest singer, but one thing – у тебя есть, все, чтобы стать самой великой мировой певицей, но одного тебе не хватает

7.     tremendous range – широкий диапазон (голоса)

8.     versatility – гибкость (подвижность голоса)

9.     truly – по настоящему

10.                        so it happened – так уж случилось

11.                        jilted  – бросил (в любовных отношениях)

12.                        own - собственный

13.                        loneliness - одиночество

14.                        cry – плачь

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