Irony
“Great Nations of Europe” by Randy Newman
The Great Nations of Europe had gathered on the shore.
They'd conquered what was behind them and now they wanted more,
so they looked to the mighty ocean and took to the Western sea -
the great nations of Europe in the 16th century.
Hide your wives and daughter; hide the groceries too.
The great nations of Europe comin through.
The Grand Canary Islands first land to which they came
they conquered all the canaries there which gave the land its name
there were natives there called guanches, guanches by the score
bullet's, disease the Portuguese, they weren't there any more
Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone.
You never seen anyone so gone.
There's pictures in a museum, some lines written in a book
but you won't find a live one, no matter where you look.
Hide your wives and daughters; hide the groceries too
The great nations of Europe comin through.
Columbus sailed for India found Salvador instead. -----> Its Ironic that he would fins Salvador since he killed the natives instead of saving them. Irony type 2.
He shook hands with some Indians and soon they all were dead. -----> Its Ironic because you cant shake hands with someone whose dead. Irony type 3.
They got tb and typhoid and athletes foot, diphtheria and the flu
'scuse me great nations comin through.
Balboa found the Pacific, and on the trail one day,
he met some friendly Indians whom the Church told him were gay,
soooooooooooooo
he had them torn apart by dogs on religious grounds they say
the great nations of Europe were quite holy in their way.-----> Its Ironic because the nations of Europe in essence weren't holy if they had people torn apart on religious grounds. Irony type 3.
Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone.
You never seen anyone so gone.-----> You can't see anyone if they are gone. Irony type 1.
Some bones hidden in a canyon some paintings in a cave
they're no use tryin to save them, there's nothin left to save.
Hide your wives and daughters; hide your sons as well
with the great nations of Europe you never can tell.
Where you and I are standing at the dawn of a century
Europes have sprung up everyone as even I can see
but there on the horizon is the possibility
that some bug from out of Africa might come for you and me-----> Its Ironic because the people and nations that were conquered mas come to conquer the people who conquered them later on. Irony type 3.
destroying everything in its path from sea to shining sea
like the great nations of Europe in the 16th century.
They'd conquered what was behind them and now they wanted more,
so they looked to the mighty ocean and took to the Western sea -
the great nations of Europe in the 16th century.
Hide your wives and daughter; hide the groceries too.
The great nations of Europe comin through.
The Grand Canary Islands first land to which they came
they conquered all the canaries there which gave the land its name
there were natives there called guanches, guanches by the score
bullet's, disease the Portuguese, they weren't there any more
Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone.
You never seen anyone so gone.
There's pictures in a museum, some lines written in a book
but you won't find a live one, no matter where you look.
Hide your wives and daughters; hide the groceries too
The great nations of Europe comin through.
Columbus sailed for India found Salvador instead. -----> Its Ironic that he would fins Salvador since he killed the natives instead of saving them. Irony type 2.
He shook hands with some Indians and soon they all were dead. -----> Its Ironic because you cant shake hands with someone whose dead. Irony type 3.
They got tb and typhoid and athletes foot, diphtheria and the flu
'scuse me great nations comin through.
Balboa found the Pacific, and on the trail one day,
he met some friendly Indians whom the Church told him were gay,
soooooooooooooo
he had them torn apart by dogs on religious grounds they say
the great nations of Europe were quite holy in their way.-----> Its Ironic because the nations of Europe in essence weren't holy if they had people torn apart on religious grounds. Irony type 3.
Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone.
You never seen anyone so gone.-----> You can't see anyone if they are gone. Irony type 1.
Some bones hidden in a canyon some paintings in a cave
they're no use tryin to save them, there's nothin left to save.
Hide your wives and daughters; hide your sons as well
with the great nations of Europe you never can tell.
Where you and I are standing at the dawn of a century
Europes have sprung up everyone as even I can see
but there on the horizon is the possibility
that some bug from out of Africa might come for you and me-----> Its Ironic because the people and nations that were conquered mas come to conquer the people who conquered them later on. Irony type 3.
destroying everything in its path from sea to shining sea
like the great nations of Europe in the 16th century.
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BLOG POST: What examples from the song are ironic? How can you tell? What examples are not ironic? How can you tell?
Types of Irony
1. What is said vs. what is meant
2. What we know vs. what a character knows
3. Expectation vs. actual situation
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