Wednesday Morning 3 a.m. – Simon and Garfunkel

I can hear the soft breathing

Of the girl that I love,

As she lies here beside me

Asleep with the night,

And her hair, in a fine mist

Floats on my pillow,

Reflecting the glow

Of the winter moonlight.

She is soft, she is warm,

But my heart remains heavy,

And I watch as her breasts

Gently rise, gently fall,

For I know with the first light of dawn

I’ll be leaving,

And tonight will be

All I have left to recall.

Oh, what have I done,

Why have I done it,

I’ve committed a crime,

I’ve broken the law.

For twenty-five dollars

And pieces of silver,

I held up and robbed

A hard liquor store.

My life seems unreal,

My crime an illusion,

A scene badly written

In which I must play.

Yet I know as I gaze

At my young love beside me,

The morning is just a few hours away.

There are some sentences in the lyrics written in Present Perfect. Can you find them? Can you translate them into Hungarian? Can you transform the sentences into Past Simple?

Key

1. What have I done? – Mit tettem? – What did I do?

2. Why have I done it? – Miért tettem ezt? – Why did I do it?

3. I’ve committed a crime. – Bűntényt követtem el. – I committed a crime.

4. I’ve broken the law. – Áthágtam a törvényt. – I broke a law.