Sapphire – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran
• Album: Play

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the radiant blend of love and culture in Ed Sheeran's "Sapphire," a song that beautifully merges Western pop with Indian musical influences. Featuring English, Hindi, and Punjabi lyrics, this track offers a unique opportunity to learn new phrases and appreciate the beauty of cross-cultural collaboration. Discover the rich imagery and heartfelt emotions that make "Sapphire" a standout in Sheeran's evolving sound.

[English]

[TRAFFIC HUMS]

♪ You're glowing ♪

♪ You colour and fracture the light ♪

♪ You can't help but shine ♪

♪ And I know that ♪

♪ You carry the world on your back ♪

♪ But look at you tonight ♪

♪ The lights ♪

♪ Your face ♪

♪ Your eyes ♪

♪ Exploding ♪

♪ Like fireworks ♪

♪ In the sky ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ Don't you end the party, I could do this all week ♪

♪ We'll be dancing till the morning ♪

♪ Go to bed, we won't sleep ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like stars ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ Don't you end the party, I could do this all week ♪

♪ We'll be dancing till the morning ♪

♪ Go to bed, we won't sleep ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like stars ♪

♪ Look what we found ♪

♪ Karma reached out ♪

♪ Into our hearts and pulled us to our feet now ♪

♪ You know the truth is ♪

♪ We could disappear ♪

♪ Anywhere, as long as I got you there ♪

♪ When the sun dies ♪

♪ Till the day shines ♪

♪ When I'm with you ♪

♪ There's not enough time ♪

♪ You are my spring flower ♪

♪ Watching you bloom, wow ♪

♪ We are surrounded but I can only see ♪

♪ The lights ♪

♪ Your face ♪

♪ Your eyes ♪

♪ Exploding ♪

♪ Like fireworks ♪

♪ In the sky ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ Don't you end the party, I could do this all week ♪

♪ We'll be dancing till the morning ♪

♪ Go to bed, we won't sleep ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like stars ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ Don't you end the party, I could do this all week ♪

♪ We'll be dancing till the morning ♪

♪ Go to bed, we won't sleep ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like stars ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

[♪♪♪]

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ (They sparkle, sparkle) ♪

♪ You're glowing ♪

♪ You're glowing ♪

♪ You colour and fracture the light ♪

♪ Look at you ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

[IN HINDI/PUNJABI]: ♪ When you raise your eyelashes ♪

♪ Darkness disappears ♪

♪ With rainbows wrapped around your fingers ♪

♪ You move like magic ♪

♪ How did God embed sapphires in those eyes? ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like little stars ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ Don't you end the party, I could do this all week ♪

♪ We'll be dancing till the morning ♪

♪ Go to bed, we won't sleep ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like stars ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ Don't you end the party, I could do this all week ♪

♪ We'll be dancing till the morning ♪

♪ Go to bed, we won't sleep ♪

[IN PUNJABI]: ♪ They sparkle just like stars ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ Touching on your body while you're pushing on me ♪

♪ (Your eyes) ♪

♪ (Exploding) ♪

♪ (Like fireworks) ♪

♪ (In the sky) ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

♪ The lights ♪

♪ Your face ♪

♪ Your eyes ♪

♪ Exploding ♪

♪ Like fireworks ♪

♪ In the sky ♪

♪ Sapphire ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glow /ɡloʊ/ B1	verb - to produce a steady light
colour /ˈkʌl.ər/ A2	noun - the property of objects that produces different sensations on the eye
fracture /ˈfræk.tʃər/ C1	noun - a crack or breaking of a hard object or material
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light or glow
carry /ˈkæɹ.i/ A2	verb - to hold and move something from one place to another
exploding /ɪkˈsploʊ.dɪŋ/ C2	verb - bursting suddenly and violently
fireworks /ˈfaɪərˌwɜːrks/ B2	noun - explosive devices that produce colorful displays of light
touching /ˈtʌtʃ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - making contact with something
push /pʊʃ/ A2	verb - to exert force on something to move it away or forward
dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving rhythmically to music
disappear /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/ B2	verb - cease to be visible or to exist
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the colorful part of a plant
shining /ˈʃaɪ.nɪŋ/ B2	adjective - emitting light or reflecting light

Key Grammar Structures

• You colour and fracture the light

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to describe habitual actions or ongoing states.

  ➔ The sentence describes a habitual or ongoing action with the verb "colour and fracture", which are in the simple present tense.

• And I know that

  ➔ Use of the present simple tense to express knowledge or awareness.

  ➔ The phrase "I know that" introduces a statement of awareness or certainty, typically in present tense.

• We'll be dancing till the morning

  ➔ Use of the future continuous tense to describe ongoing actions in the future.

  ➔ The sentence uses "we'll be dancing" in the future continuous tense to depict an ongoing activity that will happen in the future.

• They sparkle just like stars

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to describe habitual or characteristic qualities.

  ➔ The sentence uses the present tense "They sparkle" to depict a characteristic or habitual quality.

• Look at you tonight

  ➔ Imperative structure used for commands or invitations, with the preposition "at" to specify focus.

  ➔ The phrase "Look at you" is an imperative, urging someone to focus or admire.

• When the sun dies

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to describe future events in a conditional or poetic context.

  ➔ The phrase "When the sun dies" employs the simple present tense to express a future event in a poetic or conditional sense.