– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Raley's you'll be the first to know

father and I are in the minister's box

my personal invitation of Cornelius

fudge himself

don't risk-taker there's no need with

these people

[Applause]

when it comes to the dark arts scores of

witches and wizards have claimed barter

why so tense Potter my father and I have

a bit you see I don't think you're gonna

last ten minutes in this tournament he

disagrees last fine damn what your

father thinks mouthful yeah

he's vile and cruel and you're a

pathetic teacher

yeah it's a fat father about this

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

our hearts beat as one the bonds of

friendship we made this year will be

more important than ever

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
minister /ˈmɪnɪstər/ B2	noun - a person in charge of a government department; a religious leader.
invitation /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ B1	noun - the act of inviting; a request to go somewhere or do something.
risk /rɪsk/ A2	noun - the possibility of something bad happening. verb - to possibly lose something important.
claimed /kleɪmd/ B1	verb - to state as a fact; to assert.
tense /tens/ B1	adjective - nervous or stressed.
tournament /ˈtʊərnəmənt/ B1	noun - a competition in which people or teams play or compete against each other.
disagrees /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːz/ A2	verb - to have a different opinion.
vile /vaɪl/ B2	adjective - extremely unpleasant; morally bad.
cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B1	adjective - deliberately causing pain or suffering to others.
pathetic /pəˈθetɪk/ B2	adjective - causing or deserving sympathy because of weakness or suffering.
hearts /hɑːts/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
bonds /bɒndz/ B1	noun - something that unites or binds people together.
friendship /ˈfrɛndʃɪp/ A2	noun - the state of being friends.
important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ A2	adjective - of great significance or value.

Key Grammar Structures

• Raley's you'll be the first to know

  ➔ Future contraction ('ll)

  ➔ 'You'll' is a contraction of 'you will', used for future tense in informal contexts.

• my personal invitation of Cornelius fudge himself

  ➔ Postnominal modifier ('himself')

  ➔ 'Himself' emphasizes 'Cornelius Fudge' as the specific person being referred to.

• don't risk-taker there's no need with these people

  ➔ Negative imperative ('don't')

  ➔ 'Don't' is used to give a negative command or advice.

• why so tense Potter

  ➔ Ellipsis (omitted verb)

  ➔ The verb 'are' is omitted, common in informal speech for brevity.

• he's vile and cruel and you're a pathetic teacher

  ➔ Coordinate adjectives

  ➔ Multiple adjectives ('vile', 'cruel') are joined by 'and' to describe the same noun.

• our hearts beat as one the bonds of friendship we made this year

  ➔ Simile ('as one')

  ➔ 'As one' compares the unity of hearts to a single entity.