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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

petunia has been in front all day the

prettiest Pome always rides in front try

being pretty with my tail jailed in your

eyes Bartlett stop jabbing your tail in

your sister's eye I'm Rowan Bartlett

with laugh litter are you sure who are

all of you go away we're your children

except for him well this is what I get

for taking a walk where's your mommy

little guy the monster

you got to die faster menitis takes a

while what did you pick rabies

spontaneous combustion night shade salad

sepsis hey I pick sepsis none of you are

doing it right we talked about this dead

things don't have to explain why they're

dead now we're going to get killed for

real sorry Mom

sorry oh why aren't we killed yet good

question

nice knowing you Mom all right it's okay

it's okay um

hey you in there I'm pigtail tall okay

hello uh this Gosling is yours negative

that Gosling stalks me emits noise and

makes simple tasks more complicated or

impossible yeah they do that goslings

imprint on the first thing they see

which would be you congratulations as

far as he's concerned you're his mother

now I do not have the programming to be

a mother no one does we just make it up

without an assigned task my next

priority is to return to factory taking

care of him is your task

now task acquired return mode delayed a

rosum always completes its task you're

lucky you just have one as a mother of

seven

six babies it's a full-time thing but

it's not all

bad just mostly bad do you have any

information on how to take care of this

unit they all need to eat but yours

needs to swim and fly oh fly by Fall

he's got to leave this island before

winter or how do I put this

delicately yeah that eat swim F by fall

or patience is the

key it's okay Mom I'm alive oh yay well

good luck goodbye we like your new baby

hope it doesn't die

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
petunia pəˈtjuːniə A1	noun - a flowering plant with colorful blooms
prettiest ˈprɪtiɪst A1	adjective - most attractive or beautiful
jabbing ˈdʒæbɪŋ A2	verb - to poke or thrust quickly
spontaneous spɒnˈteɪniəs B1	adjective - occurring naturally without planning
combustion kəmˈbʌstʃən B2	noun - the process of burning
sepsis ˈsɛpsɪs C1	noun - a life-threatening condition caused by infection
imprint ɪmˈprɪnt B1	verb - to make a mark or impression on something
stalks stɔːks A2	verb - to follow or approach stealthily
programming ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ B1	noun - the process of writing code for computers
delicately ˈdɛlɪkətli B1	adverb - in a careful and precise manner
patience ˈpeɪʃəns A2	noun - the ability to wait or endure without complaint

Key Grammar Structures

• try being pretty with my tail jailed in your eyes

  ➔ Gerund after 'try'

  ➔ The phrase uses a gerund ('being pretty') after 'try' to express an action to attempt.

• I'm Rowan Bartlett with laugh litter

  ➔ Appositive phrase

  ➔ 'Rowan Bartlett' is an appositive renaming the subject, and 'with laugh litter' adds descriptive detail.

• as far as he's concerned you're his mother now

  ➔ As far as + subject is concerned

  ➔ This phrase is used to express someone's perspective or opinion.

• without an assigned task my next priority is to return to factory

  ➔ Without + gerund

  ➔ 'Without an assigned task' uses a gerund to indicate a condition.

• you're lucky you just have one as a mother of seven

  ➔ Comparative clause with 'as'

  ➔ The phrase 'as a mother of seven' compares the listener's situation to the speaker's.

• they all need to eat but yours needs to swim and fly

  ➔ Parallel structure with 'need to'

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure to list actions with 'need to'.

• or how do I put this delicately

  ➔ Indirect question

  ➔ The phrase is an indirect question used to rephrase something tactfully.

• it's okay Mom I'm alive oh yay

  ➔ Interjection in dialogue

  ➔ 'Oh yay' is an interjection expressing relief or joy in dialogue.