A Beautiful, Beautiful World – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
We are currently orbiting Planet Earth.
(Listening to headphones attached to controls)
I am picking up some noises... sounds like... cool music...
Such a beautiful... such a beautiful... such a beautiful...
Beautiful world.
EARTH
I'm the Earth, and for what it's worth
25 thousand miles is my girth
I've got more than 7 billion people living on me
All across my amazing geography
Check out my mountains, valleys, trees so tall
And I've got lakes, rivers and waterfalls
Volcanoes, craters, swamps with alligators
Tropical islands at my equator
The North and South poles have lots of ice
Only Polar Bears say, "This weather's nice!"
I've got so much land, yeah, I'm so immense
I've got 7 - (STORYBOT 2: "Seven!") - 7 different continents
North and South America, Europe, Asia
Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
But the biggest thing,
Everybody can see
Is that I gotta lotta water, all over me!
I have oceans with lobsters, whales, otters
Three quarters of me is covered in water
I orbit the sun - (THE SUN: "I'm so hot") - that's his line
And the moon orbits me - (THE MOON: "It's my time to shine")
I'm filled with life, both big and small
The most beautiful planet of all.
Such a beautiful... such a beautiful... such a beautiful...
beautiful world.
It is the home to every boy and girl
It's a beautiful, beautiful world. I'm getting homesick.
Me too. Computer, take us home.
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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orbit /ˈɔːbɪt/ B2 |
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planet /ˈplænɪt/ A2 |
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earth /ɜːrθ/ A1 |
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mountains /ˈmaʊntɪnz/ A2 |
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rivers /ˈrɪvərz/ A2 |
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waterfalls /ˈwɔːtərˌfɔːlz/ B2 |
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volcanoes /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊz/ B2 |
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craters /ˈkreɪtərz/ B2 |
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islands /ˈaɪ.ləndz/ A2 |
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oceans /ˈəʊ.ʃənz/ A2 |
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lakes /leɪks/ A2 |
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water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I've got more than 7 billion people living on me
➔ Present perfect tense with 'have got' to express possession
➔ 'have got' is used to indicate possession or something you own.
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I orbit the sun - (THE SUN: 'I'm so hot') - that's his line
➔ Simple present tense with 'orbit' to describe a habitual or factual action
➔ 'orbit' in the present tense describes the planet's regular movement around the sun.
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Check out my mountains, valleys, trees so tall
➔ Imperative form 'Check out' used for giving commands or encouraging exploration
➔ 'Check out' is an informal way to tell someone to look at or investigate something.
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Such a beautiful... such a beautiful... such a beautiful...
➔ Repetition for emphasis using 'such a' + adjective phrase
➔ 'Such a' is used to emphasize the degree of something, often repeated for effect.
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The most beautiful planet of all.
➔ Superlative adjective 'most beautiful' to compare and emphasize the highest degree
➔ 'Most beautiful' is a superlative form used to show the highest degree of beauty among all.
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It's my time to shine
➔ Possessive pronoun 'my' + noun 'time' + 'to' + base verb 'shine' for expressing personal opportunity
➔ 'My time to shine' expresses that it is the person's opportunity to showcase their abilities or qualities.
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I'm getting homesick.
➔ Present continuous tense 'am getting' with adjective 'homesick' to describe a temporary feeling
➔ 'Getting homesick' means feeling sad and missing home when away from it.