A Lifetime of Adventure – English Lyrics

• By: Tuomas Holopainen
• Album: The Life and Times of Scrooge

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a musical journey with Tuomas Holopainen's "A Lifetime of Adventure," a song that encourages listeners to explore the world and value their experiences. Through its enchanting melody and thoughtful lyrics, this song offers a unique opportunity to learn the language of emotions and storytelling in music, making it a truly special and enriching experience .

[English]

To be rich is

To still remember

To treasure your first dime

To have a chance to say farewell

Story of your life

Time of solitude and strife

Freedom of the Northern road,

Hoping many miles to go

Promises to keep

Countless goldfields to reap

To be rich is to seek

To relive a memory

Far-off lands quests of old

Self-respect true grit

Never cared what a fortune might buy

To seek is to be rich

Story of your life

Time of solitude and strife

Freedom of the Northern road,

Hoping many miles to go

Promises to keep

Countless goldfields to reap

To be rich is to seek

To relive a memory

All the strangers on your path

Crossroads that lead us from home

The cooling hymn for soulful Yuletide hearth

All the songs of wilderness,

The truth in which you fall

They're your lost troves, but that's what you recall

Story of your life

Time of solitude and strife

Freedom of the Northern road,

Hoping many miles to go

Promises to keep

Countless goldfields to reap

To be rich is to seek

To relive a memory

Story of your life

Time of solitude and strife

Freedom of the Northern road,

Hoping many miles to go

Promises to keep

Countless goldfields to reap

To be rich is to seek

To relive a memory

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in your mind again, to bring back to mind
treasure /ˈtreʒər/ B1	verb - to regard or treat as precious or valuable noun - a quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
solitude /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/ C1	noun - the state or situation of being alone.
strife /straɪf/ C1	noun - angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance.
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another, especially one with a specially prepared surface which vehicles can use.
miles /maɪlz/ A1	noun - plural of mile, a unit of linear measure equal to 5,280 feet, or 1,760 yards (approximately 1.6 kilometers).
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - move from one place to another; travel.
promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ B1	noun - plural of promise, a declaration assuring that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - have or retain possession of.
goldfields /ˈɡoʊldfiːldz/ B2	noun - a district where gold is found.
reap /riːp/ B2	verb - cut or gather (a crop or harvest).
memory /ˈmeməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
lands /lændz/ A2	noun - plural of land, the part of the earth's surface that is not permanently covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air.
quests /kwest/ B2	noun - a long or arduous search for something.
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality.
grit /ɡrɪt/ C1	noun - courage and resolve; strength of character.
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B1	noun - a large amount of money or assets.

Key Grammar Structures

• To be rich is

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as subject

  ➔ The phrase "to be rich" functions as the **subject** of the sentence, indicating what is being described.

• Story of your life

  ➔ Noun phrase representing the main theme or subject

  ➔ The phrase "Story of your life" is a **noun phrase** that emphasizes the main narrative or theme of a person's life.

• Time of solitude and strife

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a period or context

  ➔ The phrase "Time of solitude and strife" acts as an **adjective or noun phrase**, describing a period characterized by loneliness and struggle.

• Hoping many miles to go

  ➔ Present participle phrase conveying an ongoing desire or hope

  ➔ The phrase "Hoping many miles to go" uses a **present participle** to express an ongoing sense of hope or desire to travel far.

• Never cared what a fortune might buy

  ➔ Simple past tense with 'never' indicating lack of concern or interest

  ➔ The phrase "Never cared what a fortune might buy" uses the **simple past tense** with 'never' to express a complete lack of concern or interest in material wealth.

• They're your lost troves, but that's what you recall

  ➔ Contracted form 'They're' (they are) + possessive pronoun

  ➔ The word "They're" is a **contraction** of "they are," used here with the **possessive pronoun** 'your' to indicate ownership of the "lost troves."