A Man With A Plan – English Lyrics

• By: KORPIKLAANI
• Album: NOITA

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
set /sɛt/ A2	verb - to put or place something in a particular position
stunned /stʌnd/ B2	adjective - shocked or surprised
lands /lændz/ B1	noun - areas of ground or territory
calming /ˈkɑː.mɪŋ/ B2	adjective - making someone peaceful or relaxed
drink /drɪŋk/ A2	noun - a liquid for drinking verb - to consume liquid
cheers /tʃɪərz/ A2	interjection - a toast to good health or good wishes
man /mæn/ A1	noun - adult male human
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for achieving something verb - to intend or aim
booze /buːz/ B2	noun - alcoholic beverages, especially in large quantities verb - to drink alcohol heavily
final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ B2	adjective - coming at the end
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a 24-hour period
spirits /ˈspɪr.ɪts/ B2	noun - alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, etc.
gathered /ˈɡað.ərd/ B1	verb (past participle) - collected or assembled together
swing /swɪŋ/ B2	noun - a type of dance or movement
burns /bɜːrnz/ B2	verb - to be on fire; to consume by fire

Key Grammar Structures

• When I first set myself on the road, I was stunned by sights untold

  ➔ Past Simple Tense and Past Participle in Passive Voice.

  ➔ "When I first "set" myself on the road" uses the past simple to describe a past action. "I was stunned by sights untold" uses the passive voice (was + past participle "stunned") to indicate that the subject was affected by something. "Untold" is a past participle acting as an adjective.

• With a calming drink in hand

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "Calming" is the present participle of "calm" and it is used here as an adjective to describe the drink. It means the drink is something that makes you calm.

• If Aquavit left me feeling bleak, A pint of bitter will make me cheers!

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (Type 1) and Causative "make"

  ➔ "If Aquavit left me feeling bleak" is a conditional clause. "A pint of bitter will make me cheers!" uses "make" as a causative verb, meaning the bitter will cause the speaker to cheer up. The structure is: make + object + base form of verb.

• The plan is to booze as much as I can

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose and "as...as" structure

  ➔ "to booze" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining why the plan exists. "as much as I can" shows the extent of the action, using the comparative structure "as + adjective/adverb + as".

• Until the fall of my final day

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase and Future Time Clause

  ➔ "Until the fall of my final day" is a prepositional phrase indicating a time limit. "Until" introduces a future time clause specifying how long the action will continue.