All You Need Is Love – English Lyrics

• By: The Beatles
• Album: Yellow Submarine

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with The Beatles' iconic song, "All You Need Is Love"! Its simple, repetitive, and universally understood lyrics make it a perfect and enjoyable way to start. The song's powerful message of peace and unity, broadcast to the entire world, makes it a special piece of music history that is both easy to learn and inspiring.

[English]

Love, love, love

Love, love, love

Love, love, love

(Love, love, love)

There's nothing you can do that can't be done

(Love, love, love)

Nothing you can sing that can't be sung

(Love, love, love)

Nothing you can say

But you can learn how to play the game

It's easy

(Love, love, love)

Nothing you can make that can't be made

(Love, love, love)

No one you can save that can't be saved

(Love, love, love)

Nothing you can do

But you can learn how to be you in time

It's easy

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All you need is love

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All you need is love

All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

(Love, love, love)

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(Love, love, love)

(Love, love, love)

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All you need is love

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All you need is love

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All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

(Love, love, love)

Nothing you can know that isn't known

(Love, love, love)

Nothing you can see that isn't shown

(Love, love, love)

There's nowhere you can be

That isn't where you're meant to be

It's easy

All you need is love

All you need is love

All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

All you need is love (All together now)

All you need is love (Everybody)

All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

Love is all you need

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Love is all you need

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Love is all you need

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(Love is all you need)

(Love is all you need)

(Love is all you need) Yesterday

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(Love is all you need) Oh, love is all you need

Love is all you need (Oh yeah)

Love is all you need (She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)

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(She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Love is all you need)

(Love is all you need)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
do /duː/ A1	verb - to perform an action
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with the voice
say /seɪ/ A1	verb - to utter words
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment verb - to perform music
game /ɡeɪm/ A2	noun - an activity engaged in for diversion or amusement
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or construct something
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger or harm
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is necessary or desirable.
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
meant /mɛnt/ B1	verb - intended to mean or refer to (something particular)
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A1	adverb - in or into one place or group

Key Grammar Structures

• There's nothing you can do that can't be done

  ➔ Double Negative (informal)

  ➔ This sentence uses a double negative: "nothing" and "can't". While grammatically questionable in formal writing, it's common in informal speech and song lyrics for emphasis. It essentially means 'Everything is possible'.

• Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The word "that" is omitted: "Nothing you can say *that* you can't say...". This is a common stylistic choice in lyrics and informal speech.

• Nothing you can know that isn't known

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase "that isn't known" is in the passive voice. The active form would be something like 'that someone doesn't know'. It's used here to emphasize the action (knowing) rather than the actor.

• There's nowhere you can be That isn't where you're meant to be

  ➔ Relative Clauses and Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ "That isn't where you're meant to be" contains a relative clause. It also subtly implies the subjunctive mood (or a sense of destiny/fate), as 'meant to be' suggests a predetermined state.

• All you need is love, love

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of "love" is used for emphasis and memorability, making the message more impactful.