Can't Help Falling in Love – English Lyrics

• By: Mark Ronson, Kacey Musgraves
• Album: Elvis: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the timeless story of love and loss through Kacey Musgraves' and Mark Ronson's versions of "Can't Help Falling in Love." This iconic song offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of emotion in the English language, from the heartbreaking vulnerability of a ballad to the joyful energy of a dance track. Learning the lyrics will not only improve your vocabulary but also provide insight into the cultural impact of Elvis Presley's music.

[English]

作词 : Luigi Creatore/Hugo Peretti/George David Weiss

作曲 : Luigi Creatore/Hugo Peretti/George David Weiss

Wise men say

Only fools rush in

But I can't help

Falling in love with you

Shall I stay?

Would it be a sin

If I can't help

Falling in love with you?

Like a river flows

Surely to the sea

Darling, so it goes

Some things are meant to be

Take my hand (Take my hand, take my hand)

And take my whole life, too

For I, I can't, I can't help

Falling in love with you

For I, I can't, I can't help

Falling in love with you

Key Grammar Structures

• Wise men say

  ➔ Simple present tense (subject‑verb agreement)

  ➔ The verb "say" is in the **simple present** to describe a general truth.

• Only fools rush in

  ➔ Simple present tense with adverbial modifier

  ➔ "Only" modifies "fools" and the verb "rush" stays in the **simple present**.

• But I can't help falling in love with you

  ➔ Modal verb + infinitive + gerund (can't help + gerund)

  ➔ "can't help" is a modal phrase followed by the **gerund** "falling".

• Shall we stay?

  ➔ Modal verb "shall" for polite suggestion/question

  ➔ "Shall" introduces a **question** that proposes staying together.

• Would it be a sin if I can't help falling in love with you?

  ➔ Second conditional with "if" clause + modal "would"

  ➔ "Would" expresses a **hypothetical** situation; the **if‑clause** uses present simple "can't help".

• Like a river flows surely to the sea

  ➔ Simile using "like" + adverb placement (surely) before prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Like" introduces a **simile**; the adverb "surely" modifies the verb "flows" and appears **before** the prepositional phrase "to the sea".

• Take my hand

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ "Take" is a **verb in the imperative**, directly addressing the listener.

• Some things are meant to be

  ➔ Passive voice with modal meaning (are meant)

  ➔ "are meant" is a **passive construction** indicating a purpose or destiny: "Some things are meant to be".

• For I, I can't, I can't help falling in love with you

  ➔ Conjunction "for" introducing a clause + repetition for emphasis

  ➔ "For" works as a **conjunction** meaning "because"; the repeated phrase "I can't help" adds **emphasis**.