Caribbean Blue – English Lyrics

• By: Enya
• Album: Shepherd Moons

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to imagine or think about something that you want to happen
gold /ɡoʊld/ A2	noun - a yellow precious metal used for making jewelry and coins
imagine /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ B1	verb - to form a mental image of something
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - the color of the sky on a clear day

Key Grammar Structures

• If every man says all he can

  ➔ Third conditional or hypothetical statement using 'if' to introduce a condition.

  ➔ The clause 'If every man says all he can' introduces a hypothetical condition that is not necessarily true.

• They say the sky high above

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense 'say' to express general truth or common belief.

  ➔ The verb 'say' in the present tense indicates a general statement or widely held belief about what 'they' claim.

• Is Caribbean blue?

  ➔ Use of the verb 'is' to form a yes/no question in the present tense.

  ➔ The sentence is a question asking to confirm if the sky is 'Caribbean blue,' using the verb 'is' as the linking verb.

• Imagine sky high above

  ➔ Imperative form used here to suggest a mental picture or imagination.

  ➔ The verb 'Imagine' is in the imperative form, giving a command or suggestion to visualize something.

• In Caribbean blue

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating location or setting.

  ➔ The phrase 'In Caribbean blue' specifies the location or the conceptual setting of the scene.

• If all you told was turned to gold

  ➔ Conditional sentence in the past tense, expressing hypothetical or unreal situations.

  ➔ The phrase uses a past tense subjunctive construction to describe an unreal or hypothetical situation.