Cheri Cheri Lady – English Lyrics

• By: Modern Talking
• Album: Ready for Romance

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the universally appealing German Euro-Disco hit, "Cheri Cheri Lady." Although sung in English, its simple yet evocative lyrics about loneliness and the pursuit of love make it an excellent, upbeat introduction to the 1980s European pop sound that transcended language barriers.

[English]

Oh, I cannot explain, every time, it's the same

Oh, I feel that it's real, take my heart

I've been lonely too long, oh, I can't be so strong

Take the chance for romance, take my heart

I need you so

There's no time I'll ever go

Cheri, cheri lady

Goin' through a motion

Love is where you find it

Listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady

Living in devotion

It's always like the first time

Let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady

Like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it

Listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady

To know you is to love you

If you call me baby

I'll be always yours

...

I get up, I get down, all my world turns around

Who is right? Who was wrong? I don't know

I've got pain in my heart, got a love in my soul

Easy come, but I think easy go

I need you so

All the times I move so slow

Cheri, cheri lady

Goin' through a motion

Love is where you find it

Listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady

Living in devotion

It's always like the first time

Let me take a part

Cheri, cheri lady

Like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it

Listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady

To know you is to love you

If you call me baby

I'll be always yours

...

Cheri, cheri lady

Like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it

Listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady

To know you is to love you

If you call me "baby"

I'll be yours

Cheri, cheri lady

Like there's no tomorrow

Take my heart, don't lose it

Listen to your heart

Cheri, cheri lady

To know you is to love you

If you call me "baby"

I'll be yours

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑrt/ A2	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood through the body noun - the central or most important part of something
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep affection for someone or something verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
Cheri /ˈʃɛri/ N/A	noun - a proper noun; a personal name
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2	noun - a polite or formal term for a woman
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B2	noun - a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love; a romantic relationship
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - movement; the act of moving noun - the act of going through a routine or pretense (as in 'going through the motions')
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period when something happens noun - duration; a length of time
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ B1	verb - to make something clear or easy to understand
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive by touching or through emotion
real /riːl/ B1	adjective - actually existing as a thing; not imagined
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to grasp or seize something with one's hand
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
long /lɔːŋ/ A1	adjective - measuring a great distance or duration; lengthy
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having great physical power or intensity
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility or opportunity for something to happen noun - a possibility that something will happen
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important
tomorrow /təˈmɑːroʊ/ B1	noun - the day after today
part /pɑrt/ A2	noun - a piece or segment of something verb - to separate or divide into parts

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh, I cannot explain, every time, it's the same

  ➔ Modal verb 'cannot' + base verb (ability / impossibility)

  ➔ The word "cannot" shows the speaker’s inability to give an explanation.

• Oh, I feel that it's real, take my heart

  ➔ That‑clause as a complement after a perception verb

  ➔ The clause "that it's real" functions as the object of "feel".

• I've been lonely too long

  ➔ Present perfect (have/’ve + past participle) for an experience lasting up to now

  ➔ "I've" is the contraction of "I have", showing the present perfect.

• Take the chance for romance, take my heart

  ➔ Imperative mood (base verb used as a command)

  ➔ "Take" at the beginning of the sentence is an imperative directing the listener.

• There's no time I'll ever go

  ➔ Existential 'there is' + future clause with 'will'

  ➔ "There's" = "There is" introduces existence; "I'll ever go" is a future prediction.

• I get up, I get down, all my world turns around

  ➔ Simple present for habitual actions

  ➔ "get" and "turns" are in the simple present, showing repeated or regular actions.

• Who is right? Who was wrong?

  ➔ Present simple vs. past simple in interrogative sentences

  ➔ "is" asks about the present situation, while "was" refers to a past situation.

• If you call me baby, I'll be always yours

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, will + base verb)

  ➔ "If you call" uses the present simple in the "if" clause; "I'll be" uses "will" for a future result.