Cheri Cheri Lady – English Lyrics

• By: Modern Talking
• Album: The 1st Album

Lyrics & Translation

Ready to dive into the irresistible charm of 80s pop? "Cheri Cheri Lady" is your perfect gateway. Its simple, repetitive English lyrics and universal themes of romance, combined with a highly catchy melody, make it an excellent and fun track for beginner and intermediate English learners to practice listening and vocabulary. This Euro-disco classic is special because its straightforward, heartfelt message and infectious beat transcended language barriers to become a global phenomenon.

[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
Cheri /ˈʃɛri/ A1	noun - a female given name; used as the name of the song's subject
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood through the body noun - the emotional center or core of a person; feelings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong affection for someone or something verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2	noun - a woman; a polite form of address for a woman
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to give attention to sound; to hear with intention
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B1	noun - a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love; a relationship involving love noun - a literary or cinematic genre focusing on love and relationships
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B2	noun - the action or process of moving; movement
devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ C1	noun - deep love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the ongoing sequence of events; the measured or conventional duration of a period
first /fɜːrst/ A1	adjective - coming before all others in order or importance
tomorrow /təˈmɔːroʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
part /pɑːrt/ A2	noun - a piece or portion of something; a role in a play or film
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants; the universe or a realm of life
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort; emotional distress
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a person; the core essence
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to use one's mind to form ideas or opinions; to believe
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place; to cause to change position
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information; to have knowledge
easy /ˈiːzi/ A2	adjective - achieved with little effort; not difficult

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh, I cannot explain

  ➔ Modal verb: cannot

  ➔ In this line, the word 'cannot' shows inability: 'I cannot explain'.

• Take my heart

  ➔ Imperative mood (command)

  ➔ The line uses the imperative form 'Take' with an implied subject: 'you', meaning a command.

• There's no time I'll ever go

  ➔ Contractions and future tense: There is → There's; I'll = I will

  ➔ This line contains two contractions: 'There’s' = 'There is' and 'I’ll' = 'I will', and it expresses a future intention: 'I'll ever go'.

• Goin' through a motion

  ➔ Gerund/participle: reduced form of 'going' in a participial phrase

  ➔ This line uses a colloquial reduced form 'Goin'' for 'Going', a participial phrase hinting at the idiom 'going through the motions'.

• If you call me baby

  ➔ Conditional clause (first conditional): If + present simple

  ➔ The line begins a conditional structure: 'If you call me baby' uses the present simple in the if-clause to indicate a real future possibility.

• I'll be always yours

  ➔ Future with 'will' and adverb of duration: 'I'll be' + 'always'

  ➔ This line uses the future simple with 'will' to express a lasting commitment: 'I'll be' + 'always'.

• To know you is to love you

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose / correlative infinitives: 'to know' is 'to love'

  ➔ This line uses the parallel infinitives 'to know' and 'to love' to form a correlative structure: 'To know you is to love you'.

• Listen to your heart

  ➔ Imperative mood with object of preposition: 'Listen to'

  ➔ The line uses the imperative 'Listen' with the prepositional object 'to your heart'.

• I get up, I get down

  ➔ Simple present for routine/habitual actions

  ➔ The line uses the simple present to describe repeated actions or routines: 'I get up' and 'I get down'.