Cheri, Cheri Lady (Cover/Remix) – English Lyrics

• Album: Let's Talk About Love (Original Album by Modern Talking)

Lyrics & Translation

[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

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that sends blood around your body noun - the central or most important part
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have affection for someone or something
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual part of a person
motion /ˈmoʊʃən/ B2	noun - movement
devotion /dɪˈvoʊʃən/ B2	noun - deep love or loyalty
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B2	noun - love or romantic relationship
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - opportunity or possibility
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - feeling sad because you are alone
strong /strɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - having physical power or being emotionally tough
tomorrow /təˈmɑːroʊ/ A1	noun - the day after today
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to pay attention to sound
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to not be able to find or keep something
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover something by searching
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - term of endearment for a loved one
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the planet Earth; all people and things

Key Grammar Structures

• I cannot explain

  ➔ Modal verb 'cannot' expressing inability.

  ➔ The word 'cannot' shows the speaker is unable to express or describe something.

• I've been lonely too long

  ➔ Present perfect continuous showing an ongoing state.

  ➔ 'I've been' + adjective expresses how long this feeling has lasted.

• Take my heart

  ➔ Imperative mood showing a direct request or command.

  ➔ The imperative 'take' expresses emotional urgency.

• There's no time

  ➔ Existential 'there is' structure with a negative form.

  ➔ This phrase denies the existence of available time.

• Love is where you find it

  ➔ Relative clause 'where you find it' modifying 'love'.

  ➔ ‘Where’ introduces the place in which love exists or appears.

• Listen to your heart

  ➔ Imperative sentence with a prepositional phrase.

  ➔ 'Listen' is an imperative verb; 'to your heart' shows the direction of the action.

• Like there's no tomorrow

  ➔ Simile using 'like' with a subordinate clause.

  ➔ This comparison suggests acting as if the future does not exist.

• If you call me baby

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'if' + present simple.

  ➔ It expresses a possible condition whose result follows in the main clause.

• Easy come, easy go

  ➔ Parallel structure with omission of verbs for stylistic effect.

  ➔ Both clauses share the implied verb 'come/go easily', creating balance and rhythm.