Cherry Reds – English Lyrics

• By: Amber Mark
• Album: Pretty Idea

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of emotional and cultural connection, and Amber Mark's “Cherry Reds” is a beautiful starting point. The song's gentle R&B melody and nostalgic lyrics about a summer love offer a chance to learn descriptive and emotive English vocabulary in a heartfelt context. Its themes of memory and innocence are universal, making the language of the song a bridge to shared human experiences.

[English]

作词 : Amber Mark

作曲 : Amber Mark

It was end of May

With the haze of all these days

You brush the sweetest taste

Of summer rain off my face

Smokin' cherry reds in the trees

Catching feelings in the breeze

All the innocence that we

Had to last a summer stream

Your love

Smokin' cherry reds in the trees

Catching feelings in the breeze

All the innocence that we

Had to last a summer stream

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something
haze /heɪz/ B2	noun - a thin cloud or mist in the air
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - periods of 24 hours or time in general
brush /brʌʃ/ A1	verb - to lightly touch while moving
sweetest /ˈswiːtɪst/ A1	adjective - superlative of sweet; having a pleasant taste or smell
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - the flavor of something
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky verb - to fall as water from the clouds
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
smoking /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ A2	verb - inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke noun - the activity of smoking tobacco
cherry /ˈtʃɛri/ A2	noun - a small, round, red fruit adjective - of or like a cherry
reds /rɛdz/ B1	noun - things that are red, or slang for cigarettes
trees /triːz/ A1	noun - tall plants with trunks and branches
catching /ˈkætʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - to receive or perceive something
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ A2	noun - emotions or sensations
breeze /briːz/ A2	noun - a light wind
innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ B1	noun - lack of knowledge or experience of evil
last /læst/ A2	verb - to continue for a period of time
stream /striːm/ A1	noun - a small river or flow of water
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year adjective - related to summer

Key Grammar Structures

• It was end of May

  ➔ Past Simple Tense, Use of 'was' as a linking verb

  ➔ The sentence establishes a time frame in the past. 'Was' links the subject 'It' to the description 'end of May'.

• You brush the sweetest taste

  ➔ Present Simple used for habitual action/general truth, Transitive Verb

  ➔ Although seemingly describing a single event, the use of the present simple suggests a recurring or characteristic action. 'Brush' takes an object ('the sweetest taste').

• Smokin' cherry reds in the trees

  ➔ Gerund as part of a participial phrase, colloquial language

  ➔ "Smokin'" functions as a gerund, describing an action happening concurrently with the location 'in the trees'. The apostrophe indicates a colloquial contraction of 'smoking'.

• Catching feelings in the breeze

  ➔ Gerund as subject complement, Idiomatic expression

  ➔ "Catching feelings" is an idiom meaning to begin to fall in love. The gerund 'catching' acts as a noun, describing the experience happening 'in the breeze'.