Don't Cry For Me Argentina – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Evita

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange

When I try to explain how I feel

That I still need your love after all that I've done

You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew

Although she's dressed up to the nines

At sixes and sevens with you

I had to let it happen, I had to change

Couldn't stay all my life down at heel

Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun

So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new

But nothing impressed me at all

I never expected it to

Don't cry for me, Argentina

The truth is, I never left you

All through my wild days, my mad existence

I kept my promise

Don't keep your distance

And as for fortune, and as for fame

I never invited them in

Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired

They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be

The answer was here all the time

I love you, and hope you love me

Don't cry for me, Argentina

Don't cry for me, Argentina

The truth is, I never left you

All through my wild days, my mad existence

I kept my promise

Don't keep your distance

Don't cry for me, Argentina

The truth is, I never left you

All through my wild days, my mad existence

I kept my promise

Don't keep your distance

Have I said too much?

There's nothing more I can think of to say to you

But all you have to do is look at me to know

That every word is true

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears noun - an exclamation of grief or pain
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion noun - an emotion
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to become different noun - the act or process of becoming different
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of an individual human or animal
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - the action of going or moving on foot at a pace faster than a walk
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
wild /waɪld/ B1	adjective - living or growing in a natural state; not domesticated or cultivated
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ B2	noun - the state or fact of existing
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration assuring that one will do something verb - to assure that one will do something
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ B1	noun - the length of space between two points
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B2	noun - chance or luck as it affects people's lives
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being famous
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its inhabitants
solutions /səˈluːʃənz/ B1	noun - a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written

Key Grammar Structures

• It won't be easy, you'll think it strange

  ➔ Future contractions with 'will'

  ➔ The contractions 'won't' (will not) and 'you'll' (you will) are used to express future actions or states.

• That I still need your love after all that I've done

  ➔ Present perfect ('I've done')

  ➔ The present perfect ('I've done') is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has relevance to the present.

• Although she's dressed up to the nines

  ➔ Present simple with 'be' for temporary states

  ➔ The present simple with 'be' (she's) is used here to describe a temporary state or condition.

• I had to let it happen, I had to change

  ➔ Past simple with 'had to' for necessity

  ➔ The past simple with 'had to' emphasizes that the actions were necessary in the past.

• Don't cry for me, Argentina

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'don't'

  ➔ The imperative mood with 'don't' is used to give a command or make a request.

• The truth is, I never left you

  ➔ Present simple with 'be' for emphasis

  ➔ The present simple with 'be' (is) is used here to emphasize the statement.

• They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be

  ➔ Contractions with 'they're'

  ➔ The contraction 'they're' (they are) is used for brevity and natural flow in speech.

• Have I said too much?

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have' for recent actions

  ➔ The present perfect with 'have' (Have I said) is used to ask about an action that may have just occurred.