Enchanted – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Taylor's Version

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is an enchanting experience, and Taylor Swift's "Enchanted" is the perfect song to start with. Its narrative lyrics paint a vivid picture of a magical first encounter, allowing you to learn descriptive vocabulary and emotional expressions in English. The song's universal theme of hopeful love and its beautiful melody make it a captivating and memorable way to immerse yourself in the language.

[English]

There I was again tonight

Forcing laughter, faking smiles

Same old tired, lonely place

Walls of insincerity

Shifting eyes and vacancy

Vanished when I saw your face

All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you

Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"

Across the room, your silhouette

Starts to make its way to me

The playful conversation starts

Counter all your quick remarks

Like passing notes in secrecy

And it was enchanting to meet you

All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

The lingering question kept me up

2 a.m., who do you love?

I wonder 'til I'm wide awake

And now I'm pacing back and forth

Wishing you were at my door

I'd open up and you would say

"Hey, it was enchanting to meet you"

All I know is I was enchanted to meet you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

This night is flawless, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

This is me praying that

This was the very first page

Not where the story line ends

My thoughts will echo your name

Until I see you again

These are the words I held back

As I was leaving too soon

I was enchanted to meet you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home

I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

This night is flawless, don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone

I'll spend forever wonderin' if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

Please don't be in love with someone else

Please don't have somebody waiting on you

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enchanting /ɪnˈtʃæntɪŋ/ C1	adjective - delightfully charming or attractive
sparkling /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/ B1	adjective - shining brightly with many small flashes of light
wonderstruck /ˈwʌndərstrʌk/ B2	adjective - filled with wonder and amazement
flawless /ˈflɔːlɪs/ B2	adjective - without imperfection; perfect
whispered /ˈwɪspərd/ A2	verb - speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's vocal cords
echo /ˈekəʊ/ B1	verb - repeat (a sound or word) at intervals noun - a sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
lingering /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ B2	adjective - remaining for a long time
pacing /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ B1	verb - walk back and forth restlessly
praying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - the act of addressing God or a god in a religious or spiritual context
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - remaining inactive in expectation
silhouette /ˌsɪlʊˈet/ B2	noun - the dark shape and outline of someone or something seen against a light background
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
blushing /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - become red in the face from embarrassment or shame
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all time; eternally
insincerity /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɛrəti/ C1	noun - the quality of not being sincere

Key Grammar Structures

• There I was again tonight

  ➔ Past simple tense with adverb of time

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense ('was') to describe a completed action in the past, with 'again tonight' specifying the time.

• Your eyes whispered, 'Have we met?'

  ➔ Past simple tense with reported speech

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple ('whispered') and reported speech ('Have we met?') to convey a past conversation without direct quotation marks.

• I'll spend forever wondering if you knew

  ➔ Future with 'will' and present continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The sentence combines the future tense ('I'll spend') with the idea of an ongoing action ('wondering') to express a prolonged state of uncertainty.

• Please don't be in love with someone else

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'don't' and present simple

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood ('Please don't') to make a request, combined with the present simple ('be in love') to express a current state.

• This night is sparkling, don't you let it go

  ➔ Present simple with emphatic 'do'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple ('is sparkling') and the emphatic 'do' ('don't you let') to add emphasis to the request.