Girls in Love – English Lyrics

• By: Andreas Dorau
• Album: Hauptsache Ich (Retrospektive 1981-2014)

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong affection for someone
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to provide someone with something
everything /ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - all things; all that exists
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person you know well and like
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for a short time
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of day when it is dark
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or task
king /kɪŋ/ A2	noun - a male ruler of a country
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something verb - to bring to a conclusion
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• She'll give you everything

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' (contraction: 'she'll') to express a promise or intention.

  ➔ 'Will' is used here to indicate a future action or promise made by the subject.

• Sie war jung, gerade 16 Jahr

  ➔ Past tense using 'war' (was) for describing a past state or condition.

  ➔ 'War' is the past tense form of 'be' used here to describe a previous state.

• Doch sie trug schon graues Haar

  ➔ Use of 'schon' (already) to indicate an action that happened earlier than expected.

  ➔ 'Schon' is an adverb indicating that the action occurred earlier than or sooner than expected.

• Und der Boy weinte sehr

  ➔ Use of 'weinte' as past tense of 'weinen' (to cry).

  ➔ 'Weinte' is the simple past tense of the German verb 'weinen' meaning 'to cry'.

• Und ihrem Leben ein Ende gemacht

  ➔ Use of 'ein Ende gemacht' as a fixed phrase meaning 'to end' or 'put an end to'.

  ➔ The phrase 'ein Ende gemacht' is a fixed expression in German that means to bring something to an end.

• Denn sein Girl, das war nicht mehr

  ➔ Usage of 'das war nicht mehr' as 'that was no longer' indicating a change or end.

  ➔ 'Das war nicht mehr' means 'that was no longer' and signals that something has changed or ended.