Goddess of Love – English Lyrics

• By: Village People

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the uplifting message of Village People's "Goddess of Love," a disco track celebrating love and support around the world . This song is a great way to learn how music can convey positive emotions and universal themes, offering a fun and engaging language learning experience.

[English]

Speak of love, here's a story to be told,

About a goddess of love, that guides young and old.

Australia!

Brazil!

Canada!

She will make you over!

Egypt!

France!

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

She'll be there to help you when you are blue.

She will turn your life around.

That's what you do.

Morocco!

India!

Japan!

She will make you over!

Mexico!

Sweden!

The Netherlands!

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

She'll be there to lend a hand.

All around the world.

Help make the win.

She will be there right by your side.

Doing all she can.

America!

Spain!

China!

She will make you over!

UK!

Italy!

South Africa!

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

There's a goddess of love, goddess of love,

All around the world.

Goddess of love.

Goddess of love, Goddess of love.

Goddess of love.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
goddess /ˈɡɒd·ɪs/ B2	noun - a female deity; a woman who is greatly admired or adored
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, its people, and all its countries
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or cause to exist; to transform
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to assist or support someone
turn /tɜːn/ A2	verb - to change direction or position
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
blue /bluː/ A1	adjective - of the color between green and violet in the spectrum
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a human arm that includes the fingers
side /saɪd/ A1	noun - a surface, line, or part that forms a boundary of an object
lend /lɛnd/ B1	verb - to give something to someone temporarily, expecting it to be returned
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to say words or talk
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - a narrative of events, either true or fictional
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	verb - to lead or direct someone on a course
win /wɪn/ A2	verb - to achieve victory or succeed in a competition
Australia /ɒˈstreɪ.li.ə/ A1	noun - a country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere
Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ A1	noun - a large country in South America
Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ A1	noun - an island nation in East Asia
China /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/ A1	noun - the most populous country in East Asia

Key Grammar Structures

• Speak of love, here's a story to be told

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The simple present tense is used to state general truths or facts. In this line, "Speak" is in the simple present form to introduce a story.

• She will make you over

  ➔ Future Simple

  ➔ The future simple tense with "will" is used to express future actions or predictions. In this line, "will make" indicates a future transformation.

• All around the world

  ➔ Prepositional Phrases

  ➔ Prepositional phrases show location, time, or direction. "Around the world" is a prepositional phrase indicating global presence or distribution.

• She will turn your life around

  ➔ Phrasal Verbs

  ➔ Phrasal verbs are combinations of a verb and one or more particles. "Turn around" is a phrasal verb meaning to change or improve significantly.

• a story to be told

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive of purpose shows why something is done. "To be told" indicates the purpose of the story - it exists to be narrated or shared.

• a goddess of love, that guides young and old

  ➔ Relative Clauses

  ➔ Relative clauses provide additional information about a noun. "That guides young and old" is a relative clause describing the goddess of love.

• She will be there right by your side

  ➔ Modal Verbs

  ➔ Modal verbs express possibility, necessity, or certainty. "Will" in this context expresses certainty or promise about the goddess's presence.

• She will turn your life around

  ➔ Object Pronouns

  ➔ Object pronouns receive the action in a sentence. In "turn your life around", "your" is an object pronoun showing possession or relationship.