Isn't She Lovely

• By: Stevie Wonder
• Album: The Definitive Collection

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ A2	adjective - beautiful; attractive
wonderful /ˈwʌn.dɚ.fəl/ A2	adjective - extremely good; admirable
precious /ˈpreʃ.əs/ B1	adjective - of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong feeling of affection for
pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ A2	adjective - attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
angel /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as a messenger of God
happy /ˈhæp.i/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
heaven /ˈhev.ən/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God and the angels
blessed /blest/ B2	adjective - made holy; consecrated
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
meaning /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ B1	noun - what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action
conceived /kənˈsiːvd/ B2	verb - to become pregnant with (a child).
done /dʌn/ A2	verb - past participle of do.

Grammar:

• Isn't she lovely?

  ➔ Question Formation with Auxiliary Verbs

  ➔ This is a question formed by inverting the subject and the auxiliary verb 'is'. It implies a strong affirmative statement, meaning 'She is very lovely'.

• Less than one minute old

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ This phrase is an example of ellipsis where the verb 'is' is omitted. The full sentence would be 'She is less than one minute old'. Ellipsis is common in informal speech and song lyrics.

• I never thought through love we'd be Making one as lovely as she

  ➔ Conditional Clause/ Future in the Past (would)

  ➔ The use of "would" (we'd) here expresses a hypothetical or future-in-the-past scenario. It indicates something the speaker didn't anticipate happening as a result of love. It is similar to a conditional sentence without the 'if'. The phrase "as lovely as she" uses comparative "as...as".

• Truly the angel's best

  ➔ Possessive Case (Genitive)

  ➔ The "'s" indicates possession. "Angel's best" means 'the best (creation) of the angel'. It uses the possessive case to show a relationship of belonging or origin.

• We have been Heaven-blessed

  ➔ Present Perfect Passive

  ➔ "Have been blessed" uses the present perfect passive. It indicates that the action of being blessed by Heaven has occurred at some point in the past and continues to have relevance in the present. The speaker and their partner are currently in a state of being blessed.

• Through us, He's given life to one

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with Reduced Relative Clause

  ➔ "He's given life" is the present perfect tense, indicating a completed action with present relevance. 'to one' refers to 'a person'. The phrase 'Through us' emphasizes the role of the parents in the birth.

• Life is Aisha The meaning of her name

  ➔ Apposition

  ➔ "Life is Aisha" where "Aisha" is in apposition to "Life", further explaining or defining what the speaker means by 'life' in this context. The second line provides further information to clarify the name.

• Londie, it could have not been done Without you who conceived the one

  ➔ Third Conditional (Mixed)

  ➔ This is a mixed third conditional implying that because Londie conceived the child (a past action), the child could not have been born. "Could have not been done" refers to something that was not possible in the past because of a condition not being met. The relative clause "who conceived the one" modifies "you" (Londie).