I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – English Lyrics

• By: The Tenors
• Album: Christmas with The Tenors

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the English language through the heartwarming classic, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," as performed by The Tenors. This song is a wonderful tool for learners, with its clear and repetitive lyrics that beautifully contrast the cold weather with the warmth of love. The vocabulary is both descriptive and emotional, making it easy to grasp the song's joyful message. What makes The Tenors' version special is their powerful vocal performance, which adds a layer of passion and sincerity, encouraging you to sing along and feel the emotion behind the words.

[English]

The snow is snowing

And the wind is blowing

But I can weather the storm

What do I care how much it may storm

I've got my love to keep me warm

Got my love to keep me warm

I can't remember

A worse December

Just watch those icicles form

Oh, what do I care if icicles form

I've got my love to keep me warm

Off with my overcoat, off with my glove

I need no overcoat, I'm burning with love

My heart's on fire

The flames grow higher

So I will weather the storm

What do I care how much it may storm

I've got my love to keep me warm

Got my love to keep me warm

Off with my overcoat, off with my glove

I need no overcoat, I'm burning with love

My heart's on fire

The flame grows higher

So I will weather the storm

What do I care how much it may storm

I've got my love to keep me warm

I've got my love to keep me warm

I've got my love to keep me warm

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - frozen water that falls from the sky as white flakes verb - to fall as snow
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - air moving naturally or as a result of differences in pressure verb - to move by turning or twisting
weather /ˈweðər/ A2	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc. verb - to withstand or come safely through (a storm, crisis, etc.)
storm /stɔːrm/ A2	noun - a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow verb - to attack or capture (a place) by force
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for (someone)
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having a moderately high temperature verb - make or become warm
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past)
worse /wɜːrs/ A2	adjective - of poorer quality or lower standard
December /dɪˈsembər/ A1	noun - the twelfth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of winter
watch /wɑːtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at (someone or something) for a period of time
icicles /ˈaɪsɪkəl/ B1	noun - a hanging, tapering piece of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
form /fɔːrm/ A2	noun - the visible shape of something verb - to come into existence; develop
overcoat /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/ B1	noun - a long, warm coat worn in cold weather.
glove /ɡlʌv/ A1	noun - a covering for the hand worn for protection against cold or dirt and typically having separate sheaths for each finger and the thumb.
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	adjective - producing or feeling great heat; intensely hot verb - to be on fire; be destroyed by fire
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke
flame /fleɪm/ A2	noun - a hot, bright stream of burning gas from a fire
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - increase in size or amount
higher /ˈhaɪər/ A1	adjective - at a great or specified height; tall.

Key Grammar Structures

• The snow is snowing

  ➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)

  ➔ Describes an action happening at the moment of speaking. The structure is "is/are + verb-ing".

• And the wind is blowing

  ➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)

  ➔ Similar to the previous line, this emphasizes the ongoing action of the wind blowing.

• But I can weather the storm

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can' (ability/possibility)

  ➔ "can" expresses the speaker's ability to endure or overcome the storm. "Weather" is used as a verb here, meaning to survive.

• What do I care how much it may storm

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with 'may'

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question indicating indifference. "May" expresses possibility or uncertainty. The speaker doesn't care how bad the storm is.

• I've got my love to keep me warm

  ➔ Present Perfect Simple ('have got' for possession)

  ➔ 'I've got' is a more informal way of saying 'I have'. It expresses possession in the present. The phrase emphasizes the reason for feeling warm despite the cold weather.

• I can't remember A worse December

  ➔ Negative statement with superlative adjective (worse)

  ➔ The speaker is emphasizing that this December is particularly bad compared to others. 'Worse' is the comparative form of 'bad'.

• Just watch those icicles form

  ➔ Imperative + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ "Watch" is an imperative, instructing the listener to observe the icicles as they form. "Form" is the bare infinitive following the object "those icicles".

• My heart's on fire

  ➔ Figurative Language (Metaphor)

  ➔ This is a metaphor. The speaker's heart is not literally on fire, but it expresses intense passion or love.