La Luna

• By: Sarah Brightman

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
moon /muːn/ A2	noun - the natural satellite of the Earth
sky /skaɪ/ A2	noun - the space above the earth where clouds, the sun, moon, etc., appear
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the brightness that makes things visible adjective - not heavy or dark
shadow /ˈʃædoʊ/ B1	noun - a dark shape made when something blocks the light
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light or seem bright
protect /prəˈtɛkt/ B1	verb - to keep someone or something safe from harm
glow /ɡloʊ/ B2	verb - to give off a steady light
silence /ˈsaɪləns/ B2	noun - the complete absence of sound verb - to make or become silent
dream /driːm/ B2	noun - a series of mental images and feelings while sleeping verb - to experience dreams while sleeping
guard /ɡɑːrd/ C1	verb - to watch over in order to protect or control
regal /ˈriːɡəl/ C2	adjective - royal or resembling royalty
envy /ˈɛnvɪ/ C2	noun - a feeling of wanting what someone else has

Grammar:

• Solo la luna veglierà

  ➔ Use of the future tense with 'vegilerà' to indicate an action that will happen.

  ➔ 'Veglierà' is the third person singular future tense of 'vegliarsi' (to watch over / to keep vigil).

• La luna della notte

  ➔ Use of possession with 'della' (di + la) indicating 'of the'.

  ➔ 'Della' is a contraction of 'di' (of) + 'la' (the), showing possession.

• Fuggirà

  ➔ Use of the future tense of 'fuggire' (to flee).

  ➔ 'Fuggirà' is the third person singular future tense of 'fuggire'.

• Le prime regole con 'quando' e 'se'

  ➔ Use of 'quando' (when) and 'se' (if) to introduce subordinate clauses.

  ➔ 'Quando' introduces a temporal clause, while 'se' introduces a conditional clause.

• Lei è là

  ➔ Use of 'è' (is) for the third person singular of 'essere' (to be).

  ➔ 'È' is the present tense of 'essere' used with third person singular subjects.

• Con gentilezza lei guarderà

  ➔ Use of 'con' + noun to express manner ('with gentleness').

  ➔ 'Con' means 'with' and is used here with 'gentilezza' to describe the manner of 'guarderà' (will watch with gentleness).