Lemon Tree – English Lyrics

• By: Fools Garden

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of German band Fools Garden with their international hit, "Lemon Tree." This seemingly cheerful pop song offers a unique linguistic journey, as its upbeat melody playfully disguises profoundly melancholic English lyrics about loneliness and longing. By exploring this song, you can learn common English phrases related to emotions, daily routines, and abstract concepts, appreciating the nuanced contrast between sound and meaning that makes "Lemon Tree" a timeless and special piece.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space that is separated from other spaces by walls
rainy /ˈreɪni/ A2	adjective - having a lot of rain
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people.
fast /fɑːst/ A2	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
far /fɑːr/ A1	adjective - situated at a great distance
view /vjuː/ B1	noun - the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place verb - to look at or inspect.
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
lemon /ˈlemən/ A2	noun - a yellow citrus fruit with acidic juice.
tree /triː/ A1	noun - a perennial woody plant.
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are.
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way
shower /ˈʃaʊər/ A2	noun - a brief and light fall of rain or snow verb - to wash oneself in a shower
heavy /ˈhevi/ A2	adjective - of great weight; difficult to lift or move
cloud /klaʊd/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary.
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting on.
desert /ˈdezərt/ B1	noun - a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
toy /tɔɪ/ A1	noun - an object for a child to play with
yellow /ˈjeloʊ/ A1	adjective - of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm sitting here in the boring room

  ➔ Present Continuous tense

  ➔ Uses the present continuous tense ("I'm sitting") to describe an action happening at the moment of speaking. "Boring" is a present participle used as an adjective describing the room.

• It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon

  ➔ Use of adjectives and articles

  ➔ "Another" is an article specifying the type of Sunday. "Rainy" is an adjective describing the Sunday afternoon.

• I'm wasting my time, I got nothing to do

  ➔ Present Continuous vs. Simple Past

  ➔ "I'm wasting" is present continuous (action happening now). "I got nothing to do" is simple past (describing a state of having nothing to do).

• Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky

  ➔ Simple Past Tense and Contraction

  ➔ "Told" is the simple past tense of "tell." "'bout" is a contraction of "about."

• And all that I can see is just another lemon tree

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' and noun phrase

  ➔ "Can see" is the modal verb 'can' indicating ability or possibility. "Another lemon tree" is a noun phrase.

• I'd like to go out, taking a shower

  ➔ Conditional and gerund phrase

  ➔ "I'd like" is a contraction of "I would like," expressing a wish or conditional. "Taking a shower" is a gerund phrase acting as an additional detail.

• But there's a heavy cloud inside my head

  ➔ Existential 'there is/are'

  ➔ "There's" (there is) introduces the existence of something (a heavy cloud).

• Isolation is not good for me

  ➔ Simple present and subject complement

  ➔ "Is" is the simple present tense of the verb "be." "Not good for me" is the subject complement describing the subject (isolation).