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He went to sea for the day 00:10

He wanted to know what to say 00:16

When he's asked what he'd done 00:21

In the past to someone 00:27

That he loves endlessly 00:33

Now she's gone, so is he 00:38

I went to war every morning 00:47

I lost my way but now I'm following 00:52

What you said in my arms 00:58

What I read in the charms 01:04

That I love durably 01:09

Now it's dead and gone and I am free 01:15

I went to sleep for the daytime 01:46

I shut my eyes to the sunshine 01:52

Turned my head away from the noise 01:58

Bruise and drip decay of childish toys 02:03

That I loved arguably 02:09

All our labouring gone to seed 02:14

Went out to play for the evening 02:46

We wanted to hold onto the feeling 02:51

On the stretch in the sun 02:57

And our breathlessness as we run 03:03

To the beach endlessly 03:08

As the sun creeps up on the sea 03:14

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Lille – English Lyrics

Lisa Hannigan

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

He went to sea for the day

He wanted to know what to say

When he's asked what he'd done

In the past to someone

That he loves endlessly

Now she's gone, so is he

I went to war every morning

I lost my way but now I'm following

What you said in my arms

What I read in the charms

That I love durably

Now it's dead and gone and I am free

I went to sleep for the daytime

I shut my eyes to the sunshine

Turned my head away from the noise

Bruise and drip decay of childish toys

That I loved arguably

All our labouring gone to seed

Went out to play for the evening

We wanted to hold onto the feeling

On the stretch in the sun

And our breathlessness as we run

To the beach endlessly

As the sun creeps up on the sea

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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
sea /siː/ A1	noun - Large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - A deep romantic or emotional attachment to someone or something verb - To feel deep affection for someone or something
endlessly /ˈɛndlɪsliː/ B2	adverb - In a way that has no end or limit
sleep /sliːp/ A2	verb - To rest with eyes closed and in a state of unconsciousness
background /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ B2	noun - The part of a scene or picture behind the main objects
duration /djʊˈreɪʃən/ B1	noun - The length of time that something continues
decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ B2	noun - The process of rotting or decomposing
toil /tɔɪl/ B2	verb - To work hard and prolonged labor
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - To keep or carry with hands or arms
free /friː/ A2	adjective - Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or move freely

Key Grammar Structures

He went to sea for the day

➔ Past simple tense with 'went'

➔ The verb 'went' is the past tense of 'go', used to describe a completed action in the past.
He wanted to know what to say

➔ Infinitive phrase with 'to' + base verb

➔ The phrase 'to know' is an infinitive, used here to express desire or intention.
Now she's gone, so is he

➔ Inversion in coordinate sentences with 'so is he'

➔ The phrase 'so is he' is a negative inversion, confirming that the second subject shares the same state.
I lost my way but now I'm following

➔ Contrasting conjunction 'but' with present continuous 'I'm following'

➔ The word 'but' introduces a contrast between losing one's way and now actively following something.
We wanted to hold onto the feeling

➔ Past simple modal 'wanted' + infinitive 'to hold'

➔ The phrase 'wanted to hold' uses the past simple to express a desire in the past.
And our breathlessness as we run

➔ Noun 'breathlessness' functioning as the subject, with 'as' introducing a temporal clause

➔ The noun 'breathlessness' acts as the subject, and 'as we run' is a temporal clause describing the action happening simultaneously.

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