Love Don't Let Me Go – English Lyrics

• By: David Guetta, The Egg

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection and care toward another person, or a strong attraction or liking for anything. verb - to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone); to like or enjoy very much.
let /lɛt/ A2	verb - to allow (someone) to do something or (something) to happen without trying to stop it.
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another; to proceed or develop in a specified way.
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or a physical sensation; to perceive something through the sense of touch. noun - an act of touching or sensing; an atmosphere or quality that can be sensed.
move /muːv/ A2	verb - to change position or cause something to change position; to affect emotionally. noun - an act of moving; a change of position or location.
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to hand over something to someone; to provide or supply.
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain, receive, or acquire; to become or reach a specified state or condition.

Key Grammar Structures

• Love don't let me go

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ The phrase ""don't let"" forms a negative imperative, expressing a command or plea not to allow an action. The speaker is urging "Love" not to abandon them.

• Love don't let me go

  ➔ Causative Verb "let" + Object + Bare Infinitive

  ➔ ""let"" is a causative verb followed by an object (""me"") and a bare infinitive (""go""), meaning to allow or permit someone to do something. Here, it's a plea for "Love" not to allow the speaker to leave or be separated.

• Love don't let me go

  ➔ Vocative Case / Direct Address

  ➔ ""Love"" is used in the vocative case, functioning as a direct address to an abstract concept or personified entity, similar to calling out a name. It signifies a direct appeal or plea to "Love" itself.

• Oh no

  ➔ Interjection / Exclamation of Distress

  ➔ ""Oh no"" is an interjection commonly used to express dismay, disappointment, or a sudden realization of an undesirable situation. It conveys a strong emotional reaction.

• Love don't let me go

  ➔ Contraction "don't"

  ➔ ""don't"" is a common contraction of ""do not"". In this negative imperative, it combines the auxiliary verb ""do"" with ""not"" for conciseness and fluidity, typical in spoken English.