Love Paradise

• By: 陳慧琳

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or object of worship
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a year is divided
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for noun - an intense feeling of affection
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - stop living
sea /siː/ A1	noun - the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its landmasses
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ B1	noun - a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight
rainbows /ˈreɪnboʊz/ B1	noun - a multicolored arc in the sky caused by refraction and dispersion of light in raindrops
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and of righteous people after death, often traditionally depicted as being in the sky
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B2	noun - an ideal or idyllic place or state
brightest /ˈbraɪtɪst/ B2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a great deal of light
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - come into or be in contact with (something)

Grammar:

• You're always on my mind

  ➔ Present continuous for something that happens often (sometimes to express annoyance).

  ➔ Here, it shows a recurring thought. "You're" is a contraction of "You are". Although technically continuous, in songs, it's often used more loosely.

• Brightest star to let me see

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb).

  ➔ "to let me see" explains the purpose of the star. It is the reason why that star is the brightest star.

• I pray to be with you through rain and shiny days

  ➔ Use of the infinitive "to be" after the verb "pray". Preposition "through" indicating duration or passage.

  ➔ The sentence express a wish or hope for the future, using "to be". "Through rain and shiny days" illustrates enduring commitment.

• I'll love you till I die

  ➔ Future Simple (will + verb) with a time clause introduced by "till".

  ➔ "I'll love you" expresses a future action. "till I die" provides the time frame for this action. "I'll" is a contraction of "I will".

• Deep as sea, wide as sky

  ➔ Simile using "as...as" for comparison.

  ➔ This compares the depth and width of the love to the vastness of the sea and sky, respectively. The adjectives "deep" and "wide" are modified by the structure "as [adjective] as [noun]".

• Need you all my life

  ➔ Omission of the subject pronoun and auxiliary verb. Implicitly, "I need you all my life."

  ➔ This is a common stylistic choice in songs to create a more direct and emotional impact. The listener understands the speaker's intention.

• In your arms I find my heaven

  ➔ Inversion of the subject and verb for emphasis.

  ➔ Instead of the more common "I find my heaven in your arms," the structure "In your arms I find..." places emphasis on the location (in your arms). This is a less common, more poetic construction.

• May life our love paradise

  ➔ Use of "May" to express a wish or hope (optative mood). Subject-Verb Inversion. Typically, the sentence would be "May life make our love paradise" where "make" is omitted but implied.

  ➔ This is a formal and slightly archaic way of expressing a strong wish. The verb 'make' is implied here, creating a more concise and poetic statement.