Lovin' You – English Lyrics

• By: Minnie Riperton
• Album: Perfect Angel

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You." This iconic soul ballad, famous for its ethereal melody and Riperton's incredible five-and-a-half-octave vocal range, offers a perfect opportunity to explore the nuances of English lyrics expressing profound love and tender emotion. Its simple yet heartfelt message and unique vocal performance make it a truly special song for language learners and music enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Loving you is easy 'cause you're beautiful

Making love with you is all I wanna do

Loving you is more than just a dream come true

And everything that I do is out of loving you

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Do-do-do-do, oh

No one else can make me feel the colors that you bring

Stay with me while we grow old, and we will live each day in the springtime

'Cause loving you has made my life so beautiful

And every day of my life is filled with loving you

Loving you, I see your soul come shining through

And every time that we, ooh

I'm more in love with you

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Do-do-do-do, oh

No one else can make me feel the colors that you bring

Stay with me while we grow old, and we will live each day in the springtime

'Cause loving you is easy, 'cause you're beautiful

And every day of my life is filled with loving you

Loving you, I see your soul come shining through

And every time that we, ooh

I'm more in love with you

La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Do-do-do-do, oh

Nah, do, do, do

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Do-do-do-do

Dee-do, dee-do, dee-do

Maya, maya, maya, maya

Maya, maya, maya, maya

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

Dee-do, dee-do, dee-do

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ A2	verb - feeling or showing love and affection adjective - feeling or showing love and affection
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - experience dreams during sleep
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching
colors /ˈkʌlərz/ A1	noun - the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - take or go with (someone or something) to a place
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - increase in size or substance
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - remain alive
springtime /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/ B1	noun - the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear
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.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - emit light; be bright and radiant.

Key Grammar Structures

• Loving you is easy 'cause you're beautiful

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('cause')

  ➔ 'Cause' is a shortened, informal version of 'because'. It introduces a reason or explanation. The structure 'loving you is easy' uses a gerund phrase as the subject of the sentence.

• Making love with you is all I wanna do

  ➔ Reduced relative clause ('all I wanna do')

  ➔ 'All I wanna do' is a reduced relative clause. The full clause would be 'all that I want to do'. The relative pronoun 'that' and the auxiliary verb 'do' are often omitted in informal speech and song lyrics.

• Loving you is more than just a dream come true

  ➔ Comparative structure ('more than')

  ➔ This line uses the comparative structure 'more than' to emphasize that loving the person is not simply a dream realized, but something even greater.

• And everything that I do is out of loving you

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating motivation ('out of loving you')

  ➔ The phrase 'out of loving you' explains the motivation behind 'everything that I do'. 'Out of' indicates the reason or source of the action.

• No one else can make me feel the colors that you bring

  ➔ Relative clause ('that you bring')

  ➔ 'That you bring' is a relative clause that modifies 'the colors'. The relative pronoun 'that' is often omitted, especially in informal contexts.

• Stay with me while we grow old, and we will live each day in the springtime

  ➔ Time clause ('while we grow old')

  ➔ 'While we grow old' is a time clause introduced by the subordinating conjunction 'while'. It indicates the duration of the main clause action.

• 'Cause loving you has made my life so beautiful

  ➔ Present perfect tense ('has made')

  ➔ The present perfect tense 'has made' indicates an action that started in the past and has a continuing relevance or result in the present.

• And every day of my life is filled with loving you

  ➔ Passive voice ('is filled')

  ➔ The passive voice 'is filled' emphasizes the state of 'every day of my life' rather than the agent performing the action. It implies that loving you is the source of the fulfillment.