Moonlight Lover – English Lyrics

• By: UB40, Gilly G
• Album: For The Many

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt story of defiant love in UB40's "Moonlight Lover." This reggae track offers a great opportunity to learn English through its clear narrative and emotive lyrics. Exploring the song's vocabulary of love and commitment, alongside Gilly G's rap verse, provides a unique and engaging way to enhance your language skills while enjoying a classic reggae sound.

[English]

You're my moonlight

Moonlight lover

When you walk along

With me wo-hoo ho-ho

People say

That our love isn't true

But to prove that it's true

I would die for you

And that's why you're my lover (you are my lover my moonlight lover)

(Mi carry go a foreign 'cause you love it undercover now) yes you are my lover

(You are my lover my moonlight lover)

Wo-hoo ho hoo-hoo moonlight lover (there is no other)

(For real man)

You are my lover (come correct it doesn't matter anyhow)

(Mi carry go a foreign 'cause you love it undercover now)

(Well well)

Can't you see (can't you see that you're the one for me)

(One and one is two and later came three) we were meant

(Yes girl I am talking about my baby) to be

(The love you had for me you turn into a family) that's why I

(Now your daddy sees me in a different light) want you

(But mi no hold no grudge it's alright) to be my lover

(Now and forever more there is no other)

And that's why you're my lover (you are my moonlight lover)

(You are my lover my moonlight lover)

Yes you are my lover (mi carry go a foreign cause you love it undercover now)

(You are my lover my moonlight lover)

Wo-hoo ho hoo-hoo moonlight lover (there is no other)

(Aah bwoy)

You are my lover (come correct it doesn't matter anyhow)

(Mi carry go a foreign cause you love it undercover now)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person who loves another person
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - stop living
see /siː/ A1	verb - perceive with the eyes
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible
family /ˈfæməli/ A2	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
matter /ˈmætər/ B1	verb - be of importance noun - a thing or an idea that is important
grudge /ɡrʌdʒ/ B2	noun - a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from past injury or wrongdoing.
correct /kəˈrekt/ B1	adjective - free from error
foreign /ˈfɔːrən/ B1	adjective - of a country other than one's own
mean /miːn/ A2	verb - intend to express or refer to
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - move in order to face in a different direction
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - grasp or support with one's hands
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A2	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable

Key Grammar Structures

• When you walk along

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The clause 'When you walk along' functions as an adverbial clause, specifying the time when something happens. 'When' introduces the time clause.

• That our love isn't true

  ➔ Noun Clause (Object of the Verb)

  ➔ The clause 'That our love isn't true' functions as the object of the verb 'say'. The word 'that' introduces the noun clause.

• But to prove that it's true

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase 'to prove that it's true' expresses the purpose or reason for something. 'To' + base verb.

• I would die for you

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2)

  ➔ The sentence expresses an unreal or improbable situation in the present. It uses 'would' + base form.

• That's why you're my lover

  ➔ Cleft Sentence

  ➔ The sentence emphasizes a specific part ('that's why') to give it prominence, restating the main idea.

• Can't you see

  ➔ Inversion (for emphasis)

  ➔ This phrase, though simple, could be interpreted as inversion, though it is more common in interrogative sentences, here emphasizing the question or statement by putting 'can't' before 'you'.

• We were meant to be

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The verb 'were meant' is in passive voice, indicating that 'we' (the subject) were acted upon by fate or a higher power. The subject receives the action.