My Cherie Amour
Lyrics:
[English]
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
My Cherie amour, lovely as a summer day
My Cherie amour, distant as the Milky Way
My Cherie amour, pretty little one that I adore
You're the only girl my heart beats for
How I wish that you were mine
In a café or sometimes on a crowded street
I've been near you, but you never noticed me
My Cherie amour, won't you tell me how could you ignore
That behind that little smile I wore
How I wish that you were mine
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
Maybe someday, you'll see my face among the crowd
Maybe someday, I'll share your little distant cloud
Oh, Cherie amour, pretty little one that I adore
You're the only girl my heart beats for
How I wish that you were mine
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
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Vocabulary in this song:
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cherie /ʃɛˈriː/ B2 |
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amour /əˈmʊər/ B2 |
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lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ A2 |
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summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ A1 |
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distant /ˈdɪs.tənt/ B1 |
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milky /ˈmɪl.ki/ B1 |
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way /weɪ/ A1 |
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pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ A2 |
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adore /əˈdɔːr/ B2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A1 |
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beat /biːt/ A2 |
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wish /wɪʃ/ A2 |
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crowded /ˈkraʊ.dɪd/ B1 |
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street /striːt/ A1 |
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ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ B2 |
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smile /smaɪl/ A1 |
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face /feɪs/ A1 |
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cloud /klaʊd/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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My Cherie amour, lovely as a summer day
➔ Simile
➔ Uses the word "as" to compare Cherie amour to a summer day. The structure is X is "as" adjective "as" Y.
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distant as the Milky Way
➔ Simile
➔ Another simile using "as" to compare the distance between the speaker and Cherie Amour to the vast distance of the Milky Way. The structure is X is "as" adjective "as" Y.
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How I wish that you were mine
➔ Subjunctive Mood (Wish)
➔ Uses the subjunctive mood to express a wish or desire that is contrary to fact. "Were" is used instead of "was" even with singular subjects. The structure is: How I wish that + subject + "were" + adjective/noun
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I've been near you, but you never noticed me
➔ Present Perfect Continuous (I've been)
➔ "I've been near you" uses the present perfect continuous to emphasize the duration of the speaker's proximity to the subject, highlighting an ongoing state leading up to the present.
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won't you tell me how could you ignore
➔ Question Formation / Inversion
➔ This line combines a tag question ("won't you") with an embedded question using an inverted word order (auxiliary verb before the subject). It implies surprise or disbelief.
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Maybe someday, you'll see my face among the crowd
➔ Future Simple (you'll see)
➔ "You'll see" is a contraction of "you will see", indicating a future action. It expresses a possibility or a prediction about something that may happen.
