my love mine all mine – English Lyrics

• By: mitski

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound beauty of Mitski's "My Love Mine All Mine" and explore the English language through its poetic and heartfelt lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn how simple words can convey deep emotions and universal truths about love and mortality, making it a special and moving piece for language learners.

[English]

Moon, a hole of light

Through the big top, tent up high

Here before and after me

Shinin' down on me

Moon, tell me if I could

Send up my heart to you?

So, when I die, which I must do

Could it shine down here with you?

'Cause my love, is mine, all mine

I love mine, mine, mine

Nothing in the world belongs to me

But my love, mine, all mine, all mine

My baby, here on earth

Showed me what my heart was worth

So, when it comes to be my turn

Could it shine down here for her?

'Cause my love, is mine, all mine

I love mine, mine, mine

Nothing in the world belongs to me

But my love, mine, all mine

Nothing in the world is mine for free

But my love, mine, all mine, all mine

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - the natural satellite of Earth
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - brightness from the sun, fire, or lamp adjective - not heavy or dark
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
heart /hɑːt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood, often symbolic of emotion
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to care deeply for someone
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ B1	verb - to be the property of or connected to
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
earth /ɜːrθ/ A1	noun - the planet we live on
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	adjective - having a value or importance
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	noun - an opportunity or role verb - to rotate or change direction
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not imprisoned or constrained
show /ʃəʊ/ A1	verb - to present or display
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
send /send/ A1	verb - to cause to go in a specific direction
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - great in vertical position

Key Grammar Structures

• Moon, a hole of light

  ➔ Appositive

  ➔ “A hole of light” is an appositive renaming “Moon” without using a conjunction.

• Here before and after me

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ “Before and after me” is a prepositional phrase indicating time, modifying “Here”.

• Could it shine down here with you?

  ➔ Modal verb (could)

  ➔ “Could” is used to express a request or possibility in a polite way.

• ‘Cause my love, is mine, all mine

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of verb)

  ➔ The verb “is” is omitted after “‘Cause” for emphasis and poetic effect.

• Nothing in the world belongs to me

  ➔ Present simple with universal quantifier

  ➔ “Nothing” is a universal quantifier used with present simple to make a general statement.

• So, when it comes to be my turn

  ➔ Future construction with “when”

  ➔ “When it comes to be my turn” uses “when” to refer to a future event.

• Could it shine down here for her?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ “Could it shine down here for her?” is a tag question seeking confirmation.

• But my love, mine, all mine

  ➔ Coordination with “but”

  ➔ “But” is used to contrast “my love” with the previous statement.