No Women No Cry
Lyrics:
[English]
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
'Cause, 'cause
'Cause I remember when we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown
Ob-Observing the hypocrites, yeah
Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah
Good friends we have, oh
Good friends we have lost
Along the way, yeah
In this great future
You can't forget your past
So dry your tears, I say, yeah
No woman, no cry
No woman, no cry, eh, yeah
Little darling, don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry, eh
Said, said, said I remember when we use to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown, yeah
And then Georgie would make the fire lights, I say
Log would burnin' through the nights, yeah
Then we would cook corn meal porridge, I say
Of which I'll share with you, yeah
My feet is my only carriage, and so
I've got to push on through
But while I'm gone
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
Everything's gonna be alright
So, no woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
I say, oh little, oh little darlin'
Don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry, eh
No woman, no woman, no woman, no cry
No woman, no cry
One more time I've got to say
Oh little, little darlin'
Please don't shed no tears
No woman, no cry
No woman
No woman, no cry
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Vocabulary in this song:
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woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A2 |
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cry /kraɪ/ A2 |
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remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1 |
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sit /sɪt/ A1 |
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observe /əbˈzɜːrv/ B2 |
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mingle /ˈmɪŋ.ɡl/ B2 |
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fire /faɪər/ B1 |
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burn /bɜːrn/ B1 |
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cook /kʊk/ A2 |
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share /ʃɛər/ A2 |
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carriage /ˈkærɪdʒ/ B2 |
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push /pʊʃ/ B1 |
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future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1 |
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past /pæst/ A2 |
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Grammar:
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No woman, no cry
➔ Double negation for emphasis
➔ "No woman, no cry" uses a double negative to strongly emphasize the idea that without a woman, there is no reason to cry.
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I've got to push on through
➔ Present perfect tense with 'have got to' for obligation
➔ 'I've got to' expresses necessity or obligation to do something in the present.
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In this great future
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a future time or condition
➔ Prepositional phrase 'In this great future' sets a context for what is to come.
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My feet is my only carriage
➔ Singular subject 'feet' with singular verb 'is' to indicate a metaphor
➔ 'Feet' is treated as a singular noun; the sentence metaphorically indicates that the speaker's only means of transportation is their feet.
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So, no woman, no cry
➔ Use of conjunction 'so' to indicate consequence or conclusion
➔ 'So' connects the previous thoughts with the conclusion that there is no need to cry.
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Observe the hypocrites
➔ Imperative verb 'observe' used as a command or advice
➔ 'Observe' is in the imperative form, giving advice or instructions to pay attention to hypocrites.
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So dry your tears
➔ Imperative verb phrase 'dry your tears' as a command or encouragement
➔ 'Dry your tears' is a command telling someone to stop crying and be strong.
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Remember when we used to sit
➔ Past habitual tense 'used to' for repeated past actions
➔ 'Used to' indicates a repeated or habitual action that happened in the past but no longer occurs.
