Our Song – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Been waiting for so long
The winds have grown strong
The birds have come and gone, hm
I'm looking every day
But you might still be
A thousand miles away
Do you know I'm holding on?
Hoping, looking in the distance as I sing our song
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da, da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da, da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da
You took you shield and sword
Said you have to go
Left me and went to war
Now I'm looking at the moon
Nothing left of you
But this little tune (da, da-da, da-da)
Do you know I'm holding on?
Hoping, looking in the distance as I sing our song
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da, da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da, da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da
The seasons come and go
Sun covered in snow
The trees turned into stone
My eyes are slowly closing
But I keep on hoping
Try to keep them open
Try to keep them
And just in case I miss you
Please wake me with a kiss
Would you wake me with a kiss?
Would you wake me with a—
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da, da-da, da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
Da, da-da da-da da
Da-da-da, da-da, da
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Key Vocabulary
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wait /weɪt/ A2 |
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cover /ˈkʌv.ər/ B1 |
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moon /muːn/ A2 |
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season /ˈsiː.zən/ B1 |
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tree /triː/ A1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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song /sɒŋ/ A1 |
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dream /driːm/ B1 |
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hope /hoʊp/ B1 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Been waiting for so long
➔ Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive)
➔ The "been waiting" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The use of present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of the waiting.
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The winds have grown strong
➔ Present Perfect
➔ The "have grown" indicates a change of state that happened at some point in the past and has relevance to the present. It implies that the winds are currently strong because of something that happened previously.
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But you might still be A thousand miles away
➔ Modal verb of possibility ('might')
➔ "Might" expresses a weaker degree of possibility than "may" or "could". It suggests that the speaker is unsure about the other person's location but acknowledges that it's a possibility that they are far away.
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Said you have to go
➔ Indirect Speech with modal verb 'have to'
➔ This is indirect speech, reporting what someone previously said. "Have to" expresses obligation or necessity. It highlights that leaving was not a choice but a requirement.
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Left me and went to war
➔ Simple Past Tense (sequence of actions)
➔ "Left" and "went" are both in the simple past tense, indicating actions completed in the past. The use of two simple past verbs consecutively suggests a sequence of events.
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Now I'm looking at the moon
➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)
➔ "I'm looking" indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking. It describes what the speaker is currently doing.
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But this little tune
➔ Demonstrative adjective 'this'
➔ "This" refers to something near or present, indicating a specific tune that the speaker has in mind or is referring to.
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The seasons come and go
➔ Simple Present Tense (general truth/habitual action)
➔ The use of the simple present tense "come and go" describes a general truth about the nature of seasons; they regularly and repeatedly change.
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Try to keep them open
➔ Infinitive of Purpose
➔ "To keep" expresses the purpose of the trying. The speaker is trying in order to keep their eyes open.
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Would you wake me with a kiss?
➔ Conditional Sentence Type 1 (Future Real Conditional)
➔ While not explicitly using "if", this question implies a conditional statement. The implicit condition is that if the other person returns, the speaker hopes they will wake them with a kiss. "Would" is used to express a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
