Queen Majesty

• By: Techniques

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
majesty /ˈmædʒ.ə.sti/ B2	noun - impressive stateliness, dignity, or beauty.
speak /spiːk/ A1	verb - to say words aloud
longed /lɒŋd/ B2	verb - to have a strong desire or craving
agree /əˈɡriː/ A2	verb - to have the same opinion about something
society /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ B1	noun - a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - a male ruler of a country who usually inherits his position and rules for life
minstrel /ˈmɪn.strəl/ C1	noun - a medieval European entertainer, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poems to his own musical accompaniment.
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - a short piece of music with words that you sing
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make musical sounds with your voice
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
apart /əˈpɑːrt/ B1	adverb - separated by a distance
royal /ˈrɔɪ.əl/ B1	adjective - belonging or relating to a king or queen
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light and send signals to the brain
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
care /keər/ A2	verb - feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - requiring a great deal of endurance or effort

Grammar:

• Queen majesty, may I speak to thee?

  ➔ Modal verb "may" for polite requests and permission.

  ➔ The use of "may" before the subject "I" indicates a polite and formal request to speak to the Queen. "Thee" is an archaic form of "you," adding to the formality.

• So much, I've longed (I've longed)

  ➔ Present perfect tense with adverbial phrase.

  ➔ "I've longed" is the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "So much" emphasizes the intensity of the longing. The parenthetical repetition adds emphasis.

• True I agree, I'm not of your society, no, no, no

  ➔ Preposition "of" indicating belonging or origin.

  ➔ "Not of your society" means the speaker does not belong to the Queen's social class or group. The repetition of "no" emphasizes the speaker's awareness of their difference.

• I'm not a king, just a minstrel

  ➔ Simple present tense for stating facts.

  ➔ Uses the simple present tense to state the speaker's identity (not a king) and their profession (a minstrel). "Just" emphasizes the speaker's humble status.

• In life we're so far apart

  ➔ Adverb "apart" indicating separation or distance.

  ➔ "Apart" indicates the social and class distance between the speaker and the Queen. "So far" emphasizes the magnitude of this distance.

• Royal queen, I see love in your eyes

  ➔ Simple present tense for stating a perception or observation.

  ➔ "I see love in your eyes" uses the simple present to express what the speaker perceives. The sentence structure is straightforward but conveys a powerful emotion.

• Is it really true, these things I ask of you?

  ➔ Question formation with inversion and prepositional phrase.

  ➔ The question is formed by inverting the auxiliary verb "is" with the subject "it". "Of you" is a prepositional phrase specifying who the speaker is asking.