Sapphire – English Lyrics

• By: Ed Sheeran

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Sapphire," Ed Sheeran's cross-cultural anthem featuring Indian singer Arijit Singh. This song is a fantastic way to explore the beauty of language through music, as it seamlessly blends English, Hindi, and Punjabi lyrics. Listen for the traditional Indian instrumentation and lyrical nuances that create a rich tapestry of sound and meaning, offering a unique opportunity to learn about different linguistic and musical styles.

[English]

You're glowing

You colour and fracture the light

You can't help but shine

And I know that

You carry the world on your back

But look at you tonight

The lights, your face, your eyes

Exploding like fireworks in the sky

Sapphire

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ

Look what we found, Karma reached out

Into our hearts and pulled us to our feet now

You know, the truth is we could disappear

Anywhere, as long as I got you there

When the sun dies, till the day shines

When I'm with you, there's not enough time

You are my spring flower, watching you bloom, wow

We are surrounded, but I can only see

The lights, your face, your eyes

Exploding like fireworks in the sky

Sapphire

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

(ਮਹਿਰੂਨੀ ਦੋ ਨੈਣ ਲੁਭਾਏ)

(ਚਾਂਦਨੀ ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕਾਏ) You're glowing

(ਨੂਰ ਦਾ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਘੁੱਟ ਪਿਲਾਏ)

(ਜਿੰਦੜੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਏ)

You're glowing (ਅੰਬਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੂੰ ਝਾਲਰ ਪਾਏ)

You colour and fracture the light (ਬਦਲ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਲੱਠੇ ਸੂਟ ਬਣਾਏ)

But look at you tonight (ਕਿਰਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੰਗ-ਰੂਪ ਛਡਾਏ)

(ਮੋਰਣੀ ਬਣ ਜਾਏ) Sapphire

ਪਲਕਾਂ ਉਠਾਵਤੇ ਹਨੇਰੇ ਘਟਦੇ

ਉਂਗਲਾ’ਚ ਪਾਕੇ ਤੂੰ ਧਨਕ ਫਿਰਦੀ

ਕਿਵੇ ਰੱਬ ਨੇ ਦੋ ਨੈਨਾ ਉਤੇ ਨੀਲਮ ਜਾੜੇ?

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me (The lights, your face, your eyes)

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week (Exploding)

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep (Like fireworks in the sky)

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

Touching on your body while you're pushing on me (The lights, your face, your eyes)

Don't you end the party, I could do this all week (Exploding)

We'll be dancing till the morning, go to bed, we won't sleep (Like fireworks in the sky)

ਚਮ-ਚਮ ਚਮਕੇ ਸਿਤਾਰੇ ਵਰਗੀ (Sapphire)

The lights, your face, your eyes

Exploding like fireworks in the sky

Sapphire

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ B1	verb - to emit light; shine
colour /ˈkʌlər/ A2	noun - the property of things that shows their hue
fracture /ˈfræk.tʃər/ B2	noun - the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material verb - to break or cause to break
shine /ʃaɪn/ A1	verb - to emit light; to be bright with reflected light
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants
carried /ˈkær.i-d/ B1	verb - to support and take from one place to another
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head that includes the eyes, nose, and mouth
exploding /ɪkˈsploʊ.dɪŋ/ B2	verb - bursting suddenly and with violence
fireworks /ˈfaɪərˌwɜːrks/ B2	noun - devices that explode and produce visual and sound effects in the sky
touching /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/ B1	verb - to make contact with
party /ˈpɑːr.ti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for celebration
dancing /ˈdæn.sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
morning /ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/ A1	noun - the part of the day from sunrise to midday
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest in a state of natural unconsciousness

Key Grammar Structures

• You carry the world on your back

  ➔ Present Simple tense for habitual actions or general truths

  ➔ Used to express a habitual or general truth, indicating something that is always true about 'you'.

• Exploding like fireworks in the sky

  ➔ Simile using "like" to compare two things

  ➔ This is a simile that describes the explosion of fireworks, comparing it to the brightness or intensity of a moment.

• We'll be dancing till the morning

  ➔ Future Continuous tense to describe an ongoing action in the future

  ➔ Expresses an activity that will be happening continuously over a period in the future.

• You colour and fracture the light

  ➔ Use of simple present tense for descriptive or poetic expression

  ➔ The simple present tense is used here to create a poetic description of how the subject interacts with light.

• You are my spring flower, watching you bloom

  ➔ Present tense in a metaphorical expression

  ➔ The present tense is used metaphorically to describe a moment of beauty and growth, emphasizing immediacy and emotional impact.

• You're glowing

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe an ongoing state

  ➔ The present continuous describes a temporary or current state, emphasizing that the person's glow is happening now.