Seasons In The Sun – English Lyrics

• By: Westlife

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the touching story behind Westlife's "Seasons In The Sun," a song about saying goodbye and cherishing life's moments. Learn about the song's origins as a remake of a Belgian song and how Westlife's version became a Christmas hit, offering a glimpse into themes of love, friendship, and mortality.

[English]

Goodbye to you, my trusted friend

But we've known each other since we were nine or ten

Together, we've climbed hills and trees

Learned of love and ABC's

Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

Goodbye, my friend, it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that spring is in the air

Pretty girls are everywhere

Think of me and I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

Goodbye, papa, please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family

You tried to teach me right from wrong

Too much wine and too much song

Wonder how I got along

Goodbye, papa, it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

Little children everywhere

When you see them, I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Goodbye, Michelle, my little one

You gave me love and helped me find the sun

And every time that I was down

You would always come around

And get my feet back on the ground

Goodbye, Michelle, it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

With the flowers everywhere

I wish that we could both be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun

But the wine...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
climb /klaɪm/ A2	verb - go or come up (a slope or staircase) noun - an ascent or rise
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. adverb - with great effort
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - stop living
sing /sɪŋ/ A1	verb - make musical sounds with the voice
spring /sprɪŋ/ A2	noun - the season after winter and before summer
air /ɛər/ A1	noun - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman.
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or amusement
seasons /ˈsiːzənz/ A2	noun - each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter)
papa /pəˈpɑː/ A1	noun - father
pray /preɪ/ B1	verb - address a solemn request or expression of thanks to God or another deity
wine /waɪn/ A2	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals).

Key Grammar Structures

• Goodbye to you, my trusted friend

  ➔ Use of the preposition "to" with "goodbye" to indicate the recipient of the farewell.

  ➔ While "goodbye" can stand alone, adding "to you" makes it more direct and personal. "Trusted friend" is a noun phrase acting as an appositive.

• Together, we've climbed hills and trees

  ➔ Present perfect tense ("have/has" + past participle) to describe an action completed at an unspecified time in the past that has relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "we've climbed" indicates that the act of climbing happened at some point in the past and is still relevant to their current relationship or shared history. The adverb "together" emphasizes their shared experience.

• Goodbye, papa, please pray for me

  ➔ Imperative mood ("pray") used to express a request or command.

  ➔ "Pray for me" is a direct request. The use of "please" softens the command into a polite request. The vocative "papa" directly addresses the father.

• Too much wine and too much song

  ➔ Use of "too much" with uncountable nouns ("wine," "song") to indicate excess.

  ➔ "Too much" is followed by singular, uncountable nouns. It describes a situation where the quantity exceeds a desirable level. The repetition emphasizes the contributing factors to the speaker's life choices.

• Wonder how I got along

  ➔ Indirect question using "how" as an interrogative adverb. Subordinate clause with subject-verb order rather than the question word order.

  ➔ Instead of asking "How did I get along?" directly, the sentence embeds the question within the statement "wonder." This construction changes the word order of the embedded question.

• You gave me love and helped me find the sun

  ➔ Compound predicate using coordinating conjunction "and" to connect two verb phrases ("gave me love" and "helped me find the sun") sharing the same subject.

  ➔ The subject "you" performs two actions: giving love and helping to find the sun. The conjunction "and" creates a connection between these two actions, suggesting they are both important and related.

• And every time that I was down, You would always come around

  ➔ Use of the past continuous ("I was down") and conditional "would" (habitual past action, "You would always come around").

  ➔ "I was down" indicates a state of being in the past, emphasizing the duration of that state. "You would always come around" signifies a repeated or habitual action in the past. "Would" here isn't for conditional possibilities but to describe a typical past behavior.