Seasons In The Sun
Lyrics:
[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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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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friend /frɛnd/ A1 |
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climb /klaɪm/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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hard /hɑːrd/ A2 |
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die /daɪ/ A2 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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spring /sprɪŋ/ A2 |
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air /ɛər/ A1 |
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girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1 |
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joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1 |
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fun /fʌn/ A1 |
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seasons /ˈsiːzənz/ A2 |
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papa /pəˈpɑː/ A1 |
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pray /preɪ/ B1 |
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wine /waɪn/ A2 |
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song /sɔːŋ/ A1 |
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flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.