Somewhere Over the Rainbow

• By: Judy Garland

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
land /lænd/ A2	noun - a territory or region of the earth
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to experience visions during sleep
sky /skaɪ/ A2	noun - the space overhead; atmosphere
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - plural of dream; visions during sleep
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	verb - to want something to happen noun - a desire for something to happen
clouds /klaʊdz/ A2	noun - visible masses of condensed water vapor in the sky
star /stɑːr/ A2	noun - a luminous celestial object visible in the night sky
stars /stɑːrz/ A2	noun - plural of star; luminous celestial objects in the sky
blue /bluː/ A2	adjective - of a color resembling the sky on a clear day
birds /bɜːrdz/ A2	noun - feathered flying animals
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment

Grammar:

• Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.

  ➔ **Existential 'there is/are'** and **Relative Clause**

  ➔ 'There's' (there is) introduces the existence of 'a land'. The relative clause 'that I heard of...' modifies 'land', providing more information about it. 'That' acts as the object of 'heard of' and refers back to 'a land'.

• Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

  ➔ **Subject-Verb Agreement**, **Adverb of Emphasis** ('really'), and **Relative Clause**.

  ➔ 'Skies *are* blue' demonstrates subject-verb agreement (plural subject, plural verb). 'Really' emphasizes the truth of the statement. The relative clause 'that you dare to dream' modifies 'dreams', where 'that' represents the dreams.

• Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.

  ➔ **Future Simple (will)** and **Adverbial Clause of Place** (where...)

  ➔ 'I'll wish' is a contraction of 'I will wish,' expressing a future action. 'Where the clouds are...' is an adverbial clause modifying 'wake up', indicating the location.

• Where troubles melt like lemon drops, way above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me.

  ➔ **Simile ('like')**, **Demonstrative Pronoun** ('that'), and **Future Simple (will)** in shortened form.

  ➔ 'Troubles melt *like* lemon drops' uses 'like' to create a simile comparing the disappearance of troubles to melting lemon drops. 'That' refers back to the place described in the previous clause. 'You'll find me' is a shortened way of saying 'you will find me'.

• Why then--oh why can't I?

  ➔ **Modal Verb of Ability (can)** in a **Negative Question** and **Emphasis through Repetition**.

  ➔ 'Can't I?' expresses the speaker's inability or lack of permission. Repetition of 'why' emphasizes the speaker's strong feelings of longing and questioning.