Song for Sophie – English Lyrics

• By: Aura Dione

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the gentle rhythms of 'Song for Sophie' to discover beautiful, emotive English vocabulary used in personal storytelling. This song is a perfect starting point for learners to practice listening to soft, clear pronunciation and understanding the language of affection and family bonds.

[English]

This is a song for a girl called Sophie

Used to write her name on my arm

Time has made us strangers

And I don't know her anymore

But I really hope she's made it

That someone took her home

She was lost, but wasn't missing

She would always walk alone

She was always like a feather in the air

I never knew if she was flying or falling

She was always like a feather in my life

I hope she flies

(I hope she flies)

(I hope she flies)

(I hope she flies)

Because of her, I look for things that last

I have a chain, where's your arm?

A promise can be broken

I won't hunt you anymore

No, no, no

But I really hope she's made it

That someone took her home

She was lost, but wasn't missing

She would always walk alone

She was always like a feather in the air

I never knew if she was flying or falling

She was always like a feather in my life

I hope she flies

She, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

(I hope she flies)

I hope she flies

(I hope she flies)

(I hope she flies)

(I hope she flies) she, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

She, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

She, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

She, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

(I hope she flies)

She was always like a feather in the air

I never knew if she was flying or falling

She was always like a feather in my life

I hope she flies

I hope she flies

I hope she flies

I hope she flies

She, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
Sophie /soʊˈfi/ A1	proper noun - female given name; the name of the person in the song
write /raɪt/ A1	verb - to mark letters or symbols on a surface
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known verb - to give a name to
arm /ɑːrm/ A1	noun - the upper limb of the human body
strangers /ˈstreɪn.dʒərz/ B1	noun - people who are not known to each other
hope /hoʊp/ A2	verb - to wish for something to happen noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing where one is verb (past tense of lose) - failed to keep possession of
missing /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ B1	adjective - not present or included; absent verb (present participle of miss) - to fail to hit, reach, or get
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn noun - an act of walking
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without other people; solitary
feather /ˈfɛð.ər/ A2	noun - one of the light, flat structures forming the plumage of birds
flying /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle of fly) - moving through the air under control adjective - being in the air; airborne
falling /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ/ B1	verb (present participle of fall) - moving downward, typically rapidly and without control adjective - in the act of descending
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ B1	noun - a declaration that one will or will not do something verb - to assure someone that something will definitely happen
broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in working order verb (past participle of break) - to cause something to separate into pieces
chain /tʃeɪn/ B1	noun - a series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing things verb - to fasten or bind with a chain

Key Grammar Structures

• This is a song for a girl called Sophie

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'is' is in the present simple tense, used to describe a general truth or a habitual action.

• Used to write her name on my arm

  ➔ Used to

  ➔ 'Used to' is employed to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true.

• Time has made us strangers

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The verb 'has made' is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has results in the present.

• I don't know her anymore

  ➔ Present Simple with Negative

  ➔ The sentence uses 'don't' to form a negative present simple tense, indicating a current lack of knowledge.

• She was lost, but wasn't missing

  ➔ Past Simple with Contrast

  ➔ The sentence uses 'was' and 'wasn't' to show a contrast between two past states.

• She would always walk alone

  ➔ Past Habit with 'Would'

  ➔ 'Would' is used to describe a past habit or repeated action.

• I hope she flies

  ➔ Present Simple with Modal Verb

  ➔ The modal verb 'hope' is used to express a wish or desire in the present.

• Because of her, I look for things that last

  ➔ Present Simple with Reason

  ➔ The sentence uses 'because of' to introduce a reason for the action in the present simple tense.