The Portrait – English Lyrics

• By: R3HAB, Gabry Ponte

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la la la

When she's walking down the street

With stilettos on her feet

Everybody wants a piece

But she's way out of their league

Lipstick on her cigarette

Thousand pearls around her neck

Just like Marie Antoinette

Oh-oh, people stop and stare, and they go

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la

She's a Marilyn Monroe

Always there to steal the show

All she touches turn to gold

Oh, but she'll leave you in the cold

Turn the world all upside down

She's the talk all over town

Yeah, she loves the pretty sound

People stop and stare, and they go

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la la

Ooh la la la la la

Ooh la la la la la

Ooh la la la la lala la lala

(Ooh la la la la la la la la lala)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move on foot
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - the part of the leg below the ankle
wants /wɒnts/ A1	verb - to have a desire for
piece /piːs/ A1	noun - a portion of something
league /liːɡ/ B2	noun - a group of people or teams that compete against each other in a sport or game
lipstick /ˈlɪpstɪk/ A2	noun - a cosmetic for the lips
pearls /pɜːrlz/ B1	noun - a hard, lustrous gem formed within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk
neck /nek/ A1	noun - the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or operating
stare /steər/ A2	verb - to look fixedly or with wide eyes
steal /stiːl/ B1	verb - to take something without permission
show /ʃəʊ/ A1	noun - a public display or performance
gold /ɡəʊld/ A2	noun - a precious yellow metal
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - a town
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - vibrations that travel through a medium (air, water, etc.) and can be heard

Key Grammar Structures

• When she's walking down the street

  ➔ When clause + Present Continuous

  ➔ The "when" clause introduces a subordinate clause of time, indicating a specific circumstance. "She's walking" is in the present continuous tense, showing an ongoing action at that time.

• Everybody wants a piece

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun with Singular Verb

  ➔ "Everybody" is an indefinite pronoun, which always takes a singular verb, even though it refers to many people. Here, "wants" is the singular form of the verb.

• But she's way out of their league

  ➔ Idiom: "way out of someone's league"

  ➔ The phrase "way out of their league" is an idiom meaning someone is too good or too successful for others to be compared with or to have a relationship with.

• Just like Marie Antoinette

  ➔ Comparison using "just like"

  ➔ "Just like" is used to make a strong comparison, emphasizing that someone or something is very similar to another. Here, it compares the woman to Marie Antoinette.

• She's a Marilyn Monroe

  ➔ Indefinite Article "a" with a Proper Noun (for archetype/comparison)

  ➔ Using the indefinite article "a" before a proper noun (Marilyn Monroe) turns the name into a common noun, referring to someone who embodies the characteristics associated with that famous person.

• Always there to steal the show

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Always" is an adverb of frequency indicating that an action happens all the time. "To steal the show" is an infinitive phrase expressing the purpose or reason for her being "there".

• All she touches turn to gold

  ➔ Implied Relative Pronoun + Resultative Verb (turn to)

  ➔ There's an implied relative pronoun "that" or "which" after "All" (All [that] she touches). "Turn to gold" is a resultative verb phrase, indicating a transformation or outcome.

• Oh, but she'll leave you in the cold

  ➔ Future Simple (will) + Idiom "leave someone in the cold"

  ➔ "She'll" is a contraction for "she will," forming the future simple tense to predict a future action. "Leave you in the cold" is an idiom meaning to abandon someone or exclude them from something.

• She's the talk all over town

  ➔ Definite Article "the" + Noun Phrase (idiomatic use)

  ➔ "The talk of the town" (or "the talk all over town") is an idiom referring to the main subject that everyone is discussing. The definite article "the" specifies this unique status.