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You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too 00:52

You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through 00:55

So when you're waiting for the next attack 00:58

You'd better stand, there's no turning back 01:00

The bugle sounds, the charge begins 01:03

But on this battlefield, no one wins 01:06

The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath 01:09

As I plunge on into certain death 01:12

The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run 01:14

The mighty roar of the Russian guns 01:51

And as we race towards the human wall 01:54

The screams of pain as my comrades fall 01:56

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground 02:00

And the Russians fire another round 02:02

We get so near, yet so far away 02:05

We won't live to fight another day 02:08

02:12

We get so close, near enough to fight 03:29

When a Russian gets me in his sights 03:32

He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow 03:35

A burst of rounds take my horse below 03:37

And as I lay there gazing at the sky 03:40

My body's numb and my throat is dry 03:43

And as I lay forgotten and alone 03:46

Without a tear, I draw my parting groan 03:49

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The Trooper – English Lyrics

Iron Maiden

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too

You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through

So when you're waiting for the next attack

You'd better stand, there's no turning back

The bugle sounds, the charge begins

But on this battlefield, no one wins

The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath

As I plunge on into certain death

The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run

The mighty roar of the Russian guns

And as we race towards the human wall

The screams of pain as my comrades fall

We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground

And the Russians fire another round

We get so near, yet so far away

We won't live to fight another day

...

We get so close, near enough to fight

When a Russian gets me in his sights

He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow

A burst of rounds take my horse below

And as I lay there gazing at the sky

My body's numb and my throat is dry

And as I lay forgotten and alone

Without a tear, I draw my parting groan

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	noun - an aggressive act against an enemy verb - to take aggressive action against someone or something
charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ B2	noun - an attack in battle, especially a rapid advance against the enemy verb - to rush forward in order to attack
battlefield /ˈbætlfɪˌliːd/ C1	noun - a place where a battle occurs
guns /ɡʌnz/ A2	noun - firearms used for shooting bullets
smoke /smoʊk/ A2	noun - visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, typically due to combustion
horse /hɔːrs/ A2	noun - a large domesticated mammal used for riding or work
fear /fɪər/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat
death /dɛθ/ B2	noun - the end of life
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
sea /siː/ A2	noun - a large body of salt water
blood /blʌd/ B2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins
mighty /ˈmaɪti/ C1	adjective - possessing great power or strength

Vocabulary

Meanings

attack

/əˈtæk/

noun
- an aggressive act against an enemy

verb
- to take aggressive action against someone or something

charge

/tʃɑːrdʒ/

noun
- an attack in battle, especially a rapid advance against the enemy

verb
- to rush forward in order to attack

battlefield

/ˈbætlfɪˌliːd/

noun
- a place where a battle occurs

guns

/ɡʌnz/

noun
- firearms used for shooting bullets

smoke

/smoʊk/

noun
- visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, typically due to combustion

horse

/hɔːrs/

noun
- a large domesticated mammal used for riding or work

fear

/fɪər/

noun
- an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat

death

/dɛθ/

noun
- the end of life

pain

/peɪn/

noun
- physical suffering or discomfort

sea

/siː/

noun
- a large body of salt water

blood

/blʌd/

noun
- the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins

mighty

/ˈmaɪti/

adjective
- possessing great power or strength

Key Grammar Structures

You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too

➔ Future Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "You'll take" indicates a future action.
You'd better stand, there's no turning back

➔ Modal Verbs (should)

➔ The phrase "You'd better" suggests a strong recommendation.
The bugle sounds, the charge begins

➔ Present Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "The bugle sounds" describes a habitual action.
The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath

➔ Noun Phrase

➔ The phrase "The smell of acrid smoke" is a noun phrase describing a sensory experience.
We won't live to fight another day

➔ Future Simple Tense (negative)

➔ The phrase "We won't live" indicates a future action that will not happen.
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow

➔ Present Simple Tense

➔ The phrase "He pulls the trigger" describes a current action.
Without a tear, I draw my parting groan

➔ Prepositional Phrase

➔ The phrase "Without a tear" is a prepositional phrase indicating a condition.