Under The Ivy – English Lyrics

• By: Kate Bush

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

It wouldn't take me long

to tell you how to find it

to tell you where we'll meet

This little girl inside me

is retreating to her favourite place

Go into the garden

Go under the ivy

Under the leaves

Away from the party

Go right to the rose

Go right to the white rose

I sit here in the thunder

The green on the grey

I feel it all around me

And it's not easy for me

to give away a secret

It's not safe

But go into the garden

Go under the ivy

Under the leaves

Away from the party

Go right to the rose

Go right to the white rose

I'll be waiting for you

It wouldn't take me long

to tell you how to find it

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ B1	verb - to move back or withdraw
garden /ˈɡɑːrdən/ A1	noun - a piece of ground where plants are grown
ivy /ˈaɪvi/ A2	noun - a climbing plant with evergreen leaves
leaf /liːf/ A1	noun - a flat, green part of a plant
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering
rose /rəʊz/ A1	noun - a type of flower
white /waɪt/ A1	adjective - the color of milk or snow
thunder /ˈθʌndər/ A2	noun - the sound that follows lightning
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - the color of grass or leaves
grey /ɡreɪ/ A1	adjective - a color between black and white
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A2	noun - something kept hidden
safe /seɪf/ A1	adjective - free from danger
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in place until something happens
favourite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - liked more than others
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular area or location