What Is Love – English Lyrics

• By: Haddaway

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Haddaway's iconic 90s anthem, "What Is Love." This Eurodance classic, with its catchy chorus and deep emotional questions, offers a fantastic way to grasp conversational English, particularly phrases related to emotions, questions, and personal pleas. Its repetitive yet poignant lyrics make it memorable and easy to follow, allowing learners to pick up vocabulary and sentence structures while enjoying a global dance hit that's more profound than its energetic beat suggests.

[English]

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

Baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

...

What is love?

...

Yeah, yeah

...

(Ooh, ooh)

I don't know why you're not there

I give you my love, but you don't care

So what is right?

And what is wrong?

Gimme a sign

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh-whoa, whoa, ohh, ooh

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh-whoa, whoa, ohh, ooh

...

Oh, I don't know, what can I do?

What else can I say, it's up to you

I know we're one

Just me and you

I can't go on

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh-whoa, whoa, ohh, ooh

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh-whoa, whoa, ohh, ooh

What is love?

...

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)

What is love?

(Ooh, ooh, ooh)

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

...

Don't hurt me

Don't hurt me

I want no other, no other lover

This is our life, our time

When we are together, I need you forever

Is it love?

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

Yeah, yeah

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh-whoa, whoa, ohh, ooh

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

Oh-whoa, whoa, ohh, ooh

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

What is love?

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

(Huh-huh, huh-huh)

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

(Huh-huh, huh-huh)

Oh, baby, don't hurt me

Don't hurt me no more

What is love?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
hurt /hɜrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding
right /raɪt/ B1	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable
sign /saɪn/ B1	noun - an indication or gesture
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with each other; in a group
forever /fərˈɛvər/ B2	adverb - for all future time; for always
want /wɑnt/ A1	verb - to desire something

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't hurt me no more

  ➔ imperative form with 'Don't' + base verb to give a command or request

  ➔ 'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not', used to make negative commands or requests.

• what is love?

  ➔ interrogative sentence structure using 'what is' to ask for a definition or explanation

  ➔ 'What is' is used at the beginning of a question to inquire about the identity, nature, or definition of something.

• Oh, baby, don't hurt me

  ➔ use of 'don't' + verb to form a negative imperative, expressing a plea or request

  ➔ 'Don't' + verb creates a negative command or request, often expressing a plea to stop or avoid an action.

• gimme a sign

  ➔ informal contraction of 'give me', employing colloquial language to request a signal or indication

  ➔ 'Gimme' is a colloquial contraction of 'give me', used to make speech more informal and urgent when asking for something.

• Just me and you

  ➔ simple sentence with 'and' to connect two subjects, emphasizing a close relationship

  ➔ 'And' is a coordinating conjunction used to link two words or phrases of equal importance, here emphasizing the closeness of the relationship.

• When we are together, I need you forever

  ➔ complex sentence with 'when' to specify time, containing an independent clause expressing a need or desire

  ➔ 'When' introduces a time clause that specifies the timing of the main action, and the main clause expresses a personal need or feeling.