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Little child 00:32

Dry your crying eyes 00:36

How can I explain 00:40

The fear you feel inside? 00:42

00:45

'Cause you were born 00:47

Into this evil world 00:51

Where man is killing man 00:54

And no one knows just why 00:57

00:59

What have we become? 01:02

Just look what we have done 01:05

All that we destroyed 01:09

You must build again 01:12

When the children cry 01:16

Let them know we tried 01:21

'Cause when the children sing 01:24

Then the new world begins 01:28

01:31

Little child 01:36

You must show the way 01:39

To a better day 01:43

For all the young 01:46

'Cause you were born 01:50

For the world to see 01:54

That we all can live 01:58

With love and peace 02:01

No more presidents 02:05

And all the wars will end 02:09

One united world 02:12

Under God 02:16

When the children cry 02:20

Let them know we tried 02:24

'Cause when the children sing 02:27

Then the new world begins 02:31

02:35

What have we become? 03:08

Just look what we have done 03:11

All that we destroyed 03:15

You must build again 03:18

No more presidents 03:22

And all the wars will end 03:26

One united world 03:30

Under God 03:33

When the children cry 03:37

Let them know we tried 03:41

'Cause when the children fight 03:45

Let them know it ain't right 03:48

When the children pray 03:53

Let them know the way 03:56

'Cause when the children sing 03:59

Then the new world begins 04:03

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When The Children Cry – English Lyrics

White Lion

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Little child

Dry your crying eyes

How can I explain

The fear you feel inside?

...

'Cause you were born

Into this evil world

Where man is killing man

And no one knows just why

...

What have we become?

Just look what we have done

All that we destroyed

You must build again

When the children cry

Let them know we tried

'Cause when the children sing

Then the new world begins

...

Little child

You must show the way

To a better day

For all the young

'Cause you were born

For the world to see

That we all can live

With love and peace

No more presidents

And all the wars will end

One united world

Under God

When the children cry

Let them know we tried

'Cause when the children sing

Then the new world begins

...

What have we become?

Just look what we have done

All that we destroyed

You must build again

No more presidents

And all the wars will end

One united world

Under God

When the children cry

Let them know we tried

'Cause when the children fight

Let them know it ain't right

When the children pray

Let them know the way

'Cause when the children sing

Then the new world begins

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears as an expression of emotion
children /ˈtʃɪl.drən/ A2	noun - young human beings below the age of puberty
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the planet Earth or the universe
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
love /lʌv/ A2	noun / verb - deep affection or attachment; to feel deep affection for someone
children /ˈtʃɪl.drən/ A2	noun - young human beings below the age of puberty
peaceful /ˈpiːs.fəl/ B2	adjective - free from violence or disturbance
destroyed /dɪˈstrɔɪd/ B2	verb (past participle) - completely ruined or wrecked
build /bɪld/ A2	verb - to construct or assemble
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A2	verb - to start or commence
again /əˈɡeɪn/ A2	adverb - once more, anew
sing /sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
begins /bɪˈɡɪnz/ A2	verb (third person singular present) - to start or come into being
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to have information or understanding
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort

Key Grammar Structures

Little child Dry your crying eyes

➔ Imperative Mood

➔ "Dry" is in the imperative form, giving a command or request.
'Cause you were born Into this evil world

➔ Past Simple Passive

➔ 'Were born' is the past simple passive, indicating the action was done to the subject in the past.
All that we destroyed

➔ Relative Clause

➔ 'That we destroyed' is a relative clause providing more information about 'All'.
Let them know we tried

➔ Causative Verb + Object + Infinitive

➔ 'Let' causes someone to do something, followed by the object and the base form of the verb.
Then the new world begins

➔ Simple Present Tense

➔ Begins is in the simple present tense, used to describe general truths or habitual actions.
Then the new world begins

➔ Simple Present Tense

➔ Begins is in the simple present tense, indicating a future event that is scheduled or inevitable.
Let them know we tried

➔ Causative Verb + Object + Infinitive

➔ 'Let' causes someone to do something, followed by the object and the base form of the verb.
When the children cry Let them know we tried

➔ Conditional Clause + Imperative Mood

➔ The phrase sets a condition 'When the children cry' and gives a command in the imperative mood.

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