Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Remastered)
Lyrics:
[English]
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls pick them, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone to young men, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young men gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young men gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone for soldiers, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
And where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, a long long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
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Vocabulary in this song:
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flowers /ˈflaʊ.əz/ A1 |
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gone /ɡɒn/ A2 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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passing /ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/ B1 |
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ago /əˈɡəʊ/ A1 |
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young /jʌŋ/ A1 |
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girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1 |
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pick /pɪk/ A2 |
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learn /lɜːrn/ A2 |
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men /men/ A1 |
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soldiers /ˈsoʊl.dʒərz/ A2 |
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graveyards /ˈɡreɪv.jɑːrdz/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
➔ Present Perfect, Past Participle as Adjective
➔ "Where have all the flowers gone?" uses the present perfect to ask about a past event with present relevance. "Passing" is a present participle functioning as an adjective modifying "time."
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Young girls pick them, every one
➔ Simple Present Tense, Pronoun Reference
➔ "Pick" is in the simple present tense, indicating a habitual action. "Them" refers back to "flowers". "Every one" emphasizes that each flower is picked.
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When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?
➔ Future Simple, Emphasis with 'ever'
➔ "Will learn" is the future simple, expressing a question about future understanding. "Ever" adds emphasis to the question, implying doubt that they will learn.
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Gone to young men, every one
➔ Past Participle as Adjective, Ellipsis
➔ "Gone" is used as an adjective describing where the young girls are. There's an ellipsis of the verb "have/are." "Every one" emphasizes each girl. The full sentence could be 'They have all gone to young men, every one.'
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Gone for soldiers, every one
➔ Preposition 'for' indicating purpose, ellipsis.
➔ "Gone for soldiers" indicates that the young men have left to become soldiers. "For" indicates the purpose or destination. An ellipsis hides the missing verb, 'They are'.
