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Ever close your eyes 00:07
Ever stop and listen 00:09
Ever feel alive 00:11
And you've nothing missing 00:14
You don't need a reason 00:16
Let the day go on and on 00:18
Let the rain fall down 00:23
Everywhere around you 00:25
Give into it now 00:27
Let the day surround you 00:29
You don't need a reason 00:32
Let the rain go on and on 00:34
00:38
What a day 00:56
What a day to take to 00:57
What a way 01:00
What a way to make it through 01:02
What a day 01:05
What a day to take to 01:06
A wild child 01:09
Only take the time 01:12
From the helter skelter 01:14
Every day you find 01:17
Everything's in kilter 01:19
You don't need a reason 01:21
Let the day go on and on 01:23
Every summer sun 01:27
Every winter evening 01:30
Every spring to come 01:33
Every autumn leaving 01:35
You don't need a reason 01:37
Let it all go on and on 01:39
01:44
What a day 02:01
What a day to take to 02:03
What a way 02:04
What a way to make it through 02:07
What a day 02:10
What a day to take to 02:12
A wild child 02:15
What a day 02:17
What a day to take to 02:18
What a way 02:21
What a way to make it through 02:23
What a day 02:26
What a day to take to 02:27
A wild child 02:30
What a day 02:33
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What a day to take to 02:54
What a way 02:56
What a way to make it through 02:59
What a day 03:02
What a day to take to 03:04
Da da da 03:07
Da da da da da da 03:08
What a way 03:11
What a way to make it through 03:13
Da da da 03:16
03:18
Da da da da da da 03:22
Da da da 03:23
Da da da da da da 03:23
What a way 03:24
What a way to make it through 03:25
What a day 03:26
What a day to take to 03:27
A wild child 03:28
What a day 03:29
What a day to take to 03:30
A wild child 03:30
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Wild Child – English Lyrics

By
Enya
Album
A Day Without Rain
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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ever close your eyes

Ever stop and listen

Ever feel alive

And you've nothing missing

You don't need a reason

Let the day go on and on

Let the rain fall down

Everywhere around you

Give into it now

Let the day surround you

You don't need a reason

Let the rain go on and on

...

What a day

What a day to take to

What a way

What a way to make it through

What a day

What a day to take to

A wild child

Only take the time

From the helter skelter

Every day you find

Everything's in kilter

You don't need a reason

Let the day go on and on

Every summer sun

Every winter evening

Every spring to come

Every autumn leaving

You don't need a reason

Let it all go on and on

...

What a day

What a day to take to

What a way

What a way to make it through

What a day

What a day to take to

A wild child

What a day

What a day to take to

What a way

What a way to make it through

What a day

What a day to take to

A wild child

What a day

...

What a day to take to

What a way

What a way to make it through

What a day

What a day to take to

Da da da

Da da da da da da

What a way

What a way to make it through

Da da da

...

Da da da da da da

Da da da

Da da da da da da

What a way

What a way to make it through

What a day

What a day to take to

A wild child

What a day

What a day to take to

A wild child

...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

close

/kloʊs/

A2
  • adjective
  • - not far apart in distance or time

stop

/stɒp/ or /stɔp/

A2
  • verb
  • - to cease moving or happening

listen

/ˈlɪs.ən/

A2
  • verb
  • - to pay attention to sound

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

B1
  • adjective
  • - living, not dead

missing

/ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - not present or included

need

/niːd/

A2
  • verb
  • - to require something

reason

/ˈriː.zən/

B1
  • noun
  • - a cause or explanation

day

/deɪ/

A1
  • noun
  • - a period of 24 hours

rain

/reɪn/

A2
  • noun
  • - water falling from the sky

everyone

/ˈɛv.ri.wʌn/

A2
  • pronoun
  • - all people

surround

/səˈraʊnd/

B2
  • verb
  • - to enclose on all sides

wild

/waɪld/

B2
  • adjective
  • - uncontrolled or untamed

Key Grammar Structures

  • Ever close your eyes

    ➔ Use of the present simple tense with 'ever' to express general or habitual actions.

    ➔ 'Ever' is used here with the present simple to indicate a general or habitual experience.

  • Let the day go on and on

    ➔ Imperative form with 'let' to express allowing or encouraging an action.

    ➔ 'Let' is used here as a modal verb in imperative to encourage or permit the action of 'the day' continuing.

  • You don't need a reason

    ➔ Negative form of the modal verb 'need' to express lack of necessity.

    ➔ 'Need' is a modal verb here in the negative form to indicate that something is not required.

  • Let the rain fall down

    ➔ Imperative form with 'let' to express allowing the rain to fall freely.

    ➔ 'Let' is used in imperative to permission or encourage the action of rain falling.

  • Everywhere around you

    ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating the location or environment surrounding the subject.

    ➔ This phrase sets the scene by describing the surroundings around the person.

  • Everything's in kilter

    ➔ Contraction of 'everything is' with the prepositional phrase 'in kilter', meaning out of order or not in harmony.

    ➔ 'In kilter' is an idiomatic expression meaning something is out of order or not functioning properly.

  • What a day to take to

    ➔ Exclamatory phrase with 'what' to emphasize admiration or surprise towards the day.

    ➔ 'What' is used here as an exclamation word to express strong feelings about the day.

  • Only take the time

    ➔ Adjective 'only' modifying 'take the time' to emphasize exclusivity or limitation.

    ➔ 'Only' is used to limit or emphasize that one should take a specific amount of time, not more.

  • Da da da

    ➔ Onomatopoeic expressions used for musical or lyrical effect without grammatical function.

    ➔ These are vocalizations or sounds, often used in music to fill space or enhance mood, not serving grammatical functions.