Wild Child – English Lyrics

• By: Enya
• Album: A Day Without Rain

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

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.