Wild Child – English Lyrics

• By: Enya
• Album: A Day Without Rain

Lyrics & Translation

Enya's "Wild Child" offers a serene yet uplifting journey into self-discovery and embracing life's spontaneity. Its clear and evocative English lyrics, combined with Enya's signature ethereal vocal layering, make it an excellent song for English learners to appreciate poetic expression and everyday themes of freedom and living in the present.

[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

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.