Wind Of Change – English Lyrics

• By: Scorpions
• Album: Rock Believer

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ (nostalgic whistling) ♪

♪ I follow the Moskva ♪

♪ Down to Gorky Park ♪

♪ Listening to the wind of change ♪

♪ An August summer night ♪

♪ Soldiers passing by ♪

♪ Listening to the wind of change ♪

♪ (whistling) ♪

♪♪♪

♪ The world is closing in ♪

♪ Did you ever think ♪

♪ That we could be so close, like brothers ♪

♪ The future's in the air ♪

♪ I can feel it everywhere ♪

♪ I'm blowing with the wind of change ♪

♪ Take me to the magic of the moment ♪

♪ On a glory night ♪

♪ Where the children of tomorrow dream away ♪

♪ In the wind of change ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Mmmm ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Walking down the street ♪

♪ Distant memories ♪

♪ Are buried in the past forever ♪

♪ I follow the Moskva ♪

♪ Down to Gorky Park ♪

♪ Listening to the wind of change ♪

♪ Take me to the magic of the moment ♪

♪ On a glory night ♪

♪ Where the children of tomorrow dream away ♪

♪ In the wind of change ♪

♪ Wind of change ♪

♪ The wind of change blows straight ♪

♪ Into the face of time ♪

♪ Like a storm wind that will ring ♪

♪ The freedom bell for peace of mind ♪

♪ Let your balalaika sing ♪

♪ What my guitar wants to say ♪

♪♪♪

♪ Take me to the magic of the moment ♪

♪ On a glory night ♪

♪ Where the children of tomorrow dream away ♪

♪ In the wind of change ♪

♪♪♪

♪ (whistling) ♪

[Astronaut] When you look at it from up here

you get an appreciation of our world is a beautiful place

and we do need to take care of it.

(metallic sliding)

(lock rattling)

(deep thunderous droning)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wind /wɪnd/ A1	noun - moving air, especially as a natural phenomenon
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	noun - the act or result of something becoming different verb - to make or become different
Moskva /ˈmɒskvɑː/ B2	proper noun - a river in Western Russia, flowing through Moscow
Gorky Park /ˈɡɔːrki pɑːrk/ B2	proper noun - a central park in Moscow, Russia
soldiers /ˈsoʊldʒərz/ A2	noun - members of an army, especially those who are not officers
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A1	noun - the time that is to come
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B1	noun - the power of apparently influencing events by supernatural means adjective - having or apparently having supernatural powers
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/ B2	noun - high renown or honor won by notable achievements; magnificence or great beauty
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep; to imagine or wish for something
distant /ˈdɪstənt/ B1	adjective - far away in space or time
memories /ˈmɛməriz/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information; something remembered from the past
buried /ˈbɛrid/ B1	verb (past participle) - covered or hidden, especially in the ground; forgotten or hidden deeply
freedom /ˈfriːdəm/ B1	noun - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility; a state or period in which there is no war or war has ended
bell /bɛl/ A2	noun - a hollow, cup-shaped metal object that makes a ringing sound when struck
balalaika /ˌbæləˈlaɪkə/ C1	noun - a Russian stringed musical instrument with a triangular body and three strings
guitar /ɡɪˈtɑːr/ A2	noun - a stringed musical instrument, typically with six strings, played by plucking or strumming
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically