Woman In Love – English Lyrics

• By: Barbra Streisand

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the passion and power of love through Barbra Streisand's iconic ballad, "Woman in Love." This song is a fantastic way to learn English by exploring its rich, emotional vocabulary and poetic expressions of devotion. The clear and heartfelt lyrics make it an engaging piece for language learners to understand the nuances of expressing deep feelings in English.

[English]

Life is a moment in space

When the dream is gone, it's a lonelier place

I kiss the morning goodbye

But down inside, you know we never know why

The road is narrow and long

When eyes meet eyes, and the feeling is strong

I turn away from the wall

I stumble and fall, but I give you it all

I am a woman in love

And I'll do anything to get you into my world

And hold you within

It's a right I defend

Over and over again

What do I do?

With you eternally mine

In love, there is no measure of time

We planned it all at the start

That you and I, live in each other's hearts

We may be oceans away

You feel my love, I hear what you say

No truth is ever a lie

I stumble and fall, but I give you it all

I am a woman in love

And I'll do anything to get you into my world

And hold you within

It's a right I defend

Over and over again

What do I do?

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I am a woman in love

And I'm talking to you

You know I know how you feel

What a woman can do

It's a right I defend

Over and over again

I am a woman in love

And I'll do anything

To get you into my world

And hold you within

It's a right I'll defend

Over and over again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its people
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to provide or hand over something to someone verb - to cause someone to have a feeling
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp with your hands verb - to keep something in a particular state or condition
defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ B2	verb - to protect from danger or attack
stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ B2	verb - to trip or lose balance while walking noun - a trip or loss of balance
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop down from a higher place
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something through observation, inquiry, or information
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or a physical sensation
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured period during which something happens
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or think about something desirable
right /raɪt/ B2	noun - a moral or legal entitlement adjective - correct or true
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to encounter or come together with someone noun - an arranged gathering of people
turn /tɜːrn/ A1	verb - to rotate or change direction noun - an opportunity to act or a change in direction
strong /strɒŋ/ A2	adjective - having great physical or emotional power

Key Grammar Structures

• Life is a moment in space

  ➔ Simple present (linking verb “to be”)

  ➔ The verb "is" is the simple present form of "to be", linking the subject "Life" with the complement "a moment in space".

• When the dream is gone, it's a lonelier place

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time + comparative adjective

  ➔ The clause "When the dream is gone" is an adverbial clause of time, and the comparative adjective "lonelier" compares the place to a previous state.

• I kiss the morning goodbye

  ➔ Verb + object + object complement (idiomatic expression)

  ➔ The verb "kiss" takes the object "the morning" and the object complement "goodbye", forming the idiomatic expression "kiss the morning goodbye".

• We may be oceans away

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility + base verb

  ➔ The modal "may" expresses possibility, followed by the base verb "be".

• No truth is ever a lie

  ➔ Negative universal statement (zero conditional style)

  ➔ The sentence states a universal truth using the negative "No" and the simple present "is".

• What do I do?

  ➔ Question formation with do‑support

  ➔ The auxiliary "do" is used to form the question, placed before the subject "I".

• I'll do anything to get you into my world

  ➔ Future with "will" + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The contraction "I'll" (I will) expresses future intention, followed by the infinitive phrase "to get you into my world" indicating purpose.

• It's a right I defend

  ➔ Defining relative clause (that omitted)

  ➔ The clause "I defend" is a defining relative clause modifying "right"; the relative pronoun "that" is omitted.