Woman – English Lyrics

• By: Mumford & Sons
• Album: Delta

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a different side of Mumford & Sons with their song "Woman." This atmospheric track is a great way to explore the nuances of the English language through its poetic and questioning lyrics. The song's simple yet profound lines about love and understanding offer a unique and emotional way to connect with the language, revealing how much can be expressed even in quiet contemplation.

[English]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Woman ♪

♪ Caught behind those burning eyes ♪

♪ Tangled up in morning white ♪

♪ Do you ever really know? ♪

♪ Can you ever really know? ♪

♪ Woman ♪

♪ Watch her take me by surprise ♪

♪ When she lets me call her mine ♪

♪ Do you ever really know? ♪

♪ Can you ever really know? ♪

♪ And I don't know the loneliness you've known ♪

♪ I don't hear the frosty words that call inside ♪

♪ When you're gone again ♪

♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪

♪ There's something I don't know ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, oh ♪

♪ As the night descends, all will slow again, oh ♪

♪ I am left in awe of the woman I adore, oh ♪

♪ Woman ♪

♪ I never had such a sight ♪

♪ Burn itself into my mind ♪

♪ Do you ever really know? ♪

♪ Can you ever really know? ♪

♪ You say the sun doesn't shine for you ♪

♪ I hope you learn that that's not true, in time ♪

♪ When you're gone again ♪

♪ Just as long again ♪

♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪

♪ There's something I don't know ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes, oh ♪

♪ As the night descends, all will slow again, oh ♪

♪ But I am left in awe of the woman I adore, oh ♪

♪ I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time ♪

♪ There's something I don't know ♪

♪ I can see it in your eyes ♪

♪ And as the night descends, all will slow again ♪

♪ But I am left in awe of the woman I adore ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of information; to be familiar with
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ A2	noun - adult female human
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - organs of sight
white /waɪt/ A2	adjective - the color of milk or snow
surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or thing that causes wonder or shock
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to speak to or communicate with someone by phone or voice
mine /maɪn/ A2	pronoun - belonging to or associated with me
loneliness /ˈloʊnlinəs/ B2	noun - the state of being alone or feeling sad about being alone
word /wɝːd/ A2	noun - a unit of language used to form sentences
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt or make an effort to do something
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, reasons, feels, and perceives verb - to be careful or to pay attention
descent /dɪˈsɛnt/ C1	noun - a downward slope or movement
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to drop downward
adore /əˈdɔːr/ B2	verb - to regard with deep love and admiration

Key Grammar Structures

• Do you ever really know?

  ➔ Present Simple for habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "do you ever really know" suggests a recurring question about knowledge.

• I can't read your mind though I'm trying all the time.

  ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase "I'm trying all the time" indicates a continuous effort.

• There's something I don't know.

  ➔ There is/are for existence.

  ➔ The phrase "there's something" indicates the existence of an unknown element.

• I am left in awe of the woman I adore.

  ➔ Passive voice to emphasize the action on the subject.

  ➔ The phrase "I am left in awe" shows the effect of admiration.

• You say the sun doesn't shine for you.

  ➔ Reported speech to convey what someone else said.

  ➔ The phrase "you say" introduces a statement made by someone else.