Your Love – English Lyrics

• By: Jackie Evancho

Lyrics & Translation

"Your Love" by Jackie Evancho is a beautifully rendered classical crossover piece that invites listeners to explore the expressive power of English lyrics through its heartfelt message of enduring support and comfort. Evancho's "stratospheric vocals" bring a unique purity and emotional depth to this cinematic composition, making it an excellent song to appreciate vocal artistry and lyrical sentiment.

[English]

I woke and you were there

Beside me in the night

You touched me and calmed my fear

Turned darkness into light

...

I woke and saw you there

Beside me as before

My heart leapt to find you near

To feel you close once more

To feel your love once more

Your strength has made me strong

Though life tore us apart

And now when the night seems long

Your love shines in my heart

Your love shines in my heart

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
woke /woʊk/ A2	verb - past tense of wake, to stop sleeping
touch /tʌtʃ/ B1	verb - to make physical contact with
calmed /kɑːmd/ B2	verb - to make calm or peaceful
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by danger or threat
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B2	noun - the state of being dark, absence of light
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - the natural agent that makes things visible adjective - not heavy or dark
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood through the body
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light or glow brightly
strength /strɛŋkθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being strong
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of living beings
stone /stoʊn/ B2	noun - a hard, solid mineral material

Key Grammar Structures

• I woke and you were there

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate actions that have already happened, such as "I woke" and "you were there."

• You touched me and calmed my fear

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ This line also uses the past simple tense to describe completed actions in the past, such as "you touched me" and "calmed my fear."

• My heart leapt to find you near

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to express a sudden emotional reaction in the past, indicated by "my heart leapt."

• Your strength has made me strong

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used here to indicate an action that has relevance to the present, as in "your strength has made me strong."

• Your love shines in my heart

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth or a habitual action, as in "your love shines in my heart."