Your song – English Lyrics

• By: Ellie Goulding

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Ellie Goulding's touching cover of 'Your Song,' a beautiful ballad that celebrates love and appreciation. This song offers a gentle introduction to English, with simple yet heartfelt lyrics that resonate with universal emotions, making it a perfect choice for language learners.

[English]

It's a little bit funny

This feeling inside

I'm not one of those

Who can easily hide

I don't have much money

But boy if I did

I'd buy a big house where

We both could live

So, excuse me forgetting

But these things I do

You see I've forgotten if

They're green or they're blue

Anyway the thing is

What I really mean

Yours are the sweetest eyes

I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody

This is your song

It may be quite simple but

Now that it's done

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind

That I put down in words

How wonderful life is

Now you're in the world

If I was a sculptor

But then again, no

Or a girl who makes potions in

A travelling show

I know it's not much but

It's the best I can do

My gift is my song and

This one's for you

And you can tell everybody

This is your song

It may be quite simple but

Now that it's done

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind

That I put down in words

How wonderful life is

Now you're in the world

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
house /haʊs/ A2	noun - a building for people to live in
blue /bluː/ A2	adjective - the color of the sky or sea
green /ɡriːn/ A2	adjective - the color of grass or foliage
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - organs of sight
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the Earth or universe
song /sɔːŋ/ A2	noun - melodic vocal composition
simple /ˈsɪmpəl/ A2	adjective - easy to understand or do
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - Earth or universe
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the condition that distinguishes living things
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfəl/ B2	adjective - extremely good or delightful

Key Grammar Structures

• This feeling inside

  ➔ Adjective + noun

  ➔ The phrase describes a specific emotion or sensation that exists within a person.

• I'm not one of those

  ➔ Contradictory phrase with auxiliary verb + pronoun

  ➔ Expresses that the speaker does not belong to a certain group or category.

• I'd buy a big house

  ➔ Conditional phrase with contraction of 'I would' + base verb

  ➔ Expresses a hypothetical desire or intention to purchase in the future.

• You see I've forgotten if

  ➔ Present simple + auxiliary verb 'have' in contraction + past participle

  ➔ Refers to a present action with the present tense and the perfect aspect indicating a state of having forgotten.

• That I put down in words

  ➔ Relative clause + verb phrase in simple present

  ➔ The clause describes the action of expressing thoughts through writing in words.