The Water is Fine – English Lyrics

• By: Chloe Ament

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soothing melodies of 'The Water is Fine' to enhance your English listening skills. This song is perfect for learning idiomatic expressions regarding courage and nature, offering a beautiful way to master emotive vocabulary through its poetic storytelling.

[English]

[music]

Two lovers [singing] wander [music]

down to the shore,

hand in hand, the evening

[music and singing]

before,

the day that their hands will be

joined. [singing and music]

Sheers

and swims with [singing and music] her

>> back to the village. Go now.

[singing and music]

>> Run to shelter. See your father.

[music and singing]

Run

the [music and singing]

wedding day.

The pals where you lay your

[music and singing]

hand.

The water is [singing]

chosen. She is by the gods. No,

[singing]

>> you chose her [music] face

[singing] to the pale imitation

[music]

of

[music]

[music]

[music] Heat.

Heat.

[singing]

[music]

Heat. Heat. Heat.

[music]

[singing]

[music]

The water is fine.

[music]

>> Forgive me. [singing]

My only choice.

[music]

Feel the same when your eyes are closed.

[music]

River's daughter's

daughter.

[music] River's daughter. You'll be her

son. Heat. Heat. Heat.

[music and singing]

When your [music] eyes are closed,

[music]

[music]

Stick on the water. [music and singing]

Don't feel the same when your eyes are

closed. I am star

[music]

when the water is [music]

[singing]

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> There are no gods here.

>> There are only monsters.

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lovers /ˈlʌvərz/ A2	noun - people who are in love with each other
wander /ˈwɒndər/ B2	verb - to walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way
shore /ʃɔːr/ A2	noun - the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water
village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a group of houses and associated buildings, larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town
shelter /ˈʃɛltər/ B1	noun - a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger
wedding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ A1	noun - a marriage ceremony
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/ B1	adjective - selected or picked out
imitation /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ B2	noun - a thing intended to simulate or copy something else
heat /hiːt/ A1	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature
forgive /fərˈɡɪv/ B1	verb - stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone
choice /tʃɔɪs/ A2	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision
closed /kloʊzd/ A1	adjective - not open
stick /stɪk/ A2	verb - to adhere or cling to something
monsters /ˈmɒnstərz/ B1	noun - imaginary creatures that are typically large, ugly, and frightening

Key Grammar Structures

• the day that their hands will be joined.

  ➔ Future Passive Voice

  ➔ The structure "will be joined" indicates an action to be completed on the subject in the future.

• The pals where you lay your hand.

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The relative adverb "where" is used to define the location "pals" (place).

• She is by the gods.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of Agency

  ➔ The preposition "by" indicates the agent or the source of influence in a passive-like construction.

• you chose her face to the pale imitation.

  ➔ Comparison with Preposition "to"

  ➔ The preposition "to" here expresses a preference or contrast between the object and the reference.

• Forgive me.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The base form of the verb "forgive" is used without a subject to give a direct request.

• Feel the same when your eyes are closed.

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Time

  ➔ The clause "when your eyes are closed" defines the time setting for the feeling described.

• You'll be her son.

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction)

  ➔ The auxiliary "will" is used to make a statement about a future state or outcome.

• There are no gods here.

  ➔ Existential "There" construction

  ➔ The "There are" structure is used to assert the non-existence of a subject in a specific location.