While Your Lips Are Still Red – English Lyrics

• By: Nightwish

Lyrics & Translation

This song is an excellent study in English for learners who appreciate poetic, evocative vocabulary. Through its gentle pacing and clear articulation, students can explore metaphors regarding time and transience while practicing listening to emotive, lyrical storytelling.

[English]

Sweet little words made for silence

Not talk

Young heart for love

Not heartache

Dark hair for catching the wind

Not to veil the sight of a cold world

Kiss while your lips are still red

While he`s still silent

Rest while bosom is still untouched, unveiled

Hold another hand while the hand`s still without a tool

Drown into eyes while they`re still blind

Love while the night still hides the withering dawn

First day of love never comes back

A passionate hour`s never a wasted one

The violin, the poet`s hand

Every thawing heart plays your theme with care

Kiss while your lips are still red

While he`s still silent

Rest while bosom is still untouched, unveiled

Hold another hand while the hand`s still without a tool

Drown into eyes while they`re still blind

Love while the night still hides the withering dawn

Kiss while your lips are still red

While he`s still silent

Rest while bosom is still untouched, unveiled

Hold another hand while the hand`s still without a tool

Drown into eyes while they`re still blind

Love while the night still hides the withering dawn

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heartache /ˈhɑːrtˌeɪk/ B2	noun - emotional pain or distress caused by sadness or loss
veil /veɪl/ C1	verb - to cover, conceal, or hide something
bosom /ˈbʊzəm/ C2	noun - a person's chest; the center or innermost part of something
untouched /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/ B2	adjective - not handled, used, or experienced; pure
unveiled /ʌnˈveɪld/ C1	adjective - revealed, uncovered, or made known
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to submerge or sink into something; to be overwhelmed
withering /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/ C1	adjective - becoming dry, shriveled, or fading away
dawn /dɔːn/ B1	noun - the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise
passionate /ˈpæʃənət/ B2	adjective - showing or caused by strong feelings or emotions
thawing /ˈθɔːɪŋ/ C1	adjective - melting or becoming warmer; loosening of feelings
poet /ˈpoʊət/ B1	noun - a person who writes poems
theme /θiːm/ B1	noun - a recurring melody or a central subject