You Are My Sunshine – English Lyrics

• By: Christina Perri

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the timeless English lyrics of 'You Are My Sunshine' through Christina Perri's moving performance. This song is perfect for learners looking to master emotive vocabulary and understand how simple, repetitive phrasing can convey deep, complex human emotions.

[English]

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are gray

You'll never know, dear, how much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away

The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping

I dreamed I held you in my arms

When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken

So I hung my head and cried

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are gray

You'll never know, dear, how much I love you

Please don't take my sunshine away

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sunshine /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/ A2	noun - direct sunlight unbroken by cloud
happy /ˈhæp.i/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
skies /skaɪz/ A2	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
gray /ɡreɪ/ A1	adjective - of a color intermediate between black and white
dear /dɪər/ B1	noun - a loved one
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
sleeping /ˈsliː.pɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be in a state of rest with eyes closed
dreamed /driːmd/ A2	verb - to experience images and thoughts during sleep
held /held/ A2	verb - to grasp, carry, or support with one's hands
arms /ɑːmz/ A1	noun - each of the two upper limbs of the human body
awoke /əˈwəʊk/ B2	verb - to stop sleeping
mistaken /mɪˈsteɪ.kən/ B1	adjective - wrong in one's opinion or judgment
hung /hʌŋ/ B1	verb - past tense of hang; to let droop
head /hed/ A1	noun - the upper part of the human body
cried /kraɪd/ A2	verb - to shed tears