Only Time
Enya · 2000
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Where the day flows, Only time
- And who can say if your love grows
- As your heart chose, Only time
- .....
Echo the hook
- Who knows, Only time
- Who knows, Only time
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Who can say where the road goes
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And who can say if your love grows
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Who can say why your heart sighs
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And who can say why your heart cries
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Who can say when the roads meet
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Who can say where the ? goes
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
As your ? chose, Only time
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
When your love ? Only time
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
That love ? be in your heart
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Night ? all your heart
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "time" in the whole song?
"time"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "heart" in the whole song?
"heart"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- And who can say why your heart cries
- Night keeps all your heart
- Who can say where the road goes
Exercise 25
Describe the mood of "Only Time" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 26
Who in your life would you dedicate "Only Time" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 27
Compare "Only Time" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 28
Imagine you are making a short film with "Only Time" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 29
Rewrite the chorus of "Only Time" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 30
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.