Have you ever googling “Love Story lyrics” by Taylor Swift, guys?

And the top sites that would be appeared are http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/taylor_swift/love_story.html and http://www.metrolyrics.com/love-story-lyrics-taylor-swift.html, aren’t they?

Nah bagi teman-teman, saya sarankan jangan menggunakan lirik yang ditampilkan dalam situs itu untuk pedoman belajar structure bahasa Inggris, karena ada beberapa kejanggalan dalam tanda baca sehingga menyebabkan structurenya salah.

Nah, makanya, agar lirik lagu ini bisa digunakan buat learning English, saya akan menulis lirik yang seharusnya di bawah ini;

We were both young when I fist saw you

I close my eyes and the flashback starts

I’m standing there

On a balcony in summer air

See the light, see the party, the ball gowns

See you make your way through the crowd

And say hello, little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles

And my daddy said “Stay away from Juliet!”

And I was crying on the staircase, begging you “Please, don’t go!”

And I said

“Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone!

I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run

You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess

It’s a love story, baby just say ‘yes’ !”

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet cause we’re dead if they knew,

So, close your eyes. Escape this town for a little while

Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter

And my daddy said “Stay away from Juliet!”

But you were everything of me

I was begging you “Please, don’t go!”

And I said, “Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone!

I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run.

You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess.

It’s a love story, baby just say ‘yes’!”

“Romeo, save me! They try to tell me how to feel.

This love is difficult, but it’s so real.”

“Don’t be afraid! We’ll make it out of this mess.”

“It’s a love story, baby just say ‘yes’!”

I got tired of waiting,

Wondering if you were ever coming around

My faith on you is fading

When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

“Romeo, save me! I’ve been feeling so alone!

I keep waiting for you but you never come….

Is this in my head? I don’t know what to think.”

He knelt to the ground and pulled out the ring and said…

“Marry me Juliet! You never have to be alone!

I love you and that’s all I really know.

I talk to your dad. Go! pick out a white dress!”

It’s a love story, baby just say ‘yes’!

Cause we were both young, when I first saw you

Harap perhatikan tulisan yang saya bold, coba bandingkan dengan di situs yang saya tuliskan di atas

• Kata Romeo take/save me secara structure salah karena Romeo adalah subyek tunggal sedangkan berdasarkan lagunya memang kata kerjanya adalah take/save bukan takes/saves.

Nah penggunaan kata-kata verb 1 (dalam teks ini; take/save) bisa dipertemukan dengan subyek tunggal (maksud saya; Romeo) hanya jika kalimat itu adalah kalimat perintah, oleh karena itu, penulisan lirik yang benar adalah

“Romeo, save me!” bukan Romeo save me seperti pada situs lirik yang ada di Google itu

• Kemudian kata My daddy said stay away from Juliet pada ‘situs lirik’ juga salah, penulisan ini sangat janggal sekali dan tidak lazim, yang benar adalah My daddy said “Stay away from Juliet!”