hi im not american but i know how to speak english, and i would like to know what means when we say "ain't no sunshine" i heard it from a song, does it means sadness??
2007-08-30 07:56:05 · 6 answers · asked by aire 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ur english is very good. but ya. it means that there is no sunshine, no warmth, no brightness, just darkness and despair. kinda depressing actually.
2007-08-30 08:04:18 · answer #1 · answered by Purple i 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't any sunshine - everything is sad - just like England this summer with all the rain and no sunshine. Everyone is really miserable.
2007-08-30 15:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that there is no type of fun, joy, light or nothing to smile about. There is a song that says"aint no sunshine when she's gone" the guy singing the song knows that nothing is going to be funny when she's gone.
2007-08-30 15:04:16 · answer #3 · answered by Tray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The song's lyrics you are referencing are most likely "Aint no sunshine when she's gone", a song by the great Marvin Gaye. Marvin Gay was a "ladies man" and sang very senual, romantic songs.
He is saying that when his lover is gone, his world SEEMS cold and gray. It's just a metaphor.
2007-08-30 15:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by alanastarkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably has symbolic meaning, so I'd have to know more of the song to tell you the true meaning--which is probably closer to "I have no happyness" than "I am sad".
Ain't can mean isn't or aren't, and sunshine is the poetic word used to describe the rays of the sun.
2007-08-30 15:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes. The light and joy in the world has up and left.
2007-08-30 15:01:01 · answer #6 · answered by Thursday 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋