As off through the waves they roll
A song from My Little Mermaid (1989):
Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in their bowl
Could you tell me the meaning of the words "as' and "off" above? Thank you.
Top answer
"As" indicates that the one thing ("all the fish is happy") happens at the same time as the other ("off though the waves they roll"). "off through the waves they roll" is an inverted way of saying "they roll off through the waves"; the word "off" suggests movement away from some point of reference. Parts of this ("all the fish is happy" and "They sad 'cause they in their bowl") are ungrammatical, presumably intentionally.
- "As" indicates that the one thing ("all the fish is happy") happens at the same time as the other ("off though the waves they roll").
- "off through the waves they roll" is an inverted way of saying "they roll off through the waves"; the word "off" suggests movement away from some point of reference.
- Parts of this ("all the fish is happy" and "They sad 'cause they in their bowl") are ungrammatical, presumably intentionally.
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"As" indicates that the one thing ("all the fish is happy") happens at the same time as the other ("off though the waves they roll").
"off through the waves they roll" is an inverted way of saying "they roll off through the waves"; the word "off" suggests movement away from some point of reference.
Parts of this ("all the fish is happy" and "They sad 'cause they in their bowl") are
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