A Song About Love – Bilingual Lyrics English/Chinese

• By: Jake Bugg
• Album: Shangri La

Lyrics & Translation

Learning English through Jake Bugg's “A Song About Love” offers a chance to explore nuanced emotional language and introspective lyrics. The song's questioning and heartfelt tone provides a unique context for understanding the subtleties of expressing love and disappointment, making it a special piece for language learners who appreciate authentic storytelling in music.

[Chinese]

你告诉我你所做的一切

告诉我一切都由你决定

在宁静的夜里哭泣

讲述你隐藏的所有事

但就在未来的某个时刻

也许你就是那道彩虹

没有爱就没有歌

闭上眼睛，你在床上哭泣

那是你想要的吗？关于爱的歌？

那是你希望找到的吗？

它在心里燃烧

但一首关于爱的歌还不够

那你还想要什么？

你需要什么？

关于回忆的歌

隐藏又打碎你的心

像是不断的提醒

我只是想找到你在哪里

我只想找到你在哪里

我抱着你，你的眼泪滑落

你几乎没有发出声音

在宁静的夜里哭泣

展现你所隐藏的一切

但在未来的某个地方

也许你就是那道彩虹

没有爱就没有歌

闭上眼睛，你在床上哭泣

那是你想要的吗？关于爱的歌？

那是你希望找到的吗？

它在心里燃烧

但一首关于爱的歌还不够

那你还想要什么？

你需要什么？

关于回忆的歌

隐藏又打碎你的心

像是不断的提醒

我只是想找到你在哪里

我只想找到你在哪里

我只想找到你在哪里

...

[English]

You tell me all the things you do

Tell me that it's up to you

Crying in the peaceful night

Telling all the things you hide

But right there in the future

Maybe you're the rainbow

There's no song without love

With your eyes shut, you cry in your bed

Is that what you wanted? Songs about love?

Is that what you hoped you would find?

Well, it's burning inside

But a song about love's not enough

So what do you want for?

What are you needing?

Songs about memories

That hide and then shatter your mind

Like a constant reminder

I just want to find where you are

I just want to find where you are

I hold you and your eyes fall down

You barely even make a sound

Crying in the peaceful night

Showing all the things you hide

But out there in the future

Maybe you're the rainbow

There's no song without love

With your eyes shut, you cry in your bed

Is that what you wanted? Songs about love?

Is that what you hoped you would find?

Well, it's burning inside

But a song about love's not enough

So what do you want for?

What are you needing?

Songs about memories

That hide and then shatter your mind

Like a constant reminder

I just want to find where you are

I just want to find where you are

I just want to find where you are

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - 强烈的感情 verb - 爱某人或某物
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - 有歌词的音乐作品
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - 日落到日出的黑暗时间
eyes /aɪz/ A2	noun - 视觉器官
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - 未来时间
rainbow /ˈreɪn.boʊ/ B2	noun - 雨后天空中出现的彩色弧线
song /sɒŋ/ A1	noun - 有歌词的音乐作品
hope /hoʊp/ B1	noun - 期待积极结果的感觉 verb - 强烈希望或渴望
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.meər/ C1	noun - 可怕或不快的梦
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B2	adjective - 受损或不正常工作
reminder /rɪˈmaɪn.dər/ C1	noun - 让你想起某事的东西
mind /maɪnd/ B2	noun - 思考、推理和记忆的部分

Key Grammar Structures

• You tell me all the things you do

  ➔ 一般现在时

  ➔ 使用“一般现在时”来描述习惯性动作或普遍真理。这里，它描述的是重复的讲述动作。

• Maybe you're the rainbow

  ➔ 缩写 (you are -> you're)

  ➔ 使用缩写 "you're" 代替 "you are"。 这在口语和歌曲歌词中很常见。

• Is that what you wanted? Songs about love?

  ➔ 疑问句的形成

  ➔ 辅助动词（“is”）和主语（“that”）的倒装形成疑问句。 结尾处语调的上升也表明这是一个问题。

• But a song about love's not enough

  ➔ 所有格 ('s)

  ➔ 使用 "'s" 来表示所有权或关系 (song about love -> love's not enough)。

• So what do you want for?

  ➔ 句子末尾的介词

  ➔ 虽然有时被认为是不正式的，但以介词（“for”）结尾句子在口语英语中很常见，并且在许多情况下是可以接受的。

• That hide and then shatter your mind

  ➔ 关系从句（省略）

  ➔ 单词“that”引入了一个描述“memories”的关系从句。“that”被省略但可以理解。

• I just want to find where you are

  ➔ 间接疑问句

  ➔ “Where you are”是一个间接疑问句，充当动词“find”的宾语。 词序是主语-动词，而不是像直接疑问句那样的动词-主语。

• You barely even make a sound

  ➔ 程度副词 (几乎不)

  ➔ 副词“barely”修饰动词“make”，表示最小程度的动作。 意思是“几乎没有”。