悲觀主義 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Ian 陳卓賢

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

蝴蝶再拍翼了

The butterfly flaps its wings again

老樹早知道要送別落葉

The old tree already knew it was time to say goodbye to the falling leaves

瀑布依舊是淚流滿⾯

The waterfall still has tears streaming down

星星不信有藍天

Stars don't believe there's a blue sky

都市中 很多開⼼的⼈

In the city, so many happy people

甜蜜蜜望著路燈

Sweetly watching the streetlights

從彼此很吸引到開始有裂痕

From being irresistibly drawn to each other to cracks forming

漸漸變路⼈ 回望後盼望愛情從未發⽣

Gradually become strangers, looking back, hoping love never happened

誰懂得愛 誰願意解釋愛

Who understands love? Who’s willing to explain love?

有幾天特別快樂 然後被冷落

Some days are especially happy, then suddenly left out in the cold

冰封了半邊腦海

Frozen half of my mind

誰類似懂得愛 來為我解釋愛

Who seems to understand love enough to explain it to me?

就這麼望著以後

Just looking into the future like this

誰敢保證你仍愛我

Who dares to guarantee you'll still love me?

未來就如獨⾓獸 未尋獲時未知有

The future is like a unicorn, its existence unknown until found

找到也有權很醜

Even if found, it might be ugly

衡量那⼀絲絲溫柔 和⼀堆堆要求

Measuring that sliver of tenderness and a pile of demands

⼀顆⼼怎去解剖

How to dissect a heart?

都市中 很多悲觀的⼈

In the city, so many pessimists

沉默地望著夜深

Silently watching the night deepen

談幾多的戀愛也不敢有下⽂

Talking about love so much but afraid to write it down

念念太⽤神 能認定世事太無常 更安⼼

Thinking too much leads to doubt, believing the world is so unpredictable, feeling more secure

誰懂得愛 誰願意解釋愛

Who understands love? Who’s willing to explain love?

有幾天特別快樂 然後被冷落

Some days are especially happy, then suddenly left out in the cold

冰封了半邊腦海

Frozen half of my mind

誰類似懂得愛 來為我解釋愛

Who seems to understand love enough to explain it to me?

就這麼望著以後

Just looking into the future like this

誰敢保證我仍愛你

Who dares to promise I still love you?

曾多喜歡 因此多麼怕喜歡

Loved so much, feared loving even more

凝望對⽅ 如果可到老 除非可到老

Staring at the other person, hoping to grow old together, unless we can really grow old together

寧願不要有⼈對我這麼好

I'd rather no one treats me this well

懂得愛 然後說愛不愛

Knowing how to love, then saying love or not

有幾天特別快樂 然後被冷落

Some days are especially happy, then suddenly left out in the cold

冰封了半邊腦海

Frozen half of my mind

誰類似懂得愛 來為我解釋愛

Who seems to understand love enough to explain it to me?

就這麼望著以後

Just looking into the future like this

才想不到我仍愛你

Then I realize I still love you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
蝴蝶 /húdié/ A2	noun - butterfly
樹 /shù/ A1	noun - tree
淚 /lèi/ A2	noun - tear
星星 /xīngxing/ A2	noun - star
都市 /dūshì/ B1	noun - city
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
快樂 /kuàilè/ A2	adjective - happy
冷落 /lěngluò/ B2	verb - to neglect
腦海 /nǎohǎi/ B1	noun - mind
溫柔 /wēnróu/ B2	adjective - gentle
要求 /yāoqiú/ B1	noun - demand verb - to demand
裂痕 /lièhén/ B2	noun - crack
保證 /bǎozhèng/ B1	verb - to guarantee
未來 /wèilái/ A2	noun - future
喜歡 /xǐhuān/ A1	verb - to like
談 /tán/ A2	verb - to talk

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰懂得愛

  ➔ The use of '懂得' (dǒngde) indicates the ability or knowledge to do something, functioning as a verb meaning 'to know how to' or 'to be capable of.'

  ➔ It is used with a subject to express possessing the skill or understanding to perform an action.

• 有幾天特別快樂

  ➔ The sentence uses '有幾天' (there are a few days) with '特別快樂' (especially happy) to describe a duration or period of happiness.

  ➔ This structure refers to a specific period during which something occurs or is experienced.

• 誰敢保證你仍愛我

  ➔ The phrase '誰敢' (who dares) uses a interrogative pronoun combined with '敢' (dare) to ask or imply willingness or courage to do something.

  ➔ Used to question or emphasize the bravery or willingness of someone to do something, often rhetorical.

• 換句話說

  ➔ '換句話說' (huàn jù huà shuō) means 'in other words' or 'to put it differently', used to restate or clarify a previous statement.

  ➔ A phrase used to introduce a restatement or clarification of what was previously said.

• 未來就如獨角獸

  ➔ The phrase '就如' (jiù rú) is a simile connector meaning 'like' or 'as if', used to compare two things.

  ➔ Used to draw a comparison between two different things or concepts, illustrating similarity.

• 較為

  ➔ The adverb '較為' (jiào wéi) means 'more' or 'relatively' when comparing qualities or degrees.

  ➔ Used to indicate a comparison where one thing is somewhat more or less of a quality relative to another.