不藥而癒 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 郭靜

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the soothing sounds of Claire Kuo's “不藥而癒,” a Mandarin ballad that explores themes of healing and hope after heartbreak. This song offers a gentle introduction to the nuances of Mandarin love songs, teaching listeners how to express and understand complex emotions through its poignant lyrics and comforting melody.

[English]

It heals itself without medicine

Lyrics and melody: Wang Yajun

Waiting for you through winter

Snow drifts into my eyes

I try to find love

And the relationship between us

Wore your sweater

My heart hardens into ice

If I give up love first

Will my pain become healable without medicine

Watching sadness—can't heal

Still believe in the courage to love you

We agreed it would be a trip for two

But why am I the only one enjoying the loneliness

Watching sadness—gradually healing

I'll be fine, comforting myself

I'd rather believe you just suddenly changed your mind

Went to another beautiful city, waiting for me to appear in the frame

Wore your sweater

My heart hardens into ice

If I give up love first

Will my pain become healable without medicine

Watching sadness—can't heal

Still believe in the courage to love you

We agreed it would be a trip for two

But why am I the only one enjoying the loneliness

Watching sadness—gradually healing

I'll be fine, comforting myself

I'd rather believe you just suddenly changed your mind

Went to another beautiful city, waiting for me to appear in the frame

Watching sadness—can't heal

Still believe in the courage to love you

We agreed it would be a trip for two

But why am I the only one enjoying the loneliness

Watching sadness—gradually healing

I'll be fine, comforting myself

I'd rather believe you just suddenly changed your mind

Went to another beautiful city, waiting for me to appear in the frame

[Chinese]

不药而愈

词曲:王雅君

等你等到了冬季

雪飘进了我眼里

我试图去寻找爱情

和我们之间的关系

套上了你的毛衣

心更加冻结成冰

如果我先放弃爱情

我的痛会不会变得不药而愈

看伤心 不能痊愈

我始终相信 爱你的勇气

明明说好 是两个人一起去的旅行

怎么剩下我一个人 欣赏孤寂

看伤心 慢慢痊愈

我会好好的 安慰我自己

宁愿相信 你只是突然改变了决定

去了另一个 美丽城市 也等着我入镜

套上了你的毛衣

心更加冻结成冰

如果我先放弃爱情

我的痛会不会变得不药而愈

看伤心 不能痊愈

我始终相信 爱你的勇气

明明说好 是两个人一起去的旅行

怎么剩下我一个人 欣赏孤寂

看伤心 慢慢痊愈

我会好好的 安慰我自己

宁愿相信 你只是突然改变了决定

去了另一个 美丽城市 也等着我入镜

看伤心 不能痊愈

我始终相信 爱你的勇气

明明说好 是两个人一起去的旅行

怎么剩下我一个人 欣赏孤寂

看伤心 慢慢痊愈

我会好好的 安慰我自己

宁愿相信 你只是突然改变了决定

去了另一个 美丽城市 也等着我入镜

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
冬季 /dōng jì/ B1	noun - winter
雪 /xuě/ A1	noun - snow verb - to clear of snow
寻找 /xún zhǎo/ B1	verb - to seek, to look for
爱情 /ài qíng/ A2	noun - love
关系 /guān xì/ A2	noun - relationship
毛衣 /máo yī/ A2	noun - sweater
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart
冻结 /dòng jié/ B2	verb - to freeze
冰 /bīng/ A1	noun - ice
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain adjective - painful
伤心 /shāng xīn/ B1	adjective - sad, heartbroken
痊愈 /quán yù/ C1	verb - to recover completely, to heal
勇气 /yǒng qì/ B1	noun - courage
旅行 /lǚ xíng/ A2	noun - travel
孤寂 /gū jì/ B2	adjective - lonely, solitary
安慰 /ān wèi/ B1	verb - to comfort
改变 /gǎi biàn/ A2	verb - to change
美丽 /měi lì/ A2	adjective - beautiful
城市 /chéng shì/ A1	noun - city

Key Grammar Structures

• 等你等到了冬季

  ➔ 重复结构 expressing anticipation or waiting

  ➔ Using the pattern '等你等到了' emphasizes the action of waiting for someone repeatedly or with persistence.

• 雪飘进了我眼里

  ➔ Subject + verb indicating motion or change, with 了 to mark perfective aspect

  ➔ '飘进了' indicates the action of snow drifting into the eyes, with 了 showing the completion or change of state.

• 我试图去寻找爱情

  ➔ 试图 + verb phrase to express an attempt or effort

  ➔ Using 试图 demonstrates an attempt to do something, showing effort or desire.

• 我的痛会不会变得不药而愈

  ➔ Questioning pattern with 否会不会 to ask if something will happen

  ➔ Using 否会不会 forms a yes/no question about the occurrence of an event or change.

• 我始终相信 爱你的勇气

  ➔ 始终 + verb to indicate continuous or unwavering action or belief

  ➔ 始终 emphasizes persistence or unwavering belief over time.

• 怎么剩下我一个人 欣赏孤寂

  ➔ 怎么 + verb to form a rhetorical question expressing wonder or doubt

  ➔ 怎么 is used to form rhetorical questions expressing curiosity, doubt, or surprise about a situation.

• 我会好好的 安慰我自己

  ➔ 会 + verb indicating future or conditional action

  ➔ 会 expresses a future intention or possibility of doing something.