殘缺的彩虹 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳綺貞
• Album: 沙發海

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the delicate beauty of Mandarin through 陳綺貞's "殘缺的彩虹." This song offers a window into understanding heartfelt emotions and poetic expressions in Chinese, wrapped in a soothing melody that makes learning the language a truly immersive experience. Explore themes of love, loss, and hidden truths while expanding your vocabulary and cultural awareness.

[English]

This time I don’t want to walk alone

The road back is always facing away from the rainbow

Without you, I’m a broken rainbow

Losing the most important color

I want to hear you say how you’ve been

Are you okay now? Smiling and nodding

I want to hear you say that happiness outweighs sorrow

I want to hear you say

Only to realize you’re deceiving me

...

This time, you’re with me, both of us walking together

The way back, turn around and there’s the rainbow

Without you, I’m a broken rainbow

Where can I find the most important color

I want to hear you say how you’ve been

Are you okay now? Smiling and nodding

I want to hear you say that happiness outweighs sorrow

I want to hear you say

Only to realize you’re deceiving me

...

I want to hear you say how you’ve been

Are you okay now? Smiling and nodding

I want to hear you say that happiness outweighs sorrow

I want to hear you say

I want to hear you say

I want to hear you say

The light you see

Is me

...

[Chinese]

這一次 我不想要 一個人走

回去的路 總是背對彩虹

沒有你 我是殘缺的彩虹

失去一個最重要的顏色

想要聽你說 你都怎麼過

你現在好嗎 你微笑點頭

想要聽你說 快樂多過憂愁

想要聽你說

卻發現你在騙我

這一次 你陪著我 兩個人走

回去的路 回頭就有彩虹

沒有你 我是殘缺的彩虹

哪裡去找 最重要的顏色

想要聽你說 你都怎麼過

你現在好嗎 你微笑點頭

想要聽你說 快樂多過憂愁

想要聽你說

卻發現你在騙我

想要聽你說 你都怎麼過

你現在好嗎 你微笑點頭

想要聽你說 快樂多過憂愁

想要聽你說

想要聽你說

想要聽你說

你看見的光

是我

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走 (zǒu) /tsǒu/ A1	verb - to walk, to go
彩虹 (cǎihóng) /tsʰài.xʊŋ/ A2	noun - rainbow
殘缺 (cánquē) /tsʰǎn.tɕʰɥɛ/ B2	adjective - incomplete, defective
失去 (shīqù) /ʂʅ.tɕʰỳ/ B1	verb - to lose
顏色 (yánsè) /jǎn.sɤ/ A1	noun - color
聽 (tīng) /tiŋ/ A1	verb - to listen
說 (shuō) /ʂwo/ A1	verb - to say, to speak
微笑 (wēixiào) /wéi.ɕjâʊ/ B1	verb - to smile noun - smile
快樂 (kuàilè) /kʰwài.lɤ/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
憂愁 (yōuchóu) /joʊ.tʂʰoʊ/ B2	noun - sorrow, worry
騙 (piàn) /pʰjɛ̀n/ B1	verb - to deceive, to cheat
光 (guāng) /kwɑŋ/ A2	noun - light
重要 (zhòngyào) /ʈ͡ʂʊŋjaʊ/ B1	adjective - important, significant
背 (bèi) /peɪ/ A2	verb - to turn one's back on, to memorize

Key Grammar Structures

• 沒有你，我是殘缺的彩虹

  ➔ Use of negative form with '沒有' to indicate absence or lack.

  ➔ '沒有' means 'do not have' or 'there is no', indicating absence.

• 兩個人走

  ➔ Use of the numeral '兩個' with a classifier to specify 'two' of something.

  ➔ '兩個' means 'two' and is used with classifiers like '人' (people).

• 你微笑點頭

  ➔ Use of verb + noun phrase structure to describe an action or expression.

  ➔ '微笑' means 'smile', and '點頭' means 'nod', together describing a facial expression or gesture.

• 想要聽你說

  ➔ Use of '想要' + verb to express 'want to' do something.

  ➔ '想要' means 'want to', indicating desire to perform an action.

• 是我

  ➔ Use of '是' + pronoun to emphasize identity or affirmation.

  ➔ '是' means 'is' or 'am', used here to affirm that it is 'me' or to emphasize identity.