冲动的惩罚 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 刀郎

Lyrics & Translation

"冲动的惩罚" by Dao Lang offers a compelling entry point into Chinese pop music, particularly for its heartfelt storytelling and raw emotional depth. Through its simple yet profound lyrics, learners can explore expressions of regret, lost love, and the consequences of impulsiveness, while appreciating Dao Lang's distinctive, weathered vocal style and the blend of folk and pop elements that made him a phenomenon.

[English]

That night I got drunk and held your hand, speaking nonsense

Only caring about the suppressed thoughts in my heart, expressing wildly

My intoxicated eyes can no longer see your expression clearly

I forgot how you would react at that moment

I held your hand in my palm

I mistakenly felt that you weren't angry either

So I thought

You would understand my good intentions

Until the moment you turned and left, gradually waking up

Only then did I realize I imposed my world on you, it still takes courage

How do you treat feelings in your heart?

Until now, you haven't mentioned it to me

My simple thoughts, talking to myself

In your eyes, this is simply a joke

So I feel sad

Even though your fragrance still lingers in my hands

If that day you didn't know how many cups I drank

You wouldn't understand just how beautiful you are

I wouldn't believe that the first time I saw you

I loved you so decisively

But I believe in the feelings in my heart

They came so quickly, so directly

Even if my heart is wild

I can't extinguish the fire

I still believe it was fate that brought us together

If I hadn't smelled your perfume lingering in my hand

I definitely wouldn't be tossing and turning, unable to sleep

Just thinking about your beauty

Smelling your fragrance

Struggling and wandering in the passion of ice and fire

If it weren't for fate playing tricks on me

Thinking of you wouldn't hurt so much

Just forget you

I should forget you

This is the best punishment for impulsiveness

This is the best punishment for impulsiveness

Ah

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[Chinese]

那夜我喝醉了拉着你的手 胡乱的说话

只顾着自己心中压抑的想法 狂乱的表达

我迷醉的眼睛已看不清你表情

忘记了你当时会有怎样的反应

我拉着你的手放在我手心

我错误的感觉到你也没有生气

所以我以为

你会明白我的良苦用心

直到你转身离去的那一刻起 逐渐的清醒

才知道我把我世界强加给你 还需要勇气

在你的内心里是怎样的对待感情

直到现在你都没有对我提起

我自说自话简单的想法

在你看来这根本就是一个笑话

所以我伤悲

尽管手中还残留着你的香味

如果那天你不知道我喝了多少杯

你就不会明白你究竟有多美

我也不会相信第一次看见你

就爱你爱的那么干脆

可是我相信我心中的感觉

它来的那么快来的那么直接

就算我心狂野

无法将火熄灭

我依然相信是老天让你我相约

如果说没有闻到残留手中你的香水

我绝对不会辗转反侧难以入睡

就想着你的美

闻着你的香味

在冰与火的情欲中挣扎徘徊

如果说不是老天让缘分把我捉弄

想到你我就不会那么心痛

就把你忘记吧

应该把你忘了

这是对冲动最好的惩罚

这是对冲动最好的惩罚

啊

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
喝醉 /hē zuì/ B1	verb - to get drunk
压抑 /yā yì/ B2	verb - to repress; to inhibit
狂乱 /kuáng luàn/ C1	adjective - frantic; unrestrained
迷醉 /mí zuì/ C1	adjective - intoxicated; infatuated
清醒 /qīng xǐng/ B2	adjective - sober; clear-headed
勇气 /yǒng qì/ B1	noun - courage
感情 /gǎn qíng/ A2	noun - feeling; emotion
笑话 /xiào huà/ B1	noun - joke; laughing stock
伤悲 /shāng bēi/ C1	adjective - sad; sorrowful
残留 /cán liú/ B2	verb - to remain; to be left over
香味 /xiāng wèi/ A2	noun - fragrance; scent
干脆 /gān cuì/ B1	adjective - straightforward; simply
狂野 /kuáng yě/ C1	adjective - wild; unrestrained
熄灭 /xī miè/ B2	verb - to extinguish; to put out
辗转反侧 /zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè/ C2	verb - to toss and turn (in bed)
情欲 /qíng yù/ C1	noun - passion; sexual desire
挣扎 /zhēng zhá/ B2	verb - to struggle
徘徊 /pái huái/ C1	verb - to pace back and forth; to hesitate
捉弄 /zhuō nòng/ B2	verb - to tease, to play tricks on
惩罚 /chéng fá/ B2	noun - punishment

Key Grammar Structures

• 那夜我喝醉了拉着你的手 胡乱的说话

  ➔ Verb + 了 (le) indicating completion/change of state

  ➔ The particle "了" ("le") after "喝醉" ("hē zuì" - got drunk) indicates that the action of getting drunk is completed.

• 只顾着自己心中压抑的想法 狂乱的表达

  ➔ 顾着 (gù zhe): only care about, focus on

  ➔ "顾着" ("gù zhe") emphasizes that the subject is solely focused on their own thoughts and expression.

• 忘记了你当时会有怎样的反应

  ➔ 会 (huì) + verb: expressing possibility/likelihood

  ➔ "会" ("huì") before "有" ("yǒu" - to have) suggests a possibility that she *might have* a certain reaction.

• 直到你转身离去的那一刻起 逐渐的清醒

  ➔ 直到...才 (zhídào...cái): not until...

  ➔ The structure "直到...才" ("zhídào...cái") indicates that it wasn't until the moment she turned and left that he gradually sobered up.

• 才知道我把我世界强加给你 还需要勇气

  ➔ 强加 (qiángjiā) + 给 (gěi) + someone: to impose on someone

  ➔ The structure "强加给" ("qiángjiā gěi") means to force or impose something (in this case, his world) on someone else.

• 如果那天你不知道我喝了多少杯

  ➔ 如果 (rúguǒ) ... 就 (jiù): If... then...

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence. "如果" ("rúguǒ") introduces the condition, and "就" ("jiù") introduces the consequence.

• 就爱你爱的那么干脆

  ➔ 那么 (nàme) + adjective: So + adjective (emphasizing degree)

  ➔ "那么干脆" ("nàme gāncuì") emphasizes the degree of decisiveness and straightforwardness. He loved her so decisively.

• 就算我心狂野 无法将火熄灭

  ➔ 就算 (jiùsuàn) ... 也 (yě): Even if ... still...

  ➔ This sentence uses "就算...也..." ("jiùsuàn...yě...") to express concession. Even if his heart is wild, he still believes something.