春日部 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

望上去 有光柱

Looking up, there's a beam of light

腳板底 如舞池

Beneath my feet, like a dance floor

後花園 終於春至

The backyard garden, finally spring has come

上禮拜 有冰雨

Last week, there was icy rain

我憧憬 回暖時 除毛衣

I long for the warmth, shedding my sweater

路過暗角幾次

Passing dark corners several times

我摸黑 仍在唱 la-ee-la-ee-hee-hee

I walk in darkness still singing la-ee-la-ee-hee-hee

上帝見我怕黑

God sees I’m afraid of the dark

著燈給這都市

Lights up this city for me

我做人一向也只望見各種好

I’ve always just wanted to see good in people

未試過絕望 皆因春天快要到

Never felt despair, it’s because spring is almost here

然而樂觀那背後 都知真相如何殘暴

But behind optimism, I know how cruel the truth can be

艷陽就算正好

Even when the sun is shining brightly

但潛伏的闇 湧起～來

The lurking darkness rises up~

每日忙著發光

Every day, busy shining

不要被陰影所掩～蓋

Don’t let shadows hide us~

為何如日正中

Why does the brightest noon

陰暗面的秘密 都同時掀開

Reveal the secrets of the darker side all at once

想找個靜好之春～ 再讓我一個去愛愛

I want to find a peaceful spring~ And let me love again

善惡似光與暗 無法去切一刀

Good and evil are like light and dark, unable to cut them apart

就此分得開 相生相尅那配套

They’re intertwined, each fueling the other

明明是光暗共存 偏心的我 只將光擁抱

Clearly, light and dark coexist, but I favor the light

艷陽就算正好

Even when the sun is shining brightly

但潛伏的闇 湧起～來

The hidden darkness rises up~

每日忙著發光

Every day, busy shining

不要被陰影所掩～蓋

Don’t let shadows hide us~

為何如日正中

Why does the brightest noon

陰暗面的秘密 都同時掀開

Reveal the secrets of the darker side all at once

請給我在櫻花海碰見愛

Give me a love found in the cherry blossom sea

即使冬眠花園似死海

Even if the winter-hibernating garden seems like the Dead Sea

我會笑著來灌溉

I will smile and water it

青山還在 不需感慨

The green mountains still stand, no need for regrets

艷陽原地掛起

The sun hangs in place

讓無限生機 湧起～來

Let boundless vitality surge~

暗夜全力進攻

The dark night attacks with all its might

都會被春色所涵蓋～

But all is enveloped in spring’s colors~

面前如日正中

Right in front, like the midday sun

盡情地給照射 不要悲哀

Let it shine freely, don’t be sad

哪一天陽光再度轉～暗

One day, the sunlight will turn~ dark again

先為我所信 為我所愛 再賽

First believe in what I cherish, what I love, and then surpass

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光 /ɡwɑŋ/ A1	noun - light
舞池 /wǔ chí/ B1	noun - dance floor
春 /t͡ʃʰu̯ən/ A1	noun - spring (season)
冰雨 /bīng yǔ/ B1	noun - freezing rain
回暖 /xúe nián/ B2	verb - to warm up, to get warmer
毛衣 /máo yī/ A2	noun - sweater
暗角 /àn jiǎo/ B2	noun - dark corner
黑 /heī/ A1	adjective - black; dark
上帝 /shàng dì/ B1	noun - God
都市 /dū shì/ A2	noun - city
絕望 /jué wàng/ B2	noun - despair
樂觀 /lè guān/ B1	adjective - optimistic
真相 /zhēn xiàng/ B2	noun - truth
殘暴 /cán bào/ C1	adjective - brutal, cruel
艷陽 /yàn yáng/ B2	noun - bright sun
潛伏 /qián fú/ C1	verb - to lie dormant; to conceal
陰影 /yīn yǐng/ B2	noun - shadow
秘密 /mì mì/ A2	noun - secret
靜好 /jìng hǎo/ C1	adjective - peaceful and happy

Key Grammar Structures

• 望上去 有光柱

  ➔ Verb + 上去 (shàngqù) - Indicates the action of 'looking upward' or 'raising eyes'.

  ➔ '望上去' means to look up or raise one's gaze.

• 我摸黑 仍在唱 la-ee-la-ee-hee-hee

  ➔ 仍在 - Indicates an ongoing action despite circumstances, using '仍' (still) + '在' (be + verb).

  ➔ '仍在' shows that the action of singing continues despite darkness or difficulty.

• 未試過絕望 皆因春天快要到

  ➔ 未試過 - Indicates 'have not experienced' or 'never tried' using '未' + verb.

  ➔ '未試過' means 'have not experienced' or 'never tried' something before.

• 我做人一向也只望見各種好

  ➔ 也只望見 - Expresses 'only hoping to see' with '也' (also) + '只' (only) + '望見' (hope to see).

  ➔ '也只望見' means 'only hoping to see' good things or positive outcomes.

• 艷陽就算正好 但潛伏的闇 湧起～來

  ➔ 就算...也 - Concessive conjunction meaning 'even if... still...'.

  ➔ '就算...也' indicates that even if the condition is true, the second action or state occurs.

• 青山還在 不需感慨

  ➔ 還在 - Indicates 'still is' using '還' (still) + '在' (be).

  ➔ '還在' signifies that something is still present or ongoing, like the mountains still existing.

• 讓無限生機 湧起～來

  ➔ 讓...湧起 - Use '讓' (let/allow) + verb to indicate causing or enabling a state or action.

  ➔ '讓無限生機 湧起～來' means to allow infinite vitality to surge or flourish.