大城小爱 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 梓渝, 王力宏

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the sweetness of Mandarin through '大城小爱.' This song is perfect for learners because of its clear pronunciation, repetitive melodic structures, and evocative vocabulary related to urban life and romance, making it a gentle entry point into the beauty of the Chinese language.

[English]

Dark hair coiled into a ring

Entwined with all my longing for you

Behind the translucent curtain

The words I speak are completely honest

Gray roof tiles, a quiet scene

The lamplight is your beautiful face

Finally found the destination for all my wandering

Your smile put an end to my weariness

Don't you dare talk about forever

Lest you think I’m being unrealistic

Thinking about how simple it is

It’s the philosophy my mother taught me

You are in my heart, all of you

A little love in the big city, oh so sweet

Thinking only of you, all of you

A little love in the big city, devoted only to you

Dark hair coiled into a ring

Entwined with all my longing for you

Finally found the destination for all my wandering

Your smile put an end to my weariness

Ten thousand

Don't say forever

Earth

Lasting

Thinking Of You

You’re in my mind, you’re in my heart

A little love in the big city, oh so sweet

Thinking only of you, all of you

A little love in the big city, devoted only to you

Keep that return ticket as a souvenir

No need to fear facing a farewell

Cut a lock of your hair for me to keep against my heart

Wherever I go, you are with me

Following me

My mind is full of you, my heart is full of you

A little love in the big city, oh so sweet

Thinking only of you, all of you

A little love in that city, devoted only to you

La la la la la~~~~~

La la

La la la

La la la ~~~~~ La la la la la la la la

[Chinese]

烏黑的髮尾盤成一個圈

纏繞所有對你的眷戀

隔著半透明門簾

嘴裡說的語言完全沒有欺騙

屋頂灰色瓦片安靜的畫面

燈火是你美麗那張臉

終於找到所有流浪的終點

你的微笑結束了疲倦

千萬不要說天長地久

免得你覺得我不切實際想多麼簡單是媽媽就多麼簡單是媽媽結束了疲倦千萬不要說天長地久免得你覺得我不切實際

想多麼簡單

是媽媽都告訴我的哲理是媽媽都告訴

我是你心裡都是你

小小的愛在大城裡好甜蜜

念的都是你全部都是你

小小的愛在大城裡只為你傾心

烏黑的發尾盤成一個圈

纏繞所有對你的眷戀

終於找到所有流浪的終點

你 的微笑結束了疲倦

千萬

不要說天長

地

免久

Thinking Of You

腦袋都是你心裡都是你

小小的愛在大城裡好甜蜜

念的都是你全部都是你

小小的愛在大城裡只為你傾心

那回城的票根你留做紀念

不必害怕面對離別

剪掉一絲頭髮讓我放在胸前

走到那裡都有你陪

相隨

腦袋都是你心裡都隨腦袋是你

小小的愛在大城裡好甜蜜

念的都是你全部都是你

小小的愛在那城裡只為你傾心

拉拉拉拉拉~~~~~

拉拉

拉拉拉

拉拉拉 ~~~~~拉拉拉拉拉拉拉拉

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
烏黑 wūhēi HSK4	adjective - jet-black
纏繞 chánrào HSK5	verb - entwine; twine
眷戀 juànliàn HSK6	verb - be sentimentally attached to
欺騙 qīpiàn HSK4	verb - deceive; cheat
流浪 liúlàng HSK4	verb - roam; wander
終點 zhōngdiǎn HSK3	noun - destination; finish line
疲倦 píjuàn HSK4	adjective - tired; exhausted
實際 shíjì HSK4	adjective - practical; realistic
哲理 zhélǐ HSK6	noun - philosophical theory
甜蜜 tiánmì HSK4	adjective - sweet; happy
傾心 qīngxīn HSK6	verb - admire; fall in love
紀念 jìniàn HSK4	verb - commemorate; souvenir
離別 líbié HSK4	verb - part; leave
相隨 xiāngsuí HSK6	verb - follow each other; stay together
害怕 hàipà HSK2	verb - fear; afraid

Key Grammar Structures

• 烏黑的髮尾盤成一個圈

  ➔ Resultative Complement (verb + 成)

  ➔ The structure "盘成" indicates that the action "盘" (to coil) results in the shape of "一个圈" (a circle).

• 隔著半透明門簾

  ➔ Prepositional structure (隔著 + Noun)

  ➔ The particle "著" indicates a state, used here to express being separated by the "半透明門簾" (semi-transparent curtain).

• 終於找到所有流浪的終點

  ➔ Adverb of time (終於)

  ➔ "終於" is used to indicate an action that happens after a long wait or difficulty, implying "at last/finally".

• 千萬不要說天長地久

  ➔ Imperative negative (千萬不要 + Verb)

  ➔ "千萬不要" is an emphatic way to give a strong advice or prohibition, meaning "must not" or "by no means".

• 免得你覺得我不切實際

  ➔ Conjunction for avoiding consequences (免得 + Clause)

  ➔ "免得" is used to introduce a reason for avoiding an undesirable outcome, translate as "lest" or "so as to avoid".

• 腦袋都是你心裡都是你

  ➔ Double copula construction (Noun + 是 + Noun)

  ➔ The pattern "...都是你" expresses that the entire subject (mind/heart) is occupied by the object (you).

• 那回城的票根你留做紀念

  ➔ Verb + 作 (as a complement)

  ➔ "留做" indicates that the object (ticket stub) is being kept for the purpose of being a "紀念" (souvenir/memorial).

• 剪掉一絲頭髮讓我放在胸前

  ➔ Let-construction (讓 + Object + Verb)

  ➔ "讓我放在" is a causative structure where "讓我" (let me) allows the action "放在" (place) to happen.