放心不下 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 黃小琥

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Tiger Huang's "放心不下" offers a beautiful opportunity to delve into the nuances of Mandarin. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about a parent's love provide a heartfelt context for learning vocabulary related to family, emotions, and encouragement. Its universal theme and Huang's expressive vocals make it a compelling piece for any language learner to connect with.

[English]

In the late night, your call, quietly listening to you talk.

Are you tired? I always leave a light on for you.

Once, love was like a mutual punishment.

But your happiness is still my only wish.

I still want to hold you, want to take the pain for you.

In my heart, you are always a reward given to me by God.

Even if you don't understand how much I worry.

I'd rather my love be paved under your feet.

Than to tie you down.

What I can't let go of is just, are you happy?

I can't help but wish I could be there.

To embrace you in your most wretched, most exhausted, most painful state. oh-woh

I can't rest assured, but I can only let you fly.

Even the back view I give you has to pretend to be strong.

No matter the wind, rain, or frost, when you need me, I will be by your side.

...

Even if the world is crazier than you think.

Love lets you find your own answers.

I don't care if I'm left behind.

What I can't let go of is just, are you happy?

I can't help but wish I could be there.

To embrace you in your most wretched, most exhausted, most painful state. oh-woh

I can't rest assured, but I can only let you fly.

Even the back view I give you has to pretend to be strong.

No matter the wind, rain, or frost, when you need me, I will be by your side.

As long as you remember there is someone who loves you.

Without needing a price.

I want to be your strength, not your burden. woh-woh

What I can't let go of is just, are you happy?

I can't help but wish I could be there.

To embrace you in your most wretched, most real, most painful state. oh-woh

I can't rest assured, but I can only let you fly.

Even the back view I give you has to pretend to be strong.

No matter the wind, rain, or frost, when you need me, I will be by your side.

No matter how far, I will be by your side.

...

[Chinese]

深夜裡你的電話 靜靜的聽你講

累了嗎 我永遠為你留著一盞燈光

曾經 愛像一種互相懲罰

但你的幸福 卻依然是我唯一願望

還是好想抱著你 想代替你受傷

我心中 你永遠是上天給我的獎賞

就算你不瞭解我會多牽掛

我寧願我的愛 鋪在你腳下

也不願把你捆綁

放心不下的只是你快樂嗎

放心不下恨不得我能在場

擁抱你最狼狽 最疲倦 最痛的模樣 oh-woh

放心不下卻只能放你飛翔

給你的背影也要故作堅強

不管雨水風霜 當你需要我 的時候 我都會在你 身旁

哪怕 世界比你想像的瘋狂

愛所以讓你去找你的解答

不在乎我被留下

放心不下的只是你快樂嗎

放心不下恨不得我能在場

擁抱你最狼狽 最疲倦 最痛的模樣 oh-woh

放心不下卻只能放你飛翔

給你的背影也要故作堅強

不管雨水風霜 當你需要我 的時候 我都會在你 身旁

只要你記得有一個人愛你

不需要代價

想做你的力量 不做你的重量 woh-woh

放心不下的只是你快樂嗎

放心不下恨不得我能在場

擁抱你最狼狽 最逼真 最痛的模樣 oh-woh

放心不下卻只能放你飛翔

給你的背影也要故作堅強

不管雨水風霜 當你需要我 的時候 我都會在你 身旁

多遙遠 我都會在你身旁

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
深夜 /ʃēnˈjè/ B1	noun - late at night
電話 /diàn huà/ A1	noun - telephone
累 /lèi/ A1	adjective - tired
燈光 /dēng guāng/ A2	noun - light
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	noun - happiness adjective - happy
願望 /yuàn wàng/ B1	noun - wish, desire
抱 /bào/ A2	verb - to hold, to embrace
受傷 /shòu shāng/ B1	verb - to be injured noun - injury
獎賞 /jiǎng shǎng/ B2	noun - reward
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
擁抱 /yōng bào/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
狼狽 /láng bèi/ C1	adjective - distressed, embarrassed, flustered
疲倦 /pí juàn/ B2	adjective - tired, weary
痛 /tòng/ A2	adjective - painful, aching noun - pain
飛翔 /fēi xiáng/ B2	verb - to fly, to soar
背影 /bèi yǐng/ B1	noun - view of someone's back
堅強 /jiān qiáng/ B1	adjective - strong, firm, staunch
雨水 /yǔ shuǐ/ A1	noun - rainwater
風霜 /fēng shuāng/ B2	noun - hardships of life
瘋狂 /fēng kuáng/ B2	adjective - crazy, mad
力量 /lì liàng/ A2	noun - strength, power
重量 /zhòng liàng/ B1	noun - weight
遙遠 /yáo yuǎn/ B1	adjective - distant, remote

Key Grammar Structures

• 你永遠為你留著一盞燈光

  ➔ Use of the verb phrase '為' to indicate 'for' or 'on behalf of'

  ➔ '為' indicates that the action is performed on someone's behalf or for someone's benefit, similar to 'for' in English.

• 給你的背影也要故作堅強

  ➔ Use of '給' to indicate 'give' or 'to' someone, emphasizing the target of the action

  ➔ '給' is a preposition used to indicate the recipient of an action, similar to 'to' or 'for' in English.

• 不管雨水風霜

  ➔ Use of '不管' to mean 'regardless of' or 'no matter what'

  ➔ '不管' is a phrase used to express 'regardless of' or 'no matter what' circumstances.

• 我都會在你身旁

  ➔ Use of '都' to emphasize 'always' or 'every time'

  ➔ '都' is an adverb indicating 'always' or 'every time', emphasizing the continual presence or action.

• 當你需要我 的時候 我都會在你 身旁

  ➔ Use of '當...的時候' to mean 'when' or 'at the time of'

  ➔ '當...的時候' is a phrase used to specify the time when an action occurs, equivalent to 'when' in English.