乾杯 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天
• Album: 第二人生

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of language and emotion with Mayday's “乾杯 (gān bēi).” This song provides an excellent opportunity to learn Mandarin while exploring themes of nostalgia, friendship, and the beauty of shared memories. Discover how music can help you connect with a new culture and language.

[English]

Could it be that one day, time really can be turned back?

Back to your and my unreturnable, slow-paced years

Maybe one day, the world will really have an end

Still raising a glass with you, sweet with memories, let's toast once more

...

If I had to pick a moment that represents youth

It’d be the tears that fell, the blue sky, that graduation day

That photo of us crying and laughing, still hugging—you on my face

Thinking back, so adorable and pitiful, so heroic and heartbreaking, so nostalgic

Memories always strike suddenly, no conditions attached

When memories break through tests, rush out of time before my eyes

You and I, sweating and drinking soda, on the playground edge

We promised, no matter what, to walk together into the future world

Now that’s the future, that world

Why is it that around you and me, we're not on the same side?

Friendship once was like Noah’s Ark, strong promises kept

But I just stare at the sea, waiting

Forever blurring my vision

Could it be that one day, time really can be turned back?

Back to your and my unreturnable, slow-paced years

Maybe one day, the world will really have an end

Still raising a glass with you, sweet with memories, let's toast once more

...

Over the years, I bought four wheels, a watch, a single-lens camera

But I realize, still chasing after what I can’t reach, what I can’t stop—those memories remain

Life is just about accepting fate, living with destiny, maybe just drowning in it

All that’s left are high points of laughter, low points of tears, but no maturity

Maturity is disillusionment, a kind of toughening

Why are our dreams getting smaller and smaller, to the point they disappear?

Sometimes I really want to cry, want to cry but have no tears

Looking forward to whether you'll meet, whether he'll show up, maybe hold a reunion

He’s waiting for you, you’re waiting for me—who am I waiting for?

And who else? Kids are still awake, phones dead, feelings unprepared

The sky keeps darkening and brightening again and again

That passage of time, vast as the sea, changing with the seasons, flying high—can't chase anymore

Could it be that one day, time really can be turned back?

Back to your and my unreturnable, slow-paced years

Maybe one day, the world will truly reach its end

Still raising a glass with you, sweet with memories—let’s toast again

...

Could it be that one day, time really can be turned back?

Back to your and my unreturnable, slow-paced years

Maybe one day, the world will really have an end

Still raising a glass with you, sweet with memories—let’s toast once more

In the end, one day, we all become yesterday

You walked with me through a lifetime, a fleeting moment in this hurried world

One day is today, and today is just another day

Saying what I never said, thank you, one more toast with you

One more toast—drink up and live forever, year after year

Time has stopped, they’ve all come back

People I miss, waiting for your arrival

Time has stopped, they’ve all come back

People I miss, waiting for your arrival

...

[Chinese]

會不會 有一天 時間真的能倒退

退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的歲月

也許會 有一天 世界真的有終點

也要和你舉起回憶釀的甜 和你再乾一杯

如果說 要我選出 代表青春 那個畫面

浮現了 那滴眼淚 那片藍天 那年畢業

那一張 邊哭邊笑 還要擁抱 是你的臉

想起來 可愛可憐 可歌可泣 可是多懷念

懷念總是 突然懷念 不談條件

當回憶 衝破考卷 衝出歲月 在我眼前

我和你 流著汗水 喝著汽水 在操場邊

說好了 無論如何 一起走到 未來的世界

現在就是 那個未來 那個世界

為什麼 你的身邊 我的身邊 不是同一邊

友情曾像 諾亞方舟 堅強誓言

只是我 望著海面 等著

永遠 模糊了視線

會不會 有一天 時間真的能倒退

退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的歲月

也許會 有一天 世界真的有終點

也要和你舉起回憶釀的甜 和你再乾一杯

這些年 買了四輪 買了手錶 買了單眼

卻發現 追不到的 停不了的 還是那些

人生是 只有認命 只能宿命 只好宿醉

只剩下 高的笑點 低的哭點 卻沒成熟點

成熟就是 幻想幻滅 一場磨練

為什麼 只有夢想 越磨越小 小到不見

有時候 好想流淚 好想流淚 卻沒眼淚

期待會 你會不會 他會不會 開個同學會

他在等你 你在等我 我在等誰

又是誰 孩子沒睡 電話沒電 心情沒準備

天空不斷 黑了又亮 亮了又黑

那光陰 滄海桑田 遠走高飛 再沒力氣追

會不會 有一天 時間真的能倒退

退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的歲月

也許會 有一天 世界真的有終點

也要和你舉起回憶釀的甜 和你再乾一杯

會不會 有一天 時間真的能倒退

退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的歲月

也許會 有一天 世界真的有終點

也要和你舉起回憶釀的甜 和你再乾一杯

終究會 有一天 我們都變成昨天

是你 陪我走過 一生一回 匆匆的人間

有一天 就是今天 今天就是有一天

說出一直沒說 對你的感謝 和你再乾一杯

再乾一杯永遠 喝了就能萬歲 歲歲和年年

時間都停了 他們都回來了

懷念的人啊 等你的來到

時間都停了 他們都回來了

懷念的人啊 等你的來到

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 /ʃí jīan/ A1	noun - time
歲月 /suì yuè/ B1	noun - years; time; period of time
世界 /shì jiè/ A1	noun - world
回憶 /húi yì/ B1	noun - memory; recollection verb - to recall; to recollect
青春 /qīng chūn/ B1	noun - youth
眼淚 /yǎn lèi/ A2	noun - tear
藍天 /lán tiān/ A2	noun - blue sky
畢業 /bì yè/ A2	verb - to graduate
臉 /liǎn/ A1	noun - face
友情 /yǒu qíng/ B1	noun - friendship
誓言 /shì yán/ B2	noun - oath, vow
模糊 /mó hú/ B2	adjective - blurred; vague; indistinct
人生 /rén shēng/ A2	noun - life
夢想 /mèng xiǎng/ B1	noun - dream; aspiration
天空 /tiān kōng/ A1	noun - sky
感謝 /gǎn xiè/ B1	noun - gratitude; thankfulness verb - to thank; to be grateful
永遠 /yǒng yuǎn/ B1	adjective - eternal; forever noun - eternity; forever

Key Grammar Structures

• 會不會 有一天 時間真的能倒退

  ➔ Use of the modal verb '會不會' to express possibility or doubt.

  ➔ '會不會' is a phrase used to question whether something will happen or not, similar to 'Will it or not' in English.

• 時間真的能倒退

  ➔ Use of '真的' to emphasize the certainty or truth of the statement.

  ➔ '真的' means 'really' or 'truly', used here to emphasize the certainty of the possibility.

• 回不去的 悠悠的歲月

  ➔ Use of '回不去的' as a relative clause describing '歲月' (years), indicating something's irreversibility.

  ➔ This phrase describes years that cannot be reverted or brought back, emphasizing the permanence of past time.

• 說出一直沒說 的感謝

  ➔ Use of '沒說' to express the negation of having said something, combined with '一直' to indicate ongoing omission.

  ➔ '沒說' is used to indicate that someone has not spoken or expressed something, often with a sense of omission or silence upheld over time.

• 時間都停了

  ➔ Use of '都' to emphasize totality or completeness of the action, here indicating that time has completely stopped.

  ➔ '都' is an adverb indicating 'all' or 'entirely', used here to emphasize that the entire concept of time has ceased.