干杯 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 时代少年团

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rich culture behind Chinese pop music through 时代少年团's rendition of "干杯". This song, with its theme of cherishing memories, offers a glimpse into Chinese expressions of joy and camaraderie, perfect for language learners interested in culture and emotions.

[English]

Will there be a day

When time can truly turn back

Return to those unforgettable, drifting years of you and me

Maybe there will be a day

When the world really has an end

I still want to raise a toast to the sweetness crafted from memories

Let’s have another drink together

If I were to choose a scene that represents youth

It shows that drop of tear, that piece of blue sky, that year of graduation

That face, crying and laughing, wanting to embrace is yours

Thinking back, so lovely and pitiful, so touching, oh how I miss it

Nostalgia always strikes suddenly, without conditions

When memories break through the test papers, bursting through the years, right in front of me

You and I, sweating, drinking soda, by the playground

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

Now is that future, that world

Why is it that you're not by my side, and I'm not by yours

Friendship once like Noah's Ark, a strong vow

But I just stare at the sea, waiting for eternity, my sight blurred

Will there be a day

When time can truly turn back

Return to those unforgettable, drifting years of you and me

Maybe there will be a day

When the world really has an end

I still want to raise a toast to the sweetness crafted from memories

Let’s have another drink together

Over these years, I bought a car, bought a watch, bought a camera

Yet I find that what I can't chase, can't stop, are still those things

Life is only about accepting fate, can only be destiny, and I can only be hungover

All that's left are high points of laughter, low points of crying, but no points of maturity

Maturity is the shattered illusion, a trial of endurance

Why do dreams become smaller the more they're refined, until they disappear?

Sometimes, I really want to cry, want to cry, but there are no tears

Anticipating will you, will he, hold a class reunion

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

Who is it again? The child is not asleep, the phone is dead, and my mood is unprepared

The sky continues to darken and brighten, brightens and darkens

Time changes everything, far away and flying high, no more strength to chase

Will there be a day

When time can truly turn back

Return to those unforgettable, drifting years of you and me

Maybe there will be a day

When the world really has an end

I still want to raise a toast to the sweetness crafted from memories

Let’s have another drink together

Will there be a day

When time can truly turn back

Return to those unforgettable, drifting years of you and me

Maybe there will be a day

When the world really has an end

I still want to raise a toast to the sweetness crafted from memories

Let’s have another drink together

Ultimately, there will be a day when we all become yesterday

You accompanied me through an entire life, just once

In this hurried world

One day is today

Today is that one day

To finally say what I've never said, my gratitude to you

Let’s have another drink together

Another toast to forever

Once we drink, we will live a thousand years

[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 留著汗水 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 一場磨鍊

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

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
乾杯 /gān bēi/ A2	verb - to toast; to clink glasses
回憶 /huí yì/ A2	noun - memory; recollection
歲月 /suì yuè/ B1	noun - years; time
青春 /qīng chūn/ A2	noun - youth; young age
畢業 /bì yè/ A2	noun - graduation
懷念 /huái niàn/ B1	verb - to miss; to long for
友情 /yǒu qíng/ A2	noun - friendship
諾亞方舟 /nuò yà fāng zhōu/ B2	noun - Noah's Ark
成熟 /chéng shú/ B1	adjective - mature; grown-up
夢想 /mèng xiǎng/ A2	noun - dream; aspiration
期待 /qī dài/ A2	verb - to look forward to; to expect
光陰 /guāng yīn/ B1	noun - time; years
滄海桑田 /cāng hǎi sāng tián/ C1	noun - great changes over time
感謝 /gǎn xiè/ A1	verb - to thank; to be grateful
幻想 /huàn xiǎng/ B1	noun - fantasy; illusion

Key Grammar Structures

• 會不會 有一天

  ➔ Rhetorical question using the modal verb "會" + negative "不會" to express speculation.

  ➔ The phrase "會不會" asks whether something might happen, e.g., "會不會 有一天".

• 時間真的能倒退

  ➔ Modal verb "能" expressing ability, combined with adverb "真的" for emphasis.

  ➔ "能" means "can/able to"; here it shows the possibility that "時間" could "倒退" (go backward).

• 也許會 有一天

  ➔ Adverb "也許" (perhaps) + modal verb "會" to express a tentative future possibility.

  ➔ "也許" softens the statement, while "會" marks a future likelihood: "perhaps one day".

• 如果說 要我選出 代表青春 那個畫面

  ➔ Conditional clause "如果說... 那..." (if ... then ...) linking hypothesis with result.

  ➔ "如果說" introduces a hypothetical situation, and "那" introduces the consequent: "If I have to choose a picture that represents youth, then..."

• 說好了 無論如何 一起走到 未來的世界

  ➔ Use of the perfective particle "了" after a verb phrase to indicate a completed agreement.

  ➔ "說好了" = "said and it’s settled"; the particle "了" marks that the decision is already made.

• 為什麼 你的身邊 我的身邊 不是同一邊

  ➔ Negation with "不是" to express inequality or non‑identity.

  ➔ "不是" means "is not"; the sentence asks why "your side" and "my side" are "not the same side".

• 只好宿醉

  ➔ Expression "只好" + verb to indicate forced choice or resignation (have to…).

  ➔ "只好" means "have no choice but to"; here it conveys that the only option left is to be "hungover" (metaphorically).

• 天空不斷 黑了又亮 亮了又黑

  ➔ Use of the change‑state particle "了" in a repeated pattern (A了又B) to describe alternating states.

  ➔ "了" marks a change; the pattern "黑了又亮" means "it became dark and then bright again".

• 終究會 有一天 我們都變成昨天

  ➔ Future marker "會" combined with adverb "終究" to stress inevitability.

  ➔ "終究" means "in the end"; together with "會" it conveys that "eventually, someday, we will all become yesterday".

• 和你再乾一杯

  ➔ "再" + verb to indicate repetition (have another).

  ➔ "再" means "again"; "乾一杯" is a toast, so the line means "have another toast with you".