和每天講再見 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Gin Lee

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

是 是約定見一面

Yes, it's a promise to meet

但看著看不盡留言

But I'm looking at endless messages

抬頭聽到你的聲線 和強忍的呵欠

I look up and hear your voice, and a suppressed yawn

是 是看著你的臉

Yes, I am looking at your face

但告別才記起你

But I only remember you when we say goodbye

彷彿講過吃什麼入眠

It seems like we talked about what to eat to fall asleep

難道過生活如像赴宴

Is life just like attending a banquet?

不知每天 曾路過畫展

Unaware of the art exhibitions I pass by every day

忙到不知幾點

So busy I don't even know what time it is

你共我為何遇見

Why did you and I meet?

各有終點 去到終點

Each has an end, reaching the end

何曾活好今天

Have we ever lived today well?

和每天講再見

Saying goodbye to every day

每夜也為理想去睡眠

Every night I go to sleep for my ideals

睡到想工作 想貢獻

Sleeping until I want to work, want to contribute

是 是各自有出現

Yes, we each have our appearances

但各自各憂慮來年

But each worries about the coming year

重臨將倒閉的小店

Revisiting the little shop that's about to close down

但見等於不見

But seeing is like not seeing

是 在吃著那口麵

Yes, eating that mouthful of noodles

但顧慮還要趕約會

But worrying about rushing to the next appointment

竟不察覺是苦是甜

Without realizing if it's bitter or sweet

難道你一樣忙著赴宴

Are you also busy attending banquets?

身處這刻 眼望某天

In this moment, looking towards some day

忙到不知幾點

So busy I don't even know what time it is

你共我為何遇見

Why did you and I meet?

各有終點 去到終點

Each has an end, reaching the end

何曾活好今天

Have we ever lived today well?

和每天講再見

Saying goodbye to every day

每刻也為理想去睡眠

Every moment I go to sleep for my ideals

花早開遍 夢裡不見

Flowers have already bloomed everywhere, unseen in dreams

和每天 和每分鐘再見

Saying goodbye to every day, every minute

美夢會為誰遇見

Who will the beautiful dream meet for?

活到今天 也許今天

Living until today, perhaps today

才是幸福起點

Is the beginning of happiness

忙到天地無言

Busy until heaven and earth are speechless

你跟我或有千語萬言

You and I may have thousands of words

天聽不到 地看不見

Heaven can't hear, earth can't see

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
約定 /yuē dìng/ B1	noun - appointment, agreement
留言 /liú yán/ B1	noun - message left on social media or in writing
聲線 /shēng xiàn/ B2	noun - voice tone or sound
告別 /gào bié/ B1	noun - farewell
臉 /liǎn/ A2	noun - face
記起 /jì qǐ/ B2	verb - to remember, recall
食 /shí/ A2	verb - to eat
生活 /shēng huó/ B1	noun - life, livelihood
赴宴 /fù yàn/ B2	verb - to attend a banquet or feast
日 /rì/ A2	noun - day
終點 /zhōng diǎn/ B2	noun - end point, terminal
活 /huó/ B2	verb - to live, to be alive
睡眠 /shuì mián/ B1	noun - sleep
理想 /lǐ xiǎng/ B2	noun - ideal, dream
幸福 /xìng fú/ B2	noun - happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• 但看著看不盡留言

  ➔ Conjunction "但" (but) combined with "看著看不盡" (cannot fully see/watch)

  ➔ "但" introduces contrast, showing the speaker's difficulty in fully seeing or reading messages.

• 彷彿講過吃什麼入眠

  ➔ Use of "彷彿" (as if) to express a simile or imaginary situation

  ➔ "彷彿" indicates a comparison or imagination, as if describing the act of eating something to fall asleep.

• 你共我為何遇見

  ➔ Use of "為何" (why) in a question to inquire about reasons

  ➔ "為何" forms a question asking for the reason why two people met.

• 何曾活好今天

  ➔ Use of "何曾" (have/has ever) in a rhetorical question, implying the idea of 'Have I ever lived well today?'

  ➔ "何曾" is used in rhetorical questions to emphasize whether one has ever truly lived well today.

• 活到今天 也許今天

  ➔ Use of "也許" (maybe) to express possibility or uncertainty about the present moment

  ➔ "也許" indicates possibility or uncertainty about being alive today, highlighting doubt or hope.