黑色毛衣 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周杰倫

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant world of Mandarin through Jay Chou's 'Black Sweater.' This R&B ballad uses the simple image of a black sweater to weave a tale of lost love and enduring memories, offering a touching glimpse into Chinese pop culture and emotional expression.

[English]

One black sweater, memories of two people

After the rain, it's even harder to forget, forget that I still love you

You don't need to care, tears are just a passing thing

I've already been at the bottom

I know I can't keep holding on to you, and I know I can't be without backbone

Thank you for letting me have the beauty of autumn

Watching that white dragonfly, forgetting to move forward in the sky

Can we still weave again, memories tangled like fuzzy balls in my mind?

Saying I love you again, maybe the rain won't stop

Where is that black sweater? Just let the memories stay there forever

...

One black sweater, memories of two people

After the rain, it's even harder to forget, forget that I still love you

You don't need to care, tears are just a passing thing

I've already been at the bottom

I know I can't keep holding on to you, and I know I can't be without backbone

Thank you for letting me have the beauty of autumn

Watching that white dragonfly, forgetting to move forward in the sky

Can we still weave again, memories tangled like fuzzy balls in my mind?

Saying I love you again, maybe the rain won't stop

Where is that black sweater? Just let the memories stay there forever

Watching that white dragonfly, forgetting to move forward in the sky

Can we still weave again, memories tangled like fuzzy balls in my mind?

Saying I love you again, maybe the rain won't stop

Where is that black sweater? Just let the memories stay there forever

...

[Chinese]

一件黑色毛衣 兩個人的回憶

雨過之後 更難忘記 忘記我還愛你

你不用在意 流淚也只是剛好而已

我早已經待在谷底

我知道不能再留住你 也知道不能沒有骨氣

感激你 讓我擁有秋天的美麗

看著那白色的蜻蜓 在空中忘了前進

還能不能 重新編織 腦海中起毛球的記憶

再說我愛你 可能雨也不會停

黑色毛衣 藏在哪裡 就讓回憶永遠停在那裡

一件黑色毛衣 兩個人的回憶

雨過之後 更難忘記 忘記我還愛你

你不用在意 流淚也只是剛好而已

我早已經待在谷底

我知道不能再留住你 也知道不能沒有骨氣

感激你 讓我擁有秋天的美麗

看著那白色的蜻蜓 在空中忘了前進

還能不能 重新編織 腦海中起毛球的記憶

再說我愛你 可能雨也不會停

黑色毛衣 藏在哪裡 就讓回憶永遠停在那裡

看著那白色的蜻蜓 在空中忘了前進

還能不能 重新編織 腦海中起毛球的記憶

再說我愛你 可能雨也不會停

黑色毛衣 藏在哪裡 就讓回憶永遠停在那裡

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
黑色 /hēisè/ A1	adjective - black
毛衣 /máoyī/ A1	noun - sweater
回憶 /huíyì/ B1	noun - memory verb - to recall
雨 /yǔ/ A1	noun - rain
忘記 /wàngjì/ A1	verb - to forget
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
流淚 /liúlèi/ B1	verb - to shed tears; to cry
谷底 /gǔdǐ/ B2	noun - bottom of a valley; rock bottom
骨氣 /gǔqì/ B2	noun - moral integrity; backbone
感激 /gǎnjī/ B1	verb - to be grateful
秋天 /qiūtiān/ A1	noun - autumn
美麗 /měilì/ A2	adjective - beautiful
白色 /báisè/ A1	adjective - white
蜻蜓 /qīngtíng/ A2	noun - dragonfly
空中 /kōngzhōng/ A2	noun - sky, air
編織 /biānzhī/ B2	verb - to weave, to knit
腦海 /nǎohǎi/ B2	noun - brain, mind

Key Grammar Structures

• 一件黑色毛衣 兩個人的回憶

  ➔ Usage of measure words (classifier) + noun to specify quantity

  ➔ The phrase uses a measure word ''件'' to quantify ''黑色毛衣'' (black sweater), indicating a specific item.

• 忘記我還愛你

  ➔ Verb + 还 + verb (repetition of action or continued state)

  ➔ The ''还'' indicates that the action of loving continues or is being emphasized.

• 我早已經待在谷底

  ➔ Use of 早已經 (already) to indicate an action started in the past and continuing

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes that the speaker has been in a difficult situation for a long time.

• 在空中忘了前進

  ➔ Usage of ''在'' + location + ''了'' (completed action) to indicate action done at a location

  ➔ The phrase indicates that the dragonfly '忘了前進' (forgot to move forward) at a specific location, emphasizing the action's occurrence at that place.

• 就讓回憶永遠停在那裡

  ➔ Use of ''就'' + verb + ''在那裡'' to express 'just allow' or 'let it happen' at a specific place

  ➔ The ''就'' implies immediacy or decision to leave memories in that place permanently.