還是要幸福 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 田馥甄

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt emotions of Hebe Tien's "還是要幸福" (Still in Happiness). This popular Mandopop ballad offers a beautiful and mature perspective on love and letting go. Through its evocative lyrics and Hebe's expressive vocals, you can gain insight into nuanced emotional expressions in Chinese and appreciate the poetic depth of its message. It's a perfect song for those looking to understand cultural sentiments around relationships and personal growth in the Mandopop genre.

[English]

If it's uncertain, then don't kiss.

Love can easily destroy a person.

If you're not harsh enough alone,

A love that fades, being neither abandoned nor retained—how cruel.

The trash you left behind.

Every day, I will eventually throw it all away.

And I honestly wish you well.

Eternity has already begun in your life.

You still deserve to be happy.

Please don't make others cry again.

All the mistakes end here with me.

Don’t follow me, leaving a mark on my soul.

You still deserve to be happy.

Only then can I be sure I still understand clearly.

That I will never again occupy your space.

Starting tomorrow, everything ends.

...

Hand back my keys.

I think saying goodbye can be very simple.

And I truly wish you well from the bottom of my heart.

Eternity has already begun in your life.

You still deserve to be happy.

Please don't make others cry again.

All the mistakes end here with me.

Don’t follow me, leaving a mark on my heart.

You still deserve to be happy.

Only then can I be sure I understand clearly.

That I will never again occupy your space.

Starting tomorrow, everything ends.

...

You still deserve to be happy.

Please don't make others cry again.

All the mistakes end here with me.

Don’t follow me, leaving a mark on my soul.

If you're truly happy...

There's no need to reply to midnight texts.

Because your joys and sorrows already have a place to rest.

I can also have the purest loneliness.

The most lonely kind of loneliness.

...

[Chinese]

不確定就別親吻

感情很容易毀了一個人

一個人若不夠狠

愛淡了不離不棄多殘忍

你留下來的垃圾

我一天一天總會丟完的

我甚至真心真意的祝福

永恆在你的身上先發生

你還是要幸福

你千萬不要再招惹別人哭

所有錯誤從我這裡落幕

別跟著我 銘心刻骨

你還是要幸福

我才能確定我還得很清楚

確定自己再也不會佔據你的篇幅

明天開始 這一切都結束

還我鑰匙的備份

我覺得再見可以很單純

我甚至真心真意的祝福

永恆在你的身上先發生

你還是要幸福

你千萬不要再招惹別人哭

所有錯誤從我這裡落幕

別跟著我 銘心刻骨

你還是要幸福

我才能確定我還得很清楚

確定自己再也不會佔據你的篇幅

明天開始 這一切都結束

你還是要幸福

你千萬不要再招惹別人哭

所有錯誤從我這裡落幕

別跟著我 銘心刻骨

你如果很幸福

半夜的簡訊我就無須回覆

因為你的悲喜已經有了容身之處

我也能有最純粹的孤獨

最孤獨 的孤獨

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 /gǎn qíng/ B1	noun - emotion, feeling
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	noun/adjective - happiness, happy
離開 /lí kāi/ B1	verb - to leave, to go away
錯誤 /cuò wù/ B2	noun - mistake, error
落幕 /luò mù/ C1	verb/noun - to come to an end, curtain falls
原諒 /yuán liàng/ B2	verb - to forgive
刻骨 /kè gǔ/ C2	adjective - deeply engraved, unforgettable
開始 /kāi shǐ/ A2	verb - to start, to begin
真心 /zhēn xīn/ B1	noun - sincerity, genuine heart
許願 /xǔ yuàn/ B2	verb - to make a wish
重逢 /chóng féng/ B2	verb - to reunite, to meet again

Key Grammar Structures

• 不確定就別親吻

  ➔ Use of the conditional '就' to indicate 'then', showing consequence or result.

  ➔ '就' indicates that the action in the second clause happens as a result of the condition in the first.

• 感情很容易毀了一個人

  ➔ Use of '很容易' to express 'very easy' or 'easily' modifying the verb.

  ➔ '很容易' means 'very easy' or 'easily', emphasizing the simplicity or likelihood of the action.

• 永恆在你的身上先發生

  ➔ Use of '在' to indicate location or a place where an action occurs, here '在你的身上' meaning 'on/within you'.

  ➔ '在' functions as a preposition indicating the location of the action, meaning 'on' or 'within'.

• 我甚至真心真意的祝福

  ➔ Use of '甚至' to mean 'even', emphasizing the extent or degree of the action.

  ➔ '甚至' indicates that the action goes beyond normal expectations, emphasizing degree or extent.

• 確定自己再也不會佔據你的篇幅

  ➔ Use of '再也不' to mean 'never again', indicating a definitive negation.

  ➔ '再也不' indicates that the action will not happen again at any point in the future.

• 最孤獨 的孤獨

  ➔ Use of '的' to modify nouns, creating a descriptive phrase ('the most lonely').

  ➔ '的' connects adjectives and nouns, turning descriptive words into modifier phrases.