今日 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in "今日" (Today) by Eason Chan, a song that beautifully articulates the power of hope and the importance of cherishing the present, especially when facing life's adversities. Through its uplifting lyrics, you can explore expressions of optimism and enduring love in Cantonese, gaining insights into how language conveys deep emotional resilience and encouragement. This song offers a gentle yet powerful reminder to embrace each day and find strength in connection.

[English]

Today’s troubles feel unending, today’s problems stretch on without cease

Like being trapped in a circle, unable to break free or turn away

If today you’re tired and faint, crying in despair, let me send warmth your way

Allow me to walk with you to the end of this long road, just like our first love

The passion from that day still burns bright, today’s passion remains just as fierce

No matter what happens, I want you to want me even more

To face all the cold and warmth, sweetness and bitterness together, that’s true companionship

Only enduring hardships together proves our genuine connection

Lift your head, believe that loving you can make us soar

Dare to give you up, and we can create a legend

Life is always changing—nothing can be avoided

But no one can force us apart or control love and parting

Lift your head, after darkness comes dawn

With optimism, there’s always hope for change

Cherish today, every moment I look into the one I love—you

...

I feel like I can fly

...

Today is like tomorrow; every day is the same

No matter how painful, I’m willing to love and protect you

Whether it’s cold or warm, sweet or bitter, sunny days or rainy seasons—accept everything to truly live fully

Only by embracing everything can we truly feel alive

Lift your head, believe that loving you can make us soar

Dare to give you up, and we can create a legend

Life is always changing—nothing can be avoided

But no one can force us apart or control love and parting

Lift your head, after darkness comes dawn

With optimism, there’s always hope for change

Cherish today, every moment I look into the one I love—you

Can soar across the sky and land

...

Lift your head, believe that loving you can make us soar

Dare to give you up, and we can create a legend

Life is always changing—nothing can be avoided

Yet this love will never fade away

Lift your head, after darkness comes dawn

With optimism, there’s always hope for change

Cherish today, every moment I look into the one I love—you

I feel like I can fly

Your eyes lift me up and make me fly

...

[Chinese]

今日事情如不順 今日問題如不盡

像處圈中圈 了斷也了不斷

若今日你倦了頹然哭 容許我送贈暖

准我漫漫長路末端亦如初戀

當日熱情燃不盡 今日熱情仍不盡

就算怎都好 你願我更加願

共跨盡冷及暖甜和酸 才可以算是共存

能共患難才是認真的有緣

抬頭吧 相信愛你便能飛

敢交出你會創出傳奇

變幻人生是避無可避

卻沒人可驅使愛別離

抬頭吧 黑暗過會是晨曦

懷著樂觀總有轉機

今天珍惜今天 逢凝望我心所愛的你

我已彷彿會飛

今日像明日一樣 今日任何日一樣

就算怎辛酸 愛護你我甘願

沒揀擇冷或暖甜和酸 晴天雨季缺或圓

全部受落才是活得真正全

抬頭吧 相信愛你便能飛

敢交出你會創出傳奇

變幻人生是避無可避

卻沒人可驅使愛別離

抬頭吧 黑暗過會是晨曦

懷著樂觀總有轉機

今天珍惜今天 逢凝望我心所愛的你

能敖翔天和地

抬頭吧 相信愛你便能飛

敢交出你會創出傳奇

變幻人生是避無可避

這份情愛卻永不會死

抬頭吧 黑暗過會是晨曦

懷著樂觀總有轉機

今天珍惜今天 逢凝望我心所愛的你

我已彷彿會飛

你眼睛牽我飛

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
今日 /jīn rì/ A1	noun - today
事情 /shì qíng/ A2	noun - thing, matter, affair
問題 /wèn tí/ A2	noun - problem, question
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
飛 /fēi/ A2	verb - to fly
熱情 /rè qíng/ B1	noun - enthusiasm, passion
珍惜 /zhēn xī/ B2	verb - to cherish, to treasure
懷著 /huái zhe/ B2	verb - to hold, to harbor (feelings)
傳奇 /chuán qí/ B2	noun - legend, myth
黑暗 /hēi àn/ B2	noun - darkness
轉機 /zhuǎn jī/ B2	noun - turning point, opportunity
共存 /gòng cún/ C1	verb - to coexist
變幻 /biàn huàn/ C1	verb - to change, to transform
認真 /rèn zhēn/ C1	adjective - serious, earnest

Key Grammar Structures

• 如不順

  ➔ Use of the conditional negative '如不...' to express 'if not...'

  ➔ The phrase '如不...' introduces a conditional clause meaning 'if not...'.

• 相信愛你

  ➔ Use of the verb '相信' (believe/trust) followed by a noun or pronoun to express belief or trust in something.

  ➔ The phrase '相信愛你' means 'believe in loving you' or 'trust that I love you'.

• 會創出傳奇

  ➔ Use of '會' (will/to be able to) with a verb to indicate future ability or potential.

  ➔ The phrase '會創出傳奇' suggests the future capability to create legends or extraordinary stories.

• 過會是晨曦

  ➔ Use of '會' to indicate future occurrence, combined with '是' to assert that something will be or become.

  ➔ The phrase '過會是晨曦' means 'it will become dawn', emphasizing future hope or renewal.

• 海的彩虹

  ➔ Use of '的' (possessive particle) to connect nouns and describe noun modifications.

  ➔ The particle '的' links nouns to form possessive or descriptive relationships.

• 逢凝望我心所愛的你

  ➔ Use of '逢' (encounter) combined with a verb to express the chance to do something or an occasion for an action.

  ➔ The phrase '逢凝望我心所愛的你' expresses the feeling of encountering or being with the person you love.