近在千里 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周柏豪, 衛蘭

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

寧願與你一分一秒 視作一生中小插曲

I'd rather spend every second with you, considering it a small chapter in my life

停在最遠處送給你祝福

Stopping far away to send you my blessings

時常夢見你相識一個 為你披起婚紗慶祝

Often I dream of meeting you, celebrating in wedding attire for you

連幻覺我也有些痛 卻心足

Even illusions bring me some pain, but my heart is enough

聽你開心結局

Listening to your happy ending

至放心你讓我冥目

I trust you enough to close my eyes

有斑點狗與我 流連到避世小屋

There’s a spotted dog with me, lingering in a little hideaway

原來越愛 我越需要嘗試放手

Turns out, the more I love, the more I need to try letting go

躲進地球後 大方一點撤走

After hiding on Earth, I wisely step back

遙遙望你最後一眼微笑與否

Looking far away, the last glance—smile or not

名份縱使沒有

Even if there's no official title

願你在未來的配偶

I hope your future spouse

令你活到這樣甜 削減 我掛念你借口

Will make your life sweet, reducing my longing as an excuse

名字快要稀釋沖淡 別要天天都考記憶

Our names are fading and becoming less distinct, don’t keep recalling every day

明白愛你要轉一個方式

I understand love needs a different approach

如重讀我送一本小說 令你輕鬆多於嘆息

Like rereading a novel I gave you, making you relax rather than sigh

期望你世界再不要太灰色

Hoping your world is no longer so gray

坐我的觀眾席

Sit in my audience seat

遠遠起哄為你努力

Cheering from afar, working hard for you

每一天打聽你 傳聞快樂也忐忑

Checking on you every day, the rumors of your happiness make me anxious

原來越愛 我越需要嘗試放手

Turns out, the more I love, the more I need to try letting go

躲進地球後 大方一點撤走

After hiding on Earth, I wisely step back

遙遙望你 最後一眼微笑與否

Looking far away at you, the last glance—smile or not

名份縱使沒有

Even if there's no official label

願你為著人生奮鬥

I hope you strive for your life

別理會我怎樣愁

Don’t mind how I worry

Just close your eyes

Just close your eyes

And be with me forever

And be with me forever

Always by my side

Always by my side

No matter what comes by

No matter what comes my way

You've touched my heart

You've touched my heart

人離越遠我越感到難以放手

The farther people go, the harder it is to let go

I swear I'll love you forever

I swear I’ll love you forever

期望你好便夠

Hoping that your happiness is enough

By the starlights in the sky

Under the starlights in the sky

願你共未來的配偶

I wish you and your future spouse

別要像我這樣愁 至少叫你綻放笑口

Don’t be as troubled as I am, at least let yourself smile

哪怕是我荒謬

Even if I’m silly

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
寧願 /nìng yuàn/ B2	verb - to prefer
祝福 /zhù fú/ B1	noun - blessing
夢見 /mèng jiàn/ B1	verb - to dream
婚紗 /hūn shā/ B2	noun - wedding dress
痛 /tòng/ A2	adjective - painful
微笑 /wēi xiào/ A2	noun - smile
努力 /nǔ lì/ B1	verb - to strive
奮鬥 /fèn dòu/ B2	verb - to struggle
甜 /tián/ A1	adjective - sweet
記憶 /jì yì/ B1	noun - memory
方式 /fāng shì/ B1	noun - method
世界 /shì jiè/ A1	noun - world
灰色 /huī sè/ A2	adjective - gray
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart
荒謬 /huāng miù/ B2	adjective - absurd

Key Grammar Structures

• 越愛 我越需要嘗試放手

  ➔ The structure '越...越...' expresses 'the more... the more...' indicating increasing degrees.

  ➔ This pattern shows a progressive increase in the quality or action as the first part becomes more intensified.

• 只要天天都考記憶

  ➔ 只要...就... expresses 'as long as... then...' indicating a condition leading to a result.

  ➔ This pattern sets a condition (只要) which, when fulfilled, results in the behavior or situation described after (就).

• 名份縱使沒有

  ➔ 縱使...沒有... expresses 'even if... did not...' showing concession or hypothetical situation.

  ➔ This phrase introduces a hypothetical or concessive situation, emphasizing that regardless of that condition, the main idea remains true or unchanged.

• 聽你開心結局

  ➔ The phrase '聽你開心結局' uses '聽' (listen to) followed by a noun phrase, implying perceiving or understanding an emotional state or outcome.

  ➔ This usage indicates perceiving or understanding someone’s emotional state or the outcome of a situation through listening or observation.

• 我會愛你永遠

  ➔ The future tense '會' (will) combined with '愛你永遠' expresses a strong declaration of unconditional love.

  ➔ This pattern uses '會' to indicate future intention or promise, combined with a phrase emphasizing eternity or permanence.