刻在我心底的名字 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 盧廣仲

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable experience, and '刻在我心底的名字' is a perfect song for those learning Mandarin. Its clear and emotional vocals, combined with poetic lyrics about love and loss, provide a beautiful entry point into the nuances of the language. The song's immense popularity and cultural significance in the Mandarin-speaking world also offer a window into contemporary Taiwanese music and cinema.

[English]

Forget it

Many times I tell myself

The more I try to catch the shadow of the light

The harder I’m unable to let go

I loved you

Deeply engraved in my heart only I know

At last, I gather the courage to be sincere

Your silent reply is kindness

The name carved deep in my heart

I forget about time itself

So lies say once, and they last forever

Stubbornly facing the world

Thinking even breathing is a luxury

If there's a next time, I will love again

The name carved deep in my heart

You hide in a forgotten place

If not for that, how could I live my whole life

I live in a neon city

Holding the address to fly to heaven

You can soar high, but I can only stay still

Searching for you

In the vast sea of people but thinking of you

Finally leaving the track of longing

Memories connect me to the past

The name carved deep in my heart

I forget about time itself

Since I’ve decided to love, once is enough for a lifetime

Hoping to make this world stand still

So longing doesn't become a luxury

If there's a next time, I will love again

The name carved deep in my heart

You hide in a dusty corner

If not for that, how could I live my whole life

I live in a city thinking of you

Holding the key to the sky

You keep soaring, and I坚持 for you

The name carved deep in my heart

I forget about time itself

Since I’ve decided to love, once is enough for a lifetime

Hoping to make this world stand still

So longing doesn't become a luxury

If there's a next time, I will love again

...

[Chinese]

Oublie-le

好幾次我告訴我自己

越想努力趕上光的影

越無法抽離而已

Je t'aimais

刻骨銘心只有我自己

好不容易交出真心的勇氣

你沉默的回應是善意

刻在我心底的名字

忘記了時間這回事

於是謊言說了一次就一輩子

曾頑固跟世界對峙

覺得連呼吸都是奢侈

如果有下次 我會再愛一次

刻在我心底的名字

你藏在塵封的位置

要不是這樣我怎麼過一輩子

我住在霓虹的城市

握著飛向天堂的地址

你可以翱翔 可是我只能停滯

尋找你

茫茫人海卻又想起你

好不容易離開思念的軌跡

回憶將我連繫到過去

刻在我心底的名字

忘記了時間這回事

既然決定愛上一次就一輩子

希望讓這世界靜止

想念才不會變得奢侈

如果有下次 我會再愛一次

刻在我心底的名字

你藏在塵封的位置

要不是這樣我怎麼過一輩子

我住在想你的城市

握著飛向天空的鑰匙

你繼續翱翔 還有我為你堅持

刻在我心底的名字

忘記了時間這回事

既然決定愛上一次就一輩子

希望讓這世界靜止

想念才不會變得奢侈

如果有下次 我會再愛一次

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
名字 /míng zì/ A1	noun - name
心底 /xīn dǐ/ B2	noun - bottom of the heart
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love
回憶 /huí yì/ B1	noun - memory
城市 /chéng shì/ A1	noun - city
時間 /shí jiān/ A1	noun - time
勇氣 /yǒng qì/ B1	noun - courage
思念 /sī niàn/ B2	noun - longing, missing someone
希望 /xī wàng/ A2	noun - hope
沉默 /chén mò/ B2	noun - silence
奢侈 /shē chǐ/ B2	adjective - luxurious, extravagant
飛向 /fēi xiàng/ B1	verb - to fly towards
位置 /wèi zhì/ A2	noun - position, location
過 /guò/ A1	verb - to pass, to go through
努力 /nǔ lì/ B1	verb - to strive, to make an effort
想念 /xiǎng niàn/ B2	verb - to miss, to long for
光 /guāng/ A1	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• 越想努力趕上光的影

  ➔ Comparative structure with 越...越...

  ➔ The phrase "越想努力" indicates that the more one thinks about trying hard, the more difficult it becomes.

• 刻骨銘心只有我自己

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with 只有

  ➔ The phrase "只有我自己" emphasizes that only I have this deep feeling.

• 如果有下次 我會再愛一次

  ➔ Conditional structure with 如果...就...

  ➔ The phrase "如果有下次" sets a condition for the possibility of loving again.

• 我住在霓虹的城市

  ➔ Present tense structure with 我住在...

  ➔ The phrase "我住在霓虹的城市" indicates the speaker's current residence.

• 希望讓這世界靜止

  ➔ Desire structure with 希望...

  ➔ The phrase "希望讓這世界靜止" expresses a wish for the world to stop.

• 想念才不會變得奢侈

  ➔ Negative structure with 不會...

  ➔ The phrase "想念才不會變得奢侈" suggests that missing someone should not become a luxury.