口是心非 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 半噸兄弟

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Your heartfelt promises, though your words belie your true feelings,

kǒu shì xīn fēi nǐ shēn qíng de chéng nuò

All fade away with the west wind, drifting far and wide.

dōu suí zhe xī fēng piāo miǎo yuǎn zǒu

Foolish dreams and words of devotion I once relied on,

chī rén mèng huà wǒ zhōng qíng de yǐ tuō

Like withered flowers, fading and falling.

jiù xiàng kū wěi diāo líng de huā duǒ

The spark of passion in my eyes once ignited a blazing fire,

xīng huǒ liáo yuán wǒ rè qíng de yǎn móu

Lighting up the brightest sky.

céng diǎn liàng zuì càn làn de tiān kōng

A bolt from the blue, your heartless release,

qíng tiān pī lì nǐ jué qíng de fàng shǒu

When I needed you the most.

zài wǒ zuì xū yào nǐ de shí hòu

Thus, love and hate intertwine, leaving me frail and thin,

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

Fearing this pain has no reason within.

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

Thus, joy and sorrow rise and fall, leaving me in silent repose,

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

Wait a while, these wounds will find their own release.

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

Thus, love and hate intertwine, leaving me frail and thin,

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

Fearing this pain has no reason within.

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

Thus, joy and sorrow rise and fall, leaving me in silent repose,

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

Wait a while, these wounds will find their own release.

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

Your feigned emotions, though your words belie your true feelings,

kǒu shì xīn fēi nǐ jiǎo qíng de miàn róng

All branded in the corners of my heart.

dōu lào yìn zài xīn líng de jiǎo luò

No words to say, the result of my unbridled passion,

wú huà kě shuō wǒ zòng qíng de jié guǒ

Like a barren, broken mountaintop.

jiù xiàng cán pò guāng tū de shān tóu

My pure heart’s natural flutter,

hún rán tiān chéng wǒ chún qíng de jì dòng

Once danced to the hottest rhythm.

céng bēn fàng zuì gǔn tàng de jié zòu

Uncontrollable, your reckless abandonment,

bù kě shōu shí nǐ làn qíng de pāo kōng

All the crystal-clear feelings I once knew.

suǒ yǒu jīng yíng tī tòu de gǎn shòu

Thus, love and hate intertwine, leaving me frail and thin,

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

Fearing this pain has no reason within.

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

Thus, joy and sorrow rise and fall, leaving me in silent repose,

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

Wait a while, these wounds will find their own release.

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

Thus, love and hate intertwine, leaving me frail and thin,

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

Fearing this pain has no reason within.

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

Thus, joy and sorrow rise and fall, leaving me in silent repose,

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

Wait a while, these wounds will find their own release.

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

Thus, love and hate intertwine, leaving me frail and thin,

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

Fearing this pain has no reason within.

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

Thus, joy and sorrow rise and fall, leaving me in silent repose,

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

Wait a while, these wounds will find their own release.

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

Thus, love and hate intertwine, leaving me frail and thin,

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

Fearing this pain has no reason within.

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

Thus, joy and sorrow rise and fall, leaving me in silent repose,

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

Wait a while, these wounds will find their own release.

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

[Chinese]

口是心非你深情的承諾

kǒu shì xīn fēi nǐ shēn qíng de chéng nuò

都隨著西風飄渺遠走

dōu suí zhe xī fēng piāo miǎo yuǎn zǒu

痴人夢話我衷情的倚託

chī rén mèng huà wǒ zhōng qíng de yǐ tuō

就像枯萎凋零的花朵

jiù xiàng kū wěi diāo líng de huā duǒ

星火燎原我熱情的眼眸

xīng huǒ liáo yuán wǒ rè qíng de yǎn móu

曾點亮最燦爛的天空

céng diǎn liàng zuì càn làn de tiān kōng

晴天霹靂你絕情的放手

qíng tiān pī lì nǐ jué qíng de fàng shǒu

在我最需要你的時候

zài wǒ zuì xū yào nǐ de shí hòu

於是愛恨交錯人消瘦

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

怕是怕這些苦沒來由

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

於是悲歡起落人靜默

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

等一等這些傷會自由

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

於是愛恨交錯人消瘦

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

怕是怕這些苦沒來由

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

於是悲歡起落人靜默

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

等一等這些傷會自由

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

口是心非你矯情的面容

kǒu shì xīn fēi nǐ jiǎo qíng de miàn róng

都烙印在心靈的角落

dōu lào yìn zài xīn líng de jiǎo luò

無話可說我縱情的結果

wú huà kě shuō wǒ zòng qíng de jié guǒ

就像殘破光禿的山頭

jiù xiàng cán pò guāng tū de shān tóu

渾然天成我純情的悸動

hún rán tiān chéng wǒ chún qíng de jì dòng

曾奔放最滾燙的節奏

céng bēn fàng zuì gǔn tàng de jié zòu

不可收拾你濫情的拋空

bù kě shōu shí nǐ làn qíng de pāo kōng

所有晶瑩剔透的感受

suǒ yǒu jīng yíng tī tòu de gǎn shòu

於是愛恨交錯人消瘦

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

怕是怕這些苦沒來由

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

於是悲歡起落人靜默

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

等一等這些傷會自由

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

於是愛恨交錯人消瘦

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

怕是怕這些苦沒來由

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

於是悲歡起落人靜默

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

等一等這些傷會自由

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

於是愛恨交錯人消瘦

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

怕是怕這些苦沒來由

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

於是悲歡起落人靜默

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

等一等這些傷會自由

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

於是愛恨交錯人消瘦

yú shì ài hèn jiāo cuò rén xiāo shòu

怕是怕這些苦沒來由

pà shì pà zhè xiē kǔ méi lái yóu

於是悲歡起落人靜默

yú shì bēi huān qǐ luò rén jìng mò

等一等這些傷會自由

děng yī děng zhè xiē shāng huì zì yóu

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
承諾 /chéng nuò/ B1	noun - promise
夢話 /mèng huà/ B2	noun - dream talk, idle talk
凋零 /diāo líng/ C1	verb - to wither, to fade
眼眸 /yǎn móu/ B2	noun - eyes, pupils
燦爛 /càn làn/ B2	adjective - brilliant, dazzling
霹靂 /pī lì/ C1	noun - thunderclap
絕情 /jué qíng/ C1	adjective - ruthless, heartless
放手 /fàng shǒu/ B1	verb - to let go, to give up
愛恨 /ài hèn/ B2	noun - love and hate
消瘦 /xiāo shòu/ B2	verb - to become thin, to lose weight
苦 /kǔ/ A2	noun - bitterness, suffering
悲歡 /bēi huān/ B2	noun - sorrow and joy
靜默 /jìng mò/ B2	adjective - silent, quiet
傷 /shāng/ A2	noun - wound, injury
自由 /zì yóu/ B1	noun - freedom
面容 /miàn róng/ B2	noun - facial features, appearance
烙印 /lào yìn/ C1	verb - to imprint, to brand
角落 /jiǎo luò/ A2	noun - corner

Key Grammar Structures

• 都隨著西風飄渺遠走

  ➔ Use of 逐漸 (gradual change) with 結構 (structure) to indicate movement over time

  ➔ This line shows an action happening gradually, implying a process over time.

• 就像枯萎凋零的花朵

  ➔ Use of the simile structure 就像... to compare two things

  ➔ This line employs a simile to vividly compare emotional states or phenomena.

• 怕是怕這些苦沒來由

  ➔ Use of structure 恐怕 (maybe) to express doubt or uncertainty

  ➔ This phrase expresses a feeling of doubt about the reason or cause of suffering.

• 等一等這些傷會自由

  ➔ Use of 等一等 as a temporal marker meaning 'wait a bit' or 'hopefully,' expressing hope or patience

  ➔ This phrase conveys a sense of patience or hope that something will happen in the future.

• 人消瘦

  ➔ Use of 動詞 + 形容詞 (verb + adjective) to describe a state or condition

  ➔ The phrase indicates a change in physical or emotional state, often deterioration.

• 所有晶瑩剔透的感受

  ➔ Use of 所有 + noun + 的 to indicate all of something; optional use of adjective to describe noun

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes the completeness and clarity of feelings or sensations.