麥田捕手 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 白安
• Album: 麥田捕手

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Bai An's "麥田捕手," a captivating electric folk rock song that beautifully blends introspective lyrics with a unique vocal style. This song offers a rich linguistic experience through its poetic Mandarin, allowing learners to grasp nuanced emotions and everyday expressions related to self-discovery and resilience. Its connection to a classic English novel also provides a fascinating cultural bridge, making it a special piece for language and literature enthusiasts alike.

[English]

Lyricist: Bai An

Arranger: Mac Chew

The sunset view is so beautiful, I hold my telescope and look far away

I see many lovely smiles and let go of many worries

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to speak

But I’ll catch your smile

I'm the catcher in the rye

I can't hear your shouts or see your disturbances

Maybe the wheat field is a place where you cultivate smiles

It taught me to use smiles as the fertilizer for life

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to talk

But I’ll catch your smile

I'll sing this song for you, my dear

I'll miss your words and love forever

I know you may not hear everything I say

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to speak

But I’ll catch

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to talk

But I’ll catch your smile

Lyricist: Bai An

Arranger: Mac Chew

The evening sky is beautiful, I look into the distance with my telescope

I see many lovely smiles and shed many worries

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to speak

But I’ll catch your smile

I'm the catcher in the rye

I can't hear your shouting or see your disturbances

Maybe the wheat field is a place where you plant smiles

It taught me to use smiles as the fertilizer for life

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to talk

But I’ll catch your smile

I'll sing this song for you, my dear

I'll miss your words and love forever

I know you may not hear everything I say

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to speak

But I’ll catch

Because I know you won't be here

Because I know you won't be there

I don't even want to talk

But I’ll catch your smile

...

[Chinese]

Lyricist: Bai An

Arranger: Mac Chew

Huánghūn de shìyě hěn měihǎo wǒ názhe wàngyuǎnjìng kàn yuǎnfāng

Wǒ kànjiàn bù shǎo měilì de wéixiào yě bǎituō bù shǎo de fánnǎo

Coz I know you won't be here

Coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

But I'll catch your smile

I'm the catcher in the rye

Wǒ tīng bùjiàn nǐ de jiàoxiāo yě kàn bùjiàn nǐ de dǎrǎo

Huòxǔ màitián shìgè ràng nǐ gēngzhòng wéixiào dì dìfāng

Tā ràng wǒ xuéhuì yòng wéixiào dàng zuò rénshēng de féiliào

Coz I know you won't be here

Coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

But I'll catch your smile

I'll sing this song for you my dear

I'll miss your words and love forever

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ huòxǔ tīng bù dào wǒ shuō de yīqiè

Coz I know you won't be here

Coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

But I'll catch

Coz I know you won't be here

Coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

But I'll catch your smile

Lyricist: Bai An

Arranger: Mac Chew

黃昏的視野很美好 我拿著望遠鏡看遠方

我看見不少美麗的微笑 也擺脫不少的煩惱

coz I know you won't be here

coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

but I'll catch your smile

I'm the catcher in the rye

我聽不見你的叫囂 也看不見你的打擾

或許麥田是個讓你耕種微笑的地方

它讓我學會用微笑當作人生的肥料

coz I know you won't be here

coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

but I'll catch your smile

I'll sing this song for you my dear

I'll miss your words and love forever

我知道你或許聽不到 我說的一切

coz I know you won't be here

coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

but I'll catch

coz I know you won't be here

coz I know you won't be there

I don't even wanna talk

but I'll catch your smile

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
美好 (měihǎo) /meɪ hɑʊ/ B1	adjective - beautiful, fine
視野 (shìyě) /ʃi jɛ/ B2	noun - field of vision, view
望遠鏡 (wàngyuǎnjìng) /wɑŋ ywɛn dʒiŋ/ B1	noun - telescope
遠方 (yuǎnfāng) /ywɛn fɑŋ/ B1	noun - distant place, far away
美麗 (měilì) /meɪ li/ A2	adjective - beautiful
微笑 (wéixiào) /weɪ ʃjaʊ/ A2	noun - smile verb - to smile
擺脫 (bǎituō) /baɪ twɔ/ B2	verb - to get rid of, to break away from
煩惱 (fánnǎo) /fɑn nɑʊ/ B1	noun - worries, troubles
叫囂 (jiàoxiāo) /tɕjaʊ ʃjaʊ/ C1	verb - to clamor, to shout
打擾 (dǎrǎo) /dɑ ɻɑʊ/ B1	verb - to disturb, to bother
麥田 (màitián) /maɪ tʰjɛn/ B1	noun - wheat field
耕種 (gēngzhòng) /gɤŋ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ/ B2	verb - to cultivate, to till
人生 (rénshēng) /ʐən ʃɤŋ/ A2	noun - life
肥料 (féiliào) /fəɪ ljɑʊ/ B1	noun - fertilizer
catch /kætʃ/ A1	verb - to seize or capture (something moving through the air) verb - to notice or perceive
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - feel sadness at the absence of