明天 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Diana Wang, 王蕾, Khalil Fong

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

嫣紅夕陽依舊 靜臥在窗沿

The crimson sunset remains, silent on the windowsill

桃馬梨槍 怎情願

Peach, horse, pear, spear—how willing am I?

我只想明天 桂花香 伴你入眠

I just want tomorrow, osmanthus scent, to lull you to sleep

歸來 幾時才 我的愛 別傷懷

When I return, when will my love no longer hurt?

唱著 這曲調 心中 永駐

Singing this tune, forever in my heart

明天開始 再也無法牽你的手

Starting tomorrow, I won't be able to hold your hand again

明天就要 看著背影淹沒

Tomorrow, I'll watch your back fade away

明天你我 柔情不復在思念上鎖

Tomorrow, our tenderness will no longer lock in our memories

從此要銘心刻骨

From now on, etched deep in my soul

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霧紫夜空漫天 依偎在你肩

Purple night sky, full of fog, leaning on your shoulder

古木嵐煙 不情願

Ancient trees, misty wind—reluctant

我只想明天 看見你 熟悉笑顏

I only want tomorrow to see your familiar smile

歸來 幾時才 我的愛 別傷懷

When I return, when will my love no longer hurt?

唱著 這曲調 心中 永駐

Singing this tune, forever in my heart

明天開始 再也無法牽你的手

Starting tomorrow, I can't hold your hand anymore

明天就要 看著背影淹沒

Tomorrow, watching your figure disappear in the distance

明天你我 柔情不復在思念上鎖

Tomorrow, our tenderness no longer trapped in thoughts

從此要銘心刻骨

From now on, imprinted in my soul

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再見 先說是誰

Goodbye—first, tell me who it is

束髮追隨 絕不讓鬚眉

Bound by hair, following, never letting go of my lord

眼看明天 要怎麼喚回想當年

Seeing tomorrow, how to recall those days

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想當年 桃花馬上威風凜凜

Back in the day, peach blossoms, mighty and fearless

敵血飛濺石榴裙

Enemy blood splattered, pomegranate skirt

想當年 桃花馬上威風凜凜

Back in the day, peach blossoms, mighty and fearless

敵血飛濺石榴裙

Enemy blood flying, pomegranate skirt

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想當年 桃花馬上威風凜凜

Back in the day, peach blossoms, mighty and fearless

敵血飛濺石榴裙

Enemy blood splattered, pomegranate skirt

想當年 桃花馬上威風凜凜

Back in the day, peach blossoms, mighty and fearless

敵血飛濺石榴裙

Enemy blood flying, pomegranate skirt

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...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
明天 /míng tiān/ A1	noun - tomorrow
愛 /ài/ A2	noun - love
心 /xīn/ A2	noun - heart
情 /qíng/ B1	noun - emotion/feeling
夢 /mèng/ B1	noun - dream
笑 /xiào/ A2	verb - to laugh/smile
眼 /yǎn/ A2	noun - eye
歌 /gē/ A1	noun - song
手 /shǒu/ A1	noun - hand
影 /yǐng/ B1	noun - shadow
回 /huí/ A2	verb - to return
情願 /qíng yuàn/ B2	verb - to be willing
淹沒 /yān mò/ B2	verb - to drown/immerse
刻骨 /kè gǔ/ C1	verb - to engrave deeply
依偎 /yī wēi/ B2	verb - to snuggle/lean against

Key Grammar Structures

• 我只想明天

  ➔ Using '只' (only) to emphasize limitation or exclusivity

  ➔ '只' indicates that the speaker's desire is limited to wanting only the next day

• 再也無法牽你的手

  ➔ Using '再也' (never again) with a negative verb to express a permanent ending

  ➔ '再也' indicates the impossibility of something happening again, emphasizing finality

• 唱著這曲調 心中永駐

  ➔ Using '著' (zhe) to indicate ongoing action or state

  ➔ '著' indicates that the singing and the feeling of 'heart forever stays' are ongoing

• 從此要銘心刻骨

  ➔ Using '從此' (from now on) to indicate a point in time and '要' (will/must) to indicate intention

  ➔ '從此' indicates starting from this point in time, and '要' indicates a future intention or action to be taken

• 敵血飛濺石榴裙

  ➔ Using '飛濺' (to splash/fly scattering) to describe violent action

  ➔ '飛濺' describes blood splashing or scattering violently, indicating intense conflict or action

• 桃花馬上威風凜凜

  ➔ Using '馬上' (immediately) to indicate immediacy, and '威風凜凜' as an idiomatic phrase to describe majestic and formidable presence

  ➔ '馬上' emphasizes immediacy, meaning 'right away' or 'immediately', and '威風凜凜' describes a majestic and awe-inspiring appearance