你不是真正的快樂 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天
• Album: 第二人生Second Round

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Mandarin through Mayday's '你不是真正的快樂' offers a unique window into the nuanced expression of emotions in the language. The song's poetic lyrics, which touch upon themes of hidden sorrow and the desire for genuine happiness, provide a rich vocabulary for expressing complex feelings. The chorus, in particular, is a powerful and memorable line that is both grammatically straightforward and emotionally resonant, making it an excellent tool for language learners to practice both pronunciation and understanding of deeper cultural and emotional concepts.

[English]

Crying in the crowd

You just want to become a transparent color

You will no longer dream, feel pain, or have heartbeats

You have already decided, you have already decided

You quietly endure

Tightly holding onto yesterday in your fist

And the sweeter the memories, the more they hurt

The deeper the cuts left in your palm

Are dense and shallow scars

You are not truly happy

Your smile is just the camouflage you wear

You decided not to hate, and also not to love

Locking your soul

In a shell that is forever locked

The world is laughing

So you laugh along to fit in

When survival is a rule, not your choice

So you hold back tears

Wandering aimlessly, stumbling along

You are not truly happy

Your smile is just the camouflage you wear

You decided not to hate, and also not to love

Locking your soul

In a shell that is forever locked

You are not truly happy

Your wounds never fully heal

I stand on your left side, yet it feels like across the galaxy

Is it really just holding onto regrets

Until we grow old

And then regretting it

...

You are not truly happy

Your smile is just the camouflage you wear

You decided not to hate, and also not to love

Locking your soul

In a shell that is forever locked

You are not truly happy

Your wounds never fully heal

I stand on your left side, yet it feels like across the galaxy

Is it really just holding onto regrets

Until we grow old

You deserve true happiness

You should take off the camouflage you wear

Why should you be punished for what you've lost?

Can we let the sadness all end at this moment?

And start living again

...

[Chinese]

人群中哭著

你只想變成透明的顏色

你再也不會 夢或痛或心動了

你已經決定了 你已經決定了

你靜靜忍著

緊緊把昨天在拳心握著

而回憶越是甜 就是越傷人了

越是在手心留下

密密麻麻深深淺淺的刀割

你不是真正的快樂

你的笑只是你穿的保護色

你決定不恨了 也決定不愛了

把你的靈魂

關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

這世界笑了

於是你合群的一起笑了

當生存是規則不是你的選擇

於是你含著眼淚

飄飄蕩盪跌跌撞撞的走著

你不是真正的快樂

你的笑只是你穿的保護色

你決定不恨了 也決定不愛了

把你的靈魂

關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

你不是真正的快樂

你的傷從不肯完全的癒合

我站在你左側 卻像隔著銀河

難道就真的抱著遺憾

一直到老了

然後才後悔著

你不是真正的快樂

你的笑只是你穿的保護色

你決定不恨了 也決定不愛了

把你的靈魂

關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

你不是真正的快樂

你的傷從不肯完全的癒合

我站在你左側 卻像隔著銀河

難道就真的抱著遺憾

一直到老了

你值得真正的快樂

你應該脫下你穿的保護色

為什麽失去了 還要被懲罰呢

能不能就讓悲傷 全部結束在此刻

重新開始活著

Key Grammar Structures

• 你不是真正的快樂

  ➔ Negative form of a verb (不是真正的)

  ➔ The phrase "你不是真正的快樂" means "You are not truly happy," using the negative form to express a lack of happiness.

• 你決定不恨了

  ➔ Past tense with a decision (決定不恨了)

  ➔ The phrase "你決定不恨了" means "You have decided not to hate," indicating a past decision.

• 把你的靈魂關在永遠鎖上的軀殼

  ➔ Using a preposition to indicate location (把...關在)

  ➔ The phrase "把你的靈魂關在永遠鎖上的軀殼" means "Lock your soul in a shell that is forever locked," using a preposition to indicate where the soul is placed.

• 你值得真正的快樂

  ➔ Expressing worthiness (值得)

  ➔ The phrase "你值得真正的快樂" means "You deserve true happiness," expressing the worthiness of the subject.

• 能不能就讓悲傷全部結束在此刻

  ➔ Using a modal verb for possibility (能不能)

  ➔ The phrase "能不能就讓悲傷全部結束在此刻" means "Can we just let the sadness end at this moment?" using a modal verb to express possibility.