普通朋友 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陶喆

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

等待 我隨時隨地在等待 做妳感情上的依賴

Waiting, I'm waiting anytime, anywhere, to be your emotional support.

我沒有任何的疑問 這是愛

I have no doubt, this is love.

＊我猜 妳早就想要說明白 我覺得自己好失敗

*I guess you wanted to make it clear a long time ago, I feel like such a failure.

從天堂掉落到深淵 多無奈

Falling from heaven to hell, how helpless.

＃我願意改變 (what can I do)

#I'm willing to change (what can I do)

重新再來一遍 (just give me chance)

Let's start over (just give me a chance)

我無法只是普通朋友 感情已那麼深 叫我怎麼能放手

I can't just be a regular friend, the feelings are already so deep, how can I let go?

但妳說 I only wanna be your friend 做個朋友

But you say, "I only wanna be your friend," just a friend.

我在妳心中只是 just a friend 不是情人

In your heart, I'm just a friend, not a lover.

我感激妳對我這樣的坦白 但我給妳的愛暫時收不回來

I appreciate your honesty, but the love I gave you can't be taken back for now.

So I 我不能只是 be your friend I just can't be your friend

So, I, I can't just be your friend, I just can't be your friend.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
等待 /děngdài/ B1	verb - to wait
隨時 /suíshí/ B2	noun/adverb - at any time
感情 /gǎnqíng/ B2	noun - emotion, feeling
愛 /ài/ A2	noun - love
疑問 /yíwèn/ B2	noun - question, doubt
說明白 /shuōmíngbái/ B2	verb - to explain clearly
失敗 /shībài/ B2	noun/verb - failure
天堂 /tiāntáng/ C1	noun - heaven
深淵 /shēnyuān/ C2	noun - abyss
改變 /gǎibiàn/ B2	verb - to change
重新 /chóngxīn/ B2	adverb - again, anew
深情 /shēnqíng/ C1	noun - deep affection
放手 /fàngshǒu/ B2	verb - to let go
朋友 /péngyǒu/ A2	noun - friend

Key Grammar Structures

• 等待 我隨時隨地在等待 做妳感情上的依賴

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase of Time: "隨時隨地" (suíshí suídì) – anytime, anywhere

  ➔ The phrase "隨時隨地" modifies the verb "等待" (děngdài) meaning "waiting", indicating that the speaker is waiting at all times and in all places.

• 我沒有任何的疑問 這是愛

  ➔ Affirmative Sentence with Emphasis: Use of "是" (shì) to emphasize the identification or equation.

  ➔ The word "是" links "這是" to "愛", emphasizing that the speaker believes it *is* love, not something else.

• 我猜 妳早就想要說明白 我覺得自己好失敗

  ➔ Adverb of Time "早就" (zǎojiù) - Already; Long Ago

  ➔ "早就" emphasizes that the speaker believes the other person has wanted to explain something for a long time.

• 從天堂掉落到深淵 多無奈

  ➔ Resultative Verb Compound: "掉落" (diàoluò) - To fall (down). Combination of "掉" (diào) - to drop and "落" (luò) - to fall.

  ➔ "掉落" describes the complete action of falling, emphasizing the end result of the falling motion. Here, it vividly conveys the speaker's feeling of a sudden and dramatic decline.

• 感情已那麼深 叫我怎麼能放手

  ➔ Rhetorical Question: "怎麼能" (zěnme néng) – How can (I/one)…? Used to express impossibility or disbelief.

  ➔ The speaker isn't literally asking for advice on how to let go. Instead, it's a statement that it's nearly impossible for them to let go due to the depth of their feelings.

• 我在妳心中只是 just a friend 不是情人

  ➔ Use of "只是" (zhǐshì) - Only; Merely. To limit or restrict the scope of something.

  ➔ "只是" emphasizes the speaker's limitation in the other person's heart. They are *only* a friend, nothing more.

• 但我給妳的愛暫時收不回來

  ➔ Potential Complement: "收不回來" (shōu bù huílái) – Cannot be taken back. Shows the impossibility of the action.

  ➔ The "不" (bù) inserted within the verb phrase shows the potential result *cannot* be achieved. The speaker emphasizes that they are unable to take back their feelings right now.

• So I 我不能只是 be your friend I just can't be your friend

  ➔ Use of "只是" (zhǐshì) - Only; Merely. Again emphasizing limitation, repeated for emphasis.

  ➔ The repetition of "I just can't be your friend" emphasizes the speaker's internal conflict and unwillingness to accept being *only* a friend.