起風了 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 買辣椒也用券

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Walking along this road, stopping and going,

Following the traces of a young wanderer’s journey,

At the moment I step out of the station,

I feel a bit hesitant.

I can’t help but smile at this nervousness near home,

Yet it’s unavoidable.

And the sky in Nagano,

Is still so warm.

The wind stirs up the past,

When I first knew this world,

So captivated by everything,

Gazing at the horizon as if it were right in front of me,

Willing to face fire and water just to walk this path once.

Now, having walked through this world,

So captivated by everything,

Turning over the different faces of time,

Caught off guard by your smile breaking in.

I was once deeply entangled in the vastness of the world,

And lost in its dreamy whispers,

No need for truth or struggle, unafraid of ridicule.

I once turned my youth into her,

And plucked the melodies of summer with my fingertips,

Where the heart leads, let it go with fate.

Walking against the light, letting the wind and rain hit.

This short road, stopping and going,

Has created a bit of distance.

I wonder if I’m caressing a story or just a feeling.

Perhaps all I’m hoping for is to defy time,

To see you again,

In the slightly cool morning light,

Smiling so sweetly.

When I first knew this world,

So captivated by everything,

Gazing at the horizon as if it were right in front of me,

Willing to face fire and water just to walk this path once.

Now, having walked through this world,

So captivated by everything,

Turning over the different faces of time,

Caught off guard by your smile breaking in.

I was once deeply entangled in the vastness of the world,

And lost in its dreamy whispers,

No need for truth or struggle, unafraid of ridicule.

I once turned my youth into her,

And plucked the melodies of summer with my fingertips,

Where the heart leads, let it go with fate.

The evening breeze lifts the white hairs by your temples,

Smoothing the scars left by memories.

Your eyes, a mix of light and shadow, bloom with a smile.

Twilight hides your faltering steps,

As you step into the painting hidden by the bedside.

In the painting, you bow your head and speak.

I still marvel at the vastness of the world,

And am intoxicated by childhood’s sweet words,

No need for truth or struggle, no point in ridicule.

I’ve finally returned my youth to her,

Along with the summer melodies plucked by my fingertips.

Where the heart leads, let it go with the wind.

In the name of love, are you still willing?

[Chinese]

這一路上走走停停

順著少年漂流的痕跡

邁出車站的前一刻

竟有些猶豫

不禁笑這近鄉情怯

仍無可避免

而長野的天

依舊那麼暖

風吹起了從前

從前初識這世間

萬般流連

看著天邊似在眼前

也甘願赴湯蹈火去走它一遍

如今走過這世間

萬般流連

翻過歲月不同側臉

措不及防闖入你的笑顏

我曾難自拔於世界之大

也沉溺於其中夢話

不得真假 不做掙扎 不懼笑話

我曾將青春翻湧成她

也曾指尖彈出盛夏

心之所動 且就隨緣去吧

逆著光行走 任風吹雨打

短短的路走走停停

也有了幾分的距離

不知撫摸的是故事 還是段心情

也許期待的不過是與時間為敵

再次看到你

微涼晨光裡

笑得很甜蜜

從前初識這世間

萬般流連

看著天邊似在眼前

也甘願赴湯蹈火去走它一遍

如今走過這世間

萬般流連

翻過歲月不同側臉

措不及防闖入你的笑顏

我曾難自拔於世界之大

也沉溺於其中夢話

不得真假 不做掙扎 不懼笑話

我曾將青春翻湧成她

也曾指尖彈出盛夏

心之所動 且就隨緣去吧

晚風吹起你鬢間的白髮

撫平回憶留下的疤

你的眼中明暗交雜 一笑生花

暮色遮住你蹣跚的步伐

走進床頭藏起的畫

畫中的你低著頭說話

我仍感嘆於世界之大

也沉醉於兒時情話

不剩真假 不做掙扎 無謂笑話

我終將青春還給了她

連同指尖彈出的盛夏

心之所動就隨風去了

以愛之名你還願意嗎

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
走 /t͡ʂɔʊ/ A1	verb - to walk
停 /t͡ɕɪŋ/ A1	verb - to stop
漂泊 /pʰjɔʊpɔ/ B2	verb - to drift
猶豫 /ju˧˥ ʏ˧˥/ B1	verb - to hesitate
近鄉情怯 /t͡ɕʰĩn ɕiɑŋ t͡ɕʰɪŋ t͡ɕʰiɛ/ C1	idiom - feeling nervous when returning home
流連 /liʊ ljɛn/ B2	verb - to linger
赴湯蹈火 /fu tʰɔŋ tʰau̯ huɔ/ C1	idiom - to brave through difficulties
歲月 /sœ̂i̯ yu̯ɛ/ B1	noun - time
沉溺 /t͡ʂʰəŋ nɪ/ B2	verb - to indulge in
翻湧 /fān yǒng/ C1	verb - to surge
隨緣 /suí yuán/ B2	noun - to go with the flow
撫平 /fǔ píng/ B2	verb - to soothe
蹣跚 /pán shān/ C1	verb - to stagger
感嘆 /gǎn tàn/ B2	verb - to sigh
盛夏 /shèng xià/ B1	noun - midsummer

Key Grammar Structures

• 這一路上走走停停

  ➔ Reduplication (verb-verb-verb)

  ➔ The repetition of the verb "走" (walk) creates emphasis and a sense of repeated action, similar to "walking and stopping" or "walking, walking, stopping, stopping."

• 順著少年漂流的痕跡

  ➔ Following... (prepositional phrase, passive meaning)

  ➔ The preposition "順著" indicates following or tracing, with the implied directionality of the "痕跡" (traces). It is akin to 'following' or 'along'.

• 竟有些猶豫

  ➔ Adverb "竟" (surprisingly/unexpectedly) + Verb

  ➔ "竟" (jìng) indicates a surprising or unexpected result or action. The sentence structure is: adverb + verb.

• 不禁笑這近鄉情怯

  ➔ Verb "不禁" (can't help but) + Verb/Phrase

  ➔ "不禁" (bùjīn) means "can't help but" or "inevitably." It is followed by a verb or a verb phrase. In this case, "笑" (laugh) takes place.

• 而長野的天，依舊那麼暖

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction "而" (but/yet) + adverbial phrase + adjective

  ➔ "而" introduces a contrasting clause. "依舊" (still/as before) is the adverbial phrase modifying the adjective "暖" (warm).

• 看著天邊似在眼前

  ➔ Comparative Structure (似...) - "似" (like/as if) + location phrase

  ➔ "似" (sì) means 'like' or 'as if'. The sentence is comparing something seen in the distance with something near. The structure is "seeing [something] like it is in front of one's eyes".

• 也甘願赴湯蹈火去走它一遍

  ➔ Idiomatic expression "甘願...去...一遍" (be willing to... do sth. once)

  ➔ This is an idiomatic expression meaning "to be willing to go through fire and water (any hardship) to do something again." "甘願" expresses willingness, and "...一遍" (one time).

• 我曾難自拔於世界之大

  ➔ Structure: subject + verb + prepositional phrase. "難自拔於..." (difficult to extricate oneself from)

  ➔ "難自拔於..." (nán zì bá yú...) means "difficult to extricate oneself from" or "unable to pull oneself out of." "於"(yú) acts like "in", "from" or "to"

• 心之所動 且就隨緣去吧

  ➔ Classical Chinese Structure: [Subject] 之 [Possessive Marker] 所 [Verb] (what the heart moves to) + [Conjunction] + [Verb]

  ➔ This is a classical Chinese phrase construction meaning "what the heart desires, then (just) follow fate." "心之所動" is the subject, with "之" a possessive marker, then "所動" being "what moves". "且就" is then (and) "隨緣去吧" is "follow fate".