七里香 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周杰倫
• Album: 七里香

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the beauty of Mandarin through Jay Chou's “七里香”, a poetic and refreshing love song. With its vivid imagery and sentimental lyrics, this song offers a glimpse into Chinese culture while enriching your language skills. Discover the beauty of love and nostalgia as you learn new vocabulary and expressions.

[English]

Osmanthus - Jay Chou

Lyricist: Vincent Fang

Composer: Jay Chou

The sparrows outside the window chirp on the telephone poles, so noisy

You say that sentence feels like summer

The pencil in my hand goes back and forth on the paper

I use a few lines to describe who you are to me

You and the cat both want to understand the taste of saury

The scent of first love is found again by us just like that

That warm sunlight is like freshly picked, bright red strawberries

You say you can't bear to eat this kind of feeling

The rain falls all night, my love overflows like rainwater

The fallen leaves in the yard, like a thick stack of my longing

A few gossips can't cool down my passion

You appear on every page of my poem

The rain falls all night, my love overflows like rainwater

The butterflies on the windowsill are like beautiful chapters fluttering in a poem

I continue writing, writing "I will love you forever" into the end of the poem

You are the only understanding I want

The rain falls all night, my love overflows like rainwater

The fallen leaves in the yard, like a thick stack of my longing

A few gossips can't cool down my passion

You appear on every page of my poem

The full rice ears bring happiness to this season

And your cheeks are like ripe tomatoes in the field

You suddenly tell me that the name "Osmanthus" is beautiful

But at this moment I only want to kiss your stubborn lips

The rain falls all night, my love overflows like rainwater

The fallen leaves in the yard, like a thick stack of my longing

A few gossips can't cool down my passion

You appear on every page of my poem

All night, my love overflows like rainwater

The butterflies on the windowsill are like beautiful chapters fluttering in a poem

I continue writing, writing "I will love you forever" into the end of the poem

You are the only understanding I want

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[Chinese]

七裏香 - 周傑倫

詞：方文山

曲：周傑倫

窗外的麻雀在電線桿上多嘴

你說這一句很有夏天的感覺

手中的鉛筆在紙上來來回回

我用幾行字形容你是我的誰

秋刀魚的滋味貓跟你都想了解

初戀的香味就這樣被我們尋回

那溫暖的陽光像剛摘的鮮艷草莓

你說你舍不得吃掉這一種感覺

雨下整夜我的愛溢出就像雨水

院子落葉跟我的思念厚厚一疊

幾句是非也無法將我的熱情冷卻

你出現在我詩的每一頁

雨下整夜我的愛溢出就像雨水

窗台蝴蝶像詩裏紛飛的美麗章節

我接著寫把永遠愛你寫進詩的結尾

你是我唯一想要的了解

雨下整夜我的愛溢出就像雨水

院子落葉跟我的思念厚厚一疊

幾句是非也無法將我的熱情冷卻

你出現在我詩的每一頁

那飽滿的稻穗幸福了這個季節

而你的臉頰像田裏熟透的蕃茄

你突然對我說七裏香的名字很美

我此刻卻只想親吻你倔強的嘴

雨下整夜我的愛溢出就像雨水

院子落葉跟我的思念厚厚一疊

幾句是非也無法將我的熱情冷卻

你出現在我詩的每一頁

整夜 我的愛溢出就像雨水

窗台蝴蝶像詩裏紛飛的美麗章節

我接著寫把永遠愛你寫進詩的結尾

你是我唯一想要的了解

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夏天 (xiàtiān) /ɕi̯a˥˩ tʰi̯ɛn˥/ A1	noun - summer
鉛筆 (qiānbǐ) /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn˥ pi˧˩/ A2	noun - pencil
滋味 (zīwèi) /t͡sz̩˥ weɪ˥˩/ B1	noun - taste, flavor
初戀 (chūliàn) /t͡ʂʰu˥ li̯ɛn˥˩/ B1	noun - first love
香味 (xiāngwèi) /ɕi̯ɑŋ˥ weɪ˥˩/ B1	noun - fragrance, scent
陽光 (yángguāng) /i̯ɑŋ˧˥ ku̯ɑŋ/ A2	noun - sunshine
草莓 (cǎoméi) /tsʰɑʊ̯˧ mɛɪ̯˧˥/ A2	noun - strawberry
雨水 (yǔshuǐ) /y˧˩ ʂu̯eɪ̯˧˩/ A1	noun - rainwater
院子 (yuànzi) /y̯ɛn˥˩ t͡sz̩/ A2	noun - courtyard, yard
落葉 (luòyè) /lu̯ɔ˥˩ i̯ɛ˥˩/ B1	noun - fallen leaves
思念 (sīniàn) /sz̩˥ ni̯ɛn˥˩/ B1	noun - thinking of, missing verb - to miss
熱情 (rèqíng) /ʐɤ˥˩ t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - passion, enthusiasm
蝴蝶 (húdié) /xu˧˥ ti̯ɛ˧˥/ A2	noun - butterfly
稻穗 (dàosuì) /taʊ˥˩ su̯eɪ˥˩/ B2	noun - ear of rice, rice spike
臉頰 (liǎnjiá) /li̯ɛn˧˩ t͡ɕi̯ɑ˧˥/ B1	noun - cheek
蕃茄 (fānqié) /fan˥ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ˧˥/ A2	noun - tomato
親吻 (qīnwěn) /t͡ɕʰin˥ wən˧˩/ B1	verb - to kiss
倔強 (juéjiàng) /t͡ɕy̯ɛ˧˥ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ˥˩/ B2	adjective - stubborn, unyielding

Key Grammar Structures

• 你說這一句很有夏天的感覺

  ➔ 使用「很有」表示 possessive or descriptive quality (e.g., very having).

  ➔ 「很有」 indicates that something has a certain quality or feeling strongly, similar to 'very' or 'possessive' in English.

• 雨下整夜我的愛溢出就像雨水

  ➔ Using 「就像」 to express 'just like' or 'similar to' with simile construction.

  ➔ 「就像」 introduces a simile, illustrating that one thing is similar to another in qualities or effects.

• 我用幾行字形容你是我的誰

  ➔ Using 「用」 with a noun to indicate the means or method (e.g., 'using a few lines of words').

  ➔ 「用」 indicates the method or means by which an action is performed, here referring to 'using a few lines of text' to describe someone.

• 你是我唯一想要的了解

  ➔ Using 「唯一」 to emphasize 'only' or 'sole' as a superlative.

  ➔ 「唯一」 emphasizes exclusivity, meaning 'only' or 'sole' in expressing exclusiveness.

• 幾句是非也無法將我的熱情冷卻

  ➔ Using 「也」 to emphasize 'even' or 'also' in conjunction with negation or limitations.

  ➔ 「也」 emphasizes inclusion or extent, often highlighting that even with certain limitations, something remains unaffected.

• 我接著寫把永遠愛你寫進詩的結尾

  ➔ Using 「接著」 to indicate 'then' or 'next' as a sequence of actions.

  ➔ 「接著」 indicates the sequence, meaning 'then' or 'next' in the flow of actions.