千言萬語 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陶喆

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of unspoken emotions with 陶喆's "千言萬語", a masterful blend of classic and modern sounds. This song offers a poignant reflection on the complexities of love and life, inviting listeners to connect with its heartfelt message .

[English]

Yeah yeah…

So many words, so much to say

A sadness I can't express

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

Yo, yo, yo!

Check it out.

Yeah,

Waddup!

West coast

LA in the house

DT,

drop it!

I don't know why,

Sorrow surrounds me.

Every day I pray,

To quickly banish love's loneliness.

I don't know why,

Sorrow surrounds me.

Every day I pray,

To quickly banish love's loneliness.

From that day on,

You told me,

You'd love me forever.

All those words,

Faded like passing clouds.

Forever

So many words, so much to say

A sadness I can't express

No need to force, no need to understand

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

Thousands of words, ever more

Hundreds of reasons I can't say

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

I don't know why,

Sorrow surrounds me.

Every day I pray,

To quickly banish love's loneliness.

From that day on,

You told me,

You'd love me forever.

All those words,

Faded like passing clouds.

Forever

So many words, so much to say

A sadness I can't express

No need to force, no need to understand

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

Thousands of words, ever more

Hundreds of reasons I can't say

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

A thousand words or evermore

So many words, so much to say

A sadness I can't express

No need to force, no need to understand

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

Thousands of words, ever more

Hundreds of reasons I can't say

Thousands of words, hundreds of sighs

da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

Thousands of words, but what's the use?

[Chinese]

Yeah yeah…

千言萬語那麼多

無法說出的難過

千言萬語 千百嘆息

Yo, yo, yo!

Check it out.

Yeah,

Waddup!

West coast

LA in the house

DT,

drop it!

不知道為了什麼

憂愁它圍繞著我

我每天都在祈禱

快趕走愛的寂寞

不知道為了什麼

憂愁它圍繞著我

我每天都在祈禱

快趕走愛的寂寞

那天起

你對我說

永遠的愛著我

千言和萬語

隨浮雲掠過

Forever

千言萬語這麼多

無法說出的難過

不用強迫不用懂

千言萬語 千百嘆息

千言萬語ever more

上百理由不能說

千言萬語 千百嘆息

da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

不知道為了什麼

憂愁它圍繞著我

我每天都在祈禱

快趕走愛的寂寞

那天起

你對我說

永遠的愛著我

千言和萬語

隨浮雲掠過

Forever

千言萬語這麼多

無法說出的難過

不用強迫不用懂

千言萬語 千百嘆息

千言萬語ever more

上百理由不能說

千言萬語 千百嘆息

A thousand words or evermore

千言萬語這麼多

無法說出的難過

不用強迫不用懂

千言萬語 千百嘆息

千言萬語ever more

上百理由不能說

千言萬語 千百嘆息

da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

千言萬語說了也沒有用

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
千言萬語 /qiān yán wàn yǔ/ B2	noun - a thousand words, expressing sentiments that cannot be described easily
難過 /nán guò/ B1	adjective - sad, distressed
祈禱 /qí dǎo/ B2	verb - to pray, to make a request to a deity
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	noun - loneliness, solitude
理由 /lǐ yóu/ B1	noun - reason, cause
強迫 /qiáng pò/ B2	verb - to force, to compel
浮雲 /fú yún/ B2	noun - floating clouds, ephemeral
永遠 /yǒng yuǎn/ B2	adjective - eternal, everlasting

Key Grammar Structures

• 千言萬語那麼多

  ➔ Degree complement – 那么/这么 + 多

  ➔ The word "那麼多" means “so many”. "那麼" is a degree adverb that modifies "多".

• 無法說出的難過

  ➔ Relative clause with 的 after a verb phrase

  ➔ "說出" is the verb phrase, and adding "的" turns it into a modifier: "說出的難過" = “the sadness that cannot be expressed”.

• 我每天都在祈禱

  ➔ Adverbial frequency + 都 + 在 + verb (continuous aspect)

  ➔ "每天" (every day) + "都" emphasizes that the action happens without exception, and "在祈禱" indicates the ongoing action.

• 那天起 你對我說 永遠的愛著我

  ➔ Time expression + 起 (indicates starting point)

  ➔ "那天起" means “from that day onward”. The particle "起" attaches to a time word to mark the beginning of a period.

• 隨浮雲掠過

  ➔ Verb + 隨 (means “as/with”) + noun + verb (simultaneous action)

  ➔ "隨" introduces a parallel action: "as the floating clouds sweep by". The structure "隨 + N + V" shows that the main verb happens together with the noun’s movement.

• 不用強迫不用懂

  ➔ 不用 + V (means “no need to …”) repeated for emphasis

  ➔ "不用" negates the need for the following verb. Here it appears twice—"不用強迫不用懂"—to stress that neither forcing nor understanding is required.

• 上百理由不能說

  ➔ Potential negation – 不能 + V (cannot) with quantitative phrase

  ➔ "不能" indicates inability. Paired with "上百理由" (hundreds of reasons), the sentence means “cannot say a hundred reasons”.

• 千言萬語說了也沒有用

  ➔ Verb + 了 + 也 + 沒有 + 用 (expresses futility despite effort)

  ➔ "說了" (said) + "也" (even) + "沒有用" (useless) shows that even after saying, it is still futile.