千紙鶴 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 方大同
• Album: 回到未來

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

咖啡 再續杯 回想 這一切好多

Another cup of coffee, reminiscing about so much

的細節 譬如妳嘟嘴 微笑的離別

So many details, like your pouting lips, smiling farewell

窗外 的世界 霓虹 在交會

Outside the window, neon lights intersect

繽紛 整條街 我安靜了解 沒妳的感覺

Illuminating the whole street, I quietly understand the feeling without you

紙鶴 妳溫柔對摺 如爵士樂般隨性的快樂

Paper cranes, you gently fold them, like the casual joy of jazz

此刻 水清澈 遠方的麥田金黃色

At this moment, the water is clear, the distant wheat fields golden

千紙鶴 故事還溫熱 隨性的 我們唱起歌

Paper cranes, the story is still warm, we sing songs casually

我走過 牧笛聲輕吹著 那愛情走到這 微笑不爭了

I walk by, the shepherd's flute gently plays, love has come to this point, smiling without argument

Oh 山水潑墨的感覺 一頁 彩蝶前世的感覺

Oh, the feeling of ink wash painting, one page, the feeling of a butterfly from a past life

一頁 紅塵幾世的輪迴 再寫 今生緣份還是傾斜

One page, the cycles of countless lifetimes in this mortal world, writing again, this life's fate is still tilted

時間 若倒退 再次 給機會

If time could rewind, give me another chance

理由 怎麼給 妳一句不愛了 以為就解決

What reason to give? You just say you don't love me anymore, thinking it solves everything

空了 的香水 乾掉 的玫瑰

Empty perfume, dried roses

問了 一整夜 妳慵懶撒野 說解釋很累

Asked all night long, you lazily go wild, saying explaining is tiring

紙鶴 妳溫柔對摺 如爵士樂般隨性的快樂

Paper cranes, you gently fold them, like the casual joy of jazz

或許 讓妳離去 只是換個方式 愛妳

Perhaps letting you leave is just another way of loving you

千紙鶴 故事還溫熱 隨性的 我們唱起歌

Paper cranes, the story is still warm, we sing songs casually

我走過 牧笛聲輕吹著 那愛情走到這 微笑不爭了

I walk by, the shepherd's flute gently plays, love has come to this point, smiling without argument

Oh 山水潑墨的感覺 一頁 彩蝶前世的感覺

Oh, the feeling of ink wash painting, one page, the feeling of a butterfly from a past life

一頁 紅塵幾世的輪迴 再寫 今生緣份還是傾斜

One page, the cycles of countless lifetimes in this mortal world, writing again, this life's fate is still tilted

妳的美遊走在兩個世代

Your beauty wanders between two eras

兩個不同美學那種年代在不在

Two different aesthetics, is that era still there?

兩種不同期待 我終於明白

Two different expectations, I finally understand

妳愛不愛都意外 不應該等待等

Whether you love me or not is unexpected, shouldn't wait

妳不愛 就是離開 就是不回來

You don't love me means leaving, means not coming back

台階上整遍青苔蔓延到了斑駁的古牆

Moss spreads across the steps, reaching the mottled ancient walls

太陽西曬 妳在等水面上的芙蓉花開

The setting sun shines, you're waiting for the lotus to bloom on the water

而我偏愛我們就處在這安靜的狀態

And I prefer us just staying in this quiet state

千紙鶴 故事還溫熱（紙鶴 一千次快樂）

Paper cranes, the story is still warm (paper cranes, a thousand times of happiness)

千紙鶴 是妳給的（紙鶴 一千次快樂 還愛著)

Paper cranes, given by you (paper cranes, a thousand times of happiness, still loving)

妳做了選擇愛情停格 我也決定割捨千紙鶴

You made a choice, love freezes, I also decided to let go of the paper cranes

故事還溫熱 隨性的 我們唱起歌（千紙鶴）我走過 牧笛聲輕吹著 那愛情走到這 微笑不爭了（唱一千次的歌 凌空 飛過 的快樂）

The story is still warm, we sing songs casually (paper cranes) I walk by, the shepherd's flute gently plays, love has come to this point, smiling without argument (sing a thousand times, joy of flying across the sky)

Oh 山水潑墨的感覺 一頁 彩蝶前世的感覺

Oh, the feeling of ink wash painting, one page, the feeling of a butterfly from a past life

一頁 紅塵幾世的輪迴 再寫 今生緣份還是傾斜

One page, the cycles of countless lifetimes in this mortal world, writing again, this life's fate is still tilted

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
咖啡 /kāfēi/ A1	noun - coffee
微笑 /wēixiào/ A2	verb - to smile
世界 /shìjiè/ A1	noun - world
感覺 /gǎnjué/ B1	noun - feeling
故事 /gùshì/ A2	noun - story
愛情 /àiqíng/ B1	noun - love
選擇 /xuǎnzé/ B2	verb - to choose
時間 /shíjiān/ A1	noun - time
玫瑰 /méiguī/ A2	noun - rose
快樂 /kuàilè/ A1	adjective - happy
離開 /líkāi/ B1	verb - to leave
美 /měi/ A1	adjective - beautiful
狀態 /zhuàngtài/ B2	noun - state
方式 /fāngshì/ B1	noun - way
感覺 /gǎnjué/ B1	noun - feeling
回想 /huíxiǎng/ B2	verb - to recall

Key Grammar Structures

• 咖啡 再續杯 回想 這一切好多 的細節 譬如妳嘟嘴 微笑的離別

  ➔ Adjective + 的 + Noun

  ➔ The grammar structure "adj. + 的 + noun" modifies the noun with the adjective. Here, "好多" (hǎo duō - many) modifies "細節" (xìjié - details).

• 窗外 的世界 霓虹 在交會

  ➔ Subject + 在 + Verb

  ➔ "在" (zài) indicates an ongoing action. Here, "霓虹 在交會" (níhóng zài jiāohuì) means "The neon lights are intersecting."

• 或許 讓妳離去 只是換個方式 愛妳

  ➔ 只是 (zhǐshì) - just, only

  ➔ "只是" (zhǐshì) emphasizes the limited scope or nature of the action. Here, it emphasizes that letting her go is "just" a different way of loving her.

• 妳的美遊走在兩個世代 兩個不同美學那種年代在不在

  ➔ 遊走在 (yóuzǒu zài) - wandering in/between

  ➔ "遊走在" (yóuzǒu zài) describes the beauty as floating or existing in between two eras. It conveys a sense of not being fixed or confined to one specific period.

• 妳愛不愛都意外 不應該等待等

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis (等待等 - waiting and waiting)

  ➔ The repetition of "等待" (děngdài - waiting) emphasizes the futility and prolonging nature of waiting for someone who may not love you back. It highlights the point that it's not worth waiting endlessly.

• 台階上整遍青苔蔓延到了斑駁的古牆

  ➔ 蔓延到 (mànyán dào) - Spread to

  ➔ "蔓延到" (mànyán dào) describes the action of the moss spreading and extending towards the old wall. It conveys a sense of gradual and pervasive growth.