起风了 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林俊杰
• Album: 圣所2.0 青岛站

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with JJ Lin's "起风了." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Mandarin through its poetic and evocative lyrics, which explore universal themes of youth, memory, and the passage of time. What makes this song special is its powerful melody and the heartfelt vocal delivery that transcends language barriers, allowing learners to connect with the deep emotions embedded in the words.

[English]

JJ Lin – “The Wind Rises”

San Suo 2.0 – Qingdao Stop

Lyricist: Mi Guo

Composer: Takahashi Yu

All along this road, I walk, pause, and walk again

Following the drifting traces of my youth

The moment just before stepping out of the station

I felt strangely hesitant

I can’t help but smile; this shyness about returning home is inevitable

Yet Nagano’s sky remains just as warm

The wind stirs up the past

When I first discovered this world, I lingered in every way

The horizon looks as close as if it’s right before my eyes

I’m even willing to go through fire and water, to walk through it once

Now, after walking through this world, I still feel attached to everything

Turning over the years, I see different faces

Taken by surprise by your shy smile

I once couldn’t break free from the vastness of the world

I was also lost in it, whispering in dreamlike tones

No need to be real or fake, no struggle, no fear of jokes

I once turned my youthful surge into her

I once let summer burst from my fingertips

When the heart moves, just go with fate

Walk against the light, letting the wind strike you

On this short road, I walk, pause, walk again

There’s also a certain distance now

I can’t tell if I’m touching a story or a fragment of feeling

Perhaps the hope is simply to defy time

Seeing you again, you smile sweetly in the cool morning light

I once couldn’t break free from the vastness of the world

I was also lost in it, whispering in dreamlike tones

No need to be real or fake, no struggle, no fear of jokes

I once turned my youthful surge into her

I once let summer burst from my fingertips

When the heart moves, just go with fate

The evening breeze lifts the white hair at your temples

It smooths the scars left by memories

In your eyes, light and shadow mingle, a smile blossoms

Twilight hides your stumbling steps

Step into the painting hidden by the bedside

In the picture, you lower your head and speak

I still marvel at how vast the world is

I also indulge in childhood sweet words

No need to be real or fake, no hollow words

Eventually I returned my youth to her

Along with the summer that burst from my fingertips

When the heart moves, it goes with the wind

In the name of love, are you still willing?

[Chinese]

林俊杰《起风了》

圣所2.0 青岛站

作词：米果

作曲：高桥优

这一路上走走停停

顺着少年漂流的痕迹

迈出车站的前一刻

竟有些犹豫

不禁笑这近乡情怯仍无可避免

而长野的天 依旧那么暖

风吹起了从前

从前初识这世间 万般流连

看着天边似在眼前

也甘愿赴汤蹈火走它一遍

如今走过这世间 万般流连

翻过岁月不同侧脸

措不及防你腼腆的笑颜

我曾难自拔于世界之大

也沉醉其中梦话

不得不真假 不做挣扎 不惧笑话

我曾将青春翻涌成她

也曾指尖弹出盛夏

心之所动 且就随缘去吧

逆着光行走 任风吹打

短短的路走走停停

也有了几分的距离

不知抚摸的是故事 还是段情

也许期待的不过是与时间为敌

再次看到你 微凉晨光里笑得很甜蜜

我曾难自拔于世界之大

也沉醉其中梦话

不得不真假 不做挣扎 不惧笑话

我曾将青春翻涌成她

也曾指尖弹出盛夏

心之所动 且就随缘去吧

晚风吹起你鬓间的白发

抚平回忆留下的疤

你的眼 中明暗交杂一笑生花

暮色遮住你蹒跚的步伐

走进床头藏起的画

画中的你低着头说话

我仍感叹世界之大

也沉醉于儿时情话

不得不真假 不做挣扎 无清话

我终将青春还给了她

连同指尖弹出的盛夏

心之所动 就随风去了

以爱之名 你还愿意吗

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
风 fēng A1	noun - wind
天 tiān A1	noun - sky; heaven
走 zǒu A1	verb - to walk; to go
停 tíng A1	verb - to stop
笑 xiào A1	verb - to laugh; to smile
暖 nuǎn A2	adjective - warm
青春 qīng chūn B2	noun - youth; the period of early life
世界 shì jiè A2	noun - world
流连 liú lián C1	verb - to linger; to be reluctant to leave
回忆 huí yì B2	noun - memory; recollection
期待 qī dài B2	verb - to look forward to; to anticipate
时间 shí jiān A1	noun - time
梦话 mèng huà C1	noun - sleep talking; murmurs in sleep
白发 bái fà C1	noun - white hair; gray hair
少年 shào nián B1	noun - young person; teenager
岁月 suì yuè C1	noun - years; the passage of time
指尖 zhǐ jiān C2	noun - fingertip
光 guāng A2	noun - light

Key Grammar Structures

• 这一路上走走停停

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to describe an action that is happening now and may continue into the future, emphasizing the ongoing nature of 'walking and stopping along the way'.

• 竟有些犹豫

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with '竟'

  ➔ The adverbial phrase with '竟' expresses an unexpected or surprising situation, here indicating hesitation unexpectedly.

• 不禁笑这近乡情怯仍无可避免

  ➔ Use of '不禁' to express uncontrollable emotion

  ➔ The phrase '不禁' is used to express an uncontrollable emotion, here indicating an involuntary laugh at the feeling of 'hesitation when nearing home'.

• 风吹起了从前

  ➔ Metaphorical use of verb

  ➔ The verb '吹起' is used metaphorically to describe the wind bringing back memories of the past, emphasizing the emotional impact.

• 也甘愿赴汤蹈火走它一遍

  ➔ Idiomatic expression

  ➔ The idiomatic expression '赴汤蹈火' means to face great danger or difficulty willingly, emphasizing strong determination.