任性 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical world of Mayday's 'Ren Xing,' a beautiful Mandarin song that eloquently expresses the nuanced feeling of cherished stubbornness in love. Through its poetic verses and heartfelt melody, you can explore common expressions of romance and personal resolve in Chinese, making it an engaging way to connect with the language and its cultural expressions.

[English]

Through storms and trials, through peaks and valleys

You remain so calm and still, like a child gazing at stars

Only by reading your eyes did I see all laid bare

Can’t bear the murky world—you brave humanity alone

Fate brought us together, perhaps to make you believe

All your doubts, I’ll prove them wrong

I’ve decided—just for you, to be brave and headstrong

If the world is right and I’m wrong, what is there to fear?

Someday all this will be memories

Every storm becomes life’s scenery

Just for you, to be brave and headstrong

If the world is right and I’m wrong, what is there to fear?

Even if in the end, the world stands against me

No regrets—for I’ve loved you wholeheartedly

Held you close, stayed by your side

I’ve loved your stubborn pride

...

This world is tattered and torn—for you I’ll mend and stitch

Today’s roaring flames will fade to embers

I’ll be unyielding gravel, shattering shadows for you

Refined into flawless glass, refracting radiant light

Even if I lose it all, I’ll defy the world for you

Like the wildest wings defying gravity

I’ve decided—just for you, to be brave and headstrong

If the world is right and I’m wrong, what is there to fear?

Someday all this will be memories

Every storm becomes life’s scenery

Just for you, to be brave and headstrong

If the world is right and I’m wrong, what is there to fear?

Even if in the end, the world stands against me

No regrets—for I’ve loved you wholeheartedly

...

I’ve decided—just for you, to be brave and headstrong

If the world is right and I’m wrong, what is there to fear?

Someday all this will be memories

Every storm becomes life’s scenery

Just for you, to be brave and headstrong

If the world is right and I’m wrong, what is there to fear?

Even if in the end, the world stands against me

No regrets—for I’ve loved you wholeheartedly

Held you close, stayed by your side

I’ve loved your stubborn pride

...

[Chinese]

走過了風風雨雨 看過了高高低低

你始終安安靜靜 像孩子仰望星星

閱讀過你的眼睛 才懂得一覽無遺

捨不得混濁人間 你獨自闖蕩人性

命運讓我們相遇 也許是要你相信

所有你曾經懷疑有我證明

我決定 就為了你 為了你勇敢任性

世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

總有一天這一切變成回憶

所有風雨都會是人生風景

就為了你 為了你勇敢任性

世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

就算最後所有人與我為敵

也不後悔全心全意深愛過你

哄著你 陪著你

我曾愛過你的任性

這世界破破爛爛 為了你縫縫釘釘

此刻的轟轟烈烈都會是點點滴滴

想活成鏗鏘砂礫 去為你擊碎陰影

再煉成無瑕琉璃 折射出璀璨光影

即使要失去所有 也為你叛道離經

像最桀驁的翅膀拒絕引力

我決定 就為了你 為了你勇敢任性

世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

總有一天這一切變成回憶

所有風雨都會是人生風景

就為了你 為了你勇敢任性

世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

就算最後所有人與我為敵

也不後悔全心全意深愛過你

我決定 就為了你 為了你 勇敢任性

世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

總有一天這一切變成回憶

所有風雨都會是人生風景

就為了你 為了你勇敢任性

世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

就算最後所有人與我為敵

也不後悔全心全意深愛過你

哄著你 陪著你

我曾愛過你的任性

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
任性 /rèn xìng/ B2	adjective - willful; acting according to one's own wishes
勇敢 /yǒng gǎn/ A2	adjective - brave; courageous
風雨 /fēng yǔ/ B1	noun - storms; hardships
回憶 /huí yì/ A2	noun - memories; recollections
風景 /fēng jǐng/ B1	noun - scenery; landscape
證明 /zhèng míng/ B1	verb - to prove; to demonstrate
捨不得 /shě bu dé/ B2	verb - to be unwilling to part with; to hate to give up
混濁 /hùn zhuó/ C1	adjective - turbid; muddy
闖蕩 /chuǎng dàng/ C1	verb - to roam; to venture
叛道 /pàn dào/ C2	verb - to rebel against conventions; to go against the norm
鏗鏘 /qīng qiāng/ C2	adjective - clear and resonant; loud and crisp
砂礫 /shā lì/ C1	noun - gravel; small stones
琉璃 /liú lí/ C1	noun - colored glaze; glass
璀璨 /cuǐ càn/ C1	adjective - brilliant; dazzling
桀驁 /jié nù/ C2	adjective - unruly; rebellious

Key Grammar Structures

• 我決定 就為了你

  ➔ Using '就' to indicate immediacy or emphasis, and '為了' to express purpose.

  ➔ '就' emphasizes immediacy or certainty in the decision.

• 世界再對 我再錯 又有何懼?

  ➔ Using '再' to indicate 'again' or 're-'; and '又' to mean 'again' or 'also' in context.

  ➔ '再' emphasizes doing something again or repeatedly.

• 所有你曾經懷疑有我證明

  ➔ Using '所有' to mean 'all' or 'everything', and '曾經' to indicate 'once' or 'ever' in the past.

  ➔ '所有' means all or everything, emphasizing totality.

• 就為了你 縫縫釘釘

  ➔ Using '就' to indicate immediacy or purpose, and '縫縫釘釘' as a repetitive onomatopoeic phrase meaning 'sewing and fixing'.

  ➔ '就' emphasizes a decisive action or purpose, while '縫縫釘釘' is a playful onomatopoeic phrase describing sewing and repairing.

• 我曾愛過你的任性

  ➔ Using '曾' to indicate 'once' or 'former' experience, combined with '愛過' to form 'loved before'.

  ➔ '曾' emphasizes that the action happened in the past and is now completed.

• 哄著你 陪著你

  ➔ Using '著' as a continuous aspect particle, indicating ongoing action ('comforting you', 'accompanying you').

  ➔ '著' shows that the actions are ongoing or continuous.