善良的我們 Learn To Live Again – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蔡健雅 Tanya Chua
• Album: 不夠善良的我們：戲劇音樂設計專輯

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Tanya Chua's "善良的我們 Learn To Live Again"! This emotional ballad, the poignant ending theme of the drama 'Imperfect Us,' offers a unique opportunity to explore nuanced Mandarin vocabulary related to introspection, vulnerability, and resilience. Its raw, piano-driven arrangement and heartfelt lyrics provide a beautiful context for understanding expressions of human struggle, self-acceptance, and the journey to rediscover kindness, making it a powerful song for language learners to connect with culturally and emotionally.

[English]

Born human, how many times can you take being broken?

It's hard to fix, so I learned to just give in on the spot

You were the darkness I had been staring at for so long

Yet we depended on each other

What’s the difference? Hate or love

Both hide loneliness unwilling to be admitted

The redemption I seek, if it doesn't exist

Try to let go, learn to live again

...

The creator god expects me to embrace regrets

Desires too full, can’t let go, only cling higher

I envy you, seeming braver than I am

Never pessimistic

Living too naively, should repent

But who’s willing to turn bad?

The kindness I’ve lost still exists in the end

Open my heart, learn to live again

Lucky to have someone to confide in

The pain we experience now actually doesn’t conflict

Until everything around me is empty

Only then I feel at ease

Living too naively, should repent

But who’s willing to turn bad?

The kindness I’ve lost still exists in the end

Open my heart, I’ll learn to live again

Learn to live again

...

[Chinese]

生而為人 禁得起幾次毀壞?

修整太難 才學會就地耍賴

你原是我凝視許久的陰暗

卻相互依賴

有什麼差別? 恨或是愛

都有不願承認的孤單

我尋找的救贖 如果不存在

試著看開 learn to live again

造物的神 期待我擁抱遺憾

慾望太滿 放不下只能高攀

我嫉妒你 看似能比我勇敢

從來不悲觀

活得太天真 應該悔改

但哪個人又甘心變壞?

我遺失的善良 終究還存在

敞開胸懷 learn to live again

有幸能傾訴

此刻經歷的痛楚 其實不牴觸

直到身邊都空無一物

才算舒服

活得太天真 應該悔改

但哪個人又甘心變壞?

我遺失的善良 終究還存在

敞開胸懷 I'll learn to live again

Learn to live again

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
毀壞 (huǐ huài) /xu wei/ C1	verb - to ruin, to damage noun - ruin, damage
陰暗 (yīn àn) /in an/ B2	adjective - gloomy, dark
依賴 (yī lài) /i lai/ B2	verb - to rely on, to depend on noun - reliance, dependence
孤單 (gū dān) /gu dan/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
救贖 (jiù shú) /dʒiu ʂu/ C1	noun - redemption, salvation verb - to redeem, to save
遺憾 (yí hàn) /i xan/ B2	noun - regret, pity adjective - regretful, sorry
慾望 (yù wàng) /y wan/ B2	noun - desire, craving
嫉妒 (jí dù) /dʒi du/ B2	verb - to be jealous, to envy noun - jealousy, envy
勇敢 (yǒng gǎn) /jʊŋ ɡan/ B1	adjective - brave, courageous
悲觀 (bēi guān) /beɪ ɡwan/ B2	adjective - pessimistic
天真 (tiān zhēn) /tiɛn ʈ͡ʂən/ B1	adjective - naive, innocent
悔改 (huǐ gǎi) /xweɪ gaɪ/ C1	verb - to repent, to reform
甘心 (gān xīn) /gan ɕin/ B2	adjective - willing, resigned
善良 (shàn liáng) /ʂan liɑŋ/ B1	adjective - kind, good-hearted
敞開 (chǎng kāi) /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ kaɪ/ B2	verb - to open wide, to throw open
胸懷 (xiōng huái) /ɕjʊŋ xwaɪ/ B2	noun - heart, mind, breadth of mind
痛楚 (tòng chǔ) /tʰʊŋ ʈ͡ʂʰu/ C1	noun - pain, suffering

Key Grammar Structures

• 生而為人 禁得起幾次毀壞?

  ➔ Resultative Verb Complement (得)

  ➔ The phrase "禁得起" uses "得" as a resultative complement, indicating the possibility or capability of enduring/withstanding something. "禁" means to endure, "得" shows that it's possible to endure, and "起" adds the meaning of up to/able to handle. The whole phrase means 'able to withstand'.

• 修整太難 才學會就地耍賴

  ➔ "才" indicating a sequence of events with a condition

  ➔ "才" indicates that only after it was too difficult to fix oneself did the person learn to be defiant in place. It highlights the sequence where one event follows the other due to a condition (difficulty).

• 你原是我凝視許久的陰暗

  ➔ Use of "原" to emphasize a past state

  ➔ "原" indicates that in the past, the person being addressed was the darkness that the speaker had gazed upon for a long time. It implies a change from that original state.

• 有什麼差別? 恨或是愛

  ➔ Rhetorical Question

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question, implying that there is not much difference between hate and love in the given context. It's not seeking an answer, but making a statement.

• 我尋找的救贖 如果不存在

  ➔ Conditional Clause (如果)

  ➔ "如果" introduces a conditional clause, meaning 'if'. The sentence sets up a hypothetical situation: *if* the redemption I seek doesn't exist...

• 造物的神 期待我擁抱遺憾

  ➔ Implied Subject (God expects me)

  ➔ The subject of "期待" (expect) is "造物的神" (the creator God). The God is expecting "me" to embrace regret. This emphasizes the divine expectation.

• 慾望太滿 放不下只能高攀

  ➔ "只能" indicating the only option due to a condition

  ➔ "只能" means 'can only'. Because the desire is too full and one cannot let go, the only option is to climb high. This highlights a forced choice due to the situation.