四月物語 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the delicate emotions of first love with 林家謙's “四月物語”. This song offers a blend of simple yet captivating melodies and poetic lyrics, perfect for those looking to immerse themselves in the nuances of love and longing in the Cantonese language. Discover the beauty of storytelling through music and reminisce about your own April memories.

[English]

Waiting for tomorrow, only then will I see you

Tomorrow feels so far away, making me miss you more

By the moonlight, leaving a faint line

Maybe one day, our story will be written in a poem

You paint it as tiny dots

I weave it into a circle

Boring scenery turns into a novel in an instant

Right now, the only thing I see is misty spring

In the haze, only you are the light

How does this story begin? How do I even start to speak?

Unspoken feelings no one knows

I want to keep describing first love

Hesitating, my thoughts still tangled

Thinking about how, when the cherry blossoms fall all around

Perhaps our love was perfectly timed

When you write our poem, if only you could

Just small days, only fleeting thoughts

Tomorrow, this little story might continue

The moonlight is still okay, still bearable

It's just that I want to say so much, I go speechless again and again

How does this story begin? How do I even start to speak?

Unspoken feelings no one knows

I want to keep wandering through this garden

Back and forth, weaving a story

Thinking about how, when the cherry blossoms fall all around

Perhaps our love was perfectly timed

Let me write our poem, if only I could

But you won't write my small story

Leaving me with thefarewell of missing you

In the future, regrets for never falling in love

Hurrying through April, how did it start? How did it end?

A chapter without holding hands

Unraveled countless plots, yet in the end, nothing remains

May I remember, and at the same time forget

Old stories, who left clues behind

Time and place, waiting for one condition

Hope to see someone most youthful

[Chinese]

又等明天 明天才見

明天這麼遠 這樣令人想掛念

月色旁邊 留一線

日後會寫上我們的詩 如可以

你著墨成圓點

我記敘成圓圈

沉悶風景一息間變小說

誰這刻的視線 都只有濛濛春天

朦朧中 只得你是光線

這句話 如何的開始 如何的啟齒

無人知曉的心意

很想接下去描寫初戀

猶猶豫 心思仍錯亂

想知我們如在櫻花都散落時

又會否剛好的鍾意

待你寫上我們的詩 如可以

微小日子 隨想而已

明天應該會再續這個小故事

月色還好 還可以

就是太想說 我才失語 無限次

這句話 如何的開始 如何的啟齒

無人知曉的心意

很想繼續去遊這花園

來來回 編織成故事

想知我們如在櫻花都散落時

又會否剛好的鍾意

讓我寫上我們的詩 如可以

但是你不寫我的小故事

留下我不捨你的事

以後遺憾沒有戀愛一次

匆匆四月 如何的開始 如何的終止

從來無牽手的章節

翻開了無數情節 到最後都沒有那些事

願我記得而同時淡忘了

舊故事 誰曾留伏線

時和地 空等一個條件

是最青春的某人 望見

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
明天 (míngtiān) /mɪŋ tʰiɛn/ A1	noun - tomorrow
月色 (yuèsè) /ɥœ tsɤ/ B1	noun - moonlight
詩 (shī) /ʂɨ/ B1	noun - poem, poetry
風景 (fēngjǐng) /fɤŋ t͡ɕɪŋ/ B1	noun - scenery, landscape
春天 (chūntiān) /ʈ͡ʂʰwəntʰiɛn/ A1	noun - spring (season)
光線 (guāngxiàn) /kwɑŋ ɕjɛn/ B1	noun - light ray
心意 (xīnyì) /ɕin i/ B2	noun - intention, regard, kindly feelings
初戀 (chūliàn) /ʈ͡ʂʰu ljɛn/ B1	noun - first love
櫻花 (yīnghuā) /iŋ xuɑ/ B1	noun - cherry blossom
故事 (gùshì) /ku ʂɨ/ A2	noun - story
花園 (huāyuán) /xwɑ ywɛn/ A2	noun - garden
遺憾 (yíhàn) /i xan/ B2	noun - regret, pity adjective - regretful
戀愛 (liàn'ài) /ljɛn aɪ/ B1	verb - to be in love noun - love, romance
章節 (zhāngjié) /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ t͡ɕjɛ/ B2	noun - chapter (of a book)
青春 (qīngchūn) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ ʈ͡ʂʰwən/ B1	noun - youth

Key Grammar Structures

• 你著墨成圓點

  ➔ Using the verb "著" to indicate the continuation or persistence in an action.

  ➔ The character "著" indicates that the action of "墨" is ongoing or that the object remains in a state.

• 這句話 如何的開始 如何的啟齒

  ➔ Using "如何的" as a rhetorical question phrase meaning "how" or "in what way".

  ➔ "如何的" is used to ask "in what way" or "how" rhetorically, often expressing wonder or curiosity.

• 願我記得而同時淡忘了

  ➔ Using "願" (wish) with subjunctive mood to express a desire or hope.

  ➔ "願" signifies a hope or wish for something to happen, often paired with verbs in the subjunctive mood.

• 從來無牽手的章節

  ➔ Using "從來" to mean "never" or "always" (usually negated) in emphasizing habitual action or absence.

  ➔ "從來" emphasizes that something has never happened or always has, often used in negation to stress habitual absence.

• 時和地 空等一個條件

  ➔ Using "空" as an auxiliary to indicate "waiting" or "waiting for" under certain conditions.

  ➔ The character "空" signifies a state of waiting or pause, often under specific time or place conditions.

• 誰曾留伏線

  ➔ Using "誰曾" as a rhetorical question meaning "who ever" or "has anyone" with the implication of disbelief or nostalgia.

  ➔ "誰曾" is used rhetorically to question if someone has experienced something, often implying nostalgia, disbelief, or introspection.