四月物語 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

又等明天 明天才見

Waiting for tomorrow, only then will I see you

明天這麼遠 這樣令人想掛念

Tomorrow feels so far away, making me miss you more

月色旁邊 留一線

By the moonlight, leaving a faint line

日後會寫上我們的詩 如可以

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

你著墨成圓點

You paint it as tiny dots

我記敘成圓圈

I weave it into a circle

沉悶風景一息間變小說

Boring scenery turns into a novel in an instant

誰這刻的視線 都只有濛濛春天

Right now, the only thing I see is misty spring

朦朧中 只得你是光線

In the haze, only you are the light

這句話 如何的開始 如何的啟齒

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

無人知曉的心意

Unspoken feelings no one knows

很想接下去描寫初戀

I want to keep describing first love

猶猶豫 心思仍錯亂

Hesitating, my thoughts still tangled

想知我們如在櫻花都散落時

Thinking about how, when the cherry blossoms fall all around

又會否剛好的鍾意

Perhaps our love was perfectly timed

待你寫上我們的詩 如可以

When you write our poem, if only you could

微小日子 隨想而已

Just small days, only fleeting thoughts

明天應該會再續這個小故事

Tomorrow, this little story might continue

月色還好 還可以

The moonlight is still okay, still bearable

就是太想說 我才失語 無限次

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

這句話 如何的開始 如何的啟齒

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

無人知曉的心意

Unspoken feelings no one knows

很想繼續去遊這花園

I want to keep wandering through this garden

來來回 編織成故事

Back and forth, weaving a story

想知我們如在櫻花都散落時

Thinking about how, when the cherry blossoms fall all around

又會否剛好的鍾意

Perhaps our love was perfectly timed

讓我寫上我們的詩 如可以

Let me write our poem, if only I could

但是你不寫我的小故事

But you won't write my small story

留下我不捨你的事

Leaving me with thefarewell of missing you

以後遺憾沒有戀愛一次

In the future, regrets for never falling in love

匆匆四月 如何的開始 如何的終止

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

從來無牽手的章節

A chapter without holding hands

翻開了無數情節 到最後都沒有那些事

Unraveled countless plots, yet in the end, nothing remains

願我記得而同時淡忘了

May I remember, and at the same time forget

舊故事 誰曾留伏線

Old stories, who left clues behind

時和地 空等一個條件

Time and place, waiting for one condition

是最青春的某人 望見

Hope to see someone most youthful

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.