歲月如歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

愛上了 看見你 如何不懂謙卑

Falling in love, seeing you, how can I not understand humility

去講心中理想 不會俗氣

To speak of the ideals in my heart, it won't be cliché

猶如看得見晨曦 才能歡天喜地

Just like being able to see the dawn, only then can I rejoice

抱著你 我每次 回來多少驚喜

Holding you, every time I return, how much surprise

也許一生太短 陪著你

Perhaps a lifetime is too short to be with you

情感有若行李 仍然沉重待我整理

Emotions are like luggage, still heavy waiting for me to sort out

天氣不似如期 但要走 總要飛

The weather isn't as expected, but when it's time to go, I must fly

道別不可再等你 不管有沒有機

Goodbyes cannot wait for you anymore, regardless of whether there's a chance

給我體貼入微 但你手

Give me tender care, but your hand

如明日便要遠離

As if tomorrow I must part ways

願你可以 留下共我曾愉快的憶記

I hope you can leave behind the joyful memories we once had

當世事再沒完美

When the world no longer has perfection

可遠在歲月如歌中找你

I can still find you in the song of time

再見了 背向你 回頭多少傷悲

Goodbye, turning my back to you, how much sorrow when I look back

也許不必再講 所有道理

Perhaps there's no need to speak all the reasons

何時放鬆我自己 才能花天酒地

When can I relax myself to indulge in life

抱著你 我說過 如何一起高飛

Holding you, I said how we could soar together

這天只想帶走 還是你

Today I just want to take away, still you

如重溫往日郵寄 但會否疲倦了嬉戲

Like revisiting past letters, but will it tire us to play

天氣不似如期 但要走 總要飛

The weather isn't as expected, but when it's time to go, I must fly

道別不可再等你 不管有沒有機

Goodbyes cannot wait for you anymore, regardless of whether there's a chance

給我體貼入微 但你手

Give me tender care, but your hand

如明日便要遠離

As if tomorrow I must part ways

願你可以 留下共我曾愉快的憶記

I hope you can leave behind the joyful memories we once had

當世事再沒完美

When the world no longer has perfection

可遠在歲月如歌中找你

I can still find you in the song of time

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love
看見 (kàn jiàn) /kʰân t͡ɕi̯ɛ̀n/ A1	verb - to see
心 (xīn) /ɕin/ A1	noun - heart
理想 (lǐ xiǎng) /li ɕi̯ɑŋ/ B1	noun - ideal
晨曦 (chén xī) /ʈ͡ʂʰən ɕi/ B2	noun - morning light
歡天喜地 (huān tiān xǐ dì) /xu̯ɑn tʰi̯ɛn ɕi ti/ C1	adjective - full of joy
抱 (bào) /pɑʊ/ A2	verb - to hug
驚喜 (jīng xǐ) /t͡ɕiŋ ɕi/ B1	noun - surprise
短 (duǎn) /tu̯ɑn/ A2	adjective - short
情感 (qíng gǎn) /t͡ɕʰiŋ kǎn/ B2	noun - emotion
行李 (xíng lǐ) /ɕiŋ li/ A2	noun - luggage
沉重 (chén zhòng) /ʈ͡ʂʰən ʈ͡ʂʊŋ/ B1	adjective - heavy
整理 (zhěng lǐ) /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ li/ B1	verb - to tidy up
道别 (dào bié) /taʊ̯ pi̯ɛ/ B2	verb - to say goodbye
體貼 (tǐ tiē) /tʰi tʰjɛ/ B2	adjective - considerate
愉快 (yú kuài) /y kʰu̯aɪ/ B1	adjective - happy
憶記 (yì jì) /i t͡ɕi/ C1	noun - memory
完美 (wán měi) /u̯ɑn mɛɪ/ B2	adjective - perfect
傷悲 (shāng bēi) /ʂɑŋ peɪ/ B2	noun - sorrow

Key Grammar Structures

• 愛上了 看見你 如何不懂謙卑

  ➔ Past tense with '了' to indicate completed action.

  ➔ The phrase "愛上了" indicates that the speaker has fallen in love, showing a completed action.

• 情感有若行李 仍然沉重待我整理

  ➔ Simile using '有若' to compare emotions to luggage.

  ➔ The phrase "情感有若行李" suggests that emotions can be heavy and burdensome, similar to luggage.

• 願你可以 留下共我曾愉快的憶記

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with '願' to express a wish.

  ➔ The phrase "願你可以" expresses a desire for the other person to leave behind pleasant memories.

• 可遠在歲月如歌中找你

  ➔ Use of '可' to indicate possibility.

  ➔ The phrase "可遠在歲月如歌中找你" suggests that it is possible to find someone in the passage of time.

• 道別不可再等你

  ➔ Use of '不可' to indicate prohibition.

  ➔ The phrase "道別不可再等你" indicates that one cannot wait for the other person anymore.

• 這天只想帶走 還是你

  ➔ Use of '只' to indicate exclusivity.

  ➔ The phrase "這天只想帶走" emphasizes that the speaker only wants to take away the other person.