她整晚在寫信 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 衛蘭, Janice Vidal

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

她 整晚在寫信

She’s been writing letters all night

問安的信每日寄

Sending greeting cards every day

旁人話 大戰結束了 誰人未死早回來

People say the war’s over, no one’s dead, they’ve come back early

傳聞話 同僚亦曾在那戰地 找到你

Rumors say former comrades found you on that battlefield

泥濘內似已沒生氣

In the muddy ground, life seems to have vanished

唯獨她始終不信等你

But she still refuses to believe, she waits for you

尚有個她 未心死

There’s still a her who’s not heartless

天天衰老仍然守侯你

Growing old every day but still waiting for you

時常在想你正在某片地 悠然地呼氣

She often thinks of you somewhere, breathing easily

若你那天 未先死

If you haven’t died that day

請抽一晚回來一起

Please come back for one night, let’s be together

這盼望很悠長

That hope feels so long

大概應該結尾

Maybe it’s about to end

不過未 不過未

But not yet, not yet

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她 堅決地找你

She’s determined to find you

用她僅有那啖氣

With her last breath

眉頭白 誓約卻不老 維持在初戀時期

Frowning, sworn to stay forever young, caught in the first love

年和月 人和物全部會變易 不等你

Years, months, everything else changes, but not waiting for you

誰人又會這樣等你

Who else would wait for you like this

猶像她天天寫信給你

It’s like she writes you letters every day

尚有個她 未心死

There’s still a her who’s not heartless

天天衰老仍然守侯你

Growing old every day but still waiting for you

時常在想你正在某片地 悠然地呼氣

She often thinks of you somewhere, breathing easily

若你那天 未先死

If you haven’t died that day

請抽一晚回來一起

Please come back for one night, let’s be together

你要是不回來 怎結尾

If you don’t come back, how does it end?

尚有個她 未心死

There’s still a her who’s not heartless

兩眼漸盲仍然指望你

Her eyes are going blind but she still hopes for you

回來或許晚了十個十年 然而未捨棄

Maybe coming back is ten or twenty years too late, but she never gives up

就算殘疾或失憶

Even if disabled or forgetful

一早新結紅顏知己

She’s long found a new confidant

你要是肯回來

If you’re willing to come back

沒有枉她對你

She won’t feel she’s wasted her love for you

心不死

Her heart’s not dead

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
寫信 (xiěxìn) /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/ A1	verb - to write a letter
寄 (jì) /t͡ɕi⁵¹/ A2	verb - to send; to mail
大戰 (dàzhàn) /ta⁵¹ t͡ʂan⁵¹/ B1	noun - great war; major battle
結束 (jiéshù) /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂu⁵¹/ A2	verb - to end; to finish
回來 (huílái) /xu̯ei³⁵ lai³⁵/ A1	verb - to return; to come back
戰地 (zhàndì) /t͡ʂan⁵¹ ti⁵¹/ B2	noun - battlefield
泥濘 (nínìng) /ni³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/ B2	noun - muddy; mire
生氣 (shēngqì) /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ B1	noun - vitality; life force
守侯 (shǒuhòu) /ʂou³⁵ xou⁵¹/ B2	verb - to wait; to await
衰老 (shuāilǎo) /ʂu̯ai⁵⁵ lɑʊ³⁵/ B2	verb - to age; to grow old
悠然 (yōurán) /i̯ou⁵⁵ ʐan³⁵/ C1	adjective - leisurely; carefree
盼望 (pànwàng) /pʰan⁵¹ waŋ⁵¹/ B2	noun - hope; expectation
堅決 (jiānjué) /t͡ɕi̯ɛ̃⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯œ³⁵/ B2	adjective - firm; resolute
誓約 (shìyuē) /ʂɨ⁵¹ y̯œ⁵⁵/ C1	noun - vow; oath
初戀 (chūliàn) /t͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ li̯ɛn⁵¹/ B1	noun - first love
殘疾 (cánjí) /tsʰan³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/ B2	adjective - disabled; handicapped
失憶 (shīyì) /ʂɨ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/ C1	verb - to lose memory; amnesia
紅顏知己 (hóngyánzhījǐ) /xʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɨ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/ C2	noun - female confidante

Key Grammar Structures

• 她整晚在寫信

  ➔ Using the progressive aspect with "在" to indicate an ongoing action.

  ➔ "在" (zài) is used as a preposition to denote an ongoing action at the moment.

• 問安的信每日寄

  ➔ Using "每日" to express frequency "every day".

  ➔ "每日" (měi rì) is an adverbial phrase meaning "every day".

• 唯獨她始終不信等你

  ➔ Using "唯獨" to emphasize "only" or "except"; with "始終" to express "continuously".

  ➔ "唯獨" (wéi dú) emphasizes exclusivity or contrast, meaning "only" or "nothing but".

• 就算殘疾或失憶

  ➔ Using "就算" to introduce a concessive clause meaning "even if".

  ➔ "就算" (jiù suàn) is used to indicate a concession or hypothetical case, similar to "even if".

• 兩眼漸盲仍然指望你

  ➔ Using "漸" to indicate gradual change, and "仍然" to mean "still" or "yet".

  ➔ "漸" (jiàn) expresses a gradual process or change, whereas "仍然" (réng rán) indicates persistence or continuity.