天空 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蔡依林

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant emotions and evocative imagery in Jolin Tsai's "Sky." This song offers a beautiful, albeit sad, reflection on love and loss, using the vastness of the sky as a metaphor for the emotional landscape after a breakup. Learning the lyrics can provide insight into expressing complex feelings in Mandarin.

[English]

Listening to my heartbeat

Jumping without rules

Quietly I reflect

Not wanting to be disturbed

We once held tight in embrace

Yet easily let go

That feeling is so subtle

How should I express it

Time splits into a diagonal

Stop your kindness towards me

Breaking down our reliance

In the sky after you leave

Like a kite searching for a dream

The sky after the rain

Is there a face after clearing up

Quietly I watch the sky

Trying to find lost emotions

Only with a smile

Looking forward to the rainbow after the rain

Listening to my heartbeat

Jumping without rules

Quietly I reflect

Not wanting to be disturbed

We once held tight in embrace

Yet easily let go

That feeling is so subtle

How should I express it

Time splits into a diagonal

Stop your kindness towards me

Breaking down our reliance

In the sky after you leave

Like a kite searching for a dream

The sky after the rain

Is there a face after clearing up

Quietly I watch the sky

Trying to find lost emotions

Only with a smile

Looking forward to the rainbow after the rain

In the sky after you leave

Like a kite searching for a dream

The sky after the rain

Is there a face after clearing up

Quietly I watch the sky

Trying to find lost emotions

Only with a smile

Looking forward to the rainbow after the rain

In the sky after you leave

Like a kite searching for a dream

I quietly watch the sky

Trying to find lost emotions

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[Chinese]

聽著自己的心跳

沒有規則地跳躍

我安靜地在思考

並不想被誰打擾

我們曾緊緊擁抱

卻又輕易地放掉

那種感覺很微妙

該怎麼說才好

時間分割成對角

停止你對我的好

瓦解我們的依靠

在你離開之後的天空

我像風箏尋一個夢

雨後的天空

是否有放晴後的面容

我靜靜的望著天空

試著尋找失落的感動

只能用笑容

期待著雨過天晴的彩虹

聽著自己的心跳

沒有規則地跳躍

我安靜地在思考

並不想被誰打擾

我們曾緊緊擁抱

卻又輕易地放掉

那種感覺很微妙

該怎麼說才好

時間分割成對角

停止你對我的好

瓦解我們的依靠

在你離開之後的天空

我像風箏尋一個夢

雨後的天空

是否有放晴後的面容

我靜靜的望著天空

試著尋找失落的感動

只能用笑容

期待著雨過天晴的彩虹

在你離開之後的天空

我像風箏尋一個夢

雨後的天空

是否有放晴後的面容

我靜靜的望著天空

試著尋找失落的感動

只能用笑容

期待著雨過天晴的彩虹

在你離開之後的天空

我像風箏尋一個夢

我靜靜地望著天空

試著尋找失落的感動

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
天空 /tiān kōng/ A1	noun - sky
心跳 /xīn tiào/ A2	noun - heartbeat
規則 /guī zé/ B1	noun - rule, regulation
跳躍 /tiào yuè/ B1	verb - to jump, to leap
思考 /sī kǎo/ B2	verb - to think, to ponder
打擾 /dǎ rǎo/ B1	verb - to disturb, to bother
擁抱 /yōng bào/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
感覺 /gǎn jué/ A2	noun - feeling, sense
微妙 /wēi miào/ C1	adjective - subtle, delicate
分割 /fēn gē/ B2	verb - to divide, to partition
瓦解 /wǎ jiě/ C1	verb - to disintegrate, to collapse
依靠 /yī kào/ B2	noun - reliance, support verb - to rely on, to depend on
風箏 /fēng zhēng/ A2	noun - kite
雨後 /yǔ hòu/ B1	noun - after the rain
面容 /miàn róng/ B2	noun - countenance, facial appearance
尋找 /xún zhǎo/ A2	verb - to seek, to look for
失落 /shī luò/ B1	adjective - lost, missing, disappointed
感動 /gǎn dòng/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion, to move (sb)
笑容 /xiào róng/ A2	noun - smile
彩虹 /cǎi hóng/ A2	noun - rainbow

Key Grammar Structures

• 沒有規則地跳躍

  ➔ Adverbial phrase indicating manner (地 + verb)

  ➔ The particle "地" (de) is used to connect a verb with an adverb describing how the action is performed.

• 我們曾緊緊擁抱

  ➔ The use of the adverb "緊緊" (tightly) emphasizes the manner of the verb "擁抱" (hug)

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• 時間分割成對角

  ➔ Verb phrase with direct object indicating division (分割成)

  ➔ The verb "分割" (divide) is followed by "成" which indicates the result or form it becomes.

• 停止你對我的好

  ➔ Verb "停止" (stop) followed by a pronoun and a possession marker (對), specifying what is to be stopped

  ➔ The verb "停止" (stop) is used with "你" (you), and "對" indicates the target of stopping, i.e., "your kindness toward me".

• 我像風箏尋一個夢

  ➔ Simile structure (像 + noun) to indicate 'like a kite'

  ➔ The word "像" (like) introduces a simile, comparing the speaker to a kite seeking a dream.

• 試著尋找失落的感動

  ➔ Verb "試著" (try to) + verb "尋找" (search for) + adjective/noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase "試著尋找" (try to find) indicates attempting to seek something, here "失落的感動" (lost emotions or feelings).