童話 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 光良

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the beauty of the Mandarin language through Michael Wong's iconic ballad, 'Tong Hua.' This song offers a chance to learn emotive vocabulary and storytelling through its simple yet profound lyrics. Its universal message of love and hope, combined with a memorable melody, makes it a special and accessible song for language learners to connect with Chinese culture.

[English]

It's been so long since I last heard from you

Tell me your favorite story

I thought about it for a long time, and I started to panic

Did I do something wrong again?

You cried and told me that fairy tales are all lies

I could never be your prince

Maybe you don't understand, since you told me you love me

In my sky, all the stars are shining

I want to become the angel you loved in the fairy tale

...

Open my arms, and I will turn into wings to protect you

You must believe that we will be just like in fairy tales

Happiness and joy are the ending

...

You cried and told me that fairy tales are all lies

I could never be your prince

Maybe you won't understand, since you told me you love me

In my sky, the stars are shining

I want to become the angel you loved in the fairy tale

Open my arms and I will turn into wings to protect you

...

You must believe that we will be like in fairy tales

Happiness and joy are the ending

I want to become the angel you loved in the fairy tale

Open my arms and I will turn into wings to protect you

You must believe that we will be just like in a fairy tale

Happiness and joy are the ending

I will become the angel you loved in the fairy tale

...

Open my arms, and I will turn into wings to protect you

You must believe that we will be like in fairy tales

Happiness and joy are the ending

...

Let's write our ending together

...

[Chinese]

忘了有多久 再沒聽到你

對我說你 最愛的故事

我想了很久 我開始慌了

是不是我又做錯了什麼?

你哭著對我說 童話裡都是騙人的

我不可能是你的王子

也許你不會懂 從你說愛我以後

我的天空星星都亮了

我願變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使

張開雙手變成翅膀守護你

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡

幸福和快樂是結局

你哭著對我說童話裡都是騙人的

我不可能是你的王子

也許你不會懂 從你說愛我以後

我的天空 星星都亮了

我願變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使

張開雙手變成翅膀守護你

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡

幸福和快樂是結局

我要變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使

張開雙手變成翅膀守護你

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡

幸福和快樂是結局

我會變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使

張開雙手變成翅膀守護你

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡

幸福和快樂是結局

一起寫我們的結局

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
說 shuō A2	verb - to speak or say
忘 wàng B2	verb - to forget
聽 tīng A2	verb - to hear or listen
慌 huāng B2	verb - to panic or become flustered
做錯 zuòcuò B2	verb - to make a mistake or do wrong
哭 kū A2	verb - to cry or weep
童話 tónghuà B2	noun - fairy tale
騙人 piànrén B1	adjective - deceptive or cheating
王子 wángzǐ B2	noun - prince
懂 dǒng A2	verb - to understand
愛 ài A1	verb - to love
變 biàn A2	verb - to become or change
天使 tiānshǐ B2	noun - angel
翅膀 chìbǎng B2	noun - wings
守護 shǒuhù B2	verb - to protect or guard
相信 xiāngxìn A2	verb - to believe or trust
幸福 xìngfú B1	noun - happiness
快樂 kuàilè A2	adjective - happy or joyful
結局 jiéjú B2	noun - ending or outcome

Key Grammar Structures

• 忘了有多久 再沒聽到你

  ➔ Negative adverbs

  ➔ '沒' and '再' create a negative emphasis on duration and recurrence, indicating something hasn't happened for a long time.

• 對我說你 最愛的故事

  ➔ Object clauses with '說'

  ➔ '對我說' is followed by an object clause '你最愛的故事', showing indirect speech with '說' as a reporting verb.

• 我想了很久 我開始慌了

  ➔ Resultative verbs

  ➔ '想了很久' uses duration complement '了很久' with '想', and '開始慌了' shows initiation with aspect marker '了'.

• 是不是我又做錯了什麼?

  ➔ Rhetorical questions with '是不是'

  ➔ '是不是' forms a yes-no question, often rhetorical, emphasizing uncertainty or seeking confirmation.

• 你哭著對我說 童話裡都是騙人的

  ➔ Continuous aspect with '著'

  ➔ '哭著' indicates the action of crying is ongoing while speaking, using '著' for descriptive continuity.

• 我不可能是你的王子

  ➔ Adverbial negation with '不可能'

  ➔ '不可能' negates possibility strongly, modifying the verb phrase '是你的王子'.

• 也許你不會懂 從你說愛我以後

  ➔ Conjunctions with '從...以後'

  ➔ '從...以後' indicates time 'since after you said you love me', linking clauses with a temporal conjunction.

• 我的天空星星都亮了

  ➔ Universal quantification with '都'

  ➔ '都' indicates 'all' stars became bright, showing completeness in '星星都亮了'.

• 我願變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使

  ➔ Relative clauses with '你愛的那個'

  ➔ '你愛的那個天使' modifies '天使' with a relative clause meaning 'the angel that you love in the fairy tale'.

• 張開雙手變成翅膀守護你

  ➔ Serial verb construction

  ➔ '張開雙手變成翅膀守護你' has verbs in sequence: open hands, become wings, protect you.