Why Why Why – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 王嘉尔

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Jackson Wang's "Why Why Why" is a great place to start with Mandarin Chinese. The song's lyrics are emotionally direct and touch upon the universal theme of love, making them relatable and easier to understand. You'll encounter a mix of straightforward and poetic phrases, as well as a blend of Chinese and English, which can be a fun way to build your vocabulary and grasp sentence structures. What makes this song special is its honest and heartfelt message about the nature of love, allowing you to connect with the emotional depth of the language.

[English]

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

You ask me, why do I love you?

If I can't answer, it's not 'cause I'm running away

What I'm saying, I'll be saying, oh

It just feels right

If I could explain it, I think that'd be even stranger

It's not what I say, no reason needed

Because you're so magical

Loving you for no reason

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Betting on love, love, love, love, love, love, love

If I tell you the reason, hey, that's a lie

So don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

I'm saying, telling you how beautiful you are

How well our personalities match

Sweet words, over-seasoned

Yea, describing you as a rose

These words that have been overused for so long

I think they're too superficial for you

The answer to this question in my heart

I love you because you are you

Because you're so magical

Loving you for no reason

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Betting on love, love, love, love, love, love, love

If I tell you the reason, hey, that's a lie

So don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Because you're so magical

Loving you for no reason

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Betting on love, love, love, love, love, love, love

If I tell you the reason, hey, that's a lie

So don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

...

[Chinese]

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

你問我到底為什麼愛你

答不出來並不是在逃避

What l'm saying, I'll be saying, oh

感覺就是 feels right

解釋得出來 我覺得更奇怪

Not what I say 不需要道理

Because you're so magical

愛你沒理由

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

賭上了愛愛愛愛愛愛愛

跟你說原因的 hey, that's a lie

So don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

I'm saying 告訴你有多美

性格跟我有多搭配

花言巧語過度調味

Yea 把你形容成一朵玫瑰

這些早被重複用爛的語言

我覺得對你來說太過表面

這問題我心裡的答案

我愛你因為你是你

Because you're so magical

愛你沒理由

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

賭上了愛愛愛愛愛愛愛

跟你說原因的 hey, that's a lie

So don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Because you're so magical

愛你沒理由

Don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

賭上了愛愛愛愛愛愛愛

跟你說原因的 hey, that's a lie

So don't ask why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
問 (wèn) /wʌn/ A1	verb - to ask
逃避 (táobì) /tʰɑʊ˧˥ pi˥˩/ B2	verb - to evade, to shirk
感覺 (gǎnjué) /kän˧˩dʒɥɛ/ B1	noun - feeling, sense verb - to feel, to perceive
奇怪 (qíguài) /t͡ɕʰi˧˥ kwaɪ̯˥˩/ B1	adjective - strange, odd
理由 (lǐyóu) /li˧˩ joʊ̯/ A2	noun - reason
原因 (yuányīn) /ɥæŋ˧˥in/ B1	noun - cause, reason
美 (měi) /meɪ/ A2	adjective - beautiful
性格 (xìnggé) /ɕiŋ˥˩ kɤ/ B1	noun - personality, character
搭配 (dāpèi) /ta peɪ/ B2	verb - to match, to pair up
花言巧語 (huāyánqiǎoyǔ) /xua jan tɕʰjɔ ɥy/ C1	noun - sweet talk, fine words
調味 (tiáowèi) /tʰjɑʊ wei/ B2	verb - to season, flavoring
玫瑰 (méigui) /meɪ kwei/ B1	noun - rose
表面 (biǎomiàn) /piɑʊ mjɛn/ B2	noun - surface adjective - superficial
答案 (dá'àn) /tɑ an/ A2	noun - answer, solution

Key Grammar Structures

• 你問我到底為什麼愛你

  ➔ Interrogative Pronoun + Rhetorical Question (Embedded Clause)

  ➔ “為什麼” (wèishénme) - why is the interrogative pronoun. The whole sentence is an embedded clause acting as the object of an implicit verb (e.g., 'you asked').

• 答不出來並不是在逃避

  ➔ Resultative Verb Compound + Negative Adverb + Progressive Aspect

  ➔ “答不出來” (dá bù chūlái) - cannot answer (resultative compound). “並不是” (bìng bú shì) - not actually. “在逃避” (zài táobì) - is evading/avoiding (progressive aspect indicated by 在).

• 解釋得出來 我覺得更奇怪

  ➔ Potential Complement + Subject + Opinion Verb + Adjective

  ➔ “解釋得出來” (jiěshì de chūlái) - can be explained (potential complement). “我覺得” (wǒ juéde) - I think. “更奇怪” (gèng qíguài) - even stranger.

• 跟你說原因的 hey, that's a lie

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced) + De Construction + Nominalization

  ➔ “跟你說原因的” (gēn nǐ shuō yuányīn de) - (The reason) of telling you the reason; The part 'reason' is nominalized by '的'.

• 告訴你有多美

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentence (Implied Subject)

  ➔ Implies "I'm telling you how beautiful you are".

• 性格跟我有多搭配

  ➔ Degree Complement + Comparative Structure

  ➔ “有多搭配” (yǒu duō dāpèi) - how well matched. The implication is a comparison with something else or an expectation of not being as well-matched.

• 這些早被重複用爛的語言

  ➔ Passive Voice + Adjectival Phrase (De construction)

  ➔ “早被重複用爛的語言” (zěxie zǎo bèi chóngfù yòng làn de yǔyán) - These languages are already overused. "被" indicates passive voice and "的" functions as the linking word for the phrase.