我的快樂時代 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

讓我有個美滿旅程

Allow me a joyful journey

讓我記著有多高興

Let me remember just how happy I was

讓我有勇氣去喊停

Give me the courage to shout stop

沒有結局也可即興

Even without an ending, I can improvise

難堪的不想

I don't want to be embarrassed

只想痛快事情

I just want to enjoy things to the fullest

時間尚早

It's still early

別張開眼睛

Don't open your eyes

長路漫漫是如何走過

The long road ahead—how do I get through it?

寧願讓樂極忘形的我

I'd rather let myself get carried away in the joys

離時代遠遠

Distance myself from the era

沒人間煙火

No earthly flames or fireworks

毫無代價唱最幸福的歌

Singing the happiest songs without any cost

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讓我對這世界好奇

Make me curious about this world

讓我信自己的真理

Make me believe in my own truth

讓我有個永遠假期

Let me have an eternal holiday

讓我渴睡也可嬉戲

Let me play even when I’m sleepy

從今天開始

Starting from today

相識當作別離

Knowing each other as parting

時間就似活多一世紀

Time feels like living another century

長路漫漫是如何走過

The long road ahead—how do I get through it?

寧願讓樂極忘形的我

I'd rather let myself get carried away in the joys

離時代遠遠

Distance myself from the era

沒人間煙火

No earthly flames or fireworks

毫無代價唱最幸福的歌

Singing the happiest songs without any cost

願我可

I wish I could

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無論日夜是如何經過

No matter how day and night pass

寧願在極樂當中的我

I’d rather be engrossed in pure bliss

沉迷或放棄亦無可不可

Either indulge or give up—nothing's impossible

毫無代價唱最幸福的歌

Singing the happiest songs without any cost

願我可

I wish I could

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唯求在某次盡情歡樂過

Just desire one time of joyful celebration

時間夠了

Time is enough

時針偏偏出了錯

But the clock seems to run wrong

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
美滿 (měimǎn) /meɪ mǎn/ B2	adjective - happy and satisfying; blissful
高興 (gāoxìng) /gaʊ ʃɪŋ/ A1	adjective - happy; pleased
勇氣 (yǒngqì) /jʊŋ t͡ʃʰi/ B1	noun - courage
結局 (jiéjú) /d͡ʒɪ̯ɛ t͡ɕy/ B1	noun - ending; conclusion
即興 (jíxìng) /t͡ɕǐ ɕiŋ/ B2	verb - to improvise
難堪 (nánkān) /nǎn kʰān/ B2	adjective - embarrassing; awkward
痛快 (tòngkuài) /tʰʊŋ kʰwaɪ/ B1	adjective - delighted; overjoyed
眼睛 (yǎnjīng) /jɛn d͡ʒɪŋ/ A1	noun - eye
漫漫 (mànmàn) /mân mân/ B2	adjective - long and drawn-out; endless
樂極忘形 (lèjíwàngxíng) /lə t͡ɕǐ wɑŋ ɕɪŋ/ C1	adjective - carried away with joy; overjoyed to the point of losing control
時代 (shídài) /ʂɻ̩ tʰaɪ/ A2	noun - era; age; period
煙火 (yānhuǒ) /jɛn xwɔ/ B1	noun - fireworks
代價 (dàijià) /taɪ t͡ɕi̯a/ B2	noun - price; cost
幸福 (xìngfú) /ʃɪŋ fʊ/ A2	adjective - happy; blessed noun - happiness; bliss
好奇 (hàoqí) /xaʊ t͡ɕʰi/ B1	adjective - curious
真理 (zhēnlǐ) /t͡ʂən li/ B2	noun - truth

Key Grammar Structures

• 讓我有個美滿旅程

  ➔ 讓 + subject + verb

  ➔ '讓' (ràng) is a causative expression meaning 'to allow' or 'let'.

• 沒有結局也可即興

  ➔ 也可 + verb

  ➔ '也可' (yě kě) means 'also can' or 'may also'.

• 長路漫漫是如何走過

  ➔ 是 + (question word) + + verb phrase

  ➔ '是' (shì) often functions as a copula or a way to form a question or statement about 'what' or 'how'.

• 毫無代價唱最幸福的歌

  ➔ 毫無 + noun + + verb

  ➔ '毫無' (háowú) means 'completely without' or 'nothing of'.

• 願我可

  ➔ 願 + subject + + can/may

  ➔ '願' (yuàn) expresses a wish or desire, similar to 'hope' or 'wish' in English.

• 時針偏偏出了錯

  ➔ 偏偏 + verb

  ➔ '偏偏' (piān piān) is used to emphasize something happening against expectations or deliberately.