我們都是這樣長大的 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄭秀文, Sammi Cheng

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a meaningful journey of language learning with Sammi Cheng's poignant Cantopop ballad, "我們都是這樣長大的" (We All Grew This Way). This song offers a beautiful and relatable exploration of life's challenges and the wisdom gained through them, making it an excellent choice for understanding contemporary Cantonese. Its emotional depth and widely praised lyrics will not only enrich your vocabulary but also provide insight into the cultural nuances of resilience and reflection, making your language learning experience both engaging and profound.

[English]

Continuous rain, even inspiration feels soaked through

...

Bone-chilling cold, leaves fall all over the ground, turning yellow

Enduring it all, only then do I realize that on the rotting mud

Wildflowers bloom all around

Growing up, it's rare to laugh freely

Only then do I understand, how worries can be forgotten as much as possible

And in this sickness, I realize how tiny we really are

Learned to cherish every moment

Children have childhood fears

Adults share adult regrets

Year after year, adapting, growing old

And wisdom is facing it all calmly

As old age creeps in, telling stories like sleeping children

Talking about tough history, how can life be all boredom?

In the crowd, caring for the crowd

Running away, but always escaping loneliness

Sometimes getting closer, sometimes drifting away

Whoever disperses or gathers, it's all in the heart

In the mortal world, drifting in one day, suddenly looking back

Who do I still share everything with?

...

Growing up, it's rare to laugh freely

Only then do I understand, how worries can be forgotten as much as possible

In this sickness, I realize how tiny we really are

Resentments don't matter anymore

Children possess childhood fears

Adults have adult regrets

Year after year, adapting, growing old

And wisdom is facing it all calmly

As old age approaches, telling stories like tired children

But how can a tough history be all boredom?

Caring for others in the crowd

Running away, but always escaping emptiness

Sometimes moving closer, sometimes drifting away

Whoever disperses or gathers, all in the heart

In the worldly dust, drifting through a day, suddenly looking back

Who am I still with?

...

In this world, who has no fears? Who has no heartbreak? Who has no regrets?

Year after year, adapting, growing old

And wisdom is settling into the essence

Crossing over setbacks repeatedly, then suddenly looking back

What can be said about a lifetime's history? How can it be all boredom?

Carrying lingering worries, lingering dissatisfaction, lingering emptiness

Sometimes moving closer, sometimes drifting away

Still observing the final wasteland or great deeds

Deciding my wins and losses, my heart

Then turning hardships into crystals, transforming them into jade

Thanks to the rain

...

[Chinese]

連綿雨 靈感也浸沒了

寒澈骨 落滿地葉黃掉

捱下了 才發現腐泥上

遍山野花了

人大了 難得放肆地笑

才會懂 煩惱盡量忘掉

而患病這刻 才發現極渺小

學會珍惜了

兒童有著兒童畏懼

成人都有成人唏噓

年年適應年年老去

而智慧是沈著面對

垂垂老矣 說故事如孩童渴睡

可說艱苦的歴史 怎會了無生趣

人群裡為人群顧慮

逃離總有逃離空虛

時而走近時而遠去

誰散與聚 都居於心裡

紅塵漂泊在一日驀然回首

和誰還是一對

人大了 難得放肆地笑

才會懂 煩惱盡量忘掉

而患病這刻 才發現極渺小

恨怨都不重要

兒童有著兒童畏懼

成人都有成人唏噓

年年適應年年老去

而智慧是沈著面對

垂垂老矣 說故事如孩童渴睡

可說艱苦的歴史 怎會了無生趣

人群裡為人群顧慮

逃離總有逃離空虛

時而走近時而遠去

誰散與聚 都居於心裡

紅塵漂泊在一日驀然回首

和誰還是一對

塵世內 誰無畏懼 誰無心碎 誰無唏噓

年年適應年年老去

而智慧是沈澱精髓

連連跨過挫折後驀然回首

可說一生的歷史 怎會了無生趣

如帶著 殘餘顧慮 殘餘不滿 殘餘空虛

時而走近時而遠去

還看最後 荒廢或壯舉

決定我成敗得失心胸裡

然後磨難結晶 將化做翡翠

多得雨水

Key Grammar Structures

• 連綿雨 靈感也浸沒了

  ➔ 也 + verb/adj (indicating 'also' or 'too')

  ➔ '也' indicates addition or inclusion, similar to 'also' in English.

• 難得放肆地笑

  ➔ 得 (de) + verb (used after certain adjectives or adverbs to indicate degree or extent)

  ➔ '得' (de) is used after adjectives or adverbs to express the degree or extent of the action.

• 才會懂 煩惱盡量忘掉

  ➔ 才 (cái) + verb (indicating 'only then' or 'just then')

  ➔ '才' indicates that an action occurs only after a certain point or condition is met.

• 年年適應年年老去

  ➔ 年年 + verb (indicating repeated annual action)

  ➔ '年年' emphasizes the repetition of an action or experience annually.

• 而智慧是沈著面對

  ➔ 而 (ér) + noun + 是 + verb phrase (conjunction 'and' or 'but')

  ➔ '而' functions as 'and' or 'but' to connect clauses, showing contrast or addition.

• 紅塵漂泊在一日驀然回首

  ➔ 在 (zài) + noun + 动词 (preposition 'at', 'in')

  ➔ 在 is used to indicate location or the context in which an action occurs.

• 決定我成敗得失心胸裡

  ➔ 裡 (lǐ) + noun (indicating 'inside')

  ➔ '里' indicates the inside or within a space, often used to show being inside a certain realm or context.