我期待的不是雪 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 戚阿豪

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Mandarin through the viral hit '我期待的不是雪.' This song offers a perfect opportunity to learn expressive and poetic language centered around themes of love and longing. Its simple yet profound lyrics make it an excellent choice for learners to connect with the emotional depth of the language while enjoying a beautiful melody.

[English]

What I long for isn’t snow, but a winter with you.

What I long for isn’t the moon, but meeting you.

What I long for is a sky full of fireworks, where I can lean on your left shoulder forever.

What I long for isn’t an apology.

The numbers have turned into uncertainties, cutting off the connection.

Some people are destined to lose touch after passing by.

The glass window writes my wishes, and beautiful dreams fill the room.

Oh, the winter night's wind comes and then disappears.

Separation feels like dawn, happening without notice.

Silence is more like goodbye than a lie.

A person falls into winter, wrestling with loneliness.

Oh, the snow in the sky isn’t as good as seeing you once more.

What I long for isn’t snow, but a winter with you.

What I long for isn’t the moon, but meeting you.

What I long for is a sky full of fireworks, where I can lean on your left shoulder forever.

What I long for isn’t a single apology.

What I long for isn’t snow, but a winter with you.

What I long for isn’t the wind, but the falling leaves returning home.

What I long for is to have gray hair, embracing you as we walk far, far away.

A love that disregards everything will never change.

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Separation feels like dawn, happening without notice.

Silence is more like goodbye than a lie.

A person falls into winter, wrestling with loneliness.

Oh, the snow in the sky isn’t as good as seeing you once more.

What I long for isn’t snow, but a winter with you.

What I long for isn’t the moon, but meeting you.

What I long for is a sky full of fireworks, where I can lean on your left shoulder forever.

What I long for isn’t a single apology.

What I long for isn’t snow, but a winter with you.

What I long for isn’t the wind, but the falling leaves returning home.

What I long for is to have gray hair, embracing you as we walk far, far away.

A love that disregards everything will never change.

A love that disregards everything will never change.

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[Chinese]

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是月 而是和你的遇見

我期待煙火漫天 我可以永遠靠在你左肩

我期待的不是抱歉

號碼 變作未知斷了線

有人 經過後注定失聯

玻璃窗寫著心願 美夢擠滿房間

Oh 冬夜的風吹來就消失不見

離別 像天亮不知不覺

無言 比謊話更像再見

一個人墜入冬天 孤獨與我周旋

Oh 漫天的雪不及再看你一眼

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是月 而是和你的遇見

我期待煙火漫天 我可以永遠靠在你左肩

我期待的不是一句抱歉

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是風 而是歸根的落葉

我期待染白了頭 我和你相擁走很遠很遠

不顧一切的愛永不會變

離別 像天亮不知不覺

無言 比謊話更像再見

一個人墜入冬天 孤獨與我周旋

Oh 漫天的雪不及再看你一眼

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是月 而是和你的遇見

我期待煙火漫天 我可以永遠靠在你左肩

我期待的不是一句抱歉

我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

我期待的不是風 而是歸根的落葉

我期待染白了頭 我和你相擁走很遠很遠

不顧一切的愛永不會變

不顧一切的愛永不會變

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雪 /ɕyɛ̌/ A1	noun - snow
冬天 /tʊŋ˥ tɛn˥/ A2	noun - winter
月 /yuè/ A1	noun - moon noun - month
遇見 /yùjiàn/ A2	verb - to meet; to encounter
煙火 /yān huǒ/ B1	noun - fireworks
漫天 /màn tiān/ B2	adjective - across the sky; covering the sky
玻璃窗 /bōlí chuāng/ B2	noun - glass window
心願 /xīn yuàn/ B2	noun - wish; heartfelt desire
美夢 /měi mèng/ B1	noun - beautiful dream
房間 /fáng jiān/ A2	noun - room
冬夜 /dōng yè/ B2	noun - winter night
風 /fēng/ A2	noun - wind
吹 /chuī/ A2	verb - to blow
消失 /xiāo shī/ B1	verb - to disappear
離別 /lí bié/ B2	noun - parting; separation
天亮 /tiān liàng/ B1	noun - dawn; daybreak
無言 /wú yán/ B2	adjective - silent; speechless
謊話 /huǎng huà/ B1	noun - lie
再見 /zàijiàn/ A2	noun - goodbye
孤獨 /gū dú/ B2	noun - loneliness; solitude

Key Grammar Structures

• 我期待的不是雪 而是有你的冬天

  ➔ Contrastive structure using '不是...而是...'

  ➔ The phrase '不是...而是...' is used to contrast two ideas, emphasizing that the speaker expects something different from what is initially mentioned.

• 我期待煙火漫天 我可以永遠靠在你左肩

  ➔ Parallel structure using '...我可以...'

  ➔ The structure '...我可以...' is used to express two related ideas in parallel, showing the speaker's desires or possibilities.

• 號碼 變作未知斷了線

  ➔ Use of '變作' to indicate a change of state

  ➔ The verb '變作' is used to describe a transformation or change from one state to another, here indicating the phone number becoming unknown and disconnected.

• 離別 像天亮不知不覺

  ➔ Simile using '像...'

  ➔ The word '像' is used to compare two things, here likening the parting to the unnoticed arrival of dawn.

• Oh 漫天的雪不及再看你一眼

  ➔ Comparative structure using '不及...'

  ➔ The phrase '不及...' is used to make a comparison, indicating that something is not as significant or valuable as another thing, here comparing heavy snow to seeing the person again.