言不由衷 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 徐佳瑩
• Album: 心裡學

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Mandarin through the beautiful and emotionally rich ballad 'The Prayer' (言不由衷) by LaLa Hsu. This song is special because its lyrics poetically capture a complex journey of healing after love. You can learn vocabulary related to emotions, blessings, and introspection. Its sophisticated language, moving from reluctant well-wishing to a state of peace, offers a profound look into the subtleties of the human heart, making it a perfect and touching piece for language learners.

[English]

Words that are not from the heart, words that are not from the heart

When even beautiful blessings cannot

Close the door on love's fickleness

There must be a beginning and an end, only a beginning and an end

Allow me to write a prayer for us

May you always be safe and sound, may you always understand how to soar

May you truly love someone, a certain person, that person

...

And understand where warmth comes from

I am so strong, may I always be kind

May I truly fall in love with someone, a certain person, that person

...

It's unhurried, it's where the heart is directed

...

Not knowing the weight, not knowing the weight

Even someone as devout as I cannot

Sublimate human weakness

The original intention of love, caring for the original intention of love

What remains unchanged is my foolish bravery towards love

May you always be safe and sound, may you always understand how to soar

May you truly love someone, a certain person, that person

And understand where warmth comes from

I am so strong, may I always be kind

May I truly fall in love with someone, a certain person, that person

It's unhurried, it's where the heart is directed

May you always be safe and sound, may you always understand how to soar

May you truly love someone, a certain person, that person

And understand where warmth comes from

I am so strong, may I always be kind

May I truly fall in love with someone, a certain person, that person

It's unhurried, it's where the heart is directed

May the love that has passed be able to forgive us

...

[Chinese]

言不由衷 言不由衷

當唯美的祝福都不能

闔上愛的善變

有始有終 只能有始有終

容我為我們寫一篇禱文

願你永遠安康 願你永遠懂得 飛翔

願你真的愛一個人 某個人 那個人

而懂溫暖來自何方

我如此堅強 願我永遠善良

願我真愛上一個人 某個人 那個人

是不慌不忙 是心之所向

不知輕重 不知輕重

那是虔誠如我也不能

昇華人的懦弱

愛的初衷 顧念愛的初衷

不變的還是我對愛的愚勇

願你永遠安康 願你永遠懂得 飛翔

願你真的愛一個人 某個人 那個人

而懂溫暖來自何方

我如此堅強 願我永遠善良

願我真愛上一個人 某個人 那個人

是不慌不忙 是心之所向

願你永遠安康 願你永遠懂得 飛翔

願你真的愛一個人 某個人 那個人

而懂溫暖來自何方

我如此堅強 願我永遠善良

願我真愛上一個人 某個人 那個人

是不慌不忙 是心之所向

願逝去的愛能 原諒我們

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
祝福 /zhùfú/ B2	noun - blessing, good wishes
愛 /ài/ B1	noun - love verb - to love
善變 /shànbiàn/ C1	noun - capriciousness, changeability
堅強 /jiānqiáng/ B2	adjective - strong, resilient
溫暖 /wēnnuǎn/ B1	noun - warmth
初衷 /chūzhōng/ C1	noun - original intention, initial purpose
愚勇 /yúyǒng/ C2	noun - foolhardiness, reckless bravery
安康 /ānkāng/ B2	noun - well-being, health and peace
飛翔 /fēixiáng/ B2	noun - flying, soaring verb - to fly high, to soar
懂 /dǒng/ A2	verb - to understand
溫暖 /wēnnuǎn/ B1	noun - warmth
真正 /zhēnzhèng/ B2	adjective - genuine, real
逝去 /shìqù/ C1	noun - passing away, loss

Key Grammar Structures

• 願你永遠安康

  ➔ The use of the verb "願" (yuàn) expresses a wish or hope, similar to "may" or "wish" in English.

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• 有始有終

  ➔ This idiom means "to have a beginning and an end," emphasizing completeness or consistency.

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• 不變的還是我對愛的愚勇

  ➔ The phrase "還是" (háishi) is used here to express "still" or "remains" in contrast to other options.

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• 愛的初衷

  ➔ The phrase "的" (de) functions as a possessive or descriptive particle, linking "愛" (love) and "初衷" (original intention).

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• 願逝去的愛能 原諒我們

  ➔ The phrase "能" (néng) indicates ability or possibility, expressing that love "may" or "can" forgive us.

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