言不由衷

• By: 徐佳瑩
• Album: 心裡學

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

言不由衷 言不由衷

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

當唯美的祝福都不能

When even beautiful blessings cannot

闔上愛的善變

Close the door on love's fickleness

有始有終 只能有始有終

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

容我為我們寫一篇禱文

Allow me to write a prayer for us

願你永遠安康 願你永遠懂得 飛翔

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

願你真的愛一個人 某個人 那個人

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

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而懂溫暖來自何方

And understand where warmth comes from

我如此堅強 願我永遠善良

I am so strong, may I always be kind

願我真愛上一個人 某個人 那個人

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

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是不慌不忙 是心之所向

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

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不知輕重 不知輕重

Not knowing the weight, not knowing the weight

那是虔誠如我也不能

Even someone as devout as I cannot

昇華人的懦弱

Sublimate human weakness

愛的初衷 顧念愛的初衷

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

不變的還是我對愛的愚勇

What remains unchanged is my foolish bravery towards love

願你永遠安康 願你永遠懂得 飛翔

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

願你真的愛一個人 某個人 那個人

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

而懂溫暖來自何方

And understand where warmth comes from

我如此堅強 願我永遠善良

I am so strong, may I always be kind

願我真愛上一個人 某個人 那個人

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

是不慌不忙 是心之所向

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

願你永遠安康 願你永遠懂得 飛翔

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

願你真的愛一個人 某個人 那個人

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

而懂溫暖來自何方

And understand where warmth comes from

我如此堅強 願我永遠善良

I am so strong, may I always be kind

願我真愛上一個人 某個人 那個人

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

是不慌不忙 是心之所向

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

願逝去的愛能 原諒我們

May the love that has passed be able to forgive us

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Vocabulary in this song:

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

Grammar:

• 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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