一日一生 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 白安

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Ann Bai's "Life In A Day" to explore thoughtful Mandopop. This song, with its poetic lyrics and reflective themes about valuing each moment, offers a wonderful opportunity to learn Chinese through its beautiful expressions and Ann Bai's distinctive vocal style. The clear and meaningful lyrics make it an excellent choice for language learners to grasp everyday phrases and deeper philosophical concepts.

[English]

The end of December

Your sunshine smile

We lie on a gray-blue carpet

Listening to time slowly pass by

Sipping not-too-expensive wine

Talking about our ideal life

In our youth, feeling proud and insecure

Such feelings won't come again

Can you promise me, no matter what the future holds

Let's not leave each other behind

I want to shrink you into a photo

Forever keep you in my heart

Because I will never love like this again

Never again depend on the moment like this

Never again have someone like you

Walking through life together

The fireworks of a day, a lifetime

Will you remember which cities' eyes we walked through

Every photo capturing that moment, the shared sleepless nights and wrinkled dreams

Will you remember trusting completely

The radiant light on your face

Looking at you, I can no longer be myself

I still remember that night, you dragging your tired body

Still crossing doubts to be by my side

This simple, ordinary time,

Taught me the meaning of calmness

I want to become a better person

I will never love like this again

Never again depend on the moment like this

Never again have someone like you

Walking through life together, fireworks of a day, a lifetime

I hope this song brings you comfort

When you're feeling lost, may it remind you of the beautiful you

My dear, I will always be by your side

Always by your side

I will never love like this again

I will never love like this again

Never again depend on the moment like this

Never again have someone like you

Walking through life together, fireworks of a day, a lifetime

...

[Chinese]

十二月的盡頭

你陽光的笑容

我們躺在灰藍的地毯上

聽著時間慢悠的晃過

喝著不太昂貴的酒

談論理想中的生活

我們在青春裡自卑自喜

這樣的感覺不會再有

可否答應我 無論未來是什麼

我們都別將彼此留下

我想把你縮小成相片

永遠鑲在心中

因為我再也不會這樣的去愛

再也不會擁有此時此刻的依賴

再也不會擁有誰像你

陪我一起走過

一日一生的花火

你會記得我們走過 哪些城市的雙眸

每張照片當下的動容 分享過的失眠與皺褶的夢嗎

你會記得全然信任時

臉龐流露的萬丈光芒嗎

看著你我再也無法自己

還記得那一夜 你拖著疲憊身軀

也要穿過質疑來到我身旁

這段平淡無奇的時光

教會我沈著的意義

想成為更好的人啊

我再也不會這樣的去愛

再也不會擁有此時此刻的依賴

再也不會擁有誰像你

陪我一起走過 一日一生的花火

希望這首歌能帶給你安慰

失落時能讓你憶起美好的自己

親愛的 我會一直在你身邊

一直在你身邊

我再也不會這樣的去愛

我再也不會這樣的去愛

再也不會擁有此時此刻的依賴

再也不會擁有誰像你

陪我一起走過 一日一生的花火

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
笑容 (xiàoróng) /ɕi̯aʊ˥˩ ʐʊŋ˧˥/ B1	noun - smile
地毯 (dìtǎn) /ti˥˩ tʰan˧˩/ A2	noun - carpet
時間 (shíjiān) /ʂʅ˧˥ t͡ɕi̯ɛn˥/ A1	noun - time
理想 (lǐxiǎng) /li˧˩ ɕi̯aŋ˧˩/ B1	noun - ideal, aspiration
生活 (shēnghuó) /ʂɤŋ˥ ʰuo˧˥/ A1	noun - life
青春 (qīngchūn) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ˥ t͡ʂʰwən˥/ B1	noun - youth, springtime of life
感覺 (gǎnjué) /kan˧˩ t͡ɕɥœ˧˥/ A2	noun - feeling, sense
未來 (wèilái) /wei˥˩ lai˧˥/ A2	noun - future
相片 (xiàngpiàn) /ɕi̯aŋ˥˩ pʰi̯ɛn˥˩/ A2	noun - photo, picture
心中 (xīnzhōng) /ɕin˥ t͡ʂʊŋ˥/ B2	noun - heart, mind
依賴 (yīlài) /i˥ lai˥˩/ B2	noun - reliance, dependence
花火 (huāhuǒ) /xwa˥ xwo˧˩/ B1	noun - fireworks
城市 (chéngshì) /ʈʂʰɤŋ˧˥ ʂʅ˥˩/ A2	noun - city
動容 (dòngróng) /tʊŋ˥˩ ʐʊŋ˧˥/ C1	adjective - touched, moved (emotionally)
信任 (xìnrèn) /ɕin˥˩ ʐən˥˩/ B2	noun - trust, confidence
臉龐 (liǎnpáng) /li̯ɛn˧˩ pʰaŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - face
光芒 (guāngmáng) /kwɑŋ˥ mɑŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - radiance, brilliance
疲憊 (píbèi) /pʰi˧˥ peɪ˥˩/ B2	adjective - exhausted, weary
身軀 (shēnqū) /ʂɤn˥ t͡ɕʰɥʏ˥/ B2	noun - body
時光 (shíguāng) /ʂʅ˧˥ kwɑŋ˥/ B1	noun - time
意義 (yìyì) /i˥˩ i˥˩/ B2	noun - meaning, significance
安慰 (ānwèi) /an˥ wei˥˩/ B1	noun - comfort, consolation verb - to comfort, to console

Key Grammar Structures

• 可否答應我 無論未來是什麼

  ➔ Modal verb '可否' + verb phrase

  ➔ '可否' is a modal phrase used to express asking whether something is possible or acceptable.

• 我們躺在灰藍的地毯上

  ➔ Preposition '在' + noun phrase

  ➔ '在' indicates the location where the action takes place.

• 喝著不太昂貴的酒

  ➔ Verb '喝' + complement '著' + adjective phrase

  ➔ '喝著' indicates the action of drinking while doing something else, emphasizing the ongoing state.

• 還記得那一夜 你拖著疲憊身軀

  ➔ Adverb '還' + verb '記得'

  ➔ '還' is an adverb meaning 'still' or 'yet', used to indicate continuity or persistence of memory.

• 想成為更好的人啊

  ➔ Verb '想' + verb '成为' + adjective '更好' + noun '的人'

  ➔ '想' expresses desire or intention to become a better person.

• 我再也不會這樣的去愛

  ➔ Negation + future tense '不會' + verb phrase

  ➔ '再也不會' indicates the speaker's firm decision not to do something anymore in the future.