櫻花樹下 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Cantonese language and culture with Hins Cheung's classic song, "櫻花樹下". Explore themes of nostalgia, unspoken feelings, and the beauty of fleeting moments, all while discovering the nuances of Cantonese pop music.

[English]

A cicada rests under the shade of the trees, falling beside you

Startled, I stumble forward, then fall into your shoulders

Your shy face now, like countless cherry blossoms blooming

Remembering those two wonderful high school years, hoping your youth stays forever young

Up to today

Still remember the cherry blossoms in bloom, not yet brave enough to confess my love

Early spring, we made a promise, looking forward to what's to come

Living in this big era, taking part in competitions and challenges

We parted ways, loved each other, waiting as flower buds fell again

Only then did I realize, this was love

A love I’ve never known before, but full of warmth

Cycling home along that quiet path, listening to your voice as I go

Can't listen anymore, your feelings hidden away

Keeping a friendship that was a mistake, already beyond repair

Too stubborn to let go

Still remember the cherry blossoms in bloom, not yet daring to confess my love

Early spring, we closed our eyes, longing for the future

Living in this big era, taking part in competitions and challenges

We parted ways, loved each other, waiting for a love unspoken

You ask, is it sad?

The beauty lies in change, within this small world

Cherishing memories, perhaps unbreakable, in this dismantled street

Women grow older along with time, walking so quickly

Still remember the cherry blossoms in bloom, not yet brave enough to confess my love

That day at the garden, now replaced with moss over the ground

If one day I leave through that door, taking the train across the ocean

Hurrying, sharing a glance with you, but ignoring it

Tomorrow's flowers, yesterday’s already blooming

...

[Chinese]

樹蔭有一隻蟬 跌落你身邊

驚慌到失足向前 然後撲入我一雙肩

現你腼腆一臉 像櫻花萬千

懷念美好高中兩年 期望你的青春不變

去到今天

還記得櫻花正開 還未懂跟你示愛

初春來時 彼此約定過 繼續期待

人置身這大時代 投入幾番競技賽

曾分開 曾相愛 等待 花蕊又跌下來

才洞悉這是戀愛

未有過的愛情 但有種溫馨

歸家那單車小徑 沿路細聽你的歌聲

沒法再三傾聽 你的感動匿稱

維繫錯的一番友情 無奈已經不可糾正

太過堅貞

還記得櫻花正開 還未懂跟你示愛

初春來時 彼此閉著眼 渴望未來

人置身這大時代 投入幾番競技賽

曾分開 曾相愛 等待 跟你未愛的愛

你說悲不悲哀

妙在之間變改 小小世界

眷戀 也許走不破 拆卸的街

仕女亦隨年漸長 走得多麼快

還記得櫻花正開 還未懂跟你示愛

當天園林 今天已換上 滿地青苔

如有天置地門外 乘電車跨過大海

匆匆 跟你 相望一眼 沒理睬

明日花 昨日已開

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
樹蔭 /shù yìn/ B2	noun - shade of a tree
櫻花 /yīng huā/ A2	noun - cherry blossom
跌落 /diē luò/ B1	verb - to fall down
驚慌 /jīng huāng/ B2	adjective - panic-stricken, alarmed
示愛 /shì ài/ B2	verb - to express love, to show affection
期待 /qí dài/ B1	verb - to expect, to anticipate
時代 /shí dài/ A2	noun - era, epoch
競技 /jìng jì/ C1	noun - competition, contest
分開 /fēn kāi/ A2	verb - to separate, to part
相愛 /xiāng ài/ B1	verb - to love each other
花蕊 /huā ruǐ/ B2	noun - flower stamen
戀愛 /liàn ài/ B1	noun - love affair, romantic love
溫馨 /wēn xīn/ B1	adjective - warm, tender
小徑 /xiǎo jìng/ B2	noun - pathway, trail
歌聲 /gē shēng/ A2	noun - singing voice
感動 /gǎn dòng/ B1	adjective - touching, moving
友情 /yǒu qíng/ A2	noun - friendship
悲哀 /bēi āi/ B2	adjective - sad, sorrowful
眷戀 /juàn liàn/ C1	verb - to be sentimentally attached to; to yearn for
拆卸 /chāi xiè/ C1	verb - to dismantle, to demolish
青苔 /qīng tái/ B2	noun - moss

Key Grammar Structures

• 還記得櫻花正開

  ➔ The use of the verb phrase '還記得' (still remember) + object + complement indicates ongoing or nostalgic remembrance.

  ➔ '還記得' means 'still remember', emphasizing that the memory is persistent or nostalgic.

• 曾分開 曾相愛

  ➔ The word '曾' is used as a marker indicating that an action or state occurred in the past at some point.

  ➔ '曾' means 'once' or 'did in the past', emphasizing that the actions of separation and love happened at some point in the past.

• 如有天置地門外

  ➔ Conditional phrase '如有' (if there is/are) used to introduce hypothetical or potential situations.

  ➔ '如有' means 'if there is/are', used here to introduce a hypothetical scenario about places and events outside the present.

• 走得多麼快

  ➔ The phrase '多麼快' (how fast) is used as an adverbial expression to intensify the degree of speed.

  ➔ '多麼快' functions as an adverbial phrase meaning 'how fast', emphasizing the rapidity of the action.

• 一臉 憼憧

  ➔ The structure '一臉' (a face with) + emotion or expression indicates the facial expression revealing a particular feeling.

  ➔ '一臉' means 'a face with' and is used to describe a facial expression that conveys a certain emotion or feeling.

• 花蕊又跌下來

  ➔ The verb '跌下來' (fall down) indicates the action of something dropping, with '又' emphasizing recurrence or continuation.

  ➔ '跌下來' means 'fall down', and '又' emphasizes that the action happens repeatedly or is ongoing.