知足 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Mandarin through 五月天's “知足”, a heartfelt ballad that teaches the value of contentment and finding joy in simplicity. Explore the rich emotions and life lessons embedded in its poetic lyrics.

[English]

Mayday - Contentment

Lyrics and music: Ashin. Arranged and produced by Mayday.

Director: Chen Yuming, Southern Film & TV

How can I possess a rainbow?

How can I embrace a summer's breeze?

Stars in the sky, people below smiling

Always unable to understand, never feeling truly enough

If I fall in love with your smile

How do I treasure it? How do I possess it?

If your happiness isn't for me

Could letting go actually be true possession?

When a breeze blows, the kite soars into the sky

Praying for you, blessing you, feeling moved

Finally, your figure disappears at the edge of the crowd

Only then do I realize that crying while smiling is the deepest pain

That day, you and I on that hill

Singing like that, the songs of that year

Such memories, so enough

Enough for me to taste loneliness every day

When a breeze blows, the kite rises into the sky

Praying for you, blessing you, feeling moved

Finally, your figure disappears at the edge of the crowd

Only then do I realize that crying while smiling hurts the most

When a breeze blows, the kite soars into the sky

Praying for you, blessing you, feeling moved

Finally, your figure disappears at the edge of the crowd

Only then do I realize that crying while smiling is the deepest pain

If I fall in love with your smile

How do I cherish it? How do I possess it?

If your happiness isn't for me anymore

Could letting go actually be the real way to hold on?

Contented happiness makes me endure heartache

Contented happiness makes me endure heartache

[Chinese]

五月天-知足

词曲: 阿信 编曲,制作: 五月天

导演-陈裕明南方影视

怎么去拥有 一道彩虹

怎么去拥抱 一夏天的风

天上的星星 笑地上的人

总是不能懂 不能觉得足够

如果我爱上 你的笑容

要怎么收藏?要怎么拥有?

如果你快乐 不是为我

会不会放手 其实才是拥有

当一阵风吹来 风筝飞上天空

为了你而祈祷 而祝福 而感动

终于你身影 消失在人海尽头

才发现 笑着哭 最痛

那天你和我 那个山丘

那样的唱着 那一年的歌

那样的回忆 那么足够

足够我天天 都品尝着寂寞

当一阵风吹来 风筝飞上天空

为了你而祈祷 而祝福 而感动

终于你身影 消失在人海尽头

才发现 笑着哭 最痛

当一阵风吹来 风筝飞上天空

为了你而祈祷 而祝福 而感动

终于你身影 消失在人海尽头

才发现 笑着哭 最痛

如果我爱上 你的笑容

要怎么收藏 要怎么拥有

如果你快乐 再不是为我

会不会放手 其实才是拥有?

知足的快乐 叫我忍受心痛

知足的快乐 叫我忍受心痛

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
拥有 /yǒng yǒu/ B1	verb - to possess or have
快乐 /kuài lè/ A2	adjective - happy or joyful
风 /fēng/ A1	noun - wind
星星 /xīng xing/ A1	noun - star
笑容 /xiào róng/ B1	noun - smile
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain
回忆 /huí yì/ B1	noun - memory or recollection
风筝 /fēng zhēng/ B2	noun - kite
祈祷 /qí dǎo/ B2	verb - to pray
祝福 /zhù fú/ B2	verb - to bless
消失 /xiāo shī/ B1	verb - to disappear
品尝 /pǐn cháng/ B2	verb - to taste or sample
山丘 /shān qiū/ B1	noun - hill
足够 /zú gòu/ B1	adjective - enough or sufficient
忍受 /rěn shòu/ B2	verb - to endure or tolerate