床邊故事 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周杰倫
• Album: 周杰倫的床邊故事

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

從前從前有隻貓頭鷹 牠站在屋頂

Once upon a time, there was an owl standing on the roof

屋頂後面一遍森林 森林很安靜

Behind the roof, there was a quiet forest

安靜的鋼琴在大廳 閣樓裡 仔細聽

In the hall, a quiet piano, listen closely in the attic

仔細聽 叮叮叮 什麼聲音

Listen closely, ding ding ding, what sound is that?

乖乖睡 不要怕 聽我說

Sleep tight, don’t be afraid, listen to me

乖乖睡 醒來就 吃蘋果

Sleep tight, when you wake up, eat an apple

不睡覺 的時候 有傳說

When you’re not sleeping, there are legends

會有人 咬你的 小指頭

Someone might bite your little finger

這故事 繼續翻頁 再翻頁

This story continues to turn the page, turn the page again

你繼續 不想睡 我卻想睡

You keep not wanting to sleep, but I want to sleep

然後我準備 去打開衣櫃

Then I prepare to open the wardrobe

去看看 躲著誰 去看看 躲著誰

To see who’s hiding, to see who’s hiding

紙上的 城堡卡片 發光的 立體呈現

The castle card on the paper glows in 3D

奇幻的 床邊故事 動聽的 令人稱羨

A magical bedtime story, enchanting and enviable

場景瞬間變化 我接著又施展魔法

The scene changes instantly, I cast my magic again

活過來說話 準備開始吧

It comes alive and speaks, let’s get started

等天黑 一起倒數後關上燈

Wait for nightfall, let’s count down and turn off the lights

三二一 入夢境 的繽紛

Three, two, one, into the colorful dreamland

我們並 非正常人

We are not normal people

遊戲怎麼會 照劇本 Oh

How could the game follow the script, oh

天黑 一起來關上燈

When it gets dark, let’s turn off the lights together

三二一 進自由 的靈魂

Three, two, one, into the free soul

Oh oh oh oh oh~ Come on~

Oh oh oh oh oh~ Come on~

再回童年 敲敲門

Back to childhood, knock knock on the door

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滴噠滴噠突然開始擺動

Tick tock, suddenly starts to sway

牆上老掛鐘古董油畫 出現詭異的笑容

The old wall clock and antique oil painting show a strange smile

好的巫婆壞掉的蘋果 願望要跟誰說

Good witch, bad apple, who should I tell my wish to?

旋轉的 八音盒 我豎起 耳朵聽

The spinning music box, I perk up my ears to listen

這不會 是一場 夢

This can’t be a dream

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Oh 夢~ 一下子瞬間跳躍

Oh dream~ In an instant, it leaps

我翻閱下個世界

I flip through the next world

滿滿都是蝴蝶

It’s full of butterflies

(森林滿滿蝴蝶

(The forest is full of butterflies

窗外紛飛著雪

Snow is fluttering outside the window

一覺醒來旁邊躺著是誰)

When I wake up from a deep sleep, who is lying next to me?)

這故事 繼續翻頁 再翻頁

This story continues to turn the page, turn the page again

你繼續 不想睡 我卻想睡

You keep not wanting to sleep, but I want to sleep

然後我準備 去打開衣櫃

Then I prepare to open the wardrobe

去看看 躲著誰 去看看 躲著誰

To see who’s hiding, to see who’s hiding

紙上的 城堡卡片 發光的 立體呈現

The castle card on the paper glows in 3D

奇幻的 床邊故事 動聽的 令人稱羨

A magical bedtime story, enchanting and enviable

場景瞬間變化 我接著又施展魔法

The scene changes instantly, I cast my magic again

活過來說話 準備開始吧

It comes alive and speaks, let’s get started

等天黑 一起倒數後關上燈

Wait for nightfall, let’s count down and turn off the lights

三二一 入夢境 的繽紛

Three, two, one, into the colorful dreamland

我們並 非正常人

We are not normal people

遊戲怎麼會 照劇本 Oh

How could the game follow the script, oh

天黑 一起來關上燈

When it gets dark, let’s turn off the lights together

三二一 進自由 的靈魂

Three, two, one, into the free soul

Oh oh oh oh oh~ Come on~

Oh oh oh oh oh~ Come on~

再回童年 敲敲門

Back to childhood, knock knock on the door

乖乖睡啊 不要害怕

Sleep tight, don’t be afraid

乖乖睡醒來就吃蘋果啊

Sleep tight, when you wake up, eat an apple

不睡覺啊 有傳說啊

When you’re not sleeping, there are legends

會有人咬你的小指頭啊

Someone might bite your little finger

等天黑 一起倒數後關上燈

Wait for nightfall, let’s count down and turn off the lights

三二一 入夢境 的繽紛

Three, two, one, into the colorful dreamland

我們並 非正常人

We are not normal people

遊戲怎麼會 照劇本 Oh

How could the game follow the script, oh

天黑 一起來關上燈

When it gets dark, let’s turn off the lights together

三二一 進自由 的靈魂

Three, two, one, into the free soul

Oh oh oh oh oh~ Come on~

Oh oh oh oh oh~ Come on~

再回童年 敲敲門

Back to childhood, knock knock on the door

...

...

再回童年 敲敲門

Back to childhood, knock knock on the door

...

...

再回童年 敲敲門

Back to childhood, knock knock on the door

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
睡 /ʃuì/ A1	verb - to sleep
聽 /tīng/ A1	verb - to listen
說 /ʃuō/ A1	verb - to say, to speak
蘋果 /píng guǒ/ A1	noun - apple
故事 /ɡù shì/ A2	noun - story
咬 /yǎo/ A2	verb - to bite
夢 /mèng/ B1	noun - dream verb - to dream
打開 /dǎ kāi/ B1	verb - to open
躲 /duǒ/ B1	verb - to hide
城堡 /chéng bǎo/ B1	noun - castle
發光 /fā guāng/ B1	verb - to shine, to glow
魔法 /mó fǎ/ B2	noun - magic
繽紛 /bīn fēn/ B2	adjective - colorful, vibrant
童年 /tóng nián/ B2	noun - childhood
古董 /gǔ dǒng/ B2	noun - antique
詭異 /guǐ yì/ C1	adjective - weird, eerie

Key Grammar Structures

• 有傳說會有人咬你的小指頭

  ➔ Use of the verb '會' to indicate possibility or certain occurrence

  ➔ '会' expresses future possibility or certainty

• 再翻頁

  ➔ Use of '再' + verb to indicate repeated action or doing something again

  ➔ '再' functions as an adverb meaning 'again' or 're-'

• 等天黑 一起倒數後關上燈

  ➔ Use of '等' to mean 'wait until' or 'until', followed by a clause

  ➔ '等' is a conjunction meaning 'wait until' or 'until the time that'

• 我們並 非正常人

  ➔ Use of '並非' to express negation with emphasis, meaning 'not at all' or 'definitely not'

  ➔ '並非' emphasizes that the statement is clearly false or negates strongly

• 我接著又施展魔法

  ➔ Use of '又' with a verb to indicate 'again' or 'also', showing continuation

  ➔ '又' signifies 'again' or 'also', indicating that the action is repeated or continues

• 活過來說話

  ➔ Use of '活過來' to describe the action of coming back to life or becoming lively again, often idiomatic

  ➔ '活過來' means to come back to life or become lively again, often idiomatic in expression