一萬小時 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 宇宙人
• Album: 第三張全創作專輯『一萬小時10,000 HOURS』

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can feel like it takes 10,000 hours, but Cosmos People's song makes the journey beautiful. Through its poetic and romantic lyrics, you can learn Mandarin vocabulary for expressing deep love and devotion. The song is special for its clever twist on the theme of perseverance, using it to explore the infinite and sometimes humorous nature of love, making it a perfect, heartwarming companion for your language studies.

[English]

How long does it take for flat land to build a mountain?

How long does it take for the coast to accumulate a beach?

How can a love song measure the romance of our first meeting?

A single embrace can measure the warmth we can give each other.

I want to become your tree, kissing your face with my leaves.

Let the soil drink your tears, let me absorb it all.

I want to fly with you, crossing from glaciers to the grasslands.

Let me complete a world with you; ten thousand hours is just a starting point.

How much time has passed as we entered a parallel world?

How long did it take for us to finally say sorry?

A love song can only measure the romance of our first meeting.

In an instant, we evolved into the hardest to leave other half.

...

I want to become your tree, kissing your face with my leaves.

Let the soil drink your tears, let me absorb it all.

I want to fly with you, crossing from glaciers to the grasslands.

Let me complete a world with you; ten thousand hours is just a starting point.

...

I want to become your tree, kissing your face with my leaves.

Let the soil drink your tears, let me absorb it all.

I want to fly with you, crossing from glaciers to the grasslands.

Let me complete a world with you; ten thousand hours is just a starting point.

...

A world without you has become the end.

...

[Chinese]

需要多久的時間 平地才能搭起一座山

需要多久的時間 海岸才能堆積出沙灘

一首情歌 怎能計算當初相識的浪漫

一個擁抱 卻能衡量彼此能給的溫暖

我要變成你的樹 用葉子親吻你的臉

讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚 讓我吸收這一切

我要帶著妳飛翔 從冰河穿越道草原

讓我完成有你的世界 一萬小時只是個起點

過了多久的時間 我們走入了平行世界

用了多久的時間 我們終於開口說抱歉

一首情歌 只能計算當初相識的浪漫

一瞬之間 我們進化成最難離開的另一半

我要變成你的樹 用葉子親吻你的臉

讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚 讓我吸收這一切

我要帶著妳飛翔 從冰河穿越到草原

讓我完成有你的世界 一萬小時只是個起點

我要變成你的樹 用葉子親吻你的臉

讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚 讓我吸收這一切

我要帶著妳飛翔 從冰河穿越道草原

讓我完成有你的世界 一萬小時只是個起點

沒有你的世界 變成了終點

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時間 (shíjiān) /ʂʐˈʅt͡ɕjɛn/ A1	noun - time
山 (shān) /ʂán/ A1	noun - mountain
海 (hǎi) /xǎi/ A1	noun - sea
情歌 (qínggē) /t͡ɕʰǐŋɡɤ/ B1	noun - love song
擁抱 (yōngbào) /jʊŋbɑʊ̯/ B1	noun - hug verb - to hug
樹 (shù) /ʂù/ A1	noun - tree
葉子 (yèzi) /jɛ̂tsɨ/ A2	noun - leaf
親吻 (qīnwěn) /t͡ɕʰínwə̀n/ B2	verb - to kiss
土壤 (tǔrǎng) /tʰùɻɑŋ/ B1	noun - soil
眼淚 (yǎnlèi) /jɛ̀nleɪ/ A2	noun - tears
飛翔 (fēixiáng) /féiɕi̯ɑ̌ŋ/ B2	verb - to fly
冰河 (bīnghé) /biŋxɤ/ B1	noun - glacier
草原 (cǎoyuán) /tsʰɑʊ̯jɥɛ̌n/ B1	noun - grassland
世界 (shìjiè) /ʂɻ̩ t͡ɕjɛ/ A1	noun - world
起點 (qǐdiǎn) /t͡ɕʰǐtjɛ̀n/ B1	noun - starting point
平行 (píngxíng) /pʰǐŋɕǐŋ/ B2	adjective - parallel
進化 (jìnhuà) /t͡ɕìn xu̯a/ B2	verb - to evolve
終點 (zhōngdiǎn) /t͡ʂʊŋtjɛ̀n/ B1	noun - end point

Key Grammar Structures

• 需要多久的時間

  ➔ Use of 需要 + duration noun to express 'how long it takes.'

  ➔ '需要' means 'to need' or 'requires,' and is combined with a time period to indicate duration.

• 一首情歌

  ➔ Use of 一 + measure word + noun to indicate 'a' / 'one' (e.g., 一首情歌).

  ➔ '一' means 'one,' and combined with a measure word indicates a singular item, such as a song.

• 用葉子親吻你的臉

  ➔ Use of 用 + object + verb to indicate 'use this object to do something.'

  ➔ '用' means 'to use,' and is followed by an object and a verb to show the means of action.

• 讓土壤喝乾你的眼淚

  ➔ Use of 讓 + object + verb to express 'let' or 'allow' someone to do something.

  ➔ '讓' means 'let' or 'allow,' causing the subject to perform the action or making something happen.

• 讓我吸收這一切

  ➔ Same as above, 讓 + me + verb to mean 'let me' or 'allow me to.'

  ➔ '讓' with pronoun + verb expresses permission or causation, such as 'let me do something.'

• 沒有你的世界 變成了終點

  ➔ Use of 沒有 + noun to mean 'without' or 'not having' + result clause.

  ➔ '沒有' means 'not have' or 'without,' used to describe absence leading to a result.