最近 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Sam Lee

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the Mandarin language through Sam Lee's poignant song, '最近' (Recently). This song provides an opportunity to learn how to express feelings of confusion, loneliness, and heartache. Experience the emotional depth of the lyrics and improve your understanding of Mandarin vocabulary related to relationships and emotions.

[English]

Recently, Sam Lee

Words and music by Tan Chih-Hua

Directed by Kim Jwa

Lately, you haven't been talking

What's wrong? Why?

Is there something making you unhappy?

I heard you've been feeling lonely lately

Feeling a bit lost, a bit anxious

But I can't be right beside you

The things you want, I can't give you my all

What I can give isn't what you wish to have

We’re not made for each other, and we don’t want to give up

So many times, we hold each other wanting to cry

You often say all of this is just the beginning

I feel that everything has already ended long ago

I don't want to hold back anymore, don’t want to suffer anymore

Next time, there will be better love stories

Lately, you haven't been talking

What's wrong? Why?

Is there something making you unhappy?

I heard you've been feeling lonely lately

Feeling a bit lost, a bit anxious

But I can't be right beside you

The things you want, I can't give you my all

What I can give isn't what you wish to have

We’re not made for each other, and we don’t want to give up

So many times, we hold each other wanting to cry

You often say all of this is just the beginning

I feel that everything has already ended long ago

I don't want to hold back anymore, don’t want to suffer anymore

Next time, there will be better love stories

Love, yet I can't give you all of me

What I can give isn't what you wish to have

We’re not made for each other, and we don’t want to give up

So many times, we hold each other wanting to cry

You often say all of this is just the beginning

I feel that everything has already ended long ago

I don't want to hold back anymore, don’t want to suffer anymore

Next time, there will be better love stories

This time, we can both be very happy

[Chinese]

最近　李聖傑

詞曲　譚志華

導演　金卓

你最近不說話

怎麼了 為什麼

是不是有什麼事讓你不快樂

聽說你最近很孤單

有點亂 有點慌

可是我卻不能夠在你的身旁

你想要的 我卻不能夠給你我全部

我能給的 卻又不是你想要擁有的

我們不適合也不想認輸

好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭

你常解釋 這樣的一切都只是開始

我覺得是 所有的一切早就已結束

不想再約束不要再痛苦

下一次會有更好的情路

你最近不說話

怎麼了 為什麼

是不是有什麼事讓你不快樂

聽說你最近很孤單

有點亂 有點慌

可是我卻不能夠在你的身旁

你想要的 我卻不能夠給你我全部

我能給的 卻又不是你想要擁有的

我們不適合也不想認輸

好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭

你常解釋 這樣的一切都只是開始

我覺得是 所有的一切早就已結束

不想再約束不要再痛苦

下一次會有更好的情路

愛 我卻不能夠給你我全部

我能給的 卻又不是你想要擁有的

我們不適合也不想認輸

好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭

你常解釋 這樣的一切都只是開始

我覺得是 所有的一切早就已結束

不想再約束不要再痛苦

下一次會有更好的情路

這一次我們都能很幸福

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
最近 (zuìjìn) /tsweɪˈdʒɪn/ A2	noun - recently, lately
說話 (shuōhuà) /ʃwoʊˈxwɑ/ A1	verb - to speak, to talk
快樂 (kuàilè) /kʰwaɪˈlə/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
孤單 (gūdān) /kuˈdɑn/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
亂 (luàn) /lwan/ B1	adjective - messy, chaotic, disordered
慌 (huāng) /xwɑŋ/ B2	adjective - flustered, panicked
身旁 (shēn páng) /ʃən pʰɑŋ/ B1	noun - beside, at one's side
想要 (xiǎngyào) /ɕjɑŋ jɑʊ/ A2	verb - to want, to desire
擁有 (yǒngyǒu) /joŋ joʊ/ B2	verb - to possess, to have
適合 (shìhé) /ʃɚ hɚ/ B1	adjective - suitable, fitting
認輸 (rènshū) /ʐən ʃu/ B2	verb - to admit defeat, to give up
抱 (bào) /baʊ/ A2	verb - to hug, to embrace
哭 (kū) /ku/ A1	verb - to cry
解釋 (jiěshì) /dʒjɛ ʃɚ/ B1	verb - to explain, to interpret
結束 (jiéshù) /dʒjɛ ʃu/ B1	verb - to end, to finish
約束 (yuēshù) /ywɛ ʃu/ B2	verb - to restrict, to restrain, to promise
痛苦 (tòngkǔ) /tʰʊŋ kʰu/ B1	adjective - painful, suffering
幸福 (xìngfú) /ɕɪŋ fu/ A2	adjective - happy, blessed

Key Grammar Structures

• 你最近不說話

  ➔ Use of the adverb "最近" (recently) combined with the negative form "不說話" (not speak) to describe an ongoing state.

  ➔ The phrase "不說話" uses the negative particle "不" followed by the verb "說話" (to speak), emphasizing the current silence or withdrawal.

• 是不是有什麼事讓你不快樂

  ➔ Use of the structure "是不是有什麼事" (is there something) to inquire about a situation, often expressing concern or curiosity.

  ➔ The phrase "有什麼事" (there is something) functions as a noun phrase meaning "something" or "something going on," with "讓你不快樂" indicating "making you unhappy."

• 你想要的 我卻不能夠給你我全部

  ➔ Expression of desire "你想要的" followed by a contrastive clause "我卻不能夠給你我全部," using "卻" to denote concession or unexpectedness.

  ➔ The phrase "我卻不能夠給你我全部" uses "卻" as a contrastive conjunction meaning "however," indicating a contradiction between desire and ability.

• 我們不適合也不想認輸

  ➔ Use of "不適合" (not suitable) and "不想" (not want) to express rejection or incompatibility, combined with "也" to link two negative ideas.

  ➔ The phrase "不適合也不想認輸" combines "不適合" and "不想" with "也," meaning "not suitable" and "do not want," with the conjunction "也" linking two negatives.

• 好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭

  ➔ Use of "好幾次" (many times) to indicate frequency, and "抱著彼此" (embracing each other) to describe mutual action with "都是想要哭" expressing shared emotional intention.

  ➔ The phrase "好幾次我們抱著彼此都是想要哭" shows repeated instances "好幾次" of mutual comfort, with "都是想要哭" indicating shared emotional distress.