幸福額度 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蘇打綠
• Album: 你在煩惱什麼

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Mandarin and the poetry of emotion with Sodagreen's "幸福額度". This song is a beautiful entry point for language learners, with its clear, emotive vocals and thought-provoking lyrics that use rich metaphors and historical allusions. Exploring this song can help you understand not just the language, but also cultural perspectives on happiness and love, making your learning journey both meaningful and melodious.

[English]

Listen, what do you choose for your current relationship?

Is it based on the weather's mood or body temperature?

Happiness won't be like Newton, where one apple leads to knowledge.

So, should you hate not being able to have that person?

Listen, what do you want from your life now?

A luxury car when you go out or just go with the flow?

Happiness might be like Zhuge Liang, visiting three times but still not succeeding.

So, should you discard what you can't achieve?

Or perhaps, it's impossible to ever get a perfect score.

You say why.

Love makes loneliness feel eternal.

And why?

Love is like a passerby, indifferent and unbothered.

Oh why, love?

It seems to never get close to the soul.

Listen, is the atmosphere in your memories warm or cold?

Is it like a lonely flower, or a kite?

Perhaps it's like Columbus, lighting countless lamps at the wrong point.

So, do you still want to try again and hold on?

Or perhaps, because of the pain that once existed, you sink.

You say why.

Love makes loneliness feel eternal.

And why?

Love is like a passerby, indifferent and unbothered.

Oh why, love?

It seems to never get close to the soul.

How can it be, how can it be?

Together and apart, light and shadow cool down and warm up again.

Remembering and forgetting, tears shallow and then deepen.

All beauty seems to flow away, never turning back.

Yet the rain falls in an unknown morning, pouring down.

You say why.

Oh, loneliness feels eternal.

And why?

Like a passerby, indifferent and unbothered.

Oh why, love?

Not close to the soul.

I say why.

Love fills you with questions.

And why?

Love always leaves you with nothing.

Oh why, why?

Love only needs to be built on a kiss.

How can it be, how can it be, how can it be, how can it be?

...

How can it be?

...

[Chinese]

Listen 你現在的感情 從何選擇

看天氣的臉色 還是體溫

幸福不會是牛頓 一顆蘋果成學問

所以 得不到那個人是否該恨

Listen 你現在的人生 要什麼呢

出門要豪華車 或隨緣分

幸福或許是諸葛 三顧也不見得成

所以 達不到你要的是否該扔

又或者 永遠是不可能滿分

You say why

愛讓寂寞像永恆

And why

愛像過客不聞不問

Oh why 愛

似乎總不貼近靈魂

Listen 回憶裡的氣氛 是熱是冷

孤芳得像天鵝 還是風箏

或許就像哥倫布 錯誤點起萬盞燈

所以 是不是還想要再試再撐

又或者 因為曾有的疼沉淪

You say why

愛讓寂寞像永恆

And why

愛像過客不聞不問

Oh why 愛

似乎總不貼近靈魂

怎麼能 怎麼能

相聚分離 光影涼了又溫

想起忘記 眼淚淺了又深

凡美麗總像是流水逝去不會轉過身

雨水卻在不知名的清晨紛紛

You say why

Oh 寂寞像永恆

And why

像過客不聞不問

Oh why 愛

不貼近靈魂

I say why

愛讓你充滿疑問

And why

愛總讓你一點不剩

Oh why why

愛只需建立在一個吻

怎麼能 怎麼能 怎麼能 怎麼能

怎麼能

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 /ɡǎn qínɡ/ B1	noun - emotion, feeling
選擇 /xuǎn zé/ B1	verb - to choose, to select noun - choice, selection
臉色 /liǎn sè/ B1	noun - complexion, facial expression
體溫 /tǐ wēn/ A2	noun - body temperature
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	adjective - happy, blessed noun - happiness
蘋果 /píng guǒ/ A1	noun - apple
學問 /xué wèn/ B2	noun - knowledge, learning, scholarship
人生 /rén shēng/ A2	noun - life
豪華 /háo huá/ B2	adjective - luxurious, extravagant
隨緣 /suí yuán/ C1	verb - to let things take their course, to go with the flow
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
永恆 /yǒng héng/ B2	adjective - eternal, perpetual
靈魂 /líng hún/ B2	noun - soul, spirit
回憶 /huí yì/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
氣氛 /qì fēn/ A2	noun - atmosphere, ambience
孤芳 /gū fāng/ C1	adjective - self-admiring, aloof
天鵝 /tiān é/ B1	noun - swan
風箏 /fēng zhēng/ A2	noun - kite
光影 /guāng yǐng/ B2	noun - light and shadow
眼淚 /yǎn lèi/ A1	noun - tears

Key Grammar Structures

• 你現在的感情 從何選擇

  ➔ Use of '的' to form nominal modifiers (possessive or descriptive).

  ➔ '的' functions to link noun phrases to adjectives or other nouns, creating a descriptive or possessive phrase.

• 幸福不會是牛頓 一顆蘋果成學問

  ➔ Use of '不會' to express future negation (won't).

  ➔ '不會' indicates that something will not happen or be in the future.

• 所以 得不到那個人是否該恨

  ➔ Use of '是否' to form a yes-no question or to indicate uncertainty.

  ➔ '是否' combines to form questions that ask about a specific possibility or choice.

• 愛讓寂寞像永恆

  ➔ Use of '讓' to mean 'to make' or 'to allow'.

  ➔ '讓' introduces the cause or agent that induces a particular state or effect.

• 想起忘記 眼淚淺了又深

  ➔ Use of '又' to mean 'again', 'secondly', or to connect two related actions or states.

  ➔ '又' connects two related ideas or actions, emphasizing their repetition or simultaneous occurrence.

• 怎麼能 怎麼能 怎麼能 怎麼能

  ➔ Repetition of '怎麼能' for emphasis, expressing disbelief or strong emotion.

  ➔ Repetition is used to emphasize the speaker's disbelief or emotional intensity regarding a situation.