Jolin Tsai 蔡依林
第二性 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:40
纯粹 绝对
Pure, absolute
无所不在
Ever-present
任何事的基础
The foundation of all things
如果 因为
If only, because
你是绽放
You are the bloom
我就是瞬间
I am the moment
写给0 写给无限
Written for zero, written for infinity
我是1 美丽孤单的个体
I am one, a beautiful lonely being
你是0 也是无限
You are zero, and also infinite
淋漓尽致
In all its glory
超越无聊的完美
Beyond the boredom of perfection
不需要完美
No need for perfection
不需要防备
No need for defenses
活得纯粹
Living purely
写给0 也写给无限
Written for zero, also for infinity
我是1 不是孤单的个体
I am one, not a lonely entity
写给模仿 也写给遗失
Written for imitation, also for the lost
我是真实 最遥远的尽头
I am real, the farthest end
不需完美
No need for perfection
不需防备
No need for defenses
欢迎追随
Welcome to follow
写给0 也写给无限
Written for 0, also written for infinity
我是1 美丽孤单的个体
I am 1, a beautiful, lonely being
写给模仿 也写给遗失
Written for imitation, also written for what is lost
我是真实 最遥远的尽头
I am the real, the farthest end
不需要完美
No need for perfection
如果你不是你
If you're not you
你想成为谁
Who do you want to become
写给0 也写给无限
Written for 0, also written for infinity
我是1 美丽孤单的个体
I am 1, a beautiful, lonely being
你是0 也是无限
You are zero, yet infinite
淋漓尽致 超越无聊的完美
Vividly and thoroughly, transcending the boredom of perfection
不需要完美
No need for perfection
不需要防备
No need for defenses
活得纯粹
Live purely
不需要完美
No need for perfection
不需要防备
No need for defenses
如果你不是你
If you are not you
你想成为谁
Who do you want to be?
不需要完美
No need for perfection
不需要防备
No need for defenses
如果你不是你
If you are not yourself
那会是谁
Then who would that be?
你会是谁
Who will you be?
Key vocabulary
- 纯粹chún cuì
- pure7
- 绝对jué duì
- absolute3
- 无所不在wú suǒ bù zài
- ubiquitous
- 任何rèn hé
- any3
- 事shì
- matter1
- 基础jīchǔ
- foundation3
- 你是nǐ shì
- you are
- 绽zhàn
- bloom
- 放fàng
- release
- 就是jiù shì
- is3
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About this song
Jolin Tsai is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress in the C-Pop and dance-pop genres. She is known for her influential role in Greater China’s popular music and for continually reinventing her sound and visuals.