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妈妈说 – Khalil Fong 方大同

Khalil Fong 方大同

妈妈说 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Intermediate
Released
2012
Genre
Pop
Length
4:08
  1. 妈妈说 生活别太执著

    Mom says, don't cling too tightly to life,

  2. 也别太执著 不要执著

    And don't hold on too fiercely, just let go.

  3. 妈妈说 最重要会吃苦

    Mom says, the key is enduring the pain,

  4. 也要学会知足

    And learning to appreciate what you have.

  5. 妈妈的 题目 我早记住

    I've memorized Mom's lessons long ago,

  6. 有时候请不 倾慕 进步 行不行

    Sometimes it's tough, is progress really a thing?

  7. 有时候辛苦 近乎 幸福 信不信

    Sometimes hard work feels like true happiness, believe it or not.

  8. 有时候停步 领悟 清楚 听一听

    Sometimes pausing brings clarity, just listen closely.

  1. 这就是妈妈的圣经

    This is the holy scripture from my mom.

  2. 曾经我想做却做不到 怎么实行?

    Once I dreamed of things I couldn't achieve, how to make it real?

  3. 孩子说 是否因为在乎

    The child asks, is it because I care

  4. 才执著我的行为态度

    That I cling to my actions and my attitude?

  5. 孩子说 是否永不满足

    The child asks, is it never enough?

  6. 是对完美贪图

    Is it a craving for perfection?

  7. 妈妈的 题目 太高难度

    Mom's standards are too tough to handle.

  8. 有时候请不 倾慕 进步 行不行

    Sometimes, please don't admire progress, is that okay?

  9. 有时候辛苦 近乎 幸福 信不信

    Sometimes it's hard, yet almost brings happiness, believe it or not.

  10. 有时候停步 领悟 清楚 听一听

    Sometimes I pause, gaining clarity, just listen.

  11. 这就是妈妈的圣经

    This is Mom's sacred scripture.

  12. 曾经我想做却做不到 怎么实行?

    Once I wanted to do it, but couldn't, how to make it happen?

  13. 听妈妈说

    Listen to what Mama said

  14. 听妈妈说

    Listen to what Mama said

Key vocabulary

就是jiù shì
is3
做zuò
do1
听tīng
listen1
妈妈mā ma
mom1
辛苦xīn kǔ
hardship4
执zhí
hold
著zhù
ongoing
重要zhòng yào
important
吃苦chī kǔ
suffer7
也要yě yào
also

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About this song

Khalil Fong 方大同 was a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and producer who made multilingual soul-pop. He emerged in 2005 with Soul Boy and gained international recognition with Journey to the West, winning a Golden Melody award for Best Male Artist.

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妈妈说

妈mā妈ma说shuō 生shēng活huó别bié太tài执zhí著zhuó

Mom says, don't cling too tightly to life,

也yě别bié太tài执zhí著zhuó 不bú要yào执zhí著zhuó

And don't hold on too fiercely, just let go.

妈mā妈ma说shuō 最zuì重zhòng要yào会huì吃chī苦kǔ

Mom says, the key is enduring the pain,

也yě要yào学xué会huì知zhī足zú

And learning to appreciate what you have.

妈mā妈ma的de 题tí目mù 我wǒ早zǎo记jì住zhù

I've memorized Mom's lessons long ago,

有yǒu时shí候hòu请qǐng不bù 倾qīng慕mù 进jìn步bù 行xíng不bù行xíng

Sometimes it's tough, is progress really a thing?

有yǒu时shí候hòu辛xīn苦kǔ 近jìn乎hū 幸xìng福fú 信xìn不bu信xìn

Sometimes hard work feels like true happiness, believe it or not.

有yǒu时shí候hòu停tíng步bù 领lǐng悟wù 清qīng楚chǔ 听tīng一yi听tīng

Sometimes pausing brings clarity, just listen closely.

这zhè就jiù是shì妈mā妈ma的de圣shèng经jīng

This is the holy scripture from my mom.

曾céng经jīng我wǒ想xiǎng做zuò却què做zuò不bú到dào 怎zěn么me实shí行xíng?

Once I dreamed of things I couldn't achieve, how to make it real?

孩hái子zi说shuō 是shì否fǒu因yīn为wèi在zài乎hū

The child asks, is it because I care

才cái执zhí著zhuó我wǒ的de行xíng为wéi态tài度dù

That I cling to my actions and my attitude?

孩hái子zi说shuō 是shì否fǒu永yǒng不bù满mǎn足zú

The child asks, is it never enough?

是shì对duì完wán美měi贪tān图tú

Is it a craving for perfection?

妈mā妈ma的de 题tí目mù 太tài高gāo难nán度dù

Mom's standards are too tough to handle.

有yǒu时shí候hòu请qǐng不bù 倾qīng慕mù 进jìn步bù 行xíng不bù行xíng

Sometimes, please don't admire progress, is that okay?

有yǒu时shí候hòu辛xīn苦kǔ 近jìn乎hū 幸xìng福fú 信xìn不bu信xìn

Sometimes it's hard, yet almost brings happiness, believe it or not.

有yǒu时shí候hòu停tíng步bù 领lǐng悟wù 清qīng楚chǔ 听tīng一yi听tīng

Sometimes I pause, gaining clarity, just listen.

这zhè就jiù是shì妈mā妈ma的de圣shèng经jīng

This is Mom's sacred scripture.

曾céng经jīng我wǒ想xiǎng做zuò却què做zuò不bú到dào 怎zěn么me实shí行xíng?

Once I wanted to do it, but couldn't, how to make it happen?

听tīng妈mā妈ma说shuō

Listen to what Mama said

听tīng妈mā妈ma说shuō

Listen to what Mama said