Khalil Fong 方大同
妈妈说 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:08
妈妈说 生活别太执著
Mom says, don't cling too tightly to life,
也别太执著 不要执著
And don't hold on too fiercely, just let go.
妈妈说 最重要会吃苦
Mom says, the key is enduring the pain,
也要学会知足
And learning to appreciate what you have.
妈妈的 题目 我早记住
I've memorized Mom's lessons long ago,
有时候请不 倾慕 进步 行不行
Sometimes it's tough, is progress really a thing?
有时候辛苦 近乎 幸福 信不信
Sometimes hard work feels like true happiness, believe it or not.
有时候停步 领悟 清楚 听一听
Sometimes pausing brings clarity, just listen closely.
这就是妈妈的圣经
This is the holy scripture from my mom.
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?
孩子说 是否因为在乎
The child asks, is it because I care
才执著我的行为态度
That I cling to my actions and my attitude?
孩子说 是否永不满足
The child asks, is it never enough?
是对完美贪图
Is it a craving for perfection?
妈妈的 题目 太高难度
Mom's standards are too tough to handle.
有时候请不 倾慕 进步 行不行
Sometimes, please don't admire progress, is that okay?
有时候辛苦 近乎 幸福 信不信
Sometimes it's hard, yet almost brings happiness, believe it or not.
有时候停步 领悟 清楚 听一听
Sometimes I pause, gaining clarity, just listen.
这就是妈妈的圣经
This is Mom's sacred scripture.
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?
听妈妈说
Listen to what Mama said
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
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.