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千纸鹤 – Khalil Fong 方大同

Khalil Fong 方大同

千纸鹤 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2012
Genre
Pop
Length
4:07
  1. 咖啡 再续杯 回想 这一切好多

    Coffee, another cup, recalling all these moments

  2. 的细节 譬如妳嘟嘴 微笑的离别

    The little details, like your pout and the smile of goodbye

  3. 窗外 的世界 霓虹 在交会

    The world outside, neon lights intertwining

  4. 缤纷 整条街 我安静了解 没妳的感觉

    Colorful, the whole street, I quietly understand the feeling without you

  5. 纸鹤 妳温柔对折 如爵士乐般随性的快乐

    Paper cranes, you gently fold them, joy flowing like jazz, carefree

  6. 此刻 水清澈 远方的麦田金黄色

    At this moment, the water is clear, fields of wheat golden afar

  7. 千纸鹤 故事还温热 随性的 我们唱起歌

    A thousand paper cranes, the story still warm, we sing spontaneously

  8. 我走过 牧笛声轻吹著 那爱情走到这 微笑不争了

    I walk past, the soft sound of shepherd flutes, love has come to this point, smiles no longer striving

  1. Oh 山水泼墨的感觉 一页 彩蝶前世的感觉

    Oh, the feeling of ink-washed mountains and waters, a page from the previous life of butterflies

  2. 一页 红尘几世的轮回 再写 今生缘份还是倾斜

    A page of earthly cycles through many lifetimes, rewriting this life’s fate still tilts

  3. 时间 若倒退 再次 给机会

    Time, if it could turn back, would give us another chance.

  4. 理由 怎么给 妳一句不爱了 以为就解决

    How could I tell you that I no longer love you, thinking it would solve everything?

  5. 空了 的香水 干掉 的玫瑰

    The empty perfume, the withered rose.

  6. 问了 一整夜 妳慵懒撒野 说解释很累

    I asked all night, you lazily ran wild, saying explaining is tiring.

  7. 纸鹤 妳温柔对折 如爵士乐般随性的快乐

    The paper crane, you gently fold it, like jazz, carefree joy.

  8. 或许 让妳离去 只是换个方式 爱妳

    Perhaps letting you go is just another way of loving you.

  9. 千纸鹤 故事还温热 随性的 我们唱起歌

    A thousand paper cranes, the story still warm, we casually sing.

  10. 我走过 牧笛声轻吹著 那爱情走到这 微笑不争了

    I walked past, the shepherd's flute softly playing, that love has come to this, smiles no longer competing.

  11. Oh 山水泼墨的感觉 一页 彩蝶前世的感觉

    Oh, the feeling of ink splashed mountains and water, a page, the feeling of butterflies from past lives.

  12. 一页 红尘几世的轮回 再写 今生缘份还是倾斜

    A page, the cycles of several lifetimes in the mortal world, rewriting that in this life, fate still tilts.

  13. 妳的美游走在两个世代

    Your beauty wanders between two generations

  14. 两个不同美学那种年代在不在

    Do those two different aesthetics even exist?

  15. 两种不同期待 我终于明白

    Two kinds of expectations, I finally understand

  16. 妳爱不爱都意外 不应该等待等

    Whether you love or not comes as a surprise, we shouldn't wait

  17. 妳不爱 就是离开 就是不回来

    If you don't love, then just leave, and never return

  18. 台阶上整遍青苔蔓延到了斑驳的古墙

    On the steps, green moss spreads to the weathered old wall

  19. 太阳西晒 妳在等水面上的芙蓉花开

    The sun sets in the west, you're waiting for the lotus to bloom on the water

  20. 而我偏爱我们就处在这安静的状态

    And I prefer that we remain in this quiet state

  21. 千纸鹤 故事还温热(纸鹤 一千次快乐)

    A thousand paper cranes, the story is still warm (paper cranes, a thousand times happiness)

  22. 千纸鹤 是妳给的(纸鹤 一千次快乐 还爱著)

    A thousand paper cranes, it's a gift from you (paper cranes, a thousand times happiness, still in love)

  23. 妳做了选择爱情停格 我也决定割舍千纸鹤

    You chose to pause love, and I decided to let go of a thousand paper cranes.

  24. 故事还温热 随性的 我们唱起歌(千纸鹤)我走过 牧笛声轻吹著 那爱情走到这 微笑不争了(唱一千次的歌 凌空 飞过 的快乐)

    The story is still warm, casual as we sing (a thousand paper cranes) as I walk by, the sound of the pastoral flute gently blowing, that love has come this far, smiles no longer competing (singing a song a thousand times, joy flying through the air).

  25. Oh 山水泼墨的感觉 一页 彩蝶前世的感觉

    Oh, the feeling of ink splashed across mountains and rivers, a page, the sensation of colorful butterflies from a past life.

  26. 一页 红尘几世的轮回 再写 今生缘份还是倾斜

    A page, the cycles of many lifetimes in the mortal realm, rewriting, this life's fate still tilted.

Key vocabulary

微笑wēi xiào
smile5
玫瑰méi guī
rose5
偏爱piān ài
favor7
清澈qīng chè
clear7
若ruò
if7
譬如pìrú
for example7
泼pō
splash6
远方yuǎn fāng
distant6
一yī
one1
写xiě
write1

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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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千纸鹤

咖kā啡fēi 再zài续xù杯bēi 回huí想xiǎng 这zhè一yí切qiè好hǎo多duō

Coffee, another cup, recalling all these moments

的de细xì节jié 譬pì如rú妳nǐ嘟dū嘴zuǐ 微wēi笑xiào的de离lí别bié

The little details, like your pout and the smile of goodbye

窗chuāng外wài 的de世shì界jiè 霓ní虹hóng 在zài交jiāo会huì

The world outside, neon lights intertwining

缤bīn纷fēn 整zhěng条tiáo街jiē 我wǒ安ān静jìng了liǎo解jiě 没méi妳nǐ的de感gǎn觉jué

Colorful, the whole street, I quietly understand the feeling without you

纸zhǐ鹤hè 妳nǐ温wēn柔róu对duì折zhé 如rú爵jué士shì乐yuè般bān随suí性xìng的de快kuài乐lè

Paper cranes, you gently fold them, joy flowing like jazz, carefree

此cǐ刻kè 水shuǐ清qīng澈chè 远yuǎn方fāng的de麦mài田tián金jīn黄huáng色sè

At this moment, the water is clear, fields of wheat golden afar

千qiān纸zhǐ鹤hè 故gù事shì还hái温wēn热rè 随suí性xìng的de 我wǒ们men唱chàng起qǐ歌gē

A thousand paper cranes, the story still warm, we sing spontaneously

我wǒ走zǒu过guò 牧mù笛dí声shēng轻qīng吹chuī著zhù 那nà爱ài情qíng走zǒu到dào这zhè 微wēi笑xiào不bù争zhēng了le

I walk past, the soft sound of shepherd flutes, love has come to this point, smiles no longer striving

Oh 山shān水shuǐ泼pō墨mò的de感gǎn觉jué 一yí页yè 彩cǎi蝶dié前qián世shì的de感gǎn觉jué

Oh, the feeling of ink-washed mountains and waters, a page from the previous life of butterflies

一yí页yè 红hóng尘chén几jǐ世shì的de轮lún回huí 再zài写xiě 今jīn生shēng缘yuán份fèn还hái是shì倾qīng斜xié

A page of earthly cycles through many lifetimes, rewriting this life’s fate still tilts

时shí间jiān 若ruò倒dǎo退tuì 再zài次cì 给gěi机jī会huì

Time, if it could turn back, would give us another chance.

理lǐ由yóu 怎zěn么me给gěi 妳nǐ一yí句jù不bú爱ài了le 以yǐ为wéi就jiù解jiě决jué

How could I tell you that I no longer love you, thinking it would solve everything?

空kōng了le 的de香xiāng水shuǐ 干gàn掉diào 的de玫méi瑰guī

The empty perfume, the withered rose.

问wèn了le 一yì整zhěng夜yè 妳nǐ慵yōng懒lǎn撒sā野yě 说shuō解jiě释shì很hěn累lèi

I asked all night, you lazily ran wild, saying explaining is tiring.

纸zhǐ鹤hè 妳nǐ温wēn柔róu对duì折zhé 如rú爵jué士shì乐yuè般bān随suí性xìng的de快kuài乐lè

The paper crane, you gently fold it, like jazz, carefree joy.

或huò许xǔ 让ràng妳nǐ离lí去qù 只zhǐ是shì换huàn个gè方fāng式shì 爱ài妳nǐ

Perhaps letting you go is just another way of loving you.

千qiān纸zhǐ鹤hè 故gù事shì还hái温wēn热rè 随suí性xìng的de 我wǒ们men唱chàng起qǐ歌gē

A thousand paper cranes, the story still warm, we casually sing.

我wǒ走zǒu过guò 牧mù笛dí声shēng轻qīng吹chuī著zhù 那nà爱ài情qíng走zǒu到dào这zhè 微wēi笑xiào不bù争zhēng了le

I walked past, the shepherd's flute softly playing, that love has come to this, smiles no longer competing.

Oh 山shān水shuǐ泼pō墨mò的de感gǎn觉jué 一yí页yè 彩cǎi蝶dié前qián世shì的de感gǎn觉jué

Oh, the feeling of ink splashed mountains and water, a page, the feeling of butterflies from past lives.

一yí页yè 红hóng尘chén几jǐ世shì的de轮lún回huí 再zài写xiě 今jīn生shēng缘yuán份fèn还hái是shì倾qīng斜xié

A page, the cycles of several lifetimes in the mortal world, rewriting that in this life, fate still tilts.

妳nǐ的de美měi游yóu走zǒu在zài两liǎng个gè世shì代dài

Your beauty wanders between two generations

两liǎng个gè不bù同tóng美měi学xué那nà种zhǒng年nián代dài在zài不bu在zài

Do those two different aesthetics even exist?

两liǎng种zhǒng不bù同tóng期qī待dài 我wǒ终zhōng于yú明míng白bái

Two kinds of expectations, I finally understand

妳nǐ爱ài不bu爱ài都dōu意yì外wài 不bú应yīng该gāi等děng待dài等děng

Whether you love or not comes as a surprise, we shouldn't wait

妳nǐ不bú爱ài 就jiù是shì离lí开kāi 就jiù是shì不bù回huí来lái

If you don't love, then just leave, and never return

台tái阶jiē上shàng整zhěng遍biàn青qīng苔tái蔓màn延yán到dào了le斑bān驳bó的de古gǔ墙qiáng

On the steps, green moss spreads to the weathered old wall

太tài阳yáng西xī晒shài 妳nǐ在zài等děng水shuǐ面miàn上shàng的de芙fú蓉róng花huā开kāi

The sun sets in the west, you're waiting for the lotus to bloom on the water

而ér我wǒ偏piān爱ài我wǒ们men就jiù处chù在zài这zhè安ān静jìng的de状zhuàng态tài

And I prefer that we remain in this quiet state

千qiān纸zhǐ鹤hè 故gù事shì还hái温wēn热rè(纸zhǐ鹤hè 一yì千qiān次cì快kuài乐lè)

A thousand paper cranes, the story is still warm (paper cranes, a thousand times happiness)

千qiān纸zhǐ鹤hè 是shì妳nǐ给gěi的de(纸zhǐ鹤hè 一yì千qiān次cì快kuài乐lè 还hái爱ài著zhù)

A thousand paper cranes, it's a gift from you (paper cranes, a thousand times happiness, still in love)

妳nǐ做zuò了le选xuǎn择zé爱ài情qíng停tíng格gé 我wǒ也yě决jué定dìng割gē舍shě千qiān纸zhǐ鹤hè

You chose to pause love, and I decided to let go of a thousand paper cranes.

故gù事shì还hái温wēn热rè 随suí性xìng的de 我wǒ们men唱chàng起qǐ歌gē(千qiān纸zhǐ鹤hè)我wǒ走zǒu过guò 牧mù笛dí声shēng轻qīng吹chuī著zhù 那nà爱ài情qíng走zǒu到dào这zhè 微wēi笑xiào不bù争zhēng了le(唱chàng一yì千qiān次cì的de歌gē 凌líng空kōng 飞fēi过guò 的de快kuài乐lè)

The story is still warm, casual as we sing (a thousand paper cranes) as I walk by, the sound of the pastoral flute gently blowing, that love has come this far, smiles no longer competing (singing a song a thousand times, joy flying through the air).

Oh 山shān水shuǐ泼pō墨mò的de感gǎn觉jué 一yí页yè 彩cǎi蝶dié前qián世shì的de感gǎn觉jué

Oh, the feeling of ink splashed across mountains and rivers, a page, the sensation of colorful butterflies from a past life.

一yí页yè 红hóng尘chén几jǐ世shì的de轮lún回huí 再zài写xiě 今jīn生shēng缘yuán份fèn还hái是shì倾qīng斜xié

A page, the cycles of many lifetimes in the mortal realm, rewriting, this life's fate still tilted.