Leon Lai 黎明
但愿不只是朋友 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:15
自遇著你后 便不只愿是朋友
Since meeting you, I'm no longer content as just a friend
在暗中爱慕 实在难形容和忍受
Secretly adoring you is truly hard to describe and endure
现在又再遇 而夜星把你我亮透
Now meeting again, while the night stars shine upon us
令我多惊喜 是这想不到的邂逅
Bringing me such surprise, this unexpected encounter
Ooh 想永伴左右
Ooh, I wish to be by your side forever
Ooh 但你可知道否
Ooh, but do you even know?
啦啦啦啦啦 能否进一步
La la la la la, can we take a step further?
与你挽手 饮爱情烈酒
Hand in hand with you, sipping the strong wine of love
啦啦啦啦啦 能否进一步
La la la la la, can we take a step further?
求长夜令你逗留
I long for the night to keep you here a little longer
若冒昧注视 是因心内溢情意
If I gaze boldly, it's because my heart overflows with feelings.
愿说出爱慕 但又如何来开始
I wish to express my affection, but how do I begin?
现在面对面 长夜清楚我眼内意
Now face to face, on this clear night, I see the truth in your eyes.
但你知不知 在这心中火熨故事
But do you know, there's a fire in my heart telling our story?
Ooh 想永伴左右
Ooh, I long to be by your side forever.
Ooh 但你可知道否
Ooh, but do you even realize?
啦啦啦啦啦 能否进一步
La la la la la, can we take a step closer?
与你挽手 饮爱情烈酒
Hand in hand with you, let's drink to love's sweet nectar.
啦啦啦啦啦 能否进一步
La la la la la, can we take a step closer?
求长夜令你逗留
Let this long night allow you to stay.
啦啦啦啦啦 能否进一步
La la la la la, can we go further?
你两眼会否 给我们借口
Will your two eyes give us an excuse?
情侣或朋友 全因这一步
Couples or friends, all because of this step.
求长夜令你逗留
I wish for a long night to keep you here.
Key vocabulary
- 想xiǎng
- think1
- 惊喜jīng xǐ
- surprise5
- 愿yuàn
- wish5
- 难nán
- difficult1
- 熨yù
- iron7
- 若ruò
- if7
- 逗留dòu liú
- stay7
- 遇著yù zhe
- encounter
- 后hòu
- after1
- 便biàn
- then5
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About this song
Leon Lai is a Hong Kong singer and actor of Chinese origin, associated with Cantopop and Mandopop. He is known for dominating the Chinese-language music scene in the 1990s as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, while also building a major film career with award-winning performances and original songs.