Leon Lai 黎明
欢笑末世纪 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:09
过去已过去 旧梦不须天天记 让细水长流
The past is behind us, old dreams don't need daily recall, let the gentle stream flow.
明日光阴匆匆不等你 whoa-oh 让每日开心跳起
Tomorrow rushes by, waiting for no one, whoa-oh, let every day spark joy.
现实是现实 活在今天不需要 梦似的神奇
Reality is reality, live for today, there’s no need for dreamlike wonder.
怀念当天歌声飘过后 一切会否可变完美
Recollecting the melodies that drifted by, will everything become perfect in time?
辗转的秋和冬 即使彼此各散西东
Autumn turns to winter, even as we scatter in opposite directions.
不管此际高低的心情中
No matter the highs and lows of the heart in this moment,
依恋的一切并未实现 就让它都似风
All the attachments that remain unfulfilled, let them be like the wind.
为何天真的你变得不羁
Why has the innocent you grown so unbridled?
为何潇洒的你太多心机
Why is the carefree you so full of schemes?
谁人和谁人 如何做戏
Who plays the roles, and how do they perform?
你总会发现这个世上总有道理
You will always find that there's a reason in this world,
为何简单的你变得跷蹊
Why has simple you become so strange?
为何痴心的你远走高飞
Why have you, so devoted, flown so high?
日日夜夜漫漫路上谁伴你
Day and night on this long road, who keeps you company?
你要像浪漫醉者一笑别放弃
You must laugh like a romantic drunk, don’t give up.
过去已过去 旧梦不须天天记 让细水长流
The past is gone, old dreams don’t need daily recall; let the gentle stream flow.
明日光阴匆匆不等你 whoa-oh 让每日开心跳起
Tomorrow’s passing time won’t wait for you, whoa-oh, let each day leap with joy.
现实是现实 活在今天不需要 梦似的神奇
Reality is reality, live for today without the need for dreamy magic.
怀念当天歌声飘过后 一切会否可变完美
Longing for the day when the song drifted by, could everything turn perfect?
辗转的秋和冬 即使彼此各散西东
The turning autumn and winter, even as we scatter to the east and west.
不管此际高低的心情中
No matter the highs and lows at this moment,
依恋的一切并未实现 就让它都似风
All that we yearn for hasn't come to be, let it drift like the wind.
为何天真的你变得不羁
Why has the innocent you become so unrestrained?
为何潇洒的你太多心机
Why has the carefree you played too many tricks?
谁人和谁人 如何做戏
Who is with whom, how do we play our parts?
你总会发现这个世上总有道理
You'll always find that there's a reason in this world.
为何简单的你变得跷蹊
Why has the simple you turned so peculiar?
为何痴心的你远走高飞
Why has the infatuated you flown far away?
日日夜夜漫漫路上谁伴你
Day and night, on this long road, who keeps you company?
你要像浪漫醉者一笑别放弃
You should smile like a romantic drunk and never give up.
你我都经过乐与悲 让爱心解决是与非
You've experienced joy and sadness, let love clear the right from wrong.
面对的欢笑末世纪 是美丽都市日记
Facing the laughter of a doomed era, it's a beautiful city's diary.
为何天真的你变得不羁
Why has the innocent you turned reckless?
为何潇洒的你太多心机
Why has the carefree you become so calculating?
谁人和谁人 如何做戏
Who plays what role, how do we act?
你总会发现这个世上总有道理
You'll always find there's reason in this world.
为何简单的你变得跷蹊
Why has the simple you become so strange?
为何痴心的你远走高飞
Why has the devoted you flown so far away?
日日夜夜漫漫路上谁伴你
Day and night on the endless road, who’s beside you?
你要像浪漫醉者一笑别放弃
You must laugh like a romantic drunk and never give up.
Key vocabulary
- 过去guò qù
- past2
- 已yǐ
- already3
- 旧jiù
- old3
- 梦mèng
- dream4
- 须xū
- must7
- 天天tiān tiān
- everyday
- 记jì
- record1
- 细xì
- fine4
- 水shuǐ
- water1
- 长cháng
- long2
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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.