Leon Lai 黎明
亲近你 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:31
踏尽最后一级一步 似快要分手
Stepping on the final step, as if we're about to part ways,
但是再度转身的你 并未愿退后
But you who turns back again, are not willing to retreat,
这夜这处境 仿佛满途引诱
This night, this situation, seems to be full of temptation,
那日那妄想怎可能泄漏
That day, that delusion—how could it possibly leak?
捕猎我吧抛开他吧 那会说出口
Hunt me down, throw him aside, that's what should be said,
但若寄望他朝有缘 又实在太旧
But if there's hope for destiny, it's truly too old-fashioned,
爱护与关心 不忍变成占有
Caring and concern, I can't bear to turn into possession,
如这算朋友聚旧 谁接受
If this counts as old friends reuniting, who would accept it?
亲近你 就似短促的传奇
Being close to you is like a fleeting legend,
也许等于迫你早一点退避
Perhaps it means forcing you to retreat sooner than later.
亲近你 是我空等的日期
To be close to you is the date I've waited for in vain.
故事更完美但更多一点接近别离
The story's more perfect, yet it edges closer to goodbye.
曾经苦忍的总要忍
What I once bore in pain must be endured.
曾经忖测的心思不再浪费
No longer wasting the thoughts I once pondered.
即使痛苦 苦透也是迷
Even in suffering, the bitterness is a mystery.
从得不到的不要得
Let go of what can’t be had.
从不烧起的火花终会渐细
The spark that never ignites will fade away.
不想结束不要彻底
If you don't want an end, don’t make it final.
捕猎我吧抛开他吧 那会说出口
Hunt me down, cast him aside, let it be spoken.
但若寄望他朝有缘 又实在太旧
But if I hope for his fate, it's truly too old.
爱护与关心 不忍变成占有
Love and care, can't bear to become possession,
如这算朋友聚旧 谁接受
If this is considered a reunion of friends, who would accept it?
亲近你 就似短促的传奇
Being close to you feels like a fleeting legend,
也许等于迫你早一点退避
Perhaps it means I should make you step back sooner,
亲近你 是我空等的日期
Being close to you is like a date I wait for in vain,
故事更完美但更多一点接近别离
The story is more perfect, yet closer to parting,
曾经苦忍的总要忍
What was once endured must eventually be borne,
曾经忖测的心思不再浪费
Thoughts I once pondered no longer wasted,
即使痛苦 苦透也是迷
Even if it's painful, suffering is still a puzzle,
从得不到的不要得
Don't seek what you cannot have.
从不烧起的火花终会渐细
The spark that never ignites will eventually fade away.
不想结束不要彻底
If you don't want it to end, don't let it be final.
可惜更想今夜留低
It's a pity I wish to hold on to this night even more.
Key vocabulary
- 尽jìn
- exhaust6
- 最后zuì hòu
- finally1
- 一yī
- one1
- 一步yí bù
- step
- 似sì
- seem
- 快要kuài yào
- about to2
- 分手fēn shǒu
- break up5
- 再度zài dù
- again7
- 转身zhuǎn shēn
- turn back6
- 未wèi
- not yet6
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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.