爸爸妈妈 (Mama & Papa) lyrics with English translation

我曾经很想知道

I once wanted to know so much,

同样的话要说多少次才好

How many times must the same words be said?

那些再三强调的老套

Those clichés repeated time and again,

长大了才知道是不是需要

Only growing up reveals if they're needed.

很少主动拥抱

Rarely does one take the initiative to embrace,

就算为了自豪

Even if it's for pride's sake.

腼腆的笑

A shy smile,

要强而又低调

Strong yet humble,

穿的布料

The fabric that I wear,

我赠送的外套

The coat that I gave you.

过时也不丢掉

Even if it's outdated, we won't throw it away

还是一样

It's still the same

太多理所应当让人觉得平常

Too many things taken for granted feel so ordinary

不算太小的房

Not quite a small room

冬暖夏凉的那间放着我的床

That one with my bed, warm in winter, cool in summer

歌颂这种平凡 一两句唱不完

Praising this kind of mundane, one or two lines can't capture it

恩重如山 听起来不自然

With a weight like a mountain, it sounds unnatural

回头去看

Looking back

这是说了谢谢

This is saying thank you

反而才亏欠的情感

Instead, it's the emotions that are truly owed

爸爸妈妈给我的不少不多

Dad and Mom gave me just enough, not too much

足够我在这年代奔波

Enough for me to hustle in this era

足够我生活

Enough for my living

年少的轻狂不能用来挥霍

The youthful bravado shouldn't be squandered away

也曾像朋友一样和我诉说

Once you shared your tales with me like a friend

爸爸妈妈总说经历的坎坷

Dad and Mom always said the hardships faced

是度过青春的快乐

Are the joys of passing through youth

这时候这个季节

At this moment in this season

又想起了这首歌

I think of this song again

还是一样

It's still the same

太多理所应当让人觉得平常

Too many things taken for granted feel ordinary

不算太小的房

Not a particularly small room

冬暖夏凉的那间放着我的床

That cozy space with my bed for winter warmth and summer coolness

歌颂这种平凡 一两句唱不完

To praise this kind of simplicity takes more than a few lines

恩重如山 听起来不自然

Weighty as a mountain, sounds unnatural

回头去看

Looking back now

这是说了谢谢

This is just to say thank you

反而才亏欠的情感

Yet somehow it's the feelings that end up lacking

爸爸妈妈给我的不少不多

What Mom and Dad have given me, not too much, not too little

足够我在这年代奔波

Enough for me to hustle in this day and age

足够我生活

Enough for me to live

年少的轻狂不能用来挥霍

The folly of youth should not be squandered

也曾像朋友一样和我诉说

Once you spoke to me like a friend

爸爸妈妈总说经历的坎坷

Mom and Dad always said the hardships faced

是度过青春的快乐

Are the joys we find in our youth

这时候这个季节

At this moment, in this season

又想起了这首歌

I am reminded of this song

爸爸妈妈给我的不少不多

Mom and Dad gave me just enough

足够我在这年代奔波

Enough for me to navigate these times

足够我生活

Enough for me to live

年少的轻狂不能用来挥霍

The reckless youth can't be squandered away,

也曾像朋友一样和我诉说

Once you shared with me like a friend,

爸爸妈妈总说经历的坎坷

Mom and Dad always say the struggles we've faced,

是度过青春的快乐

Are the joys that come with being young,

这时候这个季节

In this time, in this season,

又想起了这首歌

I’m reminded of this song again.