JJ Lin 林俊杰
黑夜问白天 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:53
半天上的秃鹰那张脸
The face of the vulture in the sky
半生中的记忆在盘旋
The memories of a half-life are swirling around
第五十三天后的日夜线
The line of night and day after the fifty-third day
等黑夜问白天
Waiting for the night to ask the day
能不能赦免 灰色的人间
Can we forgive this gray human world?
别交换吧日夜 冰封的眼泪 一滴就很咸
Let's not exchange the frozen tears of night and day; just one drop is so salty
来自暮光的明信片
A postcard from the twilight
它无声无色无言
It is silent, colorless, wordless
翻过山巅跟我扮鬼脸
Climb over the mountain peak and make a funny face with me
但黑夜恨白天
Yet the night loathes the day
拼命的往前 听不到救援
Pushing forward with all my might, no help can be heard,
命运太疯癫 每一眨眼 都很玄
Fate is too crazy, every blink feels so surreal.
那对逆光中的黑雁 也飞过去老远
That pair of black geese against the light, have flown so far away.
等再见不如说一次 再见
It's better to say goodbye once than to wait until we meet again.
挑一天
Pick a day.
皮肤之下的瘀青渗著血
The bruises beneath the skin are seeping blood.
细胞之中的绝望在喊冤
The despair within the cells cries out for justice.
被五十三天的孤单抽一鞭
Whipped by fifty-three days of solitude.
等黑夜问白天
Waiting for the night to question the day.
能不能赦免 灰色的人间
Can we forgive this grayish world?
别交换吧日夜 冰封的眼泪 一滴就很咸
Don't swap night and day, the frozen tears, just one drop is so salty.
来自暮光的明信片
A postcard from twilight.
它无声无色无言
It is silent, colorless, and voiceless.
翻过山巅跟我扮鬼脸
Climb over the peaks and make faces with me.
喊黑夜吻白天
Shout to the night, kiss the day.
谢谢了时间 弄红了双眼
Thank you, time, for reddening my eyes.
往事的光圈 每一瞬间 都很绝
The halo of the past, every moment is so absolute.
那跑过去的昼夜
That day and night that ran away,
是孤独的修炼
Is a lonely practice.
说再见不如忘掉能再见
Saying goodbye is not as good as forgetting to see each other again.
在半空中真好 不会吵 人少
It's so nice in the mid-air, no noise, so few people
却看得到那些近在天边的风暴
Yet I can see those storms just beyond the horizon
(黑夜吻白天)
(The night kisses the day)
谢谢了时间 弄红了双眼
Thank you, time, for reddening my eyes
往事的光圈 每一瞬间 都很绝
The circles of the past, every moment is so intense
那跑过去的昼夜
Those days and nights that rushed by
是孤独的修炼
Are the lonely practice of solitude
说再见不如忘掉能再见
It's better to forget than to say goodbye and meet again
今天
Today
Key vocabulary
- 记忆jì yì
- memory5
- 人rén
- person1
- 今天jīn tiān
- today1
- 少shǎo
- few1
- 时间shí jiān
- time1
- 谢谢xiè xiè
- thank you1
- 命运mìng yùn
- fate3
- 张zhāng
- sheet3
- 线xiàn
- string3
- 能不能néng bu néng
- can it3
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About this song
JJ Lin is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman in the Chinese-language pop and ballad tradition. He is known for his vocal performances and songwriting, including emotionally driven pop ballads.