JJ Lin 林俊杰
身为风帆 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:58
偶尔只能够转弯
Sometimes I can only turn aside
偶尔必须抢滩
Sometimes I must seize the beach
偶尔微笑看海洋多宽
Sometimes I smile, gazing at how wide the ocean is
偶尔沦为瓶中船
Sometimes I become a ship in a bottle
身为风帆 终要浏览
As a sail, I must eventually explore
乘风破浪之余的孤单
Amidst the waves, the loneliness must arise
不解释是改变别人太困难
Not explaining is too hard for changing others
暗涌蠢动 身为风帆 终要能释然
Beneath the surface, I stir; as a sail, I must find peace within
万流交错 难免有不堪
As countless streams intertwine, some strain is inevitable
不死灰是有爱让我能蔚蓝
The unyielding grayness lives on, love gives me a azure hue
得到用失去来换
To gain, one must trade with loss
固执用痛偿还
Stubbornness repaid with pain
甜酸总轮流相互陪伴
Sweet and sour take turns in mutual companionship
苛求圆满太贪婪
Demanding perfection is simply too greedy
从劫后余生 身为风帆 终要拓展
From the aftermath of catastrophe, as a sail, one must expand
当初绝对自我的独断
The initial absolute self-assertiveness
生存中没所谓标准答案
In survival, there is no such thing as a standard answer
冷暖自知 身为风帆 学顺其自然
The warmth and cold are known to oneself, as a sail, learn to go with the flow
接受代替不满的呐喊
Accepting the shouts that replace dissatisfaction
去拥抱才是真实的勇敢
Embracing is the truest form of courage
去流浪才更确定谁让我有岸
Only by wandering can I truly know who gave me shore.
Key vocabulary
- 偶尔ǒu ěr
- occasionally4
- 能够néng gòu
- can
- 转弯zhuǎn wān
- turn
- 滩tān
- sandbank
- 看kàn
- see
- 海洋hǎi yáng
- ocean
- 多duō
- many1
- 宽kuān
- wide5
- 沦lún
- fall
- 瓶píng
- bottle2
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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.