Karen Mok 莫文蔚
阴天 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:03
阴天 在不开灯的房间
On a gloomy day, in a room without lights,
当所有思绪都一点一点沉淀
When all my thoughts slowly settle down,
爱情究竟是精神鸦片
Is love really a mental opiate,
还是世纪末的无聊消遣
Or just a dull pastime of the end of the century?
香烟 氲成一滩光圈
Cigarette smoke forms a halo,
和他的照片就摆在手边
And his photo lies right next to me.
傻傻两个人 笑的多甜
Two foolish souls, how sweetly we laughed,
开始总是分分钟都妙不可言
At the start, every minute felt indescribably wonderful.
谁都以为热情它永不会减
Everyone believes that passion will never fade,
除了激情褪去后的那一点点倦
Except for that little bit of weariness after the thrill.
也许像谁说过的贪得无厌
Perhaps like someone once said, insatiably greedy,
活该应了谁说过的不知检点
Deserving of what someone claimed, lacking self-awareness.
总之那几年 感性赢了理性的那一面
In summary, those years, emotions triumphed over reason.
阴天 在不开灯的房间
On a cloudy day, in a room without lights,
当所有思绪都一点一点沉淀
As all thoughts slowly settle down,
爱恨情欲里的疑点
Doubts within love and desire,
盲点 呼之欲出 那么明显
Blind spots, emerging so distinctly.
女孩 通通让到一边
Girls, all pushed aside,
这歌里的细微末节就算都体验
Even if I experience every nuance of this song,
若想真明白 真要好几年
To truly understand, it takes many years.
回想那一天 喧闹的喜宴
Reflecting on that day, the noisy celebration
耳边响起的究竟是序曲或完结篇
What plays in my ears, is it the prelude or the finale?
感情不就是你情我愿
Isn't love simply about mutual desire?
最好爱恨扯平两不相欠
Best if love and hate are even, with no debts owed.
感情说穿了 一人挣脱的 一人去捡
Love, when stripped bare, leaves one breaking free and the other picking up the pieces.
男人大可不必百口莫辩
A man need not defend himself with a thousand excuses.
女人实在无须楚楚可怜
A woman truly has no need to appear pitiful.
总之那几年 你们两个没有缘
In short, those years, you two were never meant to be.
阴天 在不开灯的房间
On cloudy days, in a room without light,
当所有思绪都一点一点沉淀
As all thoughts gradually settle, piece by piece.
爱情究竟是精神鸦片
Is love truly a mental opiate,
还是世纪末的无聊消遣
Or just a boring pastime of the century's end?
香烟 氲成一滩光圈
Cigarettes create a halo of light,
和他的照片就摆在手边
And his photo rests right by my side.
傻傻两个人 笑的多甜
Two silly people, how sweetly they laugh,
傻傻两个人 笑的多甜
Two silly people, how sweetly they laugh.
Key vocabulary
- 以为yǐ wéi
- think2
- 分钟fēn zhōng
- minute2
- 实在shí zài
- really2
- 成chéng
- become2
- 热情rè qíng
- enthusiasm2
- 最好zuì hǎo
- best1
- 去qù
- go1
- 口kǒu
- mouth1
- 女人nǚ rén
- woman1
- 男人nán rén
- man1
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About this song
Karen Mok is a Hong Kong actress and singer known for her work in East Asian pop music. She won the Golden Melody Award three times, including being the first female Hong Kong singer to receive the honor.