Na Ying 那英
梦醒了(string version) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1998
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:58
我想起你描述梦想天堂的样子
I think of how you described the paradise of dreams,
手指著远方画出一栋一栋房子
Pointing to the distance, sketching houses one by one.
你傻笑的表情又那么诚实
Your silly smile is so genuinely true,
唯一收容我的却是自己的影子
The only refuge I find is in my own shadow.
你给我一个到那片天空的地址
You gave me an address to that piece of sky,
只因为太高摔得我血流不止
But falling from too high, I bleed without end.
带著伤口回到当初背叛的城市
Returning to the city where betrayal first took root,
唯一收容我的却是自己的影子
The only refuge I find is in my own shadow.
想跟著你一辈子
I want to be with you for a lifetime,
至少这样的世界没有现实
At least in this world, there's no harsh reality.
想赖著你一辈子
I want to cling to you for a lifetime
做你感情里最后一个天使
To be the last angel in your heart
如 果梦醒时还在一起 请容许我们相依为命
If we wake from the dream still together, please allow us to rely on each other
绚烂也许一时 平淡走完一世 是我选择你这样的男子
Brilliance may last just a moment, but a plain life together is my choice for you as a man
就怕梦醒时已分两地 谁也挽不回这场分离
I just fear that when we wake, we’ll be miles apart, and no one can reverse this separation
爱恨可以不分 责任可以不问
Love and hate can be indistinct, and responsibilities need not be questioned
天亮了 我还是不是你的女人
The dawn has arrived, am I still your woman?
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你给我一个到那片天空的地址
You gave me an address to that sky above
只因为太高摔得我血流不止
Just because it’s so high, I fell and bleed endlessly
带著伤口回到当初背叛的城市
Returning to the city of betrayal with my wounds in tow,
唯一收容我的却是自己的影子
The only one to take me in is my own shadow.
想跟著你一辈子
I want to be with you for a lifetime.
至少这样的世界没有现实
At least in this world, there is no reality.
想赖著你一辈子
I want to cling to you for a lifetime.
做你感情里最后一个天使
To be the last angel in your heart.
如 果梦醒时还在一起 请容许我们相依为命
If we wake up from the dream still together, let us rely on each other for life.
绚烂也许一时 平淡走完一世 是我选择你这样的男子
Brilliance may last a moment, but the quiet can last a lifetime; I choose a man like you.
就怕梦醒时已分两地 谁也挽不回这场分离
I'm just afraid that when I wake up, we'll be separated by distance, no one can undo this parting.
爱恨可以不分 责任可以不问
Love and hate can be indistinguishable, responsibility need not be questioned.
天亮了 我还是不是你的女人
The dawn has come, am I still your woman?
天亮了 我还是不是你的女人
The dawn has come, am I still your woman?
Key vocabulary
- 挽wǎn
- to pull7
- 现实xiàn shí
- reality3
- 男子nán zǐ
- man3
- 至少zhì shǎo
- at least3
- 责任zérèn
- responsibility3
- 选择xuǎn zé
- choice3
- 里lǐ
- within1
- 想起xiǎng qǐ
- remember
- 梦想mèng xiǎng
- dream4
- 天堂tiān táng
- heaven7
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About this song
Na Ying is a Chinese singer who performs Mandarin pop and became prominent in the late 1980s, later building a cross-strait career with Taiwanese label Linfair Records. She is known for winning the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer in 2001 for “Sad and Romantic” and for her work as a long-running coach on The Voice of China.