Na Ying 那英
身不由己 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:16
夜已到了尽头 寂寞欲走还留
The night has reached its end, loneliness wants to leave but stays.
我正面对空虚 身不由己
I’m facing emptiness, with no control over myself.
听不见你的呼吸
I can't hear your breath.
所以我就想要放弃
So I just want to give up.
这么消极的离去
Such a negative farewell.
所有精彩回忆 留在两人世界
All the wonderful memories remain in our world.
对曾经的唯一 我毫不怀疑
I have no doubt about my one and only.
喔 为何爱已远去
Oh, why has love drifted far away?
甜蜜他只留半句
Sweetness leaves only half a sentence.
又失去往日的熟悉
Again losing the familiarity of old days.
是还是结束
Is it still or is it the end?
是停留还是远走
Is it to stay or to depart?
怎么说再见如此的顺口
How can saying goodbye roll off the tongue so easily?
不觉得心里难受
Not feeling the ache inside my heart.
勇往直前能多久
How long can we forge ahead with courage?
烈日当头不放手
Under the blazing sun, I won't let go.
才知道等待他会让人消瘦
Only then I realize that waiting for him makes one grow thin.
那样的无止无休
Such a never-ending cycle.
所有精彩回忆 留在两人世界
All the wonderful memories live in our own world.
对曾经的唯一 我毫不怀疑
To the one and only from the past, I have no doubts.
喔 为何爱已远去
Oh, why has love drifted away?
甜蜜他只留半句
Only a sweet half-phrase remains.
又失去往日的熟悉
Once again losing the comfort of the past.
是还是结束
Is it still or has it ended?
是停留还是远走
Is it to linger or to let go?
怎么说再见如此的顺口
How could saying goodbye roll so easily off the tongue?
不觉得心里难受
Not feeling the hurt inside.
勇往直前能多久
How long can we charge ahead bravely?
烈日当头不放手
Under the blazing sun, refusing to let go.
才知道等待他会让人消瘦
Only then do we realize that waiting makes one grow thin.
那样的无止无休
Such endlessness, without cease
是还是结束
Is it still or has it ended?
是停留还是远走
Is it a pause or a departure?
怎么说再见如此的顺口
How come saying goodbye rolls off so easily?
不觉得心里难受
Not feeling a hurt in my heart
勇往直前能多久
How long can we push forward bravely?
烈日当头不放手
Under the blazing sun, holding on tight
才知道等待他会让人消瘦
Only then do I realize, waiting makes one grow thin
那样的无止无休
Such endlessness, without cease
Key vocabulary
- 失去shī qù
- lose3
- 已yǐ
- already3
- 曾经céng jīng
- once3
- 到了dào le
- arrived
- 尽头jìn tóu
- end7
- 欲yù
- desire
- 走zǒu
- walk1
- 听tīng
- listen1
- 不见bú jiàn
- disappear3
- 你的nǐ de
- your1
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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.