Joey Yung 容祖儿
赤地之恋 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:33
从一开始
From the very beginning
我没名字我什么 都不是
I have no name, I'm nothing at all
你呼口气
You sigh
我的虚荣变了既成事实
My vanity turns into a fact that's set in stone
却又好心虚
Yet I feel so hollow
你带我飞
You take me to the skies
左右我的品味
Shaping my taste in every way
曾相信不能怀疑只能赞美
I once believed, doubt was forbidden, only praise allowed
我身在天堂
I dwell in paradise
你领养的天堂
The paradise that you have adopted
就算受伤也一样向往
Even if I'm hurt, I still yearn.
你说要有光 我不敢再诉说我悲伤
You say there must be light, I dare not speak of my sorrow.
你说这是爱 却又没有重量
You say this is love, yet it carries no weight.
我是谁 我会是谁 只是你的剩余情感
Who am I, who will I be? Just your leftover emotions.
是谁在等谁 赤地不会再来的雨水
Who is waiting for whom, in a land where the rains will never return?
等你的慈悲 你的伟大是我的自卑
Waiting for your mercy, your greatness makes me feel small.
你不是同类 是我幻想的完美
You are not my kind, but my imagined perfection.
借用你的肯定免我自信心再次枯萎
Using your validation to prevent my confidence from drying up again.
是谁在等谁 你永远似是而非
Who is waiting for whom, you are forever ambiguous.
爱得好卑微 一切都被你连根摧毁
Love feels so humble, everything has been uprooted by you.
其实不为谁 爱只是个借口 借题发挥
It's not really for anyone, love is just an excuse to express ourselves.
那是我 不懂得爱我 不停错爱一直给
That’s me, who doesn’t know how to love myself, endlessly giving my misguided affection.
你说要有光 我不敢再诉说我悲伤
You say we need light, but I dare not express my sorrow anymore.
你说这是爱 却又太有份量
You say this is love, yet it weighs so heavily.
我是谁 我不是谁 只是你的剩余情感
Who am I? I am no one, just your leftover feelings.
终于我不必再胆怯 都放手才懂什么可贵
Finally, I don’t have to be afraid anymore; letting go is the way to understand what’s precious.
我曾经认为 牺牲才见证爱的高贵
I once believed that sacrifice proves the nobility of love.
你不是同类 是我幻想的完美
You aren't my kind; you're the perfection I dream of.
借用你的肯定免我自信心再次枯萎
Borrowing your validation so my confidence won’t wither again.
是谁在等谁 你永远似是而非
Who is waiting for whom? You always seem ambiguous.
爱得好卑微 一切都被你连根摧毁
Love feels so humble, everything is shattered by you.
其实不为谁 爱只是个借口 口是心非
In truth, it's not for anyone; love is just an excuse, a heart that speaks falsehoods.
那是我 不懂得爱我 不停错爱一直给
That's me, not knowing how to love myself, endlessly misguided, always giving.
不怪谁 曾经以为 幸福我不配
I blame no one; once I thought, happiness wasn't meant for me.
Key vocabulary
- 天堂tiān táng
- heaven7
- 枯萎kū wěi
- wither7
- 牺牲xī shēng
- sacrifice7
- 胆怯dǎn qiè
- timidity7
- 自卑zì bēi
- inferiority7
- 虚荣xū róng
- vanity7
- 见证jiàn zhèng
- witness7
- 诉说sù shuō
- relate7
- 赞美zàn měi
- praise7
- 高贵gāo guì
- noble7
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