你曾是少年 lyrics with English translation

有些时候 你怀念从前日子

Sometimes, you reminisce about the past days,

可天真离开时 你却没说一个字

But when innocence left, you didn't say a word.

你只是挥一挥手 像扔掉废纸

You merely waved goodbye, like tossing away scrap paper.

说是人生必经的事

They say it's a journey that life must go through.

酒喝到七分 却又感觉怅然若失

Drunk to the brim, yet I feel a haunting sense of loss.

镜子里面 像看到人生终点

In the mirror, it feels like seeing life's endpoint.

或许再过上几年 你也有张虚伪的脸

Perhaps in a few more years, you'll wear a mask of deceit.

难道我们 是为了这样 才来到这世上

Are we here for this reason, to arrive in this world?

这问题来不及想

This question comes too soon to ponder.

每一天一年 总是匆匆忙忙

Every day, every year, always rushing about.

你我来自湖北四川广西宁夏河南山东贵州云南的小镇乡村

You and I come from small towns and villages in Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Ningxia, Henan, Shandong, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

曾经发誓 要做了不起的人

Once vowed to become someone extraordinary.

却在北京上海广州深圳某天夜半忽然醒来 站在寂寞的阳台

Yet one night in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Shenzhen, I suddenly wake up, standing on a lonely balcony.

只想从这无边的寂寞中逃出来

Just wanting to escape from this boundless loneliness.

许多年前 你有一双清澈的双眼

Many years ago, you had a pair of clear, bright eyes.

奔跑起来 像是一道春天的闪电

Running like a flash of spring lightning.

想看遍这世界 去最遥远的远方

Wanting to see the whole world, to the farthest distance.

感觉有双翅膀 能飞越高山和海洋

Feeling I have wings to soar over mountains and oceans.

许多年前 你曾是个朴素的少年

Many years ago, you were just a simple boy.

爱上一个人 就不怕付出自己一生

Falling in love with someone, not afraid to give your whole life.

相信爱会永恒 相信每个陌生人

Believe that love will last forever, believe in every stranger.

相信你会成为最想成为的人

Believe that you will become the person you most wish to be.

习惯说谎 就是变成熟了吗

Is getting used to lying a sign of growing up?

有一套房子之后 才能去爱别人吗

Do you need a house before you can love someone else?

总是以为 成功之后 就能抚平伤痕

Always thinking that after success, scars will finally heal.

欲望边埋著 错过的人

Desires buried alongside the ones we missed out on.

当青春耗尽 只剩面目可憎

When youth runs out, only a face so unkind remains.

你我来自湖北四川广西宁夏河南山东贵州云南的小镇乡村

You and I come from towns and villages in Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Ningxia, Henan, Shandong, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

曾经发誓 要做了不起的人

Once we swore to become remarkable people.

却在北京上海广州深圳某天夜半忽然醒来 像被命运叫醒了

Yet one night in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Shenzhen, we woke up suddenly, as if fate had called us awake.

它说你不能就这样过完一生

It says you can't just live your life like this.

许多年前 你有一双清澈的双眼

Many years ago, you had a pair of clear eyes.

奔跑起来 像是一道春天的闪电

Running like a lightning bolt in spring.

想看遍这世界 去最遥远的远方

Wanting to see the world, to the farthest of distances.

感觉有双翅膀 能飞越高山和海洋

Feeling like I have wings, able to soar over mountains and seas.

许多年前 我曾是个朴素的少年

Many years ago, I was once a simple boy.

爱上一个人 就不怕付出自己一生

Falling in love with someone, unafraid to give my whole life.

相信爱会永恒 相信每个陌生人

Believing that love will last forever, believing in every stranger.

当我和世界初相见 当我曾经是少年

When I first met the world, when I was once a boy.