Tan Weiwei 谭维维
向日葵 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:21
坎儿- 谭维维 二手玫瑰
Kān'er - Tan Weiwei Second-Hand Roses
树欲静
The tree wishes for peace
而风不止
And the wind won't stop
风不止树还是一样的静
The wind won't stop, yet the trees remain still as ever.
你欲罢
You wish to stop
我不能够
I can't do it
你对我说你能不能不走啦
You asked me if you could stay a little longer.
念情的人
One who remembers love
你慢一点吧
Take it a little slower now
坐下来等一等你的灵魂
Sit down and wait a moment for your soul
路遥遥
The road is long
慕喃伺
Murmurs linger
为你我在这儿
For you, I’m here
种下了种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
Planting grass, one by one, by one
荒废了 一片一片一片的情
Neglecting feelings, piece by piece, by piece
种下了 一棵一棵一棵的草
Planting grass, one by one, by one
荒废了 一片一片一片的情
Neglecting feelings, piece by piece, by piece
问世间
I ask the world
情为何物
What is love?
自古到今是一物降一物
From ancient times to now, one thing conquers another
爱人的花
The lover's flower
情人的草
The beloved's grass
花环和草帽你带的清么
Do you wear the flower crown and straw hat with grace?
种豆得豆
Planting beans yields beans
种瓜得瓜
Planting melons brings melons
种下的婚姻却再不发芽
But the marriage we've sown will never sprout
路遥遥
The road is long
挥一挥手
With a wave of the hand
带不走的云彩
The clouds that cannot be taken away
我种下了
I have sown
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
I planted one by one, each little grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
I wasted piece by piece, each fragment of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
I planted one by one, each little grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
I wasted piece by piece, each fragment of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
I planted one by one, each little grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
I wasted piece by piece, each fragment of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
I planted one by one, each little grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
I wasted piece by piece, each fragment of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
I planted one by one, each little grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
I wasted piece by piece, each fragment of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
Planted a patch, a patch, a patch of grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
Neglected a piece, a piece, a piece of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
Planted a patch, a patch, a patch of grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
Neglected a piece, a piece, a piece of love
种下了一棵一棵一棵的草
Planted a patch, a patch, a patch of grass
荒废了一片一片一片的情
Neglected a piece, a piece, a piece of love
Key vocabulary
- 花huā
- flower1
- 说shuō
- say1
- 路lù
- road1
- 还是hái shì
- or1
- 这儿zhè ér
- here1
- 风fēng
- wind1
- 坎kǎn
- pit
- 儿ér
- suffix
- 谭tán
- Tán
- 维维
- dimension
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About this song
Tan Weiwei, Chinese singer and actress, performs in the Chinese pop and traditional crossover vocal sphere and is also known as Sitar Tan.