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红豆 – Faye Wong 王菲

Faye Wong 王菲

红豆 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Genre
Mandopop
Length
4:21
  1. 还没好好的感受

    Haven't truly felt it yet

  2. 雪花绽放的气候

    In this climate where snowflakes bloom

  3. 我们一起颤抖

    We tremble together

  4. 会更明白什么是温柔

    We'll understand better what gentleness is

  5. 还没跟你牵著手

    Still haven't held your hand

  6. 走过荒芜的沙丘

    As we walk through barren dunes

  7. 可能从此以后学会珍惜

    Perhaps from now on I'll learn to cherish

  8. 天长和地久

    As long as sky and earth endure

  1. 有时候有时候

    Sometimes, sometimes

  2. 我会相信一切有尽头

    I will believe that everything comes to an end

  3. 相聚离开都有时候

    Together or apart, it’s all in due time,

  4. 没有什么会永垂不朽

    Nothing truly lasts forever,

  5. 可是我有时候

    But sometimes, I would rather,

  6. 宁愿选择留恋不放手

    Choose to hold on to my fond memories.

  7. 等到风景都看透

    Waiting till the world is revealed,

  8. 也许你会陪我看细水长流

    Perhaps you will accompany me to watch the gentle flow.

  9. 还没为你把红豆

    I haven’t yet turned the red beans,

  10. 熬成缠绵的伤口

    Into a lingering wound.

  11. 然后一起分享

    Then we can share together,

  12. 会更明白相思的哀愁

    To understand the sorrow of longing even more.

  13. 还没好好的感受

    Still haven't truly felt it,

  14. 醒著亲吻的温柔

    Awake, kissing with tenderness.

  15. 可能在我左右

    Maybe you're right beside me,

  16. 你才追求孤独的自由

    While you seek the solitude of freedom.

  17. 有时候有时候

    Sometimes, sometimes,

  18. 我会相信一切有尽头

    I believe everything has an end.

  19. 相聚离开都有时候

    Reunions and farewells both come in time,

  20. 没有什么会永垂不朽

    Nothing stays forever,

  21. 可是我有时候

    But sometimes I,

  22. 宁愿选择留恋不放手

    Would rather choose to hold on tight.

  23. 等到风景都看透

    Until I've seen through all the scenery

  24. 也许你会陪我看细水长流

    Perhaps you'll stay with me to watch the waters flow gently.

  25. 有时候有时候

    Sometimes, oh sometimes

  26. 我会相信一切有尽头

    I will believe that everything has an end.

  27. 相聚离开都有时候

    There are times to gather and times to part

  28. 没有什么会永垂不朽

    Nothing is destined to last forever.

  29. 可是我有时候

    But sometimes I

  30. 宁愿选择留恋不放手

    I'd rather choose to hold on, unable to let go

  31. 等到风景都看透

    When the scenery has all been seen through

  32. 也许你会陪我看细水长流

    Maybe you'll stay with me and watch the gentle streams flow.

Key vocabulary

长cháng
long2
好好hǎo hǎo
properly3
感受gǎn shòu
feel3
雪花xuě huā
snowflake
绽zhàn
bloom
放fàng
release
气候qì hòu
climate3
一起yì qǐ
together1
可是kě shì
however2
我有wǒ yǒu
I have

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About this song

Faye Wong is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actress known for Cantopop and Mandopop. After debuting in Cantonese in 1989 and breaking through in 1992, she blended alternative music with Chinese pop and has recorded primarily in Mandarin since the late 1990s.

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红豆

还hái没méi好hǎo好hǎo的de感gǎn受shòu

Haven't truly felt it yet

雪xuě花huā绽zhàn放fàng的de气qì候hòu

In this climate where snowflakes bloom

我wǒ们men一yì起qǐ颤chàn抖dǒu

We tremble together

会huì更gèng明míng白bái什shén么me是shì温wēn柔róu

We'll understand better what gentleness is

还hái没méi跟gēn你nǐ牵qiān著zhù手shǒu

Still haven't held your hand

走zǒu过guò荒huāng芜wú的de沙shā丘qiū

As we walk through barren dunes

可kě能néng从cóng此cǐ以yǐ后hòu学xué会huì珍zhēn惜xī

Perhaps from now on I'll learn to cherish

天tiān长cháng和hé地dì久jiǔ

As long as sky and earth endure

有yǒu时shí候hòu有yǒu时shí候hòu

Sometimes, sometimes

我wǒ会huì相xiāng信xìn一yí切qiè有yǒu尽jìn头tóu

I will believe that everything comes to an end

相xiāng聚jù离lí开kāi都dōu有yǒu时shí候hòu

Together or apart, it’s all in due time,

没méi有yǒu什shén么me会huì永yǒng垂chuí不bù朽xiǔ

Nothing truly lasts forever,

可kě是shì我wǒ有yǒu时shí候hòu

But sometimes, I would rather,

宁nìng愿yuàn选xuǎn择zé留liú恋liàn不bú放fàng手shǒu

Choose to hold on to my fond memories.

等děng到dào风fēng景jǐng都dōu看kàn透tòu

Waiting till the world is revealed,

也yě许xǔ你nǐ会huì陪péi我wǒ看kàn细xì水shuǐ长cháng流liú

Perhaps you will accompany me to watch the gentle flow.

还hái没méi为wèi你nǐ把bǎ红hóng豆dòu

I haven’t yet turned the red beans,

熬áo成chéng缠chán绵mián的de伤shāng口kǒu

Into a lingering wound.

然rán后hòu一yì起qǐ分fēn享xiǎng

Then we can share together,

会huì更gèng明míng白bái相xiāng思sī的de哀āi愁chóu

To understand the sorrow of longing even more.

还hái没méi好hǎo好hǎo的de感gǎn受shòu

Still haven't truly felt it,

醒xǐng著zhù亲qīn吻wěn的de温wēn柔róu

Awake, kissing with tenderness.

可kě能néng在zài我wǒ左zuǒ右yòu

Maybe you're right beside me,

你nǐ才cái追zhuī求qiú孤gū独dú的de自zì由yóu

While you seek the solitude of freedom.

有yǒu时shí候hòu有yǒu时shí候hòu

Sometimes, sometimes,

我wǒ会huì相xiāng信xìn一yí切qiè有yǒu尽jìn头tóu

I believe everything has an end.

相xiāng聚jù离lí开kāi都dōu有yǒu时shí候hòu

Reunions and farewells both come in time,

没méi有yǒu什shén么me会huì永yǒng垂chuí不bù朽xiǔ

Nothing stays forever,

可kě是shì我wǒ有yǒu时shí候hòu

But sometimes I,

宁nìng愿yuàn选xuǎn择zé留liú恋liàn不bú放fàng手shǒu

Would rather choose to hold on tight.

等děng到dào风fēng景jǐng都dōu看kàn透tòu

Until I've seen through all the scenery

也yě许xǔ你nǐ会huì陪péi我wǒ看kàn细xì水shuǐ长cháng流liú

Perhaps you'll stay with me to watch the waters flow gently.

有yǒu时shí候hòu有yǒu时shí候hòu

Sometimes, oh sometimes

我wǒ会huì相xiāng信xìn一yí切qiè有yǒu尽jìn头tóu

I will believe that everything has an end.

相xiāng聚jù离lí开kāi都dōu有yǒu时shí候hòu

There are times to gather and times to part

没méi有yǒu什shén么me会huì永yǒng垂chuí不bù朽xiǔ

Nothing is destined to last forever.

可kě是shì我wǒ有yǒu时shí候hòu

But sometimes I

宁nìng愿yuàn选xuǎn择zé留liú恋liàn不bú放fàng手shǒu

I'd rather choose to hold on, unable to let go

等děng到dào风fēng景jǐng都dōu看kàn透tòu

When the scenery has all been seen through

也yě许xǔ你nǐ会huì陪péi我wǒ看kàn细xì水shuǐ长cháng流liú

Maybe you'll stay with me and watch the gentle streams flow.