Faye Wong 王菲
流年 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:26
爱上一个天使的缺点 用一种魔鬼的语言
Fell in love with an angel's flaws, speaking in the tongue of a devil,
上帝在云端 只眨了一眨眼
God up in the clouds just blinked once.
最后眉一皱 头一点
In the end, a furrowed brow, a nod of the head.
爱上一个认真的消遣 用一朵花开的时间
Fell in love with a serious pastime, in the blooming time of a flower,
你在我旁边 只打了个照面
You were beside me, just a fleeting glance.
五月的晴天闪了电
May's sunny day flashed with lightning.
有生之年 狭路相逢 终不能幸免
In this lifetime, our paths cross in a narrow way, no escaping fate.
手心忽然长出纠缠的曲线
Suddenly, curves of entanglement grow in my palm,
懂事之前 情动以后 长不过一天
Before understanding, after feelings rise, it never lasts longer than a day.
留不住 算不出流年
Can't hold on, can't calculate the passage of years.
遇见一场烟火的表演 用一场轮回的时间
Caught in a firework display, using the time of reincarnation,
紫微星流过 来不及说再见
The purple star flows by, too late to say goodbye,
已经远离我一光年
Already a light-year away from me,
有生之年 狭路相逢 终不能幸免
In this lifetime, our paths cross on a narrow road, destined to be helpless,
手心忽然长出纠缠的曲线
Suddenly, curves of entanglement emerge in my palm,
懂事之前 情动以后 长不过一天
Before understanding, after emotions stir, lasting no longer than a day,
留不住 算不出流年
Unable to hold onto, can't measure the passage of years,
有生之年 狭路相逢 终不能幸免
In this lifetime, our paths cross on a narrow road, destined to be helpless,
手心忽然长出纠缠的曲线
Suddenly, curves of entanglement emerge in my palm,
懂事之前 情动以后 长不过一天
Before understanding, after emotions stir, lasting no longer than a day
那一年让一生改变
That year changed a lifetime
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Key vocabulary
- 算suàn
- count2
- 长cháng
- long2
- 过guò
- past1
- 曲线qū xiàn
- curve7
- 消遣xiāo qiǎn
- pastime7
- 烟火yān huǒ
- fireworks7
- 纠缠jiū chán
- entangle7
- 爱上ài shàng
- fall in love
- 一个yí gè
- one
- 天使tiān shǐ
- angel7
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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.