Cyndi Wang 王心凌
睁开眼 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:15
故事听起来太伤悲
The story sounds too sorrowful,
可能我怎么也学不会
Maybe I just can't learn it at all.
不懂爱情本来的距离美
Not understanding the beauty of love's distance,
幸福有时候不绝对
Happiness sometimes isn't absolute.
本来想好不走得太狼狈
I originally wanted to leave gracefully,
我也想好能回头看几回
I also hoped to look back a few times.
反正关系已变成超乎想像中的累
Anyway, the relationship has become more exhausting than imagined.
快乐不快乐都掉泪
Tears fall whether we're happy or not.
赦免了谁受罪
Forgiving who is in pain?
爱或被爱都疲惫
Both loving and being loved is exhausting.
那带刺的甜美
That prickly sweetness
不敢去追
I dare not pursue
睁开眼 发现你已走远
Open my eyes, I find you've gone far away
只剩下地平线 无所谓
Only the horizon remains, it doesn't matter
虽然对你还有那么一点
Though there’s still just a bit for you
说不出的歉 不能再一遍
An unspoken apology, can’t do it again
你留下的一切 曾是我的世界
Everything you left was once my world
全写在我的心里那一年
It's all written in my heart from that year
本来想好不走得太狼狈
I initially planned not to leave in such disarray
我也想好能回头看几回
I also hoped to look back a few times
反正关系已变成超乎想像中的累
Anyway, the relationship has become more exhausting than I imagined.
快乐不快乐都掉泪
Whether happy or not, tears still fall.
赦免了谁受罪
Forgiving who has suffered torment?
爱或被爱都疲惫
Whether loving or being loved, we're both worn out.
那带刺的甜美
That sweet pain with thorns.
不敢去追
Dare not chase after it.
睁开眼 发现你已走远
Open my eyes, realize you’ve gone so far.
只剩下地平线 无所谓
Only the horizon remains, doesn’t matter.
虽然对你还有那么一点
Although I still have a little left for you.
说不出的歉 不能再一遍 Oh
Unspoken apologies, can't do it all over again, oh.
你留下的一切 曾是我的世界
Everything you left behind was once my world
全写在我的心里那一年
All written in my heart from that year
我开始向前奔跑
I begin to run forward
拼命地跑 不再闪躲
Running with all my might, no more hiding
就算跌倒 不逃
Even if I fall, I won’t run away
我会更好
I will be better
睁开眼 发现你已走远
Opening my eyes, I find you've gone far away
只剩下地平线 一瞬间
Only the horizon remains, in an instant
汹涌的思念晕开了一片
A surge of longing spreads all around
我会笑著脸 看著你高飞
I will smile, watching you soar high
你留下的一切 曾是我的世界
Everything you left behind was once my world.
全写在我的心里那一年
It's all written in my heart from that year.
用我的幸福纪念
I commemorate it with my happiness.
Key vocabulary
- 听起来tīng qǐ lái
- sound like
- 伤悲shāng bēi
- grief
- 怎么zěn me
- how1
- 学xué
- study1
- 不会bú huì
- won't
- 不懂bù dǒng
- not know
- 本来běn lái
- originally3
- 距离jù lí
- distance4
- 美měi
- beautiful3
- 回huí
- return1
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About this song
Cyndi Wang Hsin-ling is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She performs bubblegum pop and is associated with a “Sweetheart Princess” persona, and she is also recognized for her roles in Taiwanese TV dramas.