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昨天、今天 – Cyndi Wang 王心凌

Cyndi Wang 王心凌

昨天、今天 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2014
Genre
Pop
Length
3:34
  1. 昨天以前 小事情很在意

    Before yesterday, I cared deeply about little things

  2. 孩子般的任性

    Childishly stubborn

  3. 偶尔耍点小脾气

    Sometimes throwing a bit of a tantrum

  4. 今天以后 不管心酸委屈

    From today onward, no matter the sorrow or grievances

  5. 所有情绪自理

    All emotions are mine to handle

  6. 包含那些旧恋情

    Including those old romances

  7. 小小伤心

    Little heartbreaks

  8. 写满了整个篇幅的日记

    Fill the pages of my diary

  1. 自言自语

    Talking to myself

  2. 有时寂寞是好伴侣

    Sometimes loneliness is a good companion

  3. 夜里关上手机

    At night I turn off my phone

  4. 平静的讯号来自月亮星星

    Quiet signals come from the moon and stars

  5. (I miss you) 思念让人伤脑筋

    (I miss you) Longing can be a headache

  6. (I need you) 依赖会让人变weak

    (I need you) Dependence can make one weak

  7. (I love you) 承认总需要勇气

    (I love you) Admitting it always takes courage

  8. 我期望的爱情

    The love I long for

  9. 虽然直接却需要实际

    Though straightforward, it needs to be practical

  10. 昨天以前 小事情很在意

    Before yesterday, I cared about the little things

  11. 孩子般的任性

    Childlike stubbornness

  12. 偶尔耍点小脾气

    Sometimes throwing a little tantrum

  13. 今天以后 不管心酸委屈

    From today on, no matter the heartache and grievances,

  14. 所有情绪自理

    I will take care of all my emotions.

  15. 包含那些旧恋情

    Including those old love affairs.

  16. 有时生病 发烧咳嗽头晕

    Sometimes I get sick, fever, cough, and feel dizzy.

  17. 手上打著点滴

    With an IV in my hand,

  18. 眼泪心疼自己

    Tears fall as I hurt for myself.

  19. 有时孤单 是种反射心理

    Sometimes loneliness is just a reflex of the mind.

  20. 情人来来去去

    Lovers come and go,

  21. 还倒不如爱自己

    I might as well love myself more,

  22. 突然忧郁

    Suddenly feeling blue.

  23. 希望有排遣心情的APP

    Hoping for an app to ease my feelings

  24. 不言不语

    Silent and speechless

  25. 搭讪的男生别靠近

    Guys trying to flirt, stay away

  26. 我了解我个性

    I understand my own nature

  27. 我会认得自己想要的感情

    I can recognize the love I desire

  28. (I miss you) 思念让人伤脑筋

    (I miss you) Longing makes my head spin

  29. (I need you) 依赖会让人变weak

    (I need you) Dependence can make one weak

  30. (I love you) 承认总需要勇气

    (I love you) Acknowledgment always takes courage

  31. 我期望的爱情

    The love that I yearn for

  32. 虽然直接却需要实际

    Though straightforward, it needs to be real

  33. 昨天以前 小事情很在意

    Before yesterday, I cared about the small things.

  34. 孩子般的任性

    Like a child, stubborn and free.

  35. 偶尔耍点小脾气

    Sometimes I throw little fits.

  36. 今天以后 不管心酸委屈

    From today on, no matter the heartache and grievances,

  37. 所有情绪自理

    All emotions I will manage.

  38. 包含那些旧恋情

    Including those old loves.

  39. 有时生病 发烧咳嗽头晕

    Sometimes I'm sick, feverish, coughing, feeling dizzy.

  40. 手上打著点滴

    With an IV drip in my hand,

  41. 眼泪心疼自己

    Tears welling up, feeling the pain for myself.

  42. 有时孤单 是种反射心理

    Sometimes loneliness is a reflex of the mind.

  43. 情人来来去去

    Lovers come and go,

  44. 还倒不如爱自己

    It's better to love yourself,

  45. 多给自己一点自信少一点忧郁

    Give yourself a bit more confidence, shed some gloom,

  46. 快乐本来就没有保存限期

    Happiness has no expiration date, after all,

  47. 如果爱已经在手里就要好好握紧

    If love is already in your hands, hold it tight,

  48. Baby 过去都已经过去

    Baby, the past is just the past,

  49. 昨天以前小事情我都很在意

    I used to care about little things before yesterday,

  50. 不止有任性耍点小脾气

    Not just being capricious and throwing small tantrums,

  51. 今天以后情绪都自理

    From today onwards, emotions are self-managed,

  52. 包含那些旧恋情

    Including those old flames.

  53. 昨天以前 小事情很在意

    Before yesterday, I cared too much for little things

  54. 孩子般的任性

    Childish whims and fancies

  55. 偶尔耍点小脾气

    Occasionally throwing a little tantrum

  56. 今天以后 不管心酸委屈

    From today on, no matter the pain and grievance

  57. 所有情绪自理

    All emotions are self-managed

  58. 包含那些旧恋情

    Including those old romances

  59. 有时生病 发烧咳嗽头晕

    Sometimes feeling ill, feverish, coughing, dizzy

  60. 手上打著点滴

    With an IV drip in my hand

  61. 眼泪心疼自己

    Tears, feeling sorry for myself

  62. 有时孤单 是种反射心理

    Sometimes loneliness is a kind of reflexive mind

  63. 情人来来去去

    Lovers come and go,

  64. 还倒不如爱自己

    It's better to love yourself.

Key vocabulary

心疼xīn téng
heartache6
以前yǐ qián
before2
事情shì qíng
matter
在意zài yì
mind6
人rén
person1
今天jīn tiān
today1
关guān
close1
写xiě
write1
去qù
go1
般bān
like

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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.

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昨天、今天

昨zuó天tiān以yǐ前qián 小xiǎo事shì情qíng很hěn在zài意yì

Before yesterday, I cared deeply about little things

孩hái子zi般bān的de任rèn性xìng

Childishly stubborn

偶ǒu尔ěr耍shuǎ点diǎn小xiǎo脾pí气qì

Sometimes throwing a bit of a tantrum

今jīn天tiān以yǐ后hòu 不bù管guǎn心xīn酸suān委wěi屈qu

From today onward, no matter the sorrow or grievances

所suǒ有yǒu情qíng绪xù自zì理lǐ

All emotions are mine to handle

包bāo含hán那nà些xiē旧jiù恋liàn情qíng

Including those old romances

小xiǎo小xiǎo伤shāng心xīn

Little heartbreaks

写xiě满mǎn了le整zhěng个gè篇piān幅fú的de日rì记jì

Fill the pages of my diary

自zì言yán自zì语yǔ

Talking to myself

有yǒu时shí寂jì寞mò是shì好hǎo伴bàn侣lǚ

Sometimes loneliness is a good companion

夜yè里lǐ关guān上shàng手shǒu机jī

At night I turn off my phone

平píng静jìng的de讯xùn号hào来lái自zì月yuè亮liàng星xīng星xīng

Quiet signals come from the moon and stars

(I miss you) 思sī念niàn让ràng人rén伤shāng脑nǎo筋jīn

(I miss you) Longing can be a headache

(I need you) 依yī赖lài会huì让ràng人rén变biànweak

(I need you) Dependence can make one weak

(I love you) 承chéng认rèn总zǒng需xū要yào勇yǒng气qì

(I love you) Admitting it always takes courage

我wǒ期qī望wàng的de爱ài情qíng

The love I long for

虽suī然rán直zhí接jiē却què需xū要yào实shí际jì

Though straightforward, it needs to be practical

昨zuó天tiān以yǐ前qián 小xiǎo事shì情qíng很hěn在zài意yì

Before yesterday, I cared about the little things

孩hái子zi般bān的de任rèn性xìng

Childlike stubbornness

偶ǒu尔ěr耍shuǎ点diǎn小xiǎo脾pí气qì

Sometimes throwing a little tantrum

今jīn天tiān以yǐ后hòu 不bù管guǎn心xīn酸suān委wěi屈qu

From today on, no matter the heartache and grievances,

所suǒ有yǒu情qíng绪xù自zì理lǐ

I will take care of all my emotions.

包bāo含hán那nà些xiē旧jiù恋liàn情qíng

Including those old love affairs.

有yǒu时shí生shēng病bìng 发fā烧shāo咳ké嗽sou头tóu晕yūn

Sometimes I get sick, fever, cough, and feel dizzy.

手shǒu上shàng打dǎ著zhù点diǎn滴dī

With an IV in my hand,

眼yǎn泪lèi心xīn疼téng自zì己jǐ

Tears fall as I hurt for myself.

有yǒu时shí孤gū单dān 是shì种zhǒng反fǎn射shè心xīn理lǐ

Sometimes loneliness is just a reflex of the mind.

情qíng人rén来lái来lái去qù去qù

Lovers come and go,

还hái倒dǎo不bù如rú爱ài自zì己jǐ

I might as well love myself more,

突tū然rán忧yōu郁yù

Suddenly feeling blue.

希xī望wàng有yǒu排pái遣qiǎn心xīn情qíng的deAPP

Hoping for an app to ease my feelings

不bù言yán不bù语yǔ

Silent and speechless

搭dā讪shàn的de男nán生shēng别bié靠kào近jìn

Guys trying to flirt, stay away

我wǒ了liǎo解jiě我wǒ个gè性xìng

I understand my own nature

我wǒ会huì认rèn得de自zì己jǐ想xiǎng要yào的de感gǎn情qíng

I can recognize the love I desire

(I miss you) 思sī念niàn让ràng人rén伤shāng脑nǎo筋jīn

(I miss you) Longing makes my head spin

(I need you) 依yī赖lài会huì让ràng人rén变biànweak

(I need you) Dependence can make one weak

(I love you) 承chéng认rèn总zǒng需xū要yào勇yǒng气qì

(I love you) Acknowledgment always takes courage

我wǒ期qī望wàng的de爱ài情qíng

The love that I yearn for

虽suī然rán直zhí接jiē却què需xū要yào实shí际jì

Though straightforward, it needs to be real

昨zuó天tiān以yǐ前qián 小xiǎo事shì情qíng很hěn在zài意yì

Before yesterday, I cared about the small things.

孩hái子zi般bān的de任rèn性xìng

Like a child, stubborn and free.

偶ǒu尔ěr耍shuǎ点diǎn小xiǎo脾pí气qì

Sometimes I throw little fits.

今jīn天tiān以yǐ后hòu 不bù管guǎn心xīn酸suān委wěi屈qu

From today on, no matter the heartache and grievances,

所suǒ有yǒu情qíng绪xù自zì理lǐ

All emotions I will manage.

包bāo含hán那nà些xiē旧jiù恋liàn情qíng

Including those old loves.

有yǒu时shí生shēng病bìng 发fā烧shāo咳ké嗽sou头tóu晕yūn

Sometimes I'm sick, feverish, coughing, feeling dizzy.

手shǒu上shàng打dǎ著zhù点diǎn滴dī

With an IV drip in my hand,

眼yǎn泪lèi心xīn疼téng自zì己jǐ

Tears welling up, feeling the pain for myself.

有yǒu时shí孤gū单dān 是shì种zhǒng反fǎn射shè心xīn理lǐ

Sometimes loneliness is a reflex of the mind.

情qíng人rén来lái来lái去qù去qù

Lovers come and go,

还hái倒dǎo不bù如rú爱ài自zì己jǐ

It's better to love yourself,

多duō给gěi自zì己jǐ一yì点diǎn自zì信xìn少shǎo一yì点diǎn忧yōu郁yù

Give yourself a bit more confidence, shed some gloom,

快kuài乐lè本běn来lái就jiù没méi有yǒu保bǎo存cún限xiàn期qī

Happiness has no expiration date, after all,

如rú果guǒ爱ài已yǐ经jīng在zài手shǒu里lǐ就jiù要yào好hǎo好hǎo握wò紧jǐn

If love is already in your hands, hold it tight,

Baby 过guò去qù都dōu已yǐ经jīng过guò去qù

Baby, the past is just the past,

昨zuó天tiān以yǐ前qián小xiǎo事shì情qíng我wǒ都dōu很hěn在zài意yì

I used to care about little things before yesterday,

不bù止zhǐ有yǒu任rèn性xìng耍shuǎ点diǎn小xiǎo脾pí气qì

Not just being capricious and throwing small tantrums,

今jīn天tiān以yǐ后hòu情qíng绪xù都dōu自zì理lǐ

From today onwards, emotions are self-managed,

包bāo含hán那nà些xiē旧jiù恋liàn情qíng

Including those old flames.

昨zuó天tiān以yǐ前qián 小xiǎo事shì情qíng很hěn在zài意yì

Before yesterday, I cared too much for little things

孩hái子zi般bān的de任rèn性xìng

Childish whims and fancies

偶ǒu尔ěr耍shuǎ点diǎn小xiǎo脾pí气qì

Occasionally throwing a little tantrum

今jīn天tiān以yǐ后hòu 不bù管guǎn心xīn酸suān委wěi屈qu

From today on, no matter the pain and grievance

所suǒ有yǒu情qíng绪xù自zì理lǐ

All emotions are self-managed

包bāo含hán那nà些xiē旧jiù恋liàn情qíng

Including those old romances

有yǒu时shí生shēng病bìng 发fā烧shāo咳ké嗽sou头tóu晕yūn

Sometimes feeling ill, feverish, coughing, dizzy

手shǒu上shàng打dǎ著zhù点diǎn滴dī

With an IV drip in my hand

眼yǎn泪lèi心xīn疼téng自zì己jǐ

Tears, feeling sorry for myself

有yǒu时shí孤gū单dān 是shì种zhǒng反fǎn射shè心xīn理lǐ

Sometimes loneliness is a kind of reflexive mind

情qíng人rén来lái来lái去qù去qù

Lovers come and go,

还hái倒dǎo不bù如rú爱ài自zì己jǐ

It's better to love yourself.