Nicholas Tse 谢霆锋
活著VIVA lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:33
年轻得碰著谁亦能像威化般干脆
Young enough to meet anyone, as crisp as a wafer.
快活到 半日也像活尽一百万岁
So joyful that half a day feels like living a million years.
任何事亦难像青春般清脆 快活到 每日大一岁
No matter what, nothing's as clear as youth; so joyful that every day brings a birthday.
在流动 在流动 就如咖啡因作动
In motion, in motion, just like caffeine igniting action.
睡了但眼部忘了合拢 就如石头悬浮在半空已失重
Asleep but my eyes forget to close, like a stone floating, lost in weightlessness.
就是这样快乐 谁不信
This is happiness, who wouldn't believe it?
觉得激动便流泪 碰上了花蜜便陶醉 活著是为了像蝴蝶来又去
Feeling excited brings tears; meeting nectar leaves me entranced. Living is like a butterfly coming and going.
害怕孤独便团聚 怕过于迫夹便离去 活著未为我 为谁
Fear of solitude brings us together; afraid of suffocation, we part ways. Living isn't for me, but for whom?
年轻得碰著谁亦能像威化般干脆
Young enough to meet anyone, as crisp as a wafer.
快活到 半日也像活尽一百万岁
So joyful that half a day feels like living a million years.
任何事亦难像青春般清脆 快活到 每日大一岁
Nothing is as crisp as youth, so lively, aging a year every day.
不了解 不要解 就连毛孔都扩大
Don't understand, don't need to; even pores are widening.
就似汗线横流过热带 就如被无限条乱发纠缠活埋
Like sweat flowing through the tropics, like being buried alive in endless tangled hair.
但是这是快乐谁不快
But this is happiness; who wouldn’t be exhilarated?
觉得激动便流泪 碰上了花蜜便陶醉 活著是为了像蝴蝶来又去
Feeling stirred, I shed tears; enchanted by nectar, alive to flit like a butterfly.
害怕孤独便团聚 怕过于迫夹便离去 活著未为我 为谁
Afraid of solitude, we come together; fear of suffocating closeness makes us part ways. Living not for me, but for whom?
年轻得碰著谁亦能像威化般干脆
Youthful enough to meet anyone, crisp like a wafer.
快活到 半日也像活尽一百万岁
So lively, half a day feels like living a million years.
任何事亦难像青春般清脆 快活到 每日大一岁
Nothing is as crisp as youth, so lively, aging a year every day.
年轻得碰著谁亦能像威化般干脆
Youthful enough to meet anyone, crisp like a wafer.
快活到 半日也像活尽一百万岁
Living joyfully, half a day feels like living a million years.
任何事亦难像青春般清脆 快活到 每日大一岁
Nothing compares to youth's crispness, joyously aging a year every day.
年轻得碰著谁亦能像威化般干脆
In youth, encountering anyone feels as simple as a wafer.
快活到 半日也像活尽一百万岁
Living joyfully, half a day feels like living a million years.
任何事亦难像青春般清脆 快活到 每日大一岁
Nothing compares to youth's crispness, joyously aging a year every day.
Key vocabulary
- 合hé
- fit3
- 害怕hài pà
- fear3
- 就是jiù shì
- is3
- 活huó
- live3
- 石头shí tou
- rock3
- 连lián
- even3
- 解jiě
- solve6
- 青春qīng chūn
- youth6
- 动dòng
- move1
- 大dà
- big1
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About this song
Nicholas Tse, known as 谢霆锋, is a Hong Kong-born Canadian entertainer known for his Cantopop and Mandarin crossover work and for acting in Hong Kong action films and television. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s with Cantopop albums such as My Attitude and film roles including Young and Dangerous: The Prequel, which earned him a Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer.