Nicholas Tse 谢霆锋
纸飞机 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:08
樱花一开刹那落地
When the cherry blossoms bloom, they fall to the ground in an instant.
如河水碰到断石直堕万里
Like the river meeting a broken stone, plunging down for miles.
那次树下是牛顿觉得 想飞飞不起
That time under the tree, Newton felt he wanted to fly but couldn't take off.
这叫引力 一切要听
This is called gravity, everything must obey.
偏偏烟花一烧不散在地
Yet the fireworks, once lit, scatter and linger on the ground.
水花碰到日光会变雾气
The splash of water meets the sunlight, transforming into mist.
那次树下若牛顿看到 一张纸飞机
If Newton had seen a paper plane under that tree.
张开手臂 原来也能飞
Spreading my arms, I find I can also soar.
如有个世界绝对传奇
As if there were a world absolutely legendary.
我想飞可飞 滑翔了才知飞得少
I want to fly and glide, only to realize I've flown so little.
有个世界没有实地
There's a world that isn't grounded in reality
我想飞可飞 随便变了完色的火鸟
I want to fly, but I can, like a firebird changing its hue
像万物都想有双翼
As if all things yearn to have wings
鲸鱼跃出水面已作证明
Whales leap from the water, proof of possibility
那次树下若牛顿散出 千张纸飞机
Under that tree, if Newton scattered a thousand paper planes
脚踏实地 原来恢能飞
With feet on the ground, I realize I can soar
如有个世界绝对传奇
If there were a world, utterly legendary
我想飞可飞 滑翔了才知飞得少
I want to fly, but I glide and realize I've flown so little
有个世界没有实地
There's a world that isn't grounded in reality
我想飞可飞 犹如火鸟正在出发了
I want to fly, like a firebird ready to take off
还原做鸟 灵魂轻了 脚踏实地
Returning to being a bird, my soul feels light, grounded beneath my feet.
原来也能飞
Turns out I can fly too.
如有个世界绝对传奇
In a world that's absolutely legendary.
我想飞可飞 滑翔了才知飞得少
I want to fly, but only when I glide do I realize how little I've flown.
有个世界没有实地 我踏上空气
In a world without the ground, I step into the air.
神出错了 人类会飞了
Mistakes of the divine, humanity has learned to fly.
有只怪兽不信胎记 也不信定理
There’s a monster that doesn’t believe in birthmarks, nor in theorems.
滑翔了才知飞得少
Only when I glide do I realize how little I've flown.
我要坐上纸的飞机
I want to ride on a paper airplane.
我想飞可飞
I want to fly, but I really can.
神出错了 人类会飞了
The gods made a mistake, now humanity can fly.
Key vocabulary
- 一yī
- one1
- 下xià
- below1
- 纸zhǐ
- paper2
- 随便suí biàn
- any2
- 鸟niǎo
- bird2
- 开kāi
- open1
- 树shù
- tree1
- 次cì
- time1
- 飞fēi
- fly1
- 飞机fēi jī
- airplane1
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.