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天外来物 – Joker Xue 薛之谦

Joker Xue 薛之谦

天外来物 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Genre
Mandopop
Length
4:18
  1. 你降落的 太突然了

    Your landing was too sudden,

  2. 我刚好呢 又路过了

    I just happened to pass by again.

  3. 机会难得 又主观觉得

    A rare chance, yet I feel so subjective,

  4. 想明抢 又碰不得

    I want to seize it, but can't touch it.

  5. 你带来了 我的快乐

    You brought me my happiness,

  6. 让这世界 有点颜色

    Adding some color to this world.

  7. 我好想指责 你太随意了

    I really want to blame you for being so carefree,

  8. 宝物该有人捧着 你是不是我的

    Treasures should be held by someone, are you mine?

  1. 你像 天外来物一样 求之不得

    You’re like a celestial being, unattainable,

  2. 你在世俗里的名字 不重要了

    Your name in this world no longer matters.

  3. 正好 我隐藏的人格是契而不舍

    Just right, the persona I hide is persistent and unwavering.

  4. 直到蜂拥而至的人都透明了

    Until the crowd that rushes in becomes transparent.

  5. 我在 不近又不远处

    I am here, neither too close nor too far.

  6. 用明天换你 靠近我

    Exchanging tomorrow for you to come closer to me.

  7. 你占领了 我的快乐

    You've taken over my joy.

  8. 和这世界 已没有瓜葛

    And this world has no connection left.

  9. 任事物干渴 都褪去颜色

    Letting things wither away, losing their color.

  10. 只有你是天蓝色 我开始找你了

    Only you shine in sky blue; I'm beginning to seek you.

  11. 会像 天外来物一样 失而复得

    Like a celestial being, lost and then found again.

  12. 你在世俗里的名字 被人用了

    Your name in the mundane world has been borrowed by others.

  13. 反正 我隐藏的人格是契而不舍

    Anyway, the persona I hide is relentless and steadfast

  14. 直到蜂拥而至的人都透明了

    Until the crowd that swarms becomes transparent

  15. 我在 不近又不远处

    I stand at a distance, neither close nor far

  16. 用明天换你 靠近我

    Trading tomorrow for you to come close to me

  17. 你就像 天外来物一样 求之不得

    You're like an otherworldly being, desired but unattainable

  18. 我在世俗里的描写被取笑了

    My portrayal in this mundane world has been ridiculed

  19. 反正我隐藏的人格是非你不可

    Anyway, the persona I hide is someone you can't replace

  20. 直到别有用心的人都透明了

    Until those with ulterior motives become transparent

  21. 我在 不近又不远处

    I stand at a distance, neither close nor far

  22. 用明天换你 靠近我

    Trading tomorrow for you to come close to me

Key vocabulary

抢qiǎng
snatch5
物wù
thing5
想xiǎng
think1
明天míng tiān
tomorrow1
碰pèng
bump2
反正fǎn zhèng
anyway3
只有zhǐ yǒu
only3
开始kāi shǐ
begin3
该gāi
should2
近jìn
near2

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About this song

薛之谦 is a Shanghai-born Chinese artist who performs Mandopop with a smooth baritone voice. He is known for his emotionally driven ballads and orchestral arrangements, including the 2010s hit 演員 (Actor).

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天外来物

你nǐ降jiàng落luò的de 太tài突tū然rán了le

Your landing was too sudden,

我wǒ刚gāng好hǎo呢ne 又yòu路lù过guò了le

I just happened to pass by again.

机jī会huì难nán得dé 又yòu主zhǔ观guān觉jué得de

A rare chance, yet I feel so subjective,

想xiǎng明míng抢qiǎng 又yòu碰pèng不bù得dé

I want to seize it, but can't touch it.

你nǐ带dài来lái了le 我wǒ的de快kuài乐lè

You brought me my happiness,

让ràng这zhè世shì界jiè 有yǒu点diǎn颜yán色sè

Adding some color to this world.

我wǒ好hǎo想xiǎng指zhǐ责zé 你nǐ太tài随suí意yì了le

I really want to blame you for being so carefree,

宝bǎo物wù该gāi有yǒu人rén捧pěng着zhe 你nǐ是shì不bu是shì我wǒ的de

Treasures should be held by someone, are you mine?

你nǐ像xiàng 天tiān外wài来lái物wù一yí样yàng 求qiú之zhī不bù得dé

You’re like a celestial being, unattainable,

你nǐ在zài世shì俗sú里lǐ的de名míng字zì 不bú重zhòng要yào了le

Your name in this world no longer matters.

正zhèng好hǎo 我wǒ隐yǐn藏cáng的de人rén格gé是shì契qì而ér不bú舍shè

Just right, the persona I hide is persistent and unwavering.

直zhí到dào蜂fēng拥yōng而ér至zhì的de人rén都dōu透tòu明míng了le

Until the crowd that rushes in becomes transparent.

我wǒ在zài 不bú近jìn又yòu不bù远yuǎn处chù

I am here, neither too close nor too far.

用yòng明míng天tiān换huàn你nǐ 靠kào近jìn我wǒ

Exchanging tomorrow for you to come closer to me.

你nǐ占zhàn领lǐng了le 我wǒ的de快kuài乐lè

You've taken over my joy.

和hé这zhè世shì界jiè 已yǐ没méi有yǒu瓜guā葛gé

And this world has no connection left.

任rèn事shì物wù干gān渴kě 都dōu褪tuì去qù颜yán色sè

Letting things wither away, losing their color.

只zhǐ有yǒu你nǐ是shì天tiān蓝lán色sè 我wǒ开kāi始shǐ找zhǎo你nǐ了le

Only you shine in sky blue; I'm beginning to seek you.

会huì像xiàng 天tiān外wài来lái物wù一yí样yàng 失shī而ér复fù得dé

Like a celestial being, lost and then found again.

你nǐ在zài世shì俗sú里lǐ的de名míng字zì 被bèi人rén用yòng了le

Your name in the mundane world has been borrowed by others.

反fǎn正zhèng 我wǒ隐yǐn藏cáng的de人rén格gé是shì契qì而ér不bú舍shè

Anyway, the persona I hide is relentless and steadfast

直zhí到dào蜂fēng拥yōng而ér至zhì的de人rén都dōu透tòu明míng了le

Until the crowd that swarms becomes transparent

我wǒ在zài 不bú近jìn又yòu不bù远yuǎn处chù

I stand at a distance, neither close nor far

用yòng明míng天tiān换huàn你nǐ 靠kào近jìn我wǒ

Trading tomorrow for you to come close to me

你nǐ就jiù像xiàng 天tiān外wài来lái物wù一yí样yàng 求qiú之zhī不bù得dé

You're like an otherworldly being, desired but unattainable

我wǒ在zài世shì俗sú里lǐ的de描miáo写xiě被bèi取qǔ笑xiào了le

My portrayal in this mundane world has been ridiculed

反fǎn正zhèng我wǒ隐yǐn藏cáng的de人rén格gé是shì非fēi你nǐ不bù可kě

Anyway, the persona I hide is someone you can't replace

直zhí到dào别bié有yǒu用yòng心xīn的de人rén都dōu透tòu明míng了le

Until those with ulterior motives become transparent

我wǒ在zài 不bú近jìn又yòu不bù远yuǎn处chù

I stand at a distance, neither close nor far

用yòng明míng天tiān换huàn你nǐ 靠kào近jìn我wǒ

Trading tomorrow for you to come close to me