Zhang Bichen 张碧晨
年轮 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:48
圆圈勾勒成指纹
Circles trace out a fingerprint
印在我的嘴唇
Imprinted on my lips
回忆苦涩的吻痕
Memories of bitter kisses
是树根
They are roots of a tree
春去秋来的茂盛
Flourishing through spring and autumn's dance
却遮住了黄昏
Yet they obscure the dusk
寒夜剩我一个人
In the cold night, just me left alone
等清晨
Waiting for the dawn
世间最毒的仇恨
The world’s most poisonous hatred
是有缘却无分
Is a fate intertwined but never fulfilled
可惜你从未心疼
It's a pity you've never cared
我的笨
About my foolishness
荒草丛生的青春
In the wild grasses of youth
倒也过的安稳
Yet I lived with a certain peace
代替你陪着我的
In your place, by my side,
是年轮
Are the rings of the years
数着一圈圈年轮
Counting each ring of the years
我认真
I take it seriously
将心事都封存
Storing away my hidden thoughts
密密麻麻是我的自尊
My pride is densely packed
修改一次次离分
Editing the divides time and again,
我承认
I admit it,
曾幻想过永恒
I once dreamed of forever,
可惜从没人陪我演这剧本
But alas, no one shared this script with me.
圆圈勾勒成指纹
Circles outline a fingerprint,
印在我的嘴唇
Imprinted on my lips,
回忆苦涩的吻痕
Memories of bittersweet kisses,
是树根
Are like tree roots,
春去秋来的茂盛
Flourishing through spring and autumn,
却遮住了黄昏
Yet hiding the twilight.
寒夜剩我一个人
On this cold night, I'm all alone
等清晨
Waiting for the dawn
世间最毒的仇恨
The cruelest hatred in this world
是有缘却无分
Is a fate intertwined but not meant to be
可惜你从未心疼
It's a pity you've never felt the pain
我的笨
Of my foolish heart
荒草丛生的青春
In youth overgrown with wild grass
倒也过的安稳
I still lived a life of peace
代替你陪着我的
What takes your place beside me
是年轮
Is the passing years
数着一圈圈年轮
Counting the rings of the years,
我认真
I take it seriously,
将心事都封存
Keeping all my thoughts sealed away,
密密麻麻是我的自尊
My pride is densely packed,
修改一次次离分
Editing the separations time and again,
我承认
I admit,
曾幻想过永恒
I once dreamed of forever,
可惜从没人陪我演这剧本
But sadly, no one was there to share this script with me,
一圈圈年轮
The rings of the years,
我认真
I take it seriously.
将心事都封存
Locking away all my heart's secrets
密密麻麻是我的自尊
Thick with pride is my esteem
修改一次次离分
Editing again and again the breakups
我承认
I admit it
曾幻想过永恒
I once dreamed of forever
可惜从没人陪我演这剧本
But sadly no one is here to share this script with me
可惜从没人陪我演这剧本
But sadly no one is here to share this script with me
Key vocabulary
- 圈quān
- ring6
- 勾勒gōu lè
- outline7
- 成chéng
- become2
- 印yìn
- stamp6
- 我的wǒ de
- my
- 嘴唇zuǐ chún
- lips7
- 回忆huí yì
- memory4
- 吻wěn
- kiss7
- 痕hén
- mark
- 树根shù gēn
- tree root
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