A-Mei 张惠妹
我要快乐 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:12
又被爱伤了一遍
Once again hurt by love
无所谓 当作成长
It doesn’t matter, just call it growth
刚刚走开的人
The one who just walked away
烟还点著 味道却淡了
The smoke still lingers, but the scent has faded
我并不是天生爱寂寞
I’m not born to love solitude
却比任何人都多
Yet I experience it more than anyone else
就算把世界给我
Even if the world were given to me
我还是一无所有
I would still have nothing at all
我要快乐 我要能睡的安稳
I want to be happy, I want to sleep peacefully
有些人不抱了才温暖
Some people are warmer when they’re not holding on
离开了才不恨 我早应该割舍
Only after leaving can I stop hating, I should have let go long ago.
我要快乐 哪怕笑的再大声
I want to be happy, even if I have to laugh out loud.
心不是热的 全都是假的
The heart isn’t warm; it’s all just a façade.
只有眼泪是真的
Only the tears are real.
把从前想了一遍
I replayed the past in my mind.
谢谢了 伤我的人
Thank you to those who’ve hurt me.
想做乐观的人
I aspire to be an optimistic person.
每种雨声 听了都不冷
Every kind of rain sounds warm to me.
我并不是天生爱寂寞
I wasn't born to love loneliness,
却比任何人都多
Yet I endure it more than anyone else.
就算把世界给我
Even if the world is given to me
我还是一无所有
I still have nothing at all
我要快乐 我要能睡的安稳
I want to be happy, I want to sleep soundly
有些人不抱了才温暖
Some people only feel warmth when they stop holding on
离开了才不恨 我早应该割舍
It's only after leaving that I feel no hate; I should have let go long ago
我要快乐 哪怕笑的再大声
I want to be happy, even if I have to laugh the loudest
心不是热的 全都是假的
The heart isn't warm; it’s all a facade
只有眼泪是真的
Only the tears are real
我要快乐 我要能睡的安稳
I want to be happy, I want to sleep soundly
有些人不抱了才温暖
Some people only feel warmth when they stop holding on
离开了才不恨 我早应该割舍
Only after I leave can I let go of hate, I should have released it long before.
我要快乐 哪怕笑的再大声
I want to be happy, even if I have to laugh out loud.
心不是热的 全都是假的
The heart isn't warm, it's all just a facade.
我的决定是对的
My decision is the right one.
Key vocabulary
- 被爱bèi ài
- loved
- 伤了shāng le
- hurt
- 一遍yí biàn
- once
- 刚刚gāng gāng
- just now2
- 人rén
- person1
- 点diǎn
- dot1
- 著zhù
- ongoing
- 味道wèi dào
- flavor2
- 并不bìng bù
- not
- 天生tiān shēng
- born7
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About this song
A-Mei 张惠妹 is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and producer with a husky vocal style that has been a mainstay of contemporary Mandarin pop since her debut in 1996. She is known for albums like 姊妹 (Sisters) and for her advocacy work supporting underrepresented groups, including Aboriginal communities, the LGBTQ+ community, and independent Taiwanese artists.