Jane Zhang 张靓颖
顺流而下 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:51
往前走去 透过一扇缝隙 想看得更清晰
Moving forward, peering through a crack, seeking to see more clearly
我的勇敢 和脆弱敏感 在一起
My courage and my fragile sensitivity, entwined together
在我的心底 沉著一些秘密 不曾向谁提起
Deep in my heart, lie some secrets, never spoken to anyone
命运只招手 却对结果 不在意
Fate only beckons, yet cares not for the outcome
咿 不在意
Eh-eh, cares not for the outcome
喔 咿
Oh, eh-eh
为无常的变化 困在当下
Caught in the now, amidst the changes of uncertainty
未知的河流上 顺流而下
Flowing downstream on the river of the unknown
这欲望越胀大 越要代价
As this desire inflates, the price to pay grows larger
装一肚子的话 却闭上嘴巴
With a heart full of words, yet keeping my lips sealed
命运给过承诺 也会变挂
Fate once made promises, yet it can change like the wind.
一面奉上情话 一面谎话
One moment sweet words are offered, the next, deceit.
让你爬上天堂 又遁入地下
It lifts you to heaven, then plunges you underground.
给你一脸青春 又一夜白发
Gives you a face of youth, yet leaves you with white hair overnight.
顺流而下
Flowing downstream.
顺流而下
Flowing downstream.
让我的过去 翻越山巅河堤 带著所有秘密
Let my past scale the mountain peaks and riverbanks, carrying all the secrets.
来拥抱著我 来告诉我 别在意
Come hold me tight, come tell me, don't mind it.
咿 别在意
Eh, don't mind it.
喔 咿
Oh, eh.
为无常的变化 困在当下
Caught in the present by the impermanence of change,
未知的河流上 顺流而下
Flowing downstream on an unknown river,
这欲望越胀大 越要代价
As desires swell larger, the price grows steeper,
装一肚子的话 却闭上嘴巴
Filling with words, yet sealing my lips,
命运给过承诺 也会变挂
Fate may offer promises, yet it can also hang them,
一面奉上情话 一面谎话
While offering sweet nothings, lies slip in,
让你爬上天堂 又遁入地下
Raising you to heaven, then descending into the underground,
给你一脸青春 又一夜白发
Gifting you a face of youth, yet one night of white hair,
顺流而下 一夜白发
Flowing downstream—one night of white hair,
顺流而下
Flowing downstream.
Key vocabulary
- 拥抱yōng bào
- hug5
- 敏感mǐn gǎn
- sensitive5
- 过guò
- past1
- 勇敢yǒng gǎn
- brave4
- 欲望yù wàng
- desire6
- 清晰qīng xī
- clear6
- 脆弱cuì ruò
- fragile6
- 河流hé liú
- river5
- 秘密mì mì
- secret5
- 透过tòu guò
- through6
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About this song
张靓颖 is a Chinese pop vocalist who emerged in the mainland market in the 2000s and later reached Western audiences with English-language releases. She is known for her high-register singing and multilingual output, including the charting singles “Dust My Shoulders Off” and “808,” and her crossover collaborations with producers such as Timbaland.