Jay Chou 周杰伦
不该 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:51
Jay：假装我们还在一块
Jay: Pretending we’re still together
我真的演不出来
I really can't put on the act
还是不习惯你不在
Still not used to you not being here
这身份转变太快
This shift in roles came too fast
aMEI：画面里不需要旁白
aMEI: The scene needs no narration
却谁都看的出来
But everyone can see it clearly
是我情绪涌了上来
It's my emotions flooding in
想哭却一片空白
Want to cry yet my mind's blank
Jay：雪地里相爱他们说
Jay: They say love in the snow
零下已结晶的誓言不会坯
The vows crystallized below zero won't break
合：但爱的状态
Chorus: But the state of love
却不会永远
Will not last forever
都冰封而透明的存在
Exists frozen and transparent
合：轻轻飘落下来
Chorus: Gently drifting down
许下的梦融化的太快
The dreams we've cherished melt away too fast
或许我们都不该醒来
Perhaps we shouldn't wake up at all
aMEI：你还是住在
aMEI: You still dwell
我的回忆里不出来
In my memories, unable to escape
Jay：让我们微笑离开
Jay: Let's smile as we part
让故事留下来
Let the story remain
合：放手后爱依然在
Chorus: After letting go, love still lingers
雪融了就应该花开
When the snow melts, flowers should bloom
缘若尽了就不该再重来
If fate has ended, it shouldn't come back again
aMEI：你依旧
aMEI: You still
住在我的回忆里不出来
Reside in my memories, not coming out
Jay：我离开
Jay: I've left
将你的手交给下个最爱
Hand your love to the next cherished one
aMEI：纠缠与
aMEI: Entangled with
合：固执等待
Chorus: Stubbornly waiting
反而是另一种伤害
Instead, it's another kind of hurt
彼此紧握的手
Our hands tightly clasped
松开去拥抱更多未来
Let go to embrace a brighter future
Jay：错过的时间怎么买
Jay: How can we buy back the time we've missed
谁都付不出来
No one can pay that price
aMEI：或许我们学会释怀
aMEI: Perhaps we've learned to let go
让过去安静下来
And let the past settle down
合：雪地里相爱
Together: In the snowy ground, we love
他们说零下已结晶的誓言
They say the vows crystallized in the cold
不会坯
Will never fade
但爱的状态
But the state of love
却不会永远都冰封
But it won't be frozen forever
而透明的存在
And the transparent existence
轻轻飘落下来
Gently drifts down
许下的梦融化的太快
The dreams we promised melt away too fast
或许我们都不该醒来
Perhaps we shouldn't wake up at all
aMEI：你还是
aMEI: You still
住在我的回忆里不出来
Live in my memories, never to leave
Jay：让我们微笑离开
Jay: Let's smile as we part
让故事留下来
Let the story remain
合：放手后爱依然在
All: After letting go, love is still here
雪融了就应该花开
When the snow melts, flowers should bloom.
缘若尽了就不该再重来
When fate has run its course, it shouldn't return.
aMEI：你依旧
aMEI: You still
住在我的回忆里不出来
Live in my memories, never to fade.
Jay：我离开将你的手
Jay: I leave your hand
交给下个
To the next one.
合：最爱
Chorus: The dearest love.
aMEI：纠缠与
aMEI: Entwined with
合：固执等待
Chorus: Stubborn waiting.
反而是另一种伤害
Instead, it's another form of hurt.
彼此紧握的手
Hands tightly clasped together,
松开去拥抱更多未来
Letting go to embrace a brighter future.
Key vocabulary
- 再zài
- again1
- 去qù
- go1
- 离开lí kāi
- leave2
- 该gāi
- should2
- 雪xuě
- snow2
- 里lǐ
- within1
- 假装jiǎ zhuāng
- pretend7
- 一块yí kuài
- a piece
- 真的zhēn de
- really1
- 演yǎn
- perform3
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About this song
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman in the Mandopop genre. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential Chinese-speaking artists and is often called the King of Mandopop.