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懦夫 – Jay Chou 周杰伦

Jay Chou 周杰伦

懦夫 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2003
Genre
Pop
Length
3:38
  1. 周围的人群堵住了我的出口

    The crowd around me blocks my escape.

  2. 想爬起来我只能说真的好难

    I want to rise, but I can only say it’s truly so hard.

  3. 防火巷传来的枪声把我从天堂叫醒

    The gunfire from the fire lane wakes me from heaven.

  4. 一名白种人褐色头发在我面前倒下

    A Caucasian with brown hair collapses before me.

  5. 从他的手里那半包看到不少我荒唐的影子

    From his hand, that half pack reflects so many of my ridiculous shadows.

  6. 从他的眼球看到发抖的我 是那么的丑陋

    From his eyes, I see my trembling self, it's so ugly.

  7. 于是捡起地上他那第二个钮扣

    So I pick up his second button from the ground.

  8. 提醒自己该开始懂事 不被软性药物控制

    Reminding myself to learn to be sensible, not controlled by soft drugs.

  1. 在我的眼里懂得拒绝才能存活下来

    In my eyes, understanding rejection is the key to survive.

  2. 活著 不是用来演一出糜烂的黑色喜剧

    Living isn’t meant to be a performance of a decadent black comedy.

  3. 说不 我很后悔当初没有这样的肯定

    I can't say it, I truly regret not having that certainty back then.

  4. 说不 不代表懦夫

    Saying no doesn't mean I'm a coward.

  5. 真不该 睁不开 别让我的地球变暗

    I really shouldn't, can't open my eyes, don't let my world grow dim.

  6. 互相残杀的动物真美

    The animals that slay each other are truly beautiful.

  7. 被期待 被覆盖 蜕变的公式我学不来

    Being expected, being overshadowed, the formulas of transformation I can't learn.

  8. 我闻不到腐烂的香味

    I can't smell the fragrance of decay.

  9. 说不 我很后悔当时没有这样的肯定

    I can't say it, I truly regret not having that certainty back then.

  10. 说不 不代表懦夫 你应该很骄傲

    Saying no doesn't mean I'm a coward, you should be proud.

  11. 我看不起人们无知的好奇作祟心态

    I disdain the ignorant curiosity that plagues people.

  12. 去亲近死神 你了吗 很了吗

    Have you gone to embrace death? Are you done yet?

  13. 肮脏的香味我吸了太多太多

    I've inhaled too much of the dirty scent, oh, so much.

  14. 腐败的视野我看了太多太多

    I've seen too much of the corrupt view, oh, so much.

  15. 瞳孔放大 不代表就能看得更多

    Dilated pupils don’t mean I can see any more.

  16. 难怪大人们说我们永远都长不大

    No wonder the grown-ups say we'll never grow up.

  17. 那一块在我梦里的干净天空

    That piece of clean sky in my dreams, oh-oh.

  18. 那一块在我梦里的干净天空

    That piece of clean sky in my dreams, oh-oh.

  19. 是否玩大风吹也许就能看到

    Could playing the breeze game help me see it?

  20. 是否玩大风吹也许就能看到

    Could playing the breeze game help me see it?

  21. 真不该 睁不开 别让我的地球变暗

    I really shouldn't close my eyes, don’t let my world grow dark.

  22. (街角的消防栓上的红色油漆 反射出儿时天真的嬉戏模样)

    (The red paint on the fire hydrant at the corner reflects the innocent play of childhood.)

  23. 被期待 被覆盖 蜕变的公式我学不来

    Anticipated and covered, the formula for transformation escapes me.

  24. (难道这不是我要的天堂景象 沉沦假象 你只会感到更加沮丧)

    (Isn't this the paradise I long for? A sinking illusion, you only feel more depressed.)

  25. 不该 睁不开 别让我的地球变暗

    I really shouldn't, unable to open my eyes, don't let my world grow dark.

  26. (街角的消防栓上的红色油漆 反射出儿时天真的嬉戏模样)

    (The red paint on the fire hydrant at the corner reflects the playful innocence of my childhood.)

  27. 被期待 被覆盖 蜕变的公式我学不来

    Anticipated and covered, the formula for transformation escapes me.

  28. (难道这不是我要的天堂景象 沉沦假象 你只会感到更加沮丧)

    (Isn't this the paradise I long for? A sinking illusion, you only feel more depressed.)

  29. 真不该 睁不开 别让我的地球变暗

    I truly shouldn't, unable to open my eyes, don't let my world grow dark.

  30. (街角的消防栓上的红色油漆 反射出儿时天真的嬉戏模样)

    (The red paint on the fire hydrant at the corner reflects the playful innocence of my childhood.)

  31. (难道这不是我要的天堂景象 沉沦假象 你只会感到更加沮丧)

    (Isn't this the paradise I long for? A sinking illusion, you only feel more depressed.)

  32. 被期待 被覆盖 蜕变的公式我学不来

    Anticipated and covered, the formula for transformation escapes me.

  33. (难道这不是我要的天堂景象 沉沦假象 你只会感到更加沮丧)

    Is this not the paradise I long for, a mere illusion, leaving you feeling more despondent?

Key vocabulary

一yī
one1
不大不大 búdà
not big1
人rén
person1
他的tā de
his1
出chū
come out1
去qù
go1
地上dì shàng
ground1
黑色hēi sè
black2
周围zhōu wéi
surroundings3
天空tiān kōng
sky3

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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.

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懦夫

周zhōu围wéi的de人rén群qún堵dǔ住zhù了le我wǒ的de出chū口kǒu

The crowd around me blocks my escape.

想xiǎng爬pá起qǐ来lái我wǒ只zhǐ能néng说shuō真zhēn的de好hǎo难nán

I want to rise, but I can only say it’s truly so hard.

防fáng火huǒ巷xiàng传chuán来lái的de枪qiāng声shēng把bǎ我wǒ从cóng天tiān堂táng叫jiào醒xǐng

The gunfire from the fire lane wakes me from heaven.

一yì名míng白bái种zhǒng人rén褐hè色sè头tóu发fa在zài我wǒ面miàn前qián倒dǎo下xià

A Caucasian with brown hair collapses before me.

从cóng他tā的de手shǒu里lǐ那nà半bàn包bāo看kàn到dào不bù少shǎo我wǒ荒huāng唐táng的de影yǐng子zi

From his hand, that half pack reflects so many of my ridiculous shadows.

从cóng他tā的de眼yǎn球qiú看kàn到dào发fā抖dǒu的de我wǒ 是shì那nà么me的de丑chǒu陋lòu

From his eyes, I see my trembling self, it's so ugly.

于yú是shì捡jiǎn起qǐ地dì上shàng他tā那nà第dì二èr个gè钮niǔ扣kòu

So I pick up his second button from the ground.

提tí醒xǐng自zì己jǐ该gāi开kāi始shǐ懂dǒng事shì 不bú被bèi软ruǎn性xìng药yào物wù控kòng制zhì

Reminding myself to learn to be sensible, not controlled by soft drugs.

在zài我wǒ的de眼yǎn里lǐ懂dǒng得de拒jù绝jué才cái能néng存cún活huó下xià来lái

In my eyes, understanding rejection is the key to survive.

活huó著zhù 不bú是shì用yòng来lái演yǎn一yì出chū糜mí烂làn的de黑hēi色sè喜xǐ剧jù

Living isn’t meant to be a performance of a decadent black comedy.

说shuō不bù 我wǒ很hěn后hòu悔huǐ当dāng初chū没méi有yǒu这zhè样yàng的de肯kěn定dìng

I can't say it, I truly regret not having that certainty back then.

说shuō不bù 不bú代dài表biǎo懦nuò夫fū

Saying no doesn't mean I'm a coward.

真zhēn不bù该gāi 睁zhēng不bù开kāi 别bié让ràng我wǒ的de地dì球qiú变biàn暗àn

I really shouldn't, can't open my eyes, don't let my world grow dim.

互hù相xiāng残cán杀shā的de动dòng物wù真zhēn美měi

The animals that slay each other are truly beautiful.

被bèi期qī待dài 被bèi覆fù盖gài 蜕tuì变biàn的de公gōng式shì我wǒ学xué不bù来lái

Being expected, being overshadowed, the formulas of transformation I can't learn.

我wǒ闻wén不bú到dào腐fǔ烂làn的de香xiāng味wèi

I can't smell the fragrance of decay.

说shuō不bù 我wǒ很hěn后hòu悔huǐ当dāng时shí没méi有yǒu这zhè样yàng的de肯kěn定dìng

I can't say it, I truly regret not having that certainty back then.

说shuō不bù 不bú代dài表biǎo懦nuò夫fū 你nǐ应yīng该gāi很hěn骄jiāo傲ào

Saying no doesn't mean I'm a coward, you should be proud.

我wǒ看kàn不bù起qǐ人rén们men无wú知zhī的de好hào奇qí作zuò祟suì心xīn态tài

I disdain the ignorant curiosity that plagues people.

去qù亲qīn近jìn死sǐ神shén 你nǐ了le吗ma 很hěn了le吗ma

Have you gone to embrace death? Are you done yet?

肮āng脏zāng的de香xiāng味wèi我wǒ吸xī了le太tài多duō太tài多duō

I've inhaled too much of the dirty scent, oh, so much.

腐fǔ败bài的de视shì野yě我wǒ看kàn了le太tài多duō太tài多duō

I've seen too much of the corrupt view, oh, so much.

瞳tóng孔kǒng放fàng大dà 不bú代dài表biǎo就jiù能néng看kàn得dé更gèng多duō

Dilated pupils don’t mean I can see any more.

难nán怪guài大dà人rén们men说shuō我wǒ们men永yǒng远yuǎn都dōu长cháng不bú大dà

No wonder the grown-ups say we'll never grow up.

那nà一yí块kuài在zài我wǒ梦mèng里lǐ的de干gān净jìng天tiān空kōng

That piece of clean sky in my dreams, oh-oh.

那nà一yí块kuài在zài我wǒ梦mèng里lǐ的de干gān净jìng天tiān空kōng

That piece of clean sky in my dreams, oh-oh.

是shì否fǒu玩wán大dà风fēng吹chuī也yě许xǔ就jiù能néng看kàn到dào

Could playing the breeze game help me see it?

是shì否fǒu玩wán大dà风fēng吹chuī也yě许xǔ就jiù能néng看kàn到dào

Could playing the breeze game help me see it?

真zhēn不bù该gāi 睁zhēng不bù开kāi 别bié让ràng我wǒ的de地dì球qiú变biàn暗àn

I really shouldn't close my eyes, don’t let my world grow dark.

(街jiē角jiǎo的de消xiāo防fáng栓shuān上shàng的de红hóng色sè油yóu漆qī 反fǎn射shè出chū儿ér时shí天tiān真zhēn的de嬉xī戏xì模mú样yàng)

(The red paint on the fire hydrant at the corner reflects the innocent play of childhood.)

被bèi期qī待dài 被bèi覆fù盖gài 蜕tuì变biàn的de公gōng式shì我wǒ学xué不bù来lái

Anticipated and covered, the formula for transformation escapes me.

(难nán道dào这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ要yào的de天tiān堂táng景jǐng象xiàng 沉chén沦lún假jiǎ象xiàng 你nǐ只zhī会huì感gǎn到dào更gèng加jiā沮jǔ丧sàng)

(Isn't this the paradise I long for? A sinking illusion, you only feel more depressed.)

不bù该gāi 睁zhēng不bù开kāi 别bié让ràng我wǒ的de地dì球qiú变biàn暗àn

I really shouldn't, unable to open my eyes, don't let my world grow dark.

(街jiē角jiǎo的de消xiāo防fáng栓shuān上shàng的de红hóng色sè油yóu漆qī 反fǎn射shè出chū儿ér时shí天tiān真zhēn的de嬉xī戏xì模mú样yàng)

(The red paint on the fire hydrant at the corner reflects the playful innocence of my childhood.)

被bèi期qī待dài 被bèi覆fù盖gài 蜕tuì变biàn的de公gōng式shì我wǒ学xué不bù来lái

Anticipated and covered, the formula for transformation escapes me.

(难nán道dào这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ要yào的de天tiān堂táng景jǐng象xiàng 沉chén沦lún假jiǎ象xiàng 你nǐ只zhī会huì感gǎn到dào更gèng加jiā沮jǔ丧sàng)

(Isn't this the paradise I long for? A sinking illusion, you only feel more depressed.)

真zhēn不bù该gāi 睁zhēng不bù开kāi 别bié让ràng我wǒ的de地dì球qiú变biàn暗àn

I truly shouldn't, unable to open my eyes, don't let my world grow dark.

(街jiē角jiǎo的de消xiāo防fáng栓shuān上shàng的de红hóng色sè油yóu漆qī 反fǎn射shè出chū儿ér时shí天tiān真zhēn的de嬉xī戏xì模mú样yàng)

(The red paint on the fire hydrant at the corner reflects the playful innocence of my childhood.)

(难nán道dào这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ要yào的de天tiān堂táng景jǐng象xiàng 沉chén沦lún假jiǎ象xiàng 你nǐ只zhī会huì感gǎn到dào更gèng加jiā沮jǔ丧sàng)

(Isn't this the paradise I long for? A sinking illusion, you only feel more depressed.)

被bèi期qī待dài 被bèi覆fù盖gài 蜕tuì变biàn的de公gōng式shì我wǒ学xué不bù来lái

Anticipated and covered, the formula for transformation escapes me.

(难nán道dào这zhè不bú是shì我wǒ要yào的de天tiān堂táng景jǐng象xiàng 沉chén沦lún假jiǎ象xiàng 你nǐ只zhī会huì感gǎn到dào更gèng加jiā沮jǔ丧sàng)

Is this not the paradise I long for, a mere illusion, leaving you feeling more despondent?