Jay Chou 周杰伦
珊瑚海 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:17
海平面远方开始阴霾
The distant horizon begins to cloud over
悲伤要怎么平静纯白
How to calm this pure white sorrow?
我的脸上 始终夹带
On my face, always hidden
一抹浅浅的无奈
A hint of shallow helplessness
你用唇语说你要离开 (心不在)
You say with your lips that you want to leave (my heart's not in it)
那难过无声慢了下来
That sorrow silently slows down
汹涌潮水 你听明白
Raging tides, can you understand?
不是浪而是泪海
It's not waves, but a sea of tears
转身离开
Turning to leave
(你有话说不出来) 分手说不出来
(You have words you can't express) Breaking up, hard to say
海鸟跟鱼相爱
Seabirds and fish in love,
只是一场意外
Just a twist of fate.
我们的爱 (给的爱)
Our love (the love we gave),
差异一直存在 (回不来)
Differences always remain (can’t return),
风中尘埃
Dust in the wind,
等待竟累积成伤害
Waiting accumulates into hurt.
转身离开
Turning away,
分手说不出来
Can't find the words to say goodbye.
蔚蓝的珊瑚海
The azure coral sea,
错过瞬间苍白
Moments missed turn pale.
当初彼此 (妳我都)
In the beginning, we both
不够成熟坦白 (不应该)
Weren't mature enough to be honest (shouldn't have been)
热情不在
Passion no longer remains
你的笑容勉强不来
Your smile can't be forced
爱深埋珊瑚海
Love buried deep in the coral sea
毁坏的沙雕如何重来
How to rebuild a sandcastle ruin?
有裂痕的爱怎么重盖
How to cover over a love with cracks?
只是一切 结束太快
Everything just ended too quickly
妳说妳无法释怀
You say you can't let go
贝壳里隐藏什么期待
What hopes are hidden in the seashell?
等花儿开
Waiting for the flowers to bloom
我们也已经无心再猜
We have lost the heart to guess again
面向海风 面向海风
Facing the sea breeze, facing the sea breeze
咸咸的爱 咸咸的爱
Salty love, salty love
尝不出还有未来
Can't taste the future that remains
转身离开
Turning away
(你有话说不出来) 分手说不出来
(You have things left unsaid) Breaking up left unspoken
海鸟跟鱼相爱
Seabirds falling in love with fish
只是一场意外
It's just an accident
我们的爱 (给的爱)
Our love (the love we gave)
差异一直存在 (回不来)
Differences always remain (can't go back)
风中尘埃
Dust in the wind
等待竟累积成伤害
Waiting turns into pain
转身离开
Turning away
分手说不出来
Breaking up is hard to say
蔚蓝的珊瑚海
The deep blue coral sea
错过瞬间苍白
Moments missed become pale
当初彼此(妳我都)
Back then, we both (you and I)
不够成熟坦白 (不应该)
Were not mature enough to be honest (we shouldn't have)
热情不在 你的笑容勉强不来
Passion is gone, your smile feels forced
爱深埋珊瑚海
Love buried deep in the coral sea
Key vocabulary
- 难过nán guò
- sad2
- 鱼yú
- fish2
- 鸟niǎo
- bird2
- 只是zhǐ shì
- just3
- 始终shǐ zhōng
- always3
- 存在cún zài
- exist3
- 开始kāi shǐ
- begin3
- 心xīn
- heart3
- 成熟chéng shú
- mature3
- 结束jié shù
- end3
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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.