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手写的从前 – Jay Chou 周杰伦

Jay Chou 周杰伦

手写的从前 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2014
Genre
Pop
Length
4:58
  1. 这风铃 跟心动很接近

    This wind chime is so close to my heartbeat,

  2. 这封信 还在怀念旅行

    This letter still cherishes the travels,

  3. 路过的爱情 都太年轻

    The love that passed by was all too young,

  4. 你是我 想要再回去的风景

    You are the scenery I long to return to,

  5. 这别离 被瓶装成秘密

    This farewell bottled up as a secret,

  6. 这雏菊 美得像诗句

    These daisies are beautiful like verses,

  7. 而我在风中 等你的消息

    And I wait for your news in the wind,

  8. 等月光落雪地 等枫红染秋季 等相遇

    Waiting for the moonlight to fall on the snow, waiting for maple leaves to dye the autumn, waiting for our meeting.

  1. 我重温午后的阳光

    I relive the sunlight of the afternoon,

  2. 将吉他斜揹在肩上

    With the guitar slung over my shoulder.

  3. 跟多年前一样

    Just like many years ago

  4. 我们轻轻的唱 去任何地方

    We softly sing, going anywhere

  5. 我看著你的脸 轻刷著和弦

    I gaze at your face, gently strumming the chords

  6. 情人节卡片 手写的永远

    Valentine's cards, handwritten forever

  7. 还记得 广场公园一起表演

    Still remember performing together in the square park

  8. 校园旁糖果店 记忆里在微甜

    The candy store by the campus, sweet in my memories

  9. 我看著你的脸 轻刷著和弦

    I gaze at your face, gently strumming the chords

  10. 初恋是 整遍手写的从前

    First love is a handwritten past all over

  11. 还记得 那年秋天说了再见

    Still remember, that autumn when we said goodbye

  12. 当恋情已走远 我将你深埋在心里面

    When the romance has drifted far, I bury you deep within my heart

  13. 微风需要竹林 溪流需要蜻蜓

    The breeze needs the bamboo grove, the stream needs the dragonfly.

  14. 乡愁般的离开 需要片片浮萍

    A farewell like homesickness needs drifting duckweed.

  15. 记得那年的雨季 回忆里特安静

    I remember that rainy season, so peaceful in my memories.

  16. 哭过后的决定 是否还能进行

    The decision after the tears, can it still move forward?

  17. 我傻傻等待 傻傻等春暖花开

    I foolishly wait, foolishly for spring's warm bloom.

  18. 等终等于等明等白 等爱情回来

    Waiting means waiting for tomorrow, waiting for love to return.

  19. 青春属于表白 阳光属于窗台

    Youth belongs to the confession, sunshine belongs to the windowsill.

  20. 而我想我属于 一个拥有你的未来

    And I think I belong to a future that holds you.

  21. 纸上的彩虹 用素描画的钟

    The rainbow on paper, drawn with a pencil's hand.

  22. 我还在修改 回忆之中你的笑容

    I’m still revising, your smile within my memories.

  23. 该怎么去形容 为思念酝酿的痛

    How to describe the pain brewed by longing

  24. 夜空霓虹 都是我不要的繁荣

    The neon lights of the night sky are the prosperity I don’t desire

  25. 或许去趟沙滩 或许去看看夕阳

    Maybe a trip to the beach, maybe to watch the sunset

  26. 或许任何一个可以想心事的地方

    Or perhaps any place where I can ponder my thoughts

  27. 情绪在咖啡馆 被调成一篇文章

    Emotions at the café, transformed into an article

  28. 彻底爱上 你如诗一般透明的泪光

    Totally in love with your tears, transparent like poetry

  29. 我看著你的脸 轻刷著和弦

    I gaze at your face, lightly brushing the chords

  30. 情人节卡片 手写的永远

    A handwritten forever in a Valentine card

  31. 还记得广场公园 一起表演

    Still remember the square park, performing together

  32. 校园旁糖果店 记忆里在微甜

    The candy store by the campus, sweetly lingering in my memories

  33. 我看著你的脸 轻刷著和弦

    I gaze at your face, softly brushing the chords,

  34. 初恋是整遍 手写的从前

    First love is a handwritten memory of the past,

  35. 还记得那年秋天 说了再见

    I still remember that autumn when we said goodbye,

  36. 当恋情已走远 我将你深埋在 心里面

    When love has drifted far, I bury you deep within my heart,

  37. 我重温午后 的阳光

    I relive the afternoon sunshine,

  38. 将吉他斜揹 在肩上

    With my guitar slung casually over my shoulder,

  39. 跟多年前一样 我们轻轻的唱

    Just like years ago, we sing gently,

  40. 去任何地方

    To anywhere we desire,

  41. 我看著你的脸 轻刷著和弦

    I gaze at your face, softly brushing the chords,

  42. 情人节卡片 手写的永远

    Valentine's Day card, handwritten forever.

  43. 还记得广场公园 一起表演

    Do you remember the plaza park where we performed together?

  44. 校园旁糖果店 记忆里在微甜

    The candy shop by the school, sweet memories linger.

  45. 我看著你的脸 轻刷著和弦

    I gaze at your face, lightly brushing the chords.

  46. 初恋是整遍 手写的从前

    First love was a handwritten story of the past.

  47. 还记得那年秋天 说了再见

    Do you recall that autumn when we said goodbye?

  48. 当恋情已走远 我将你深埋在 心里面

    When love has drifted far away, I deeply bury you in my heart.

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Key vocabulary

刷shuā
brush3
属于shǔ yú
belong to3
成chéng
become2
离开lí kāi
leave2
秋天qiū tiān
autumn2
脸liǎn
face2
回来huí lái
return1
地方dì fāng
place1
年nián
year1
怎么zěn me
how1

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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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手写的从前

这zhè风fēng铃líng 跟gēn心xīn动dòng很hěn接jiē近jìn

This wind chime is so close to my heartbeat,

这zhè封fēng信xìn 还hái在zài怀huái念niàn旅lǚ行xíng

This letter still cherishes the travels,

路lù过guò的de爱ài情qíng 都dōu太tài年nián轻qīng

The love that passed by was all too young,

你nǐ是shì我wǒ 想xiǎng要yào再zài回huí去qù的de风fēng景jǐng

You are the scenery I long to return to,

这zhè别bié离lí 被bèi瓶píng装zhuāng成chéng秘mì密mì

This farewell bottled up as a secret,

这zhè雏chú菊jú 美měi得dé像xiàng诗shī句jù

These daisies are beautiful like verses,

而ér我wǒ在zài风fēng中zhōng 等děng你nǐ的de消xiāo息xī

And I wait for your news in the wind,

等děng月yuè光guāng落luò雪xuě地dì 等děng枫fēng红hóng染rǎn秋qiū季jì 等děng相xiāng遇yù

Waiting for the moonlight to fall on the snow, waiting for maple leaves to dye the autumn, waiting for our meeting.

我wǒ重chóng温wēn午wǔ后hòu的de阳yáng光guāng

I relive the sunlight of the afternoon,

将jiāng吉jí他tā斜xié揹bēi在zài肩jiān上shàng

With the guitar slung over my shoulder.

跟gēn多duō年nián前qián一yí样yàng

Just like many years ago

我wǒ们men轻qīng轻qīng的de唱chàng 去qù任rèn何hé地dì方fāng

We softly sing, going anywhere

我wǒ看kàn著zhù你nǐ的de脸liǎn 轻qīng刷shuā著zhù和hé弦xián

I gaze at your face, gently strumming the chords

情qíng人rén节jié卡kǎ片piàn 手shǒu写xiě的de永yǒng远yuǎn

Valentine's cards, handwritten forever

还hái记jì得de 广guǎng场chǎng公gōng园yuán一yì起qǐ表biǎo演yǎn

Still remember performing together in the square park

校xiào园yuán旁páng糖táng果guǒ店diàn 记jì忆yì里lǐ在zài微wēi甜tián

The candy store by the campus, sweet in my memories

我wǒ看kàn著zhù你nǐ的de脸liǎn 轻qīng刷shuā著zhù和hé弦xián

I gaze at your face, gently strumming the chords

初chū恋liàn是shì 整zhěng遍biàn手shǒu写xiě的de从cóng前qián

First love is a handwritten past all over

还hái记jì得de 那nà年nián秋qiū天tiān说shuō了le再zài见jiàn

Still remember, that autumn when we said goodbye

当dāng恋liàn情qíng已yǐ走zǒu远yuǎn 我wǒ将jiāng你nǐ深shēn埋mái在zài心xīn里lǐ面miàn

When the romance has drifted far, I bury you deep within my heart

微wēi风fēng需xū要yào竹zhú林lín 溪xī流liú需xū要yào蜻qīng蜓tíng

The breeze needs the bamboo grove, the stream needs the dragonfly.

乡xiāng愁chóu般bān的de离lí开kāi 需xū要yào片piàn片piàn浮fú萍píng

A farewell like homesickness needs drifting duckweed.

记jì得de那nà年nián的de雨yǔ季jì 回huí忆yì里lǐ特tè安ān静jìng

I remember that rainy season, so peaceful in my memories.

哭kū过guò后hòu的de决jué定dìng 是shì否fǒu还hái能néng进jìn行xíng

The decision after the tears, can it still move forward?

我wǒ傻shǎ傻shǎ等děng待dài 傻shǎ傻shǎ等děng春chūn暖nuǎn花huā开kāi

I foolishly wait, foolishly for spring's warm bloom.

等děng终zhōng等děng于yú等děng明míng等děng白bái 等děng爱ài情qíng回huí来lái

Waiting means waiting for tomorrow, waiting for love to return.

青qīng春chūn属shǔ于yú表biǎo白bái 阳yáng光guāng属shǔ于yú窗chuāng台tái

Youth belongs to the confession, sunshine belongs to the windowsill.

而ér我wǒ想xiǎng我wǒ属shǔ于yú 一yí个gè拥yōng有yǒu你nǐ的de未wèi来lái

And I think I belong to a future that holds you.

纸zhǐ上shàng的de彩cǎi虹hóng 用yòng素sù描miáo画huà的de钟zhōng

The rainbow on paper, drawn with a pencil's hand.

我wǒ还hái在zài修xiū改gǎi 回huí忆yì之zhī中zhōng你nǐ的de笑xiào容róng

I’m still revising, your smile within my memories.

该gāi怎zěn么me去qù形xíng容róng 为wèi思sī念niàn酝yùn酿niàng的de痛tòng

How to describe the pain brewed by longing

夜yè空kōng霓ní虹hóng 都dōu是shì我wǒ不bú要yào的de繁fán荣róng

The neon lights of the night sky are the prosperity I don’t desire

或huò许xǔ去qù趟tàng沙shā滩tān 或huò许xǔ去qù看kàn看kàn夕xī阳yáng

Maybe a trip to the beach, maybe to watch the sunset

或huò许xǔ任rèn何hé一yí个gè可kě以yǐ想xiǎng心xīn事shì的de地dì方fāng

Or perhaps any place where I can ponder my thoughts

情qíng绪xù在zài咖kā啡fēi馆guǎn 被bèi调tiáo成chéng一yì篇piān文wén章zhāng

Emotions at the café, transformed into an article

彻chè底dǐ爱ài上shàng 你nǐ如rú诗shī一yì般bān透tòu明míng的de泪lèi光guāng

Totally in love with your tears, transparent like poetry

我wǒ看kàn著zhù你nǐ的de脸liǎn 轻qīng刷shuā著zhù和hé弦xián

I gaze at your face, lightly brushing the chords

情qíng人rén节jié卡kǎ片piàn 手shǒu写xiě的de永yǒng远yuǎn

A handwritten forever in a Valentine card

还hái记jì得de广guǎng场chǎng公gōng园yuán 一yì起qǐ表biǎo演yǎn

Still remember the square park, performing together

校xiào园yuán旁páng糖táng果guǒ店diàn 记jì忆yì里lǐ在zài微wēi甜tián

The candy store by the campus, sweetly lingering in my memories

我wǒ看kàn著zhù你nǐ的de脸liǎn 轻qīng刷shuā著zhù和hé弦xián

I gaze at your face, softly brushing the chords,

初chū恋liàn是shì整zhěng遍biàn 手shǒu写xiě的de从cóng前qián

First love is a handwritten memory of the past,

还hái记jì得de那nà年nián秋qiū天tiān 说shuō了le再zài见jiàn

I still remember that autumn when we said goodbye,

当dāng恋liàn情qíng已yǐ走zǒu远yuǎn 我wǒ将jiāng你nǐ深shēn埋mái在zài 心xīn里lǐ面miàn

When love has drifted far, I bury you deep within my heart,

我wǒ重chóng温wēn午wǔ后hòu 的de阳yáng光guāng

I relive the afternoon sunshine,

将jiāng吉jí他tā斜xié揹bēi 在zài肩jiān上shàng

With my guitar slung casually over my shoulder,

跟gēn多duō年nián前qián一yí样yàng 我wǒ们men轻qīng轻qīng的de唱chàng

Just like years ago, we sing gently,

去qù任rèn何hé地dì方fāng

To anywhere we desire,

我wǒ看kàn著zhù你nǐ的de脸liǎn 轻qīng刷shuā著zhù和hé弦xián

I gaze at your face, softly brushing the chords,

情qíng人rén节jié卡kǎ片piàn 手shǒu写xiě的de永yǒng远yuǎn

Valentine's Day card, handwritten forever.

还hái记jì得de广guǎng场chǎng公gōng园yuán 一yì起qǐ表biǎo演yǎn

Do you remember the plaza park where we performed together?

校xiào园yuán旁páng糖táng果guǒ店diàn 记jì忆yì里lǐ在zài微wēi甜tián

The candy shop by the school, sweet memories linger.

我wǒ看kàn著zhù你nǐ的de脸liǎn 轻qīng刷shuā著zhù和hé弦xián

I gaze at your face, lightly brushing the chords.

初chū恋liàn是shì整zhěng遍biàn 手shǒu写xiě的de从cóng前qián

First love was a handwritten story of the past.

还hái记jì得de那nà年nián秋qiū天tiān 说shuō了le再zài见jiàn

Do you recall that autumn when we said goodbye?

当dāng恋liàn情qíng已yǐ走zǒu远yuǎn 我wǒ将jiāng你nǐ深shēn埋mái在zài 心xīn里lǐ面miàn

When love has drifted far away, I deeply bury you in my heart.