Jay Chou 周杰伦
听爸爸的话 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:24
你听爸爸的话 说我不是个好东西
You listen to Dad's words, saying I'm not worth much.
送给你的花 不配放在你家花瓶里
The flowers I gave you don't deserve to be in your vase.
他要我越走越远越好
He wants me to walk further and further away.
不要在一起那最好
It's best if we don't stay together.
但我听妈妈的话 要我不能轻易放弃
But I listen to Mom's words, telling me not to give up easily.
还喜欢的话 让我再追回你求求你
If you still have feelings, let me chase after you once more, please.
难道你要我不孝顺吗?
Do you want me to be unfilial?
这是借口你应该懂吧
This is an excuse you should understand, right?
你说 谁说 我说 我不爱了
You say, who says, I say, I'm no longer in love.
胡说 瞎说 我习惯了
Nonsense, lies, I've grown used to it.
那烟和酒也都戒了
I've given up both smoke and wine,
证明有多在乎你了
Proving just how much I care for you.
光上 一句我想你懂
In the light, I hope you understand this line,
我真的不太会说话
I really struggle to find the words,
你看你笑了吧
Look at you, you're smiling now.
你说我算了吧
You say I should just let it go.
一个人的爱情很简单
Loving alone is oh so simple,
两个人的相爱为什么反而变得很难?
But why does two love each other become so hard?
我受够我的爱你比较多
I've had enough of my love being greater,
也受够你的爱沉默很久
And I've also had enough of your silence for too long.
承诺太多 多少会错
Too many promises, some will go wrong.
你宁愿难过也不要有结果
You'd rather be sad than have no outcome.
我受够我的爱你比较多
I've had enough, my love outweighs yours.
倒不如回到从前的自由
Might as well return to the freedom of the past.
说好放手 谁先开口 没有对错
We agreed to let go; who spoke first? There's no right or wrong.
反正花开了终究会落
Anyway, flowers bloom, but they'll eventually fall.
你说 谁说 我说 我不爱了
You said, who said, I said, I no longer love.
胡说 瞎说 我习惯了
Nonsense, foolishness, I've gotten used to it.
那烟和酒也都戒了
I've quit smoking and drinking too.
证明有多在乎你了
It proves how much I care about you.
一个人的爱情很简单
A love for one is quite simple.
两个人的相爱为什么反而变得很难?
But why does love for two become so difficult?
你听爸爸的话 说我不是个好东西
You listen to your father, say I'm not worth anything.
送给你的花 不配放在你家花瓶里
The flowers I give you don't deserve a vase in your home.
他要我越走越远越好
He wants me to walk away further and further.
不要在一起那最好
It's best if we don't stay together.
但我听妈妈的话 要我不能轻易放弃
But I listen to my mother, she says I shouldn't give up easily.
还喜欢的话 让我再追回你求求你
If you still like me, let me chase after you one more time, please.
难道你要我不孝顺吗?
Do you want me to be unfilial?
这是借口你应该懂吧
This is an excuse, you should understand, right?
Oh 我受够我的爱你比较多
Oh, I've had enough of my love, you love me more
也受够你的爱沉默很久
And I've also endured your silence for so long
承诺太多 多少会错
Too many promises, some are bound to go wrong
你宁愿难过也不要有结果
You'd rather feel sad than have no end to our song
我受够我的爱你比较多
I've had enough of my love, you love me more
倒不如回到从前的自由
Why not return to the freedom we had before?
说好放手 谁先开口 没有对错
We agreed to let go, but who speaks first? There's no right or wrong
反正花开了终究会落
Anyway, flowers bloom, but eventually fall along
难道你要我不孝顺吗?
Do you want me to be unfilial, is that your aim?
这是借口你应该懂吧
This is an excuse, you should understand my claim
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Key vocabulary
- 不太bú tài
- not very2
- 为什么wèi shén me
- why2
- 最好zuì hǎo
- best1
- 喜欢xǐ huan
- like1
- 回到huí dào
- return to1
- 多duō
- many1
- 多少duō shǎo
- how many1
- 妈妈mā ma
- mom1
- 爸爸bà ba
- dad1
- 看kàn
- see1
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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.