Jay Chou 周杰伦
退后 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:22
被伤透的心能不能够继续爱我
Can a heart so deeply hurt still love me?
我用力牵起没温度的双手
I tightly grasp your cold, lifeless hands.
过往温柔已经被时间上锁
The tender past has already been locked away by time.
只剩挥散不去的难过
Only the lingering sorrow remains.
我知道你我都没有错 只是忘了怎么退后
I know neither of us is at fault, just forgot how to step back.
信誓旦旦给了承诺 却被时间扑了空
Sworn promises have been left empty by time's cruel hand.
我知道我们都没有错 只是放手会比较好过
I know neither of us is at fault, letting go might be easier.
最美的爱情回忆里待续
In the most beautiful memories of love, the story continues.
我只能永远读著对白 读著我给妳的伤害
I can only forever read the lines, reading the pain I caused you.
我原谅不了我 就请妳当作我已不在
If I can't forgive myself, please just pretend I'm no longer here.
我睁开双眼看著空白 忘记妳对我的期待
I open my eyes to the blankness, forgetting your expectations of me.
读完了依赖 我很快就离开
Having finished relying on you, I will soon be gone.
Key vocabulary
- 伤害shāng hài
- harm5
- 比较bǐ jiào
- compare3
- 空kōng
- empty3
- 继续jì xù
- continue3
- 退tuì
- retreat3
- 当作dàng zuò
- regard as5
- 期待qī dài
- expect5
- 空白kòng bái
- blank7
- 温柔wēn róu
- gentle6
- 透tòu
- penetrate6
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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.