Zhou Shen 周深
朋友 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:17
谁能够划船不用浆?
Who can row a boat without oars?
谁能够扬帆没有风向?
Who can sail their ship without a wind to steer?
谁能够离开好朋友?
Who can part from precious friends?
没有感伤
Without a touch of sorrow,
我可以划船不用浆
I can row a boat without oars,
我可以扬帆没有风向
I can sail my ship without a wind to steer,
但是朋友啊 当你离我远去
But dear friend, when you drift away from me,
我却不能不感伤
I cannot help but feel the sorrow,
谁能够划船不用浆?
Who can row a boat without oars?
谁能够扬帆没有风向?
Who can sail their ship without a wind to steer?
谁能够离开好朋友?
Who can part from a good friend?
没有感伤
Without any sadness,
我可以划船不用浆
I can row the boat without an oar,
我可以扬帆没有风向
I can set sail without a breeze,
但是朋友啊 当你离我远去
But, my friend, when you drift away,
我却不能不感伤
I can't help but feel the sorrow.
但是朋友啊 当你离我远去
But, my friend, when you drift away,
我却不能不感伤
I can't help but feel the sorrow.
Key vocabulary
- 能够néng gòu
- can
- 划船huá chuán
- row3
- 不用bú yòng
- no need1
- 浆jiāng
- paste
- 扬帆yáng fān
- sail
- 风fēng
- wind1
- 离开lí kāi
- leave2
- 好朋友hǎo péng yǒu
- best friend
- 感gǎn
- feel4
- 伤shāng
- hurt3
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About this song
Zhou Shen is a Chinese singer who performs across pop and soundtrack work. He is known for releasing multiple albums and contributing original songs to film and TV OSTs, including Big Fish & Begonia, Jiang Ziya, and The Wandering Earth 2.