Guest Post: 月亮代表我的心 (Yueliang Daibiao Wo de Xin) by 鄧麗君 (Deng Lijun/Teresa Teng)
The lyrics are not too difficult, although when I first learned it I thought that ‘輕輕的一個吻 qingqing de yige wen’, meaning ‘a soft kiss’, said ‘星星有一個問 xingxing you yige wen’, bad grammar Chinese that’s supposed to mean ‘ the stars have a question’. It’s not too difficult to sing either. For extra authenticity, pronounce 的 as ‘di’. Deng Lijun herself does.
This song is from before there were music videos, but there are still plenty to find, like this one:
[Holly's note: Here is the cover version I often see at KTV]
你問我愛你有多深
Ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen
我愛你有幾分
Wo ai ni you ji fen
我的情也真
Wo de qing ye zhen
我的愛也真
Wo de ai ye zhen
月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
你問我愛你有多深
Ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen
我愛你有幾分
Wo ai ni you ji fen
我的情不移
Wo de qing bu yi
我的愛不變
Wo de ai bu bian
月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
Chorus
輕輕的一個吻
Qing qing de yi ge wen已經打動我的心
Yijing dadong wo de xin深深的一段情
Shen shen de yi duan qing叫我思念到如今
Jiao wo si nian dao ru jin你問我愛你有多深
Ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen我愛你有幾分
Wo ai ni you ji fen你去想一想
Ni qu xiang yi xiang你去看一看
Ni qu kan yi kan月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
Repeat chorus
你去想一想
Ni qu xiang yi xiang
你去看一看
Ni qu kan yi kan
月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
Wikipedia article on Teresa Teng here (the section on her early death is interesting): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Teng
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/9X.mlILpeGCUu0ij0058008X.html
別說對不起 (Bie Shuo Dui Bu Qi) by S.H.E. [Cover of Britney Spears' "Everytime"]
I’ve known about this song since I arrived in Taiwan, but haven’t heard it in a good while. I had forgotten it existed until I saw a reference to it on the web today and decided to track down the KTV video on YouTube. If you know anything about American pop music, you’ll probably recognize the music right away, but the Chinese lyrics are not a translation of Britney Spears’ English version. There are some references to flying and still loving someone, but that’s where the similarities end. Even the videos are drastically different. [See Spears' much more entertaining version here.]
One pleasant surprise about finding this video is recognizing my own progress in learning Chinese. When I first heard this song in 2005, I didn’t give the words a second thought. Today, I was pleased to learn that I could read and mentally translate all but a couple of characters at the pace of the song (I didn’t know what a 望遠鏡 was), which in my book qualifies this as an easy song. It’s also what I expect to be the first of many cover songs to be posted, since there are so many out there, and I so enjoy cross-language covers.
望遠鏡看不見你 你的心飛去哪裡
wang yuan jing kan bu jian ni ni de xin fei qu na li
無聲飛行 享受黑夜的靜謐
wu sheng fei xing xiang shou hei ye de jing mi
(Chorus)
別說對不起 別讓我傷了心才說 不是故意
bie shuo dui bu qi bie rang wo shang le xin cai shuo bu shi gu yi
我卻無法怪你
wo que wu fa guai ni別說對不起 別讓我的愛情變成 廉價物品
bie shuo dui bu qi bie rang wo de ai qing bian cheng lian jia wu pin我卻只能愛你
wo que zhi neng ai ni
閉上眼睛卻看見你
bi shang yan jing que kan jian ni
想你的好代替無力
xiang ni de hao dai ti wu li
我相信你 卻開始不信任自己
wo xiang xin ni que kai shi bu xin ren zi ji
別說對不起 別讓我灰了心才說不是故意
bie shuo dui bu qi bie rang wo hui le xin cai shuo bu shi gu yi
我卻無法怪你
wo que wu fa guai ni
別說對不起 別讓我的愛情變得 小心翼翼
bie shuo dui bu qi bie rang wo de ai qing bian de xiao xin yi yi
我卻只能愛你
qo que zhi neng ai ni
用行動來證明 你的決心
yong xing dong lai zheng ming ni de jue xin
不要說說而已
bu yao shuo shuo er yi
我想要的不只是SORRY
wo xiang yao de bu zhi shi SORRY
無聲飛行 享受黑夜的靜謐
wu sheng fei xing xiang shou hei ye de jing mi
(Repeat chorus)
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/kSWparLZ.fTei8m00Cyb008l.html#3
S.H.E.’s Blog: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/she911
倒帶 (Dao Dai) by 蔡依林 (Jolin)
This is another song that I learned entirely via KTV. In fact, I don’t even own the MP3! The song is very slow, and the lyrics are pretty manageable with a low reading level. It’s a favorite among women at KTV, and pop culture enthusiasts will be interested to know that the song was written by Jay Chou. (One friend thinks this is why it’s the only Jolin song she actually likes.) Enjoy!
我受夠了等待 你所謂的安排
wo shou gou le deng dai ni suo wei de an pai
說的未來到底多久才來
shuo de wei lai dao di duo jiu cai lai
總是要來不及 才知道我可愛
zong shi yao lai bu ji cai zhi dao wo ke ai
我想依賴而你卻都不在
wo xiang yi lai er ni que dou bu zai
應該開心的地帶 你給的全是空白
ying gai kai xin de di dai ni gei de quan shi kong bai
一個人假日發呆 找不到人陪我看海
yi ge ren jia ri fa dai zhao bu dao ren pei wo kan hai
我在幸福的門外 卻一直都進不來
wo zai xing fu de men wai que yi zhi dou jin bu lai
你累積給的傷害 我是真的很難釋懷
ni lei ji gei de shang hao wo shi zhen de hen nan shi huai
(Chorus)
終於看開 愛回不來 而你總是太晚明白
zhong yu kan kai ai hui bu lai er ni zong shi tai wan ming bai最後才把話說開 哭著求我留下來
zui hou cai bai hua shuo kai ku zhe qiu wo liu xia lai 終於看開 愛回不來 我們面前太多阻礙
zhong yu kan kai ai hui bu lai wo men mian qian tai duo zu ai你的手卻放不開 寧願沒出息 求我別離開
ni de shou que fang bu kai ning yuan mei chu xi qiu wo bie li kai
你總是要我乖 慢慢計畫將來
ni zong shi yao wo guao man man ji hua jiang lai
我的眼淚卻一直掉下來
wo de yan lei que yi zhi diao xia lai
過去怎麼交代 你該給的信賴
guo qu zen me jiao dai ni gai gei de xin lai
被你親手緩緩推入懸崖
bei ni qin shou huan huan tui ru xuan ya
從我臉上的蒼白 看到記憶慢下來
cong wo lian shang de cang bai kan dao ji yi man xia lao
過去甜蜜在倒帶 只是感覺已經不在
guo qu tian mi zai dao dai zhi shi gan jue yi jing bu zai
而我對你的期待 被你一次次摔壞
er wo dui ni de qi dai bei ni yi ci ci shuai huai
已經碎成太多塊 要怎麼拼湊跟重來
yi jing sui cheng tai duo kuai yao zen me pin cou gen chong lai
終於看開 愛回不來 而你總是太晚明白
zhong yu kan kai ai hui bu lai er ni zong shi tai wan ming bai
最後才把話說開 哭著求我留下來
zui hou cai ba hua shuo kai ku zhe qiu wo liu xia lai
(Repeat chorus 2x)
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/ujF5D9u3L1NkySy00C8s008l.html#10
Jolin’s Official sites: http://www.sonymusic.com.tw/pop/jolin/, http://www.emimusic.com.tw/artist/info/535
寶貝 (Bao Bei) by 張懸 (Deserts Chang)
This is a sweet song by indie artist Deserts Chang. Her album My Life Will contains two versions of the song, including a slower version subtitled [in the night]. The lyrics are essentially the same, but the more uptempo [in a day] version is the one available at KTVs and is featured in the video below.
我的寶貝寶貝 給你一點甜甜
wo de bao bei bao bei gei ni yi dian tian tian
讓你今夜都好眠 我的小鬼小鬼
rang ni jin ye dou hao mian wo de xiao gui xiao gui
逗逗你的眉眼 讓你喜歡這世界
dou dou ni de mei yan rang ni xi huan zhe shi jie
(Chorus)
哇啦啦啦啦啦我的寶貝
wa la la la la la wo de bao bei倦的時候有個人陪
juan de shi hou you ge ren pei哎呀呀呀呀呀我的寶貝
ai ya ya ya ya ya wo de bao bei要你知道你最美
yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei
我的寶貝寶貝 給你一點甜甜
wo de bao bei bao bei gei ni yi dian tian tian
要你今夜都好眠 我的小鬼小鬼
yao ni jin ye dou hao mian wo de xiao gui xiao gui
捏捏你的小臉 讓你喜歡整個明天
nie nie ni de xiao lian rang ni xi huan zheng ge ming tian
(Repeat Chorus)
哇啦啦啦啦啦我的寶貝
wa la la la la la wo de bao bei
孤單時有人把你想念
gu dan shu you ren ba ni xiang nian
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的寶貝
ai ya ya ya ya ya wo de bao bei
要你知道你最美
yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei
哇啦啦啦啦啦yeah~woo
wa la la la la la… yeah… oooh… yeah yeah yeah…
(Repeat Chorus)
要你知道你最美
yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/6WrSgFOEAbt9BP.00Gyi008l.html
Deserts Chang’s Official Site: http://www.deserts.com.tw/index.php
紅豆 (Hong Dou) by 王菲 (Faye Wong)
This song by Faye Wong is beautiful, and one can learn the chorus fairly easily. Click through to the video for an English translation.
還沒好好的感受 雪花綻放的氣候
hai mei hao hao de gan shou xue hua zhan fang de qi hou
我們一起顫抖 會更明白 甚麼是溫柔
wo men yi qi chan hou hui geng ming bai shen me shi wen rou
還沒跟你牽著手 走過荒蕪的沙丘
hai mei gen ni qian zhuo shou zou guo huang wu de sha qiu
可能從此以後 學會珍惜 天長和地久
ke neng cong ci yi hou xue hui zhen qi tian chang he di jiu
(Chorus)
有時候 有時候 我會相信一切有盡頭
you shi hou you shi hou wo hui xiang xin yi qie you jin tou
相聚離開 都有時候 沒有甚麼會永垂不朽
xiang ju li kai dou you shi hou mei you shen me hui yong chui bu xiu
可是我 有時候 寧願選擇留戀不放手
ke shi wo you shi hou ning yuan xuan ze liu lian bu fang shou
等到風景都看透 也許你會陪我 看細水長流
deng dao feng jing dou kan tou ye xu ni hui pei wo kan xi shui chang liu
還沒為你把紅豆 熬成纏綿的傷口
hai mei wei ni ba hong dou ao cheng chan mian de shang kou
然後一起分享 會更明白 相思的哀愁
ran hou yi qi fen xiang hui geng ming bai xiang si de ai chou
還沒好好的感受 醒著親吻的溫柔
hai mei hao hao de gan shou xing zhe qin wen de wen rou
可能在我左右 你才追求 孤獨的自由
ke neng zai wo zuo you ni cai gui qiu gu du de zi you
(Repeat chorus 2x)
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/2ETx5bNe.EWtXLi00EBw008l.html#7
Faye Wong at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faye_Wong
