五月天 Mayday/ Wu Yue Tian
乾杯
Gan Bei
Cheers / Here’s to you / Bottoms up
会不会 有一天
huì bù huì yǒu yī tiān
Will there be a day
时间真的能倒退
shí jiān zhēn de néng dào tuì
The time can retreat
退回 你的我的
tuì huí nǐ de wǒ de
Retreat to yours and mines
回不去的 悠悠的岁月
huí bù qù de yōu yōu de suì yuè
unreturnable unhurried years
也许会 有一天
yě xǔ huì yǒu yī tiān
Perhaps, there will be one day
世界真的有终点
shì jiè zhēn de yǒu zhōng diǎn
This world really will have an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜
yě yào hé nǐ jǔ qǐ huí yì niàng de tián
I will also want to raise up the sweetness fermented by memory
和你再乾一杯
hé nǐ zài gān yī bēi
With you, cheers!
如果说 要我选出
rú guǒ shuō yào wǒ xuǎn chū
If want me to choose
代表青春 那个画面
dài biǎo qīng chūn nà gè huà miàn
That scene that represents youth
浮现了 那滴眼泪
fú xiàn le nà dī yǎn lèi
Appearing in front of my eyes, that drop of tear
那片蓝天 那年毕业
nà piàn lán tiān nà nián bì yè
That patch blue sky, that graduation year
那一张 边哭边笑
nà yī zhāng biān kū biān xiào
That cried and laughed at same time
还要拥抱 是你的脸
hái yào yǒng bào shì nǐ de liǎn
Still want to embrace is your face
想起来 可爱可怜
xiǎng qǐ lái kě ài kě lián
To recall, it is lovely and pitiful
可歌可泣 可是多怀念
kě gē kě qì kě shì duō huái niàn
You can sing and you can cry, yet how much I cherish the memory
怀念总是 突然怀念 不谈条件
huái niàn zǒng shì tú rán huái niàn bù tán tiáo jiàn
Missing always comes suddenly; there is no condition to negotiate with
当回忆 冲破考卷
dāng huí yì chōng pò kǎo juǎn
When the memory, splashed broken the test sheet
冲出岁月 在我眼前
chōng chū suì yuè zài wǒ yǎn qián
Splashed out the time in front of my eyes
我和你 留著汗水
wǒ hé nǐ liú zhe hàn shuǐ
You and I kept sweating
喝著汽水 在操场边
hē zhe qì shuǐ zài cāo cháng biān
Drank soft drink at the edge of sports field
说好了 无论如何 一起走到
shuō hǎo le wú lùn rú hé yī qǐ zǒu dào
We agreed no matter what we will walk together to
未来的世界
wèi lái de shì jiè
The future world
现在就是
xiàn zài jiù shì
The present exactly is
那个未来 那个世界
nà gè wèi lái nà gè shì jiè
That future, that world
为什么 你的身边
wéi shén me nǐ de shēn biān
Why, your side and
我的身边 不是同一边
wǒ de shēn biān bú shì tóng yī biān
My side are not on the same side?
友情曾像 诺亚方舟
yǒu qíng céng xiàng nuò yà fāng zhōu
Our friendship once was like Noah’s Ark
坚强誓言
jiān qiáng shì yán
Strong oath
只是我 望着海面
zhī shì wǒ wàng zhe hǎi miàn
Just myself look at the surface of sea
等著永远 模糊了视线
děng zhe yǒng yuǎn mó hú le shì xiàn
Wait for forever and blur my vision
会不会 有一天
huì bù huì yǒu yī tiān
Will there be a day
时间真的能倒退
shí jiān zhēn de néng dào tuì
The time can retreat
退回 你的我的
tuì huí nǐ de wǒ de
Retreat to yours and mines
回不去的 悠悠的岁月
huí bù qù de yōu yōu de suì yuè
unreturnable unhurried years
也许会 有一天
yě xǔ huì yǒu yī tiān
Perhaps, there will be one day
世界真的有终点
shì jiè zhēn de yǒu zhōng diǎn
This world really will have an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜
yě yào hé nǐ jǔ qǐ huí yì niàng de tián
I will also want to raise up the sweetness fermented by memory
和你再乾一杯
hé nǐ zài gān yī bēi
With you, cheers!
这些年 买了四轮
zhè xiē nián mǎi le sì lún
These years I bought four wheels (car)
买了手表 买了单眼
mǎi le shǒu biǎo mǎi le dān yǎn
I bought watches and I bought single lens camera
却发现 追不到的
què fā xiàn zhuī bù dào de
Yet I found out that can’t be captured
停不了的 还是那些
tíng bù liao de hái shì nà xiē
can’t be stopped, still are those
人生是 只有认命
rén shēng shì zhī yǒu rèn mìng
Life just has to accept the fate
只能宿命 只好宿醉
zhī néng sù mìng zhī hǎo sù zuì
Can only accept predestination; can only have hangover
只剩下 高的笑点
zhī shèng xià gāo de xiào diǎn
Only left high smiling point
低的哭点 却没成熟点
dī de kū diǎn què méi chéng shóu diǎn
Low crying point, yet there is no maturing point
成熟就是
chéng shóu jiù shì
Mature is
幻想幻灭 一场磨炼
huàn xiǎng huàn miè yī cháng mó liàn
Illusion vanishes, one happening of steeling oneself
为什么 只有梦想
wéi shén me zhī yǒu mèng xiǎng
Why, only dreams
越磨越小 小到不见
yuè mó yuè xiǎo xiǎo dào bù jiàn
were ground smaller and smaller, and then too small to see
有时候 好想流泪
yǒu shí hòu hǎo xiǎng liú lèi
Sometimes, I wanted to cry badly
好想流泪 却没眼泪
hǎo xiǎng liú lèi què méi yǎn lèi
Wanted to cry badly, yet found no tears
期待会 你会不会
qī dài huì nǐ huì bù huì
I am looking forward to that will you
他会不会 开个同学会
tā huì bù huì kāi gè tóng xué huì
Will he come for the class reunion
他在等你 你在等我
tā zài děng nǐ nǐ zài děng wǒ
He is waiting for you, while you are waiting for me
我在等谁
wǒ zài děng shéi
Whom I am waiting for
又是谁 孩子没睡
yòu shì shéi hái zi méi shuì
Again, who is it? Kids were not yet asleep
电话没电 心情没准备
diàn huà méi diàn xīn qíng méi zhǔn bèi
Telephone out of battery. The mood is not yet prepared
天空不断 黑了又亮
tiān kōng bù duàn hēi le yòu liàng
The sky non-stop blackened and then brightened
亮了又黑
liàng le yòu hēi
Brightened and then blackened
那光阴 沧海桑田
nà guāng yīn cāng hǎi sāng tián
That time turned the blue sea into mulberry fields
远走高飞 再没力气追
yuǎn zǒu gāo fēi zài méi lì qì zhuī
Walk far, fly high; no more strength to pursue
会不会 有一天
huì bù huì yǒu yī tiān
Will there be a day
时间真的能倒退
shí jiān zhēn de néng dào tuì
The time can retreat
退回 你的我的
tuì huí nǐ de wǒ de
Retreat to yours and mines
回不去的 悠悠的岁月
huí bù qù de yōu yōu de suì yuè
unreturnable unhurried years
也许会 有一天
yě xǔ huì yǒu yī tiān
Perhaps, there will be one day
世界真的有终点
shì jiè zhēn de yǒu zhōng diǎn
This world really will have an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜
yě yào hé nǐ jǔ qǐ huí yì niàng de tián
I will also want to raise up the sweetness fermented by memory
和你再乾一杯
hé nǐ zài gān yī bēi
With you, cheers!
会不会 有一天
huì bù huì yǒu yī tiān
Will there be a day
时间真的能倒退
shí jiān zhēn de néng dào tuì
The time can retreat
退回 你的我的
tuì huí nǐ de wǒ de
Retreat to yours and mines
回不去的 悠悠的岁月
huí bù qù de yōu yōu de suì yuè
unreturnable unhurried years
也许会 有一天
yě xǔ huì yǒu yī tiān
Perhaps, there will be one day
世界真的有终点
shì jiè zhēn de yǒu zhōng diǎn
This world really will have an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜
yě yào hé nǐ jǔ qǐ huí yì niàng de tián
I will also want to raise up the sweetness fermented by memory
和你再乾一杯
hé nǐ zài gān yī bēi
With you, cheers!
终究会 有一天
zhōng jiù huì yǒu yī tiān
Eventually, there will be one day
我们都变成昨天
wǒ men dōu biàn chéng zuó tiān
We all will become yesterday
是你 陪我走过 一生一回
shì nǐ péi wǒ zǒu guò yī shēng yī huí
It is you accompany me walk through one life one time
匆匆的人间
cōng cōng de rén jiān
Fast passing human world
有一天 就是今天
yǒu yī tiān jiù shì jīn tiān
There is one day and it is today
今天就是有一天
jīn tiān jiù shì yǒu yī tiān
Today is that one day
说出一直没说 对你的感谢
shuō chū yī zhí méi shuō duì nǐ de gǎn xiè
Speak out those I always did not say: My appreciation to you
和你再乾一杯
hé nǐ zài gān yī bēi
With you again, bottoms up!
With you cheers!
再乾一杯永远
zài gān yī bēi yǒng yuǎn
Again bottoms up, forever!
喝了就能万岁 岁岁和年年
hē le jiù néng wàn suì suì suì hé nián nián
Drink it, then we can live long, year after year
时间都停了 他们都回来了
shí jiān dōu tíng le tā men dōu huí lái le
Time all stops, and they all come back
怀念的人阿 等你的来到
huái niàn de rén ā děng nǐ de lái dào
The ones that I miss. Wait for you to arrive
时间都停了 他们都回来了
shí jiān dōu tíng le tā men dōu huí lái le
Time all stops, and they all come back
怀念的人阿 等你的来到
huái niàn de rén ā děng nǐ de lái dào
The ones that I miss. Wait for you to arrive
Translated by Shu
Quotes of alcohol and drinking:
Stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don’t drink too much. Then again, don’t drink too little. ~Herman “Jackrabbit” Smith-Johannsen
Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~Ernest Hemingway
A hangover is the wrath of grapes. ~Author Unknown
I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk. ~John Marcellus Huston
If you must drink and drive, drink Pepsi. ~Author unknown, as seen on a bumper sticker
Draft beer, not people. ~Author Unknown
The first thing in the human personality that dissolves in alcohol is dignity. ~Author Unknown
Wine is bottled poetry. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
When the wine goes in, strange things come out. ~Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, The Piccolomini, 1799
If drinking is interfering with your work, you’re probably a heavy drinker. If work is interfering with your drinking, you’re probably an alcoholic. ~Author Unknown
If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts! ~William Shakespeare, Othello
First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. ~Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won’t let himself get snotty about it. ~Raymond Chandler
If four or five guys tell you that you’re drunk, even though you know you haven’t had a thing to drink, the least you can do is to lie down a little while. ~Joseph Schenck
This is one of the disadvantages of wine: it makes a man mistake words for thought. ~Samuel Johnson
One reason I don’t drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time. ~Lady Astor
These quotes come from: http://www.quotegarden.com/alcohol.html
Rascal Flatts Here’s to you lyrics
When will you come again
by Teresa Teng (Deng lijun)
for lyrics, pinyin and English translation see: http://www.chinesetolearn.com/?p=824
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