My future is not a dream 我的未来不是梦 Wo de wei lai bu shi meng by 张雨生 Zhang Yu Sheng /Chang Yusheng: Song, lyrics, pinyin, English translation, biography, and quotes about future

张雨生
Zhāng Yǔ shēng

张雨生
Zhāng Yǔ shēng

我的未来不是梦
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng
My future is not a dream

你是不是像我在太阳下低头流着汗水默默辛苦的工作
nǐ shì -bu- shì xiàng wǒ zài tàiyang xià dītóu liú zhāo hànshuǐ mòmò xīnkǔ de gōngzuò
Are you like me, under the sun, lower head, flow sweats and silently work extremely hard?

你(you)是(is)不是(not is)像(like)我(me)在(at)太阳(sun)下(under)低(lower)头(head)流(flow)着(particle shows action is occurring)汗水(sweats)默默(silently)辛苦(hard / exhausting / with much toil)的(connecting partcile)工作(work)

你是不是像我就算受了冷漠也不放弃自己想要的生活
nǐ shì -bu- shì xiàng wǒ jiùsuàn shòu le lěngmò yě bú fàngqì zìjǐ xiǎngyào de shēnghuó
Are you like me, even though you endured neglect (or cold shoulder), still don’t give up the life you would like to have?

你(you)是(is)不是(not is)像(like)我(me)就算(even if)受(endure)了(past tense particle)冷漠(cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect )也(also)不(not)放弃(give up)自己(self)想要(would like/want)的(connecting particle)生活(life)

你是不是像我整天忙着追求追求一种你想不到的温柔
nǐ shì bu shì xiàng wǒ zhěngtiān mángzhe zhuīqiú zhuīqiú yìzhǒng nǐ xiǎngbudào de wēnróu
Are you like me, all day long, busying with pursuing, pursuing one kind of unimaginable gentleness.

你(you)是(is)不是(not is)像(like)我(me)整天(all day long)忙(busy)着(ing)追求(pursue), 追求(pursue)一(one)种(kind)你(you)想不到(not able to think of) 的(connecting particle)温柔(gentleness)

你是不是像我曾经茫然失措一次一次徘徊在十字街头
nǐ shì -bu- shì xiàng wǒ céngjīng mángránshīcuò yícì yícì páihuái zài shízì jiētóu
Are you like me, once at a loss, (one) time after (one) time paced back and forth at the cross junction?

你(you)是(is)不是(not is)像(like)我(me)曾经(once)茫然失措(at a loss (idiom) )一次(once)一次(once)徘徊(to pace back and forth )在(at)十字(crossroads)街头(street)

因为我不在乎别人怎么说
yīnwèi wǒ búzàihu biéren zěnme shuō
Because I don’t care how other people say.

因为(because)我(I)不(not)在乎(care)别人(other people)怎么说(how they say)

我从来没有忘记我对自己的承诺对爱的执着
wǒ cóngláiméiyǒu wàngjì wǒ duì zìjǐ de chéngnuò duì ài de zhízhuó
I never forgot the promise I have for myself and my persistence for love.

我(I)从来没有(never)忘记(forget)我(I)对(toward)自己(myself)的(connecting particle)承诺(promise)对(toward)爱(love)的(connecting particle)执着(persistence)

我知道我的未来不是梦我认真的过每一分钟
wǒ zhīdào wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ rènzhēn de guò měiyī fēnzhōng
I know that my future is not a dream. I seriously live every minute.

我(I)知道(know)我的(my)未来(future)不是(is not)梦(dream)我(I)认真的(seriously)过(live)每(every)一(one)分钟(minute)

我的未来不是梦我的心跟着希望在动
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ de xīn gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng
My future is not a dream. My heart is beating with (the rhythm of) hope.

我的(my)未来(furture)不是(is not)梦(dream)我的(my)心(heart)跟着(together with)希望(hope在(ing)动(move)

我的未来不是梦我认真的过每一分钟
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ rènzhēn de guò měiyī fēnzhōng
My future is not a dream. I seriously live every minute.

我的(my)未来(future)不是(is not)梦(dream)我(I)认真的(seriously)过(live)每(every)一(one)分钟(minute)

我的未来不是梦我的心跟着希望在动跟着希望在动
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ de xīn gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng
My future is not a dream. My heart is beating with (the rhythm of) hope, beating with (the rhythm of) hope.

我的(my)未来(furture)不是(is not)梦(dream)我的(my)心(heart)跟着(together with)希望(hope在(ing)动(move)

music …

你是不是像我整天忙着追求追求一种你想不到的温柔
nǐ shì bu shì xiàng wǒ zhěngtiān mángzhe zhuīqiú zhuīqiú yìzhǒng nǐ xiǎngbudào de wēnróu
Are you like me, all day long, busying with pursuing, pursuing one kind of unimaginable gentleness.

你(you)是(is)不是(not is)像(like)我(me)整天(all day long)忙(busy)着(ing)追求(pursue), 追求(pursue)一(one)种(kind)你(you)想不到(not able to think of) 的(connecting particle)温柔(gentleness)

你是不是像我曾经茫然失措一次一次徘徊在十字街头
nǐ shì -bu- shì xiàng wǒ céngjīng mángránshīcuò yícì yícì páihuái zài shízì jiētóu
Are you like me, once at a loss, (one) time after (one) time paced back and forth at the cross junction?

你(you)是(is)不是(not is)像(like)我(me)曾经(once)茫然失措(at a loss (idiom) )一次(once)一次(once)徘徊(to pace back and forth )在(at)十字(crossroads)街头(street)

因为我不在乎别人怎么说
yīnwèi wǒ búzàihu biéren zěnme shuō
Because I don’t care what other people say.

因为(because)我(I)不(not)在乎(care)别人(other people)怎么说(how they say)

我从来没有忘记我对自己的承诺对爱的执着
wǒ cóngláiméiyǒu wàngjì wǒ duì zìjǐ de chéngnuò duì ài de zhízhuó
I never forgot the promise I have for myself and my persistence for love.

我(I)从来没有(never)忘记(forget)我(I)对(toward)自己(myself)的(connecting particle)承诺(promise)对(toward)爱(love)的(connecting particle)执着(persistence)

我知道我的未来不是梦我认真的过每一分钟
wǒ zhīdào wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ rènzhēn de guò měiyī fēnzhōng
I know that my future is not a dream. I seriously live every minute.

我(I)知道(know)我的(my)未来(future)不是(is not)梦(dream)我(I)认真的(seriously)过(live)每(every)一(one)分钟(minute)

我的未来不是梦我的心跟着希望在动
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ de xīn gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng
My future is not a dream. My heart is beating with (the rhythm of) hope.

我的(my)未来(furture)不是(is not)梦(dream)我的(my)心(heart)跟着(together with)希望(hope在(ing)动(move)

我的未来不是梦我认真的过每一分钟
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ rènzhēn de guò měiyī fēnzhōng
My future is not a dream. I seriously live every minute.

我的(my)未来(future)不是(is not)梦(dream)我(I)认真的(seriously)过(live)每(every)一(one)分钟(minute)

我的未来不是梦我的心跟着希望在动跟着希望在动
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ de xīn gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng
My future is not a dream. My heart is beating with (the rhythm of) hope, beating with (the rhythm of) hope.

我的(my)未来(furture)不是(is not)梦(dream)我的(my)心(heart)跟着(together with)希望(hope在(ing)动(move)

我知道我的未来不是梦我认真的过每一分钟
wǒ zhīdào wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ rènzhēn de guò měiyī fēnzhōng
I know that my future is not a dream. I seriously live every minute.

我(I)知道(know)我的(my)未来(future)不是(is not)梦(dream)我(I)认真的(seriously)过(live)每(every)一(one)分钟(minute)

我的未来不是梦我的心跟着希望在动
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ de xīn gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng
My future is not a dream. My heart is beating with (the rhythm of) hope.

我的(my)未来(furture)不是(is not)梦(dream)我的(my)心(heart)跟着(together with)希望(hope在(ing)动(move)

我的未来不是梦我认真的过每一分钟
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ rènzhēn de guò měiyī fēnzhōng
My future is not a dream. I seriously live every minute.

我的(my)未来(future)不是(is not)梦(dream)我(I)认真的(seriously)过(live)每(every)一(one)分钟(minute)

我的未来不是梦我的心跟着希望在动跟着希望在动
wǒ de wèilái bú shì mèng wǒ de xīn gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng gēnzhe xīwàng zài dòng
My future is not a dream. My heart is beating with (the rhythm of) hope, beating with (the rhythm of) hope.

我的(my)未来(furture)不是(is not)梦(dream)我的(my)心(heart)跟着(together with)希望(hope在(ing)动(move)

Translated by Shu

Chang Yu-sheng (simplified Chinese: 张雨生; traditional Chinese: 張雨生; pinyin: Zhāng Yǔshēng; June 7, 1966 — November 12, 1997) was a Taiwanese male pop singer, as well as a composer and producer. His major accomplishment as a producer may have been the pop singer A-mei.[1] While driving fatigued on October 21, 1997, he was fatally injured in a car accident and fell into a coma. He never regained consciousness and died on November 12 at the age of 31 after weeks of hospitalization.

He is known for his high vocals, capable of hitting notes such as the A above high C(A5) and the D above Soprano C(D6).
Continue reading about Zhang Yusheng please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Yu-sheng

An interesting article you might be interested:

So people call me ‘China Woman’, scream ‘Why are you speaking Chinese?! Don’t speak Chinese!’ and stare at me, wide-eyed, just because I do the scariest thing in the world – speak Mandarin. Now here’s my declaration: nope, Mandarin is not scary. In fact, it’s a beautiful language used by many to express their feelings and thoughts; and by some to record their lives with this splendid means of communication.

And yes, I do have a passion for this language whose every character can fit into a tiny square box, and they all look the same to some. ^^

Here is more Chinese as I introduce to you this song: 我的未来不是梦 (My Future Is Not A Dream) by 张雨生 (Zhang Yu Sheng).

All right, this is not exactly the newest song you hear on the radio. (It’s so old that the album might no longer be available.) And on top of that, it can’t be classified under any genre that a typical teenager will be listening to. Nevertheless, the lyrics of the song ought to be remembered, for they give strength to those who feel helpless at times (at least to me, haha).

Continue reading this article at:
http://sites.acjc.edu.sg/wpress/?p=738

Quotes about future:

The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
Albert Einstein

I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.
Albert Einstein

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
Winston Churchill

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
Winston Churchill

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Abraham Lincoln

The assertion that “all men are created equal” was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.
Abraham Lincoln

I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.
Mohandas Gandhi

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Thomas Jefferson

Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.
Maya Angelou

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.
Ronald Reagan

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
John F. Kennedy

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