時間都去哪兒了
张碧晨 时间都去哪儿了’ 那英险听哭
姚贝娜 《时间都去哪儿了》
时间都去哪儿了
Shíjiān dōu qù nǎr le
Where has the time gone?
门前老树长新芽
mén qián lǎo shù zhǎng xīnyá
In front of the door, the old tree is growing new shoots.
门(door)前(front)老(old)树(tree)长(grow)新(new)芽(shoots)
院里枯木又开花
yuàn lǐ kūmù yòu kāihuā
Inside the yard, the dried wood is again blooming.
院(yard)里(within)枯(dried)木(wood)又(again)开(open)花(flower)
半生存了好多话
bàn shēngcúnle hǎoduō huà
During this half of (my) lifetime, (I) have been storing so many words.
半(half)生(life)存(store/keep)了(past tense marker)好多(so many)话(words)
藏进了满头白发
cáng jìnle mǎn tóu bái fà
Stored them into the head that is full of white hair.
藏(hide)进(enter)了(past tense marker)满(full)头(head)白(white)发(hair)
记忆中的小脚丫
jìyì zhōng de xiǎojiǎo yā
Within the memory, the little feet
记忆(memory)中(within)的(connecting particle)小(little)脚(foot)丫(suffix, no meaning)
肉嘟嘟的小嘴巴
ròu dū dū de xiǎo zuǐba
The chubby little mouth
肉(flesh)嘟嘟(pouting)的(connecting particle)小(little)嘴巴(mouth)
一生把爱交给他
Yyīshēng bǎ ài jiāo gěi tā
All my life, I have been giving love to her.
一(one)生(life)把(particle marking the following noun as a direct object)爱(love)交(give)给(to)他(him)
只为那一声爸妈
zhǐ wèi nà yīshēng bà mā
Just for that one sound of “mom dad”
只(just)为(for)那(that)一(one)声(sound)爸(dad)妈(mom)
时间都去哪儿了
shíjiān dōu qù nǎr le
Time all has gone to where?
时间(time)都(all)去(go to)哪儿(where)了(past tense marker)
还没好好感受年轻就老了
hái méi hǎohāo gǎnshòu niánqīng jiù lǎole
Still have not thoroughly experienced youth, and now I am old already.
还(still)没(not)好好(well)感受(experience)年轻(youth)就(and then)老(old)了(past tense marker)
生儿养女一辈子
shēng ér yǎngnǚ yībèizi
Raising sons and daughters for a lifetime
满脑子都是孩子哭了笑了
mǎn nǎozi dōu shì háizi kūle xiàole
All my mind has been all about children crying or laughing.
满(full)脑子(brain)都(all)是(is)孩子(child)哭(dry)了(past tense marker)笑(laugh)了(past tense marker)
时间都去哪儿了
shíjiān dōu qù nǎr le
Time all has gone to where?
时间(time)都(all)去(go to)哪儿(where)了(past tense marker)
还没好好看看你眼睛就花了
hái méi hǎohǎo kàn kàn nǐ yǎnjīng jiù huāle
I still haven’t thoroughly looked at you, and then my eyes are losing focus.
还(still)没(not)好好(well)看看(look/watch)你(you)眼睛(eye)就(then)花(not clear)了(past tense marker)
柴米油盐半辈子
cháimǐyóuyán bànbèizi
Busying with firewood, rice, oil and salt for half my lifetime.
柴(firewood)米(rice)油(oil)盐(salt)半(half)辈子(like time)
转眼就只剩下满脸的皱纹了
zhuǎnyǎn jiù zhǐ shèng xià mǎn liǎn de zhòuwénle
In the blink of an eye, the only thing left are wrinkles growing on all of the face.
转(turn)眼(eye)就(just)只(only)剩下(left)满(full)脸(face)的(connecting particle)皱纹(wrinkle)了(past tense marker)
Translated by Shu