张艾嘉 Zhang Aijia 爱情有什么道理 Aiqing you she me daoli Love has what reason? lyrics, pinyin, English translation

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張艾嘉-愛情有什麼道理 (官方完整版Comix)张艾嘉

張艾嘉 & 李宗盛 – 愛情有什麼道理

李宗盛 Jonathan Lee【愛情有什麼道理 Any Reason For Love】理性與感性作品音樂會 Sense And Sensibility Concert

莫文蔚 Karen Mok【愛情有什麼道理 Any Reason For Love?】Official Music Video

张艾嘉
Zhāng Àijiā
Sylvia Chang

爱情有什么道理
Àiqíng yǒu shé me dàolǐ
Love has what reason?

作词:张艾嘉/李宗盛
zuòcí: Zhāng’àijiā/lǐzōngshèng
Sylvia Chang / Jonathan Lee
作曲:李宗盛
zuòqǔ: Lǐzōngshèng
Jonathan Lee

其实一个人的生活也不算太坏
Qíshí yīgèrén de shēnghuó yě bù suàn tài huài
Actually, a single person’s life also can’t be regarded as really bad.
其实(in fact/actually)一(one)个(measure word)人(person)的(connecting particle)生活(life)也(also)不算(not to be regarded)太(too)坏(bad)

偶尔有一些小小的悲哀
ǒu’ěr yǒu yīxiē xiǎo xiǎo de bēi’āi
Occasionally, has some little sadness.
偶尔(occasionally)有(have)一些(some)小小的(little)悲哀(sorrow/sadness)

我想别人也看不出来
wǒ xiǎng biérén yě kàn bù chūlái
I think other people also are not able to see.
我(I)想(think)别人(other people)也(also)看不出来(not able to see it)

即使孤单会使我伤怀
jí shǐ gūdān huì shǐ wǒ shāng huái
Even though loneliness will make me feel sorrowful.
即使(even though)孤单(loneliness)会(will)使(make)我(me)伤怀(feel sad)

也会试着让自己想得开
yě huìshìzhe ràng zìjǐ xiǎng de kāi
I will also try to let myself be free of sorrowful thoughts.
也(also)会(will)试(try)着(v+ing)让(let)自己(myself)想得开(to be free of worried thoughts)

对你不知道是已经习惯还是爱
duì nǐ bù zhīdào shì yǐjīng xíguàn háishì ài
Toward you, I don’t know it is the feeling of already got used to or is it love?
对(toward)你(you)不(not)知道(know)是(is)已经(already)习惯(habit)还是(or)爱(love)

当初所坚持的心情
dāngchū suǒ jiānchí de xīnqíng
At that time, that insistent mood
当初(at that time)所( particle introducing a relative clause or passive)坚持的(insistent)心情(mood)

是不是还依然存在
shì bùshì hái yīrán cúnzài
Whether or not, is it still existent?
是不是(yes or no)还(still)依然(still)存在(exist)

眼看这一季就要过去
yǎnkàn zhè yījì jiù yào guòqù
I am seeing that this season is going to be over soon.
眼(eye)看(see)这(this)一(one)季(season)就要(almost)过去(over)

我的春天还没有来
wǒ de chūntiān hái méiyǒu lái
My spring is still not yet coming.
我的(my)春天(spring)还(still)没有(not have)来(come)

你为何不调过头去
nǐ wèihé bùtiáo guòtóu qù
Why did you not turn away?
你(you)为何(why)不(not)调(turn)过(particle)头(head)去(go)

让我自己去面对问题
ràng wǒ zìjǐ qù miàn duì wèntí
Let me face my own problems.
让(let)我(me)自己(myself)去(to)面对(face)问题(problems)

你尝试着不露痕迹
nǐ chángshìzhe bù lù hénjī
Without a trace, you were trying to
你(you)尝试(try)着(v+ing)不(not)露(show)痕迹(trace)

告诉我爱情的道理
gàosù wǒ àiqíng de dàolǐ
Tell me the reason of love.
告诉(tell)我(me)爱情(love)的(connecting particle)道理(reason)

你认为值得努力的
nǐ rènwéi zhídé nǔlì de
You think what is worthwhile to work for
你(you)认为(think)值得(worthwhile)努力(try hard)的(particle)

是我俩之间的距离
shì wǒ liǎ zhī jiān de jùlí
is the distance between us.
是(is)我俩(us wo)之间(between)的(connecting particle)距离(distance)

喔这一季总算有些值得回忆
Ō zhè yījì zǒngsuàn yǒuxiē zhídé huíyì
Oh, this one season finally has some memory.
喔(oh)这(this)一(one)季(season)总算(finally)有(have)些(some)值得(worthwhile)回忆(memory)

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对你不知道是已经习惯还是爱
duì nǐ bù zhīdào shì yǐjīng xíguàn háishì ài
Toward you, I don’t know it is the feeling of already got used to or is it love?
对(toward)你(you)不(not)知道(know)是(is)已经(already)习惯(habit)还是(or)爱(love)

当初所坚持的心情
dāngchū suǒ jiānchí de xīnqíng
At that time, that insistent mood
当初(at that time)所( particle introducing a relative clause or passive)坚持的(insistent)心情(mood)

是不是还依然存在
shì bùshì hái yīrán cúnzài
Whether or not, is it still existent?
是不是(yes or no)还(still)依然(still)存在(exist)

眼看这一季就要过去
yǎnkàn zhè yījì jiù yào guòqù
I am seeing that this season is going to be over soon.
眼(eye)看(see)这(this)一(one)季(season)就要(almost)过去(over)

我的春天还没有来
wǒ de chūntiān hái méiyǒu lái
My spring is still not yet coming.
我的(my)春天(spring)还(still)没有(not have)来(come)
你为何不调过头去
nǐ wèihé bùtiáo guòtóu qù
Why did you not turn away?
你(you)为何(why)不(not)调(turn)过(particle)头(head)去(go)

让我自己去面对问题
ràng wǒ zìjǐ qù miàn duì wèntí
Let me face my own problems.
让(let)我(me)自己(myself)去(to)面对(face)问题(problems)

你尝试着不露痕迹
nǐ chángshìzhe bù lù hénjī
Without a trace, you were trying to
你(you)尝试(try)着(v+ing)不(not)露(show)痕迹(trace)

告诉我爱情的道理
gàosù wǒ àiqíng de dàolǐ
Tell me the reason of love.
告诉(tell)我(me)爱情(love)的(connecting particle)道理(reason)

你认为值得努力的
nǐ rènwéi zhídé nǔlì de
You think what is worthwhile to work for
你(you)认为(think)值得(worthwhile)努力(try hard)的(particle)

是我俩之间的距离
shì wǒ liǎ zhī jiān de jùlí
is the distance between us.
是(is)我俩(us wo)之间(between)的(connecting particle)距离(distance)

喔这一季总算有些值得回忆
Ō zhè yījì zǒngsuàn yǒuxiē zhídé huíyì
Oh, this one season finally has some memory.
喔(oh)这(this)一(one)季(season)总算(finally)有(have)些(some)值得(worthwhile)回忆(memory)

其实一个人的生活也不算太坏
Qíshí yīgèrén de shēnghuó yě bù suàn tài huài
Actually, a single person’s life also can’t be regarded as really bad.
其实(in fact/actually)一(one)个(measure word)人(person)的(connecting particle)生活(life)也(also)不算(not to be regarded)太(too)坏(bad)

偶尔有一些小小的悲哀
ǒu’ěr yǒu yīxiē xiǎo xiǎo de bēi’āi
Occasionally, has some little sadness.
偶尔(occasionally)有(have)一些(some)小小的(little)悲哀(sorrow/sadness)

我想别人也看不出来
wǒ xiǎng biérén yě kàn bù chūlái
I think other people also are not able to see.
我(I)想(think)别人(other people)也(also)看不出来(not able to see it)

即使孤单会使我伤怀
jí shǐ gūdān huì shǐ wǒ shāng huái
Even though loneliness will make me feel sorrowful.
即使(even though)孤单(loneliness)会(will)使(make)我(me)伤怀(feel sad)

也会试着让自己想得开
yě huìshìzhe ràng zìjǐ xiǎng de kāi
I will also try to let myself be free of sorrowful thoughts.
也(also)会(will)试(try)着(v+ing)让(let)自己(myself)想得开(to be free of worried thoughts)

Translated by Shu

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