张学友 - 心如刀割: Lyrics and Pinyin

歌手（Singer):张学友（Jacky Cheung)
ge shou: zhang xue you

歌曲明：心如刀割
ge qu ming: xin ru dao ge

(Title: Heart Pierced by a Knife)

歌词（Lyric):
ge ci:


我的天是灰色
wo de tian shi hui se

我的心是蓝色
wo de xin shi lan se

触摸着你的心
chu mo zhe ni de xin

竟是透明的
jing shi tou ming de

*你的悠然自得
ni de you ran zi de

我却束手无策
wo que shu shou wu ce

我的心痛竟是
wo de xin tong jing shi

你的快乐
ni de kuai le

其实我不想对你
qi shi wo bu xiang dui ni

恋恋不舍
lian lian bu she

但什么让我
dan shenme rang wo

辗转反侧
zhan zhuan fan ce

不觉我说着说着
bu jue wo shuo zhe shuo zhe

天就亮了
tian jiu liang le

我的唇角尝到
wo de chun jiao chang dao

一种苦涩
yi zhong ku se

我是真的为你哭了
wo shi zhen de wei ni ku le

你是真的随他走了
ni shi zhen de sui ta zou le

就在这一刻全世界
jiu zai zhe yi ke quan shi jie

伤心角色
shang xin jiao se

又多了我一个
you duo le wo yi ge

我是真的为你爱了
wo shi zhen de wei ni ai le

你是真的跟他走了
ni shi zhen de gen ta zou le

能给的我全都给了
neng gei de wo quan dou gei le

我都舍得
wo dou she de

除了让你知道
che le rang ni zhi dao

我心如刀割
wo xin ru dao ge

TRANSLATION:
My days are gray
My heart is blue
What's touching your heart
Is actually transparent

Your contentment is self obtained
I feel helpless
The pain in my heart
is actually your happiness

Actually I don't want to be reluctant to part with you
But something is making me toss and turn in bed
I don't think that saying it over and over
Will actually make the days brighter
There is now a bitter taste in the side of my mouth

I really cried for you
You really left for him
In this very moment the role of the world's most broken-hearted
Is to much for just me

I really loved for you
You really left with him
What I can give, I've given it all
I'm completely ready to part
Besides that, just letting you know...
My heart feels like it's been pierced by a knife.

END

An extremely rough translation for you all. As anyone who understands Chinese and English knows, translating language in use is difficult enough. Translating poetry in music either way is truly extremely difficult. If anyone would like to modify any portion, leave a comment!

Hope you enjoyed my first project.
Thanks for reading, see you all next time.

-Mike Redus
睿达思

Chinese Lyrics in Translation: My Purpose

Welcome all,

If you have reached this blog, it is likely that you did so through my other site. If that is the case then you know that I spend a majority of my conscious hours studying Chinese. Aside from studying in the formal senses, I also enjoy listening to music (esp. from the '80s and '90s). I believe that studying Chinese song lyrics can be a good way to maintain and grow a strong vocabulary, as well as challenge a learner to produce and utilize translation skills. It is for that reason that I have started this blog. Once a week I will post one of my favorite songs, as well as a rough translation for it along with romanized phonetics for pronunciation. It's a challenge for me, and could be beneficial to my readers as well.

I welcome comments both in the form of constructive criticism and discussion (both in English and in Chinese). Translations can be controversial and I welcome any info that could make allow me to see things in a different light, or help me improve my understanding of Chinese language and culture.

With that said, let the fun begin! Stay tuned for my first Chinese Lyric in Translation: 歌手：张学友 - 歌曲： 心如刀割

-Mike Redus
睿达思