第一次爱人
First Time to Love Someone
Lyrics: Liu Chang
Music: Tan Xuan, Lei Li
Singer: Zhang Lei
And here I was, thinking the lyrics would be as straightforward as the title. Who picked this?! Bin gor, bin gor? lol. But let me give it a try anyway! ::Pianran stretch!::
奔向你奔向烟火
bēn xiàng nǐ bēn xiàng yān huǒ
Running towards you, running towards the smoke and fire
Running towards you, running towards the fireworks
赴一场短暂的约
fù yì chǎng duǎn zàn de yuē
Keeping a short appointment
所有梦翩然掉落
suǒ yǒu mèng piān rán diào luò
All dreams lightly fall
一朝路过一生鲜活
yì zhāo lù guò yì shēng xiān huó
One day passing by, one lifetime awakened
不说破不去纠葛
bù shuō pò bú qù jiū gé
Don't expose [me], don't get entangled
红尘路缘未生歌
hóng chén lù yuán wèi shēng gē
The red dust road has not given birth to a song
The mortal road has not yet led to joy
这是第一次学爱人的我
zhè shì dì yī cì xué ài rén de wǒ
This is my first time learning to love someone
愿不曾辜负相遇的那刻
yuàn bù céng gū fù xiāng yù de nà kè
May we not disappoint the moment of encounter
爱过痛过痴情莫笑我
ài guò tòng guò chī qíng mò xiào wǒ
Loved before, hurt before, infatuated, please don't laugh at me
哭著笑著替一人活著
kū zhe xiào zhe tì yì rén huó zhe
Crying, laughing, living for another person
若一生不能无悔地交托
ruò yì shēng bù néng wú huǐ de jiāo tuō
If one lifetime cannot be without regrets entrusted
纵心随繁华落亦难远走
zòng xīn suí fán huá luò yì nán yuǎn zǒu
Even if you loyally followed the falling prosperity, it would still be hard to run far
谢苍天谁人不眷
xiè cāng tiān shuí rén bù juàn
Thank heavens for those who didn't care
命才会柔肠百结
mìng cái huì róu cháng bǎi jié
Life talent combined [with] soft bowels hundred knots
(lol! Let me try to do better.) I think the gist is that this person's talent is as equally impressive as his good nature (aka "yeun sum cheung" aka "soft [heart] intestines" aka soft-hearted). However, this combination also left the person flawed or with nonideal circumstances. (It always amazes me how poets and lyricists can use so few words, without punctuation, and can escapsulate so much meaning.)
不完美才是人间
bù wán měi cái shì rén jiān
Imperfection is the human world
声嘶力竭留下的念
shēng sī lì jié liú xià de niàn
Hoarse and exhausted, left behind the resulting, lingering wish
若此生无缘相守
ruò cǐ shēng wú yuán xiāng shǒu
If, in this lifetime, we don't have the chance to be together
来时悦去也从容
lái shí yuè qù yě cóng róng
Arriving and leaving happily is also ample
旧梦疏影浓怎知别无相逢
jiù mèng shū yǐng nóng zěn zhī bié wú xiāng féng
Old dreams are thick shadows, how do you know that there is no other meeting?
莫焚心一瓣抵死纠缠与风
mò fén xīn yí bàn dǐ sǐ jiū chán yǔ fēng
Once the mortal heart has stirred, deserve to be entangled and badgered
爱过痛过痴情莫笑我
ài guò tòng guò chī qíng mò xiào wǒ
Loved before, hurt before, infatuated, please don't laugh at me
哭著笑著替一人活著
kū zhe xiào zhe tì yì rén huó zhe
Crying, laughing, living for another person
若一生不能无愧地交托
ruò yì shēng bù néng wú kuì de jiāo tuō
If one lifetime cannot be without regrets entrusted
纵心随繁华落亦难远走
zòng xīn suí fán huá luò yì nán yuǎn zǒu
Even if you loyally followed the falling prosperity, it would still be hard to run far
谢这苍天不垂眸天意
xiè zhè cāng tiān bù chuí móu tiān yì
Thank heavens for not looking down on heaven's will
谢我从未轻言弃朝夕
xiè wǒ cóng wèi qīng yán qì zhāo xī
Thank me for never giving up so easily
谢你的悲喜你的回忆全赠予
xiè nǐ de bēi xǐ nǐ de huí yì quán zèng yǔ
Thank you for your joys and sorrows; your memories are all gifts
纵无归期也足矣
zòng wú guī qī yě zú yǐ
Even if there is no return date, it is enough
第一次爱你
dì yī cì ài nǐ
First time loving you
便已是结局
biàn yǐ shì jié jú
That's the end
