Saturday, August 28, 2010

English to Chinese lyrics: Three of Us

Found this song on NPR, thought I would translate and see how it goes:

Original lyrics:


I loved you and you loved him
And I sort of love him cause I love everything you love
But then he stopped, stopped loving you
Then glory, hallelujah somehow you start loving me
And I don’t know why I love you
I just do, I really do
And it doesn’t do me any good
In fact it does me bad
Cause you’re oh so gone
and I’m oh so sad
I love you and you love me
And you sort of told me that you love me more than him
But then you stopped, stopped loving me
And lord won’t you pick me, you picked right up loving him
And I don’t know why I love you
I just do, I really do
It doesn’t do me any good
In fact it does me bad
Cause you’re oh so gone
and I’m on so sad
And now it’s just the three of us
the names may have changed but the sorry fact remains the same
I love you and you love him
I’m okay with second best, just love him more and love me less
And I don’t know why I love you
I just do, I really do
It doesn’t do me any good
In fact it does me bad
Cause you’re oh so gone
and I’m on so sad


Translation:


我爱你 你爱她
我也有点爱她 因为我爱你爱的
但突然他停 停止爱你
然后不知何故 你开始爱我了
我不知道我为什么会爱你
我就是爱 真的很爱
这对我没好点处
其实对我不良
因为你真的走了
我也真的伤了
我爱你 你爱我
你有点对我说 你爱我多过她
但突然你停 停止爱我
请你选我 你继续爱着她
我不知道我为什么会爱你
我就是爱 我真的很爱
这对我没好处
其实对我不良
因为你真的走了
我也真的伤了
现在就剩我们三个人
名字改了 但落花流水事实还在
我爱你 你爱她
我不介意做第二 就爱她多点 爱我少
我不知道为什么我爱你
我就是爱 我真的很爱
这对我没好处
其实对我不良
因为你真的走了
我也真的伤了

Friday, August 6, 2010

Wang Lee Hom 王力宏 - 柴米油盐酱醋茶

小时候你想要什么
xiao shi hou ni xiang yao shen me
When you were younger, what did you wish for?
我要一台大大蓝色的飞机
wo yao yi tai da da lan se de fei ji
I wanted a very big, blue plane
带我环游世界到地球每一个角落
dai wo huan you shi jie dao di qiu mei yi ge jiao luo
that would take me to every corner of the world,
在蓝天白云中穿梭
zai lan tian bai yun zhong chuan suo
flying back and forth across the cloudy blue sky.

而长大以后我想要什么
er zhang da yi hou wo xiang yao shen me
After growing up, what did I wish for?
我要一台小小红色答录机
wo yao yi tai xiao xiao hong se da lu ji
I wanted a little, red answering machine.
和你一起录下喂我们现在不在家
he ni yi qi lu xia we wo men xian zai bu zai jia
Together recording, “Hello, we are not home at the moment.”
蓝色变成红色因为你
lan se bian cheng hong se yin wei ni
Blue became red because of you.

柴米油盐酱醋茶
chai mi you yan jiang cu cha
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, paste, vinegar, tea
一点一滴都是幸福在发芽
yi dian yi di dou shi xing fu zai fa ya
Every drop is the blossoming of happiness.
月儿弯弯爱的傻
yue er wan wan ai de sha
The moon bending. Love’s stupidity.
有了你我什么都不差
you le ni wo shen me dou bu cha
Having you, I don’t need anything.

小时候你想要什么
xiao shi hou ni xiang yao shen me
When you were younger, what did you wish for?
我要一台大大蓝色的飞机
wo yao yi tai da da lan se de fei ji
I wanted a very big, blue plane
带我环游世界到地球每一个角落
dai wo huan you shi jie dao di qiu mei yi ge jiao luo
that would take me to every corner of the world,
在蓝天白云中穿梭
zai lan tian bai yun zhong chuan suo
flying back and forth across the cloudy blue sky.

而长大以后我想要什么
er zhang da yi hou wo xiang yao shen me
After growing up, what did I wish for?
我要一台小小红色答录机
wo yao yi tai xiao xiao hong se da lu ji
I wanted a little, red answering machine.
和你一起录下喂我们现在不在家
he ni yi qi lu xia we wo men xian zai bu zai jia
Together recording, “Hello, we are not home at the moment.”
蓝色变成红色因为你
lan se bian cheng hong se yin wei ni
Blue became red because of you.

柴米油盐酱醋茶
chai mi you yan jiang cu cha
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, paste, vinegar, tea
一点一滴都是幸福在发芽
yi dian yi di dou shi xing fu zai fa ya
Every drop is th blossoming of happiness.
月儿弯弯爱的傻
yue er wan wan ai de sha
The moon bending. Love’s stupidity.
有了你我什么都不差
you le ni wo shen me dou bu cha
Having you, I don’t need anything.



给你快乐无乱白天黑夜
gei ni kuai le wu lun bai tian hei ye
Giving you happiness regardless of weather.
握紧双手就算刮风下雨
wo jin shuang shou jiu suan gua feng xia yu
Tightly holding your hand despite stormy weather.
我就是要你要你待在我身边
wo jiu shi yao ni yao ni dai zai wo shen bian
I just want you, want you by my side,
保护你直到永远
bao hu ni zhi dao yong yuan
protecting you until forever.

柴米油盐酱醋茶
chai mi you yan jiang cu cha
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, paste, vinegar, tea
一点一滴都是幸福在发芽
yi dian yi di dou shi xing fu zai fa ya
Every drop is th blossoming of happiness.
月儿弯弯爱的傻
yue er wan wan ai de sha
The moon bending. Love’s stupidity.
有了你我什么都不差
you le ni wo shen me dou bu cha
Having you, I don’t need anything.