A Chinese Song: You Exist in My Song (你在我的歌声里Ni Zai Wo de Ge Sheng Li)

By Ling-Ling Shih, Copyright © 2015
From Ling-LingChinese.com

*The lyrics and vocabulary list of “You Exist in My Song” are in the end of this post.

(With English Translation only)

(Chinese+Pinyin+English)

(With Pinyin+English+Simplified Chinese)

(This one only has simplified Chinese on it).

(above: Official one)

I know this may be too much, but I don’t want you to miss this one.  l love this guy’s guitar and singing:

Karoke:

Vocabulary

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1 zài (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)
2 I; me; my
3 de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4 歌声 歌聲 shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
5 裏, 裡 variant of ; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written ; Li (surname); li (Chinese mile); 500 meters (modern); home; hometown; village; neighborhood; administrative unit
6 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven’t; hasn’t; doesn’t exist; to not have; to not be
7 一点点 一點點 diǎndiǎn a little bit
8 防备 防備 fáng bèi to guard against
9 surname Ye; also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
10 one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; “one” radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
11 silk; thread; trace; Classifiers:
12 顾虑 顧慮 misgivings; apprehensions
13 you (informal, as opposed to courteous )
14 jiù at once; right away; only; just (emphasis); as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case
15 这样 這樣 zhè yàng this kind of; so; this way; like this; such
16 chū to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc; variant of (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
17 xiàn to appear; present; now; existing; current
18 世界 shì jiè world; Classifiers:
19 dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; Classifiers: ; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
20 gěi to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle)
21 I; me; my
22 惊喜 驚喜 jīng nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
23 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation
24 (negative prefix); not; no
25 from; self; oneself; since
26 already; to stop; then; afterwards
27 可是 shì but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
28 you (informal, as opposed to courteous )
29 piān to lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radical
30 yòu (once) again; also; both… and…; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
31 不知不觉 不知不覺 zhī jué unconsciously; unwittingly
32 zhōng China; Chinese; surname Zhong; within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
33 悄悄 qiāoqiāo quietly; secretly; stealthily; quiet; worried; Taiwan pr.
34 de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
35 消失 xiāo shī to disappear; to fade away
36 cóng lax; yielding; unhurried
37 音讯 音訊 yīn xùn letters; mail; news; messages; correspondence
38 剩下 shèngxià to remain; left over
39 de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
40 只是 zhǐ shì merely; simply; only; but
41 回忆 回憶 huí to recall; memories; Classifiers:
42 存在 cún zài to exist; to be; existence
43 深深 shēnshēn deep; profound
44 de of; ~’s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
45 脑海 腦海 nǎo hǎi the mind; the brain
46 mèng dream; Classifiers:
47 xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core; Classifiers:
48 歌声 歌聲 shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
49 hái still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
50 记得 記得 de to remember

English Lyrics:
Verse 1: Just like that you appeared in my world, full of surprises and joy, I couldn’t contain myself
But just like that you also disappeared from my world without me knowing, without contact, leaving only memories
Chorus: You will always exist in my deepest thoughts, in my heart, in my song (2x)
Verse 2: I still remember walking shoulder to shoulder with you on a busy street, even though we were only strangers, passengers, but we still shared each other’s gaze, hearbeat, a happiness we could never imagine, like a dream, like it was meant to be
Bridge: In such a big big world, I still wonder why we met, was it destiny, was it heaven sent?

Song title: 在我的歌声里 zài wǒde gē shēng lǐ (in Chinese)

“You Exist in My Song”

Composed by Qu Wanting曲婉婷

没有一点点防备 也没有一丝顾虑
méiyǒu yīdiǎn diǎn fáng bèi yě méiyǒu yī sī gùlǜ

你就  这样         出 现     在   我的  世界里 带  给我     惊喜     情不自已
nǐ jiù zhèyàng chūxiàn zài wǒde shìjiè lǐ dài gěi wǒ jīngxǐ qíng bù zì yǐ

可是   你偏       又   这样     在    我     不知不觉中
kěshì nǐ piān yòu zhèyàng zài wǒ bùzhībùjué zhōng

悄悄的     消失       从       我的   世界里    没有  音讯

qiāoqiāo de   xiāoshī cóng wǒde shìjiè lǐ méiyǒu yīn xùn

剩下的    只是回忆

shèngxià de zhǐshì huíyì

[Chorus]
你   存在      我  深深的脑海里

nǐ    cúnzài  wǒ shēnshēn de nǎohǎi lǐ

我的梦里           我的心里     我的歌声里

wǒde mèng lǐ     wǒde xīnli   wǒde gē shēng lǐ

你存在      我深深的脑海里

nǐ cúnzài     wǒ shēnshēn de nǎohǎi lǐ

我的梦里          我的心里         我的歌声里
wǒde mèng lǐ     wǒde xīnli   wǒde gē shēng lǐ

还 记得 我们      曾经         肩并肩           一起走过   那段繁华巷口

hái jìde wǒmen céngjīng jiān bìng jiān yīqǐ zǒu guò nàduàn fánhuá xiàng kǒu

尽管        你我是      陌生人         是   过路人

jǐnguǎn nǐ wǒ shì mòshēngrén shì guòlùrén

但     彼此还是    感觉到了       对方的         一个眼神       一个心跳

dàn bǐcǐ háishi gǎnjué dào le duìfāng de yīgè yǎnshén yīgè xīn tiào

一种         意想不到       的快乐
yī zhǒng yìxiǎngbùdào de kuàilè

好像是               一场梦境               命中注定
hǎoxiàng shì      yī chǎng mèngjìng   mìng zhōng zhùdìng

Repeat Chorus

世界之大         为何我们相遇

shìjiè zhī dà    wèi hé wǒmen xiāngyù

难道是缘分                        难道是天意
nándào shì yuánfèn          nándào shì tiān yì

Repeat Chorus

你   存在      我  深深的脑海里

nǐ    cúnzài  wǒ shēnshēn de nǎohǎi lǐ

我的梦里           我的心里     我的歌声里

wǒde mèng lǐ     wǒde xīnli   wǒde gē shēng lǐ

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By Ling-Ling Shih, Copyright © 2015
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