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Jolin Tsai (è”¡ä¾æž—) - 唇语 | Lip reading[1]


Lyrics: æ¢é”¦å…´ (Liang Jinxing)
Composition: 黄晟峰 (Huang Shengfeng)

 

Lyrics translation by renn at www.onehallyu.com

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http://www.kuwo.cn/yinyue/6019403/
 

 

多神秘 你玩暧昧游æˆ
万人迷 因为有æ­ä¸å®Œçš„è°œ
死心塌地久了 æ²¡è¶£ä»–å°±å¿˜äº†çæƒœä½ 
绑架他的心 å°±è®©ä»–ç•™æœ‰éæƒ³ä½™åœ°

duÅ shén mì / nÇ wán ài mèi yóu xì
wàn rén mí / yīn wèi yǒu jiē bu wán de mí
sÇ xÄ«n tÄ dì jiÇ” le / méi qù tÄ jiù wàng le zhÄ“n xÄ« nÇ
bÇŽng jià tÄ de xÄ«n / jiù ràng tÄ liú yÇ’u xiá xiÇŽng yú dì

How mysterious, you play a game of [flirtatious] ambiguity.
A charming heartthrob, because [you] possess endless enigmas to be revealed.
After being wholeheartedly devoted for a long time, [if things] get boring he'll forget to cherish you.
Kidnapping his heart lets him have some room for fantasizing.


è‹¥å³è‹¥ç¦» 给点ä¸ç»™ç‚¹çš„关系
给他一座岛屿 没收他一片陆地

ruò jí ruò lí / gÄ›i diÇŽn bù gÄ›i diÇŽn de guÄn xì
gÄ›i tÄ yÄ« zuò dÇŽo yÇ” / mò shÅu tÄ yÄ« piàn lù dì

Keep [him] at arm's length, [maintain] a relationship where [you] give a little something [and then] don't.
Give him an island, confiscate his expanse of land.


*
给他一段唇语
å¯åŠ¨ä»–æ— ç©·æƒ³åƒåŠ›
浪漫关系让他去追
那得ä¸åˆ°çš„美丽

gÄ›i tÄ yÄ« duàn chún yÇ”
qÇ dòng tÄ wú qióng xiÇŽng xiàng lì
làng màn guÄn xì ràng tÄ qù zhuÄ«
nà dé bù dào de měi lì

Give him some lip reading to do.
Start up his boundless imagination.
A romantic relationship—let him chase after
That unattainable beauty.


**
解读你的唇语
雾里探花有多刺激
越是模棱越是挑衅
挑逗好奇
以退为进

jiÄ› dú nÇ de chún yÇ”
wù lÇ tàn huÄ yÇ’u duÅ cì jÄ«
yuè shì mó léng yuè shì tiǎo xìn
tiǎo dòu hào qí
yÇ tuì wéi jìn

Deciphering the language of your lips,
How exhilarating it is to look for flowers in the mist.
The more ambiguous [it is], the more provocative,
Teasing [one's] curiosity.
Step backwards as a means of moving forward[2].


多风趣 你爱声东击西
他努力 å› ä¸ºä½ ç»™ä»–å‡æƒ³æ•Œ
就算他已无懈å¯å‡» 你也å‡è£…å°æŒ‘剔
å¶å°”åƒçŒ«å’ªæ’’娇 ä»–å°±ä¼šæŸæ‰‹å°±æ“’

duÅ fÄ“ng qù / nÇ Ã i shÄ“ng dÅng jÄ« xÄ«
tÄ nÇ” lì / yÄ«n wèi nÇ gÄ›i tÄ jiÇŽ xiÇŽng dí
jiù suàn tÄ yÇ wú xiè kÄ› jÄ« / nÇ yÄ› jiÇŽ zhuÄng xiÇŽo tiÄo tì
Ç’u Ä›r xiàng mÄo mÄ« sÄ jiÄo / tÄ jiù huì shù shÇ’u jiù qín

How witty, you love to make a feint to the east and attack the west instead[3].
He makes a great effort because you've given him fictitious enemies.
Even if he is meticulous to the point that there's nothing left to critique, you still pretend to be a little nitpicky.
Once in a while, act pettish and spoiled like a kitten and he will let himself be captured without putting up a fight.


çˆ±ä»–å†æ·± 也ç»å¯¹ä¸è½»æ˜“æ­åº•
è®©ä»–ä¿æŒ 对你爱ä¸é‡Šæ‰‹çš„è·ç¦»

ài tÄ zài shÄ“n / yÄ› jué duì bù qÄ«ng yì jiÄ“ dÇ
ràng tÄ bÇŽo chí / duì nÇ Ã i bù shì shÇ’u de jù lí

No matter how deeply you love him, you must never easily expose your secrets.
Keep him at a distance where he's so delighted with you that he can't let you go.


Repeat *, **

 

Repeat *, **
 

 

T/N:

[1] 唇语 is literally "lip language". Rather than the act of lip reading, it is the thing that you read from someone's lips. Conceptually, Mandarin went after the thing being read whereas English went after the reading of the thing, so 唇语 and "lip reading" are not strict equivalents.

[2] 以退为进 is an idiom and refers to a situation where on the surface, it looks like one is making concessions or physically stepping backward, but the true intention to is make gains or advance forward.

[3] 声东击西 is another tactical idiom. You make it seem like you will be attacking one place, but in reality you will attack another.

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thank you so much. I fall in love with Jolin's songs 

 

You're welcome~ ^^

 

It's rare to see a ballad not being about an awful breakup... These lyrics are kinda refreshing. Thanks!!!

 

In modern popular music, yes indeed. And no problem!

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