Sunday, 23 October 2016

歌曲:对面的女孩看过来
演唱者:任贤齐


First post! This one is fantastic Chinese song, perfect for beginners to translate (because it has relatively simple, but important grammar structures (like the passive voice, 被) as well as some interesting 四字成语 (i.e 不理不睬 and 无人问津) [Not to mention it pretty much sums me up really well ahuehuehue].It's also a favourite of my (former) Chinese teachers to sing at KTV haha, so I thought it'd be a great first thing to translate!

Chinese Lyrics:
(咳!)对面的女孩看过来
看过来,看过来
这里的表演很精彩
请不要假装不理不睬
对面的女孩看过来
看过来,看过来
不要被我的样子吓坏
其实我很可爱
寂寞男孩的悲哀
说出来,谁明白
求求你抛个媚眼过来
哄哄我
逗我乐开怀
(嘿嘿嘿,没人理我,嘿!)
我左看右看,上看下看
原来每个女孩都不简单
我想了又想,我猜了又猜
女孩们的心事还真奇怪
寂寞男孩的苍蝇拍
左拍拍,右拍拍
为什么还是没人来爱
无人问津哪,真无奈
对面的女孩看过来
看过来,看过来
寂寞男孩情窦初开
需要你给我一点爱
(嗨----嗨----!)
我左看右看,上看下看
原来每个女孩都不简单
我想了又想,我猜了又猜
女孩们的心事还真奇怪
我左看右看,上看下看
原来每个女孩都不简单
我想了又想,我猜了又猜
女孩们的心事还真奇怪
唉真奇怪!
唻唻唻......喔哎噢!
唻唻唻......噢----!
(唉!算了,回家吧!)

English Lyrics:
Hey, girl across from me,
Look at me! Look at me!
What you see over here is really fine.
Please don't pretend that you don't notice.
Hey, girl across from me,
Look at me! Look at me!
Don't be scared by my appearance,
I'm actually really cute!
The sadness of a lonely boy,
Spit it out, who understands
I'm begging you, throw me a wink
Coax me, tease me, I'll be happy[??????]
[hehehe, no one's noticing me hehe...]
I look left and right and up and down
It seems that every girl is complex
I think and thnk, I guess and guess
Whatever girls are feeling is really strange
The fly Swatter of a lonely boy
Swat left! Swat right!
Why hasn't anyone still come to love me?
Nobody's interested, I'm so helpless
Hey, girl across from me,
Look at me! Look at me!
Lonely boy ... ... cut(??)
Need you to give me a bit of love.
HAIII HAIII
I look left and right and up and down
It seems that every girl is complex
I think and thnk, I guess and guess
Whatever girls are feeling is really strange
I look left and right and up and down
It seems that every girl is complex
I think and thnk, I guess and guess
Whatever girls are feeling is really strange!
Love is really strange!
Lai la la lai la la la (do this until the end)
*sigh* Forget about it... Let's go home...