Tuesday, January 01, 2008

"There is a love called giving-up" 's English translation

This translation is not due to any request. I just loved this song so much and want to do sth ^_^

*** CREDITS :
- Original translation in Viet by ABO @ dienanh.net : click
- English translation by me. It's nice of you to give me another translation but DO NOT post it anywhere else without my permission.
- MV made by Shelley @ yuanhong.org. You MUST be regret without watching it : click

*** NOTE : There are few words I'd better clarify here, otherwise, it's difficult for non-Chinese to catch its meaning.
- 天长地久 : 天 is "sky/heaven". 地 means "ground/earth". This is an popular proverb of Chinese which indicates a love that lasts forever as the earth does. 天长地久 means "living together forever". It doesn't involve the word "the dream of..." (I think there is no need to use those words in Viet translation either) . However, "the dream of living together" looks smooth and suitable in English.
- 为了你 : "due to you" , "because of you". In this case I translate it to "because of loving you" in order to make it clearer.


There is a love called giving-up

如果两个人的天堂
If the heaven of 2 lovers

象是温馨的墙
looks like the wall which is full of scent and warmth
囚禁你的梦想
and ties up your dream
幸福是否象是一扇铁窗
Wondering if happiness looks like a firm door
候鸟失去了南方
which makes the birds lose their way when flying to the south.

如果你对天空向往
If you are looking forward to having the wings
渴望一双翅膀
that enable you to fly to the sky
放手让你飞翔
If giving-up can make you fly ahead,
你的羽翼不该伴随玫瑰
your wings shouldn’t look like the rose
听从凋谢的时光
which is fading due to time.


* 浪漫如果变成了牵绊
If romance turns to the tie,
我愿为你选择回到孤单
I am willing to come back to solo because of you.
缠绵如果变成了锁链
If suffering of missing each other turns to the lock that keeps you tightly,
抛开诺言
I will let out all the promises.


*** 有一种爱叫做放手
There is a love called “giving-up”
为爱放弃天长地久
Giving up the dream of living together because of loving you.
我们相守若让你付出所有
Our struggle lets you have nothing
让真爱带我走
I will go away with our true love.

有一种爱叫做放手
There is a love called “giving-up”
为爱结束天长地久
Ending up the dream of living together because of loving you.
我的离去若让你拥有所有
My leave lets you have everything
让真爱带我走
I will go away with our true love
说分手
Saying goodbye.



为了你, 失去你
Losing you because of loving you
狠心扮演伤害你
Hurt you ruthlessly
为了你 离开你
Leaving you because of loving you
永远不分的离去
It is the separation I have never expected.