#li ronghao
Learning Chinese with Lyrics: 李荣浩 - 戒烟
I’ve decided that at least for a couple months I’ll increasing my Learning Chinese with Lyrics posts to twice a month. I know they aren’t usually as popular, but I have a backlog of songs/lyrics to share!
As I mentioned in my recent Mandopop recs post, I’ve been listening to Li Ronghao lately. This song in particular has been stuck in my head a lot. I find the lyrics to be very moving and poignant. A sense of loss truly comes through. And thankfully, the lyrics are also relatively simple, so it’s easy to learn them. This song is nearly 5 minutes long, but it doesn’t feel too long or dragged out to me at all. To my knowledge, this song isn’t Li Ronghao’s biggest hit (that honor seems to go to 年少有为), but it’s still pretty popular. And my favorite by him right now.
李荣浩 - 戒烟
已经为了变的更好 去掉锋芒
一不小心成了你的 倾诉对象
电话约在从前约会的地方
要陪你唱歌吃饭我结账
保持优良习惯
锋芒 fēngmáng - tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
倾诉 qīngsù - to say everything (that is on one’s mind)
结账 jiézhàng - to pay the bill / to settle accounts *also written 结帐
优良 yōuliáng - fine / good / first-rate
你说最近过的还算 幸福美满
喝了几杯唱了几段 你却哭了
想去安慰却不知什么立场
听你说话看你哭湿头发
我得到了惩罚
立场 lìchǎng - position / standpoint
惩罚 chéngfá - penalty / punishment / to punish
戒了烟我不习惯 没有你我怎么办
三年零一个礼拜 才学会怎么忍耐
你给过我的伤害 是没有一句责怪
戒了烟 染上悲伤 我也不想
忍耐 rěnnài - to endure / to bear with / to exercise patience / to restrain oneself / patience / endurance
戒烟 jièyān - to give up smoking
染上 rǎnshàng - to catch (a disease) / to get (a bad habit)
你说最近过的还算 幸福美满
喝了几杯唱了几段 你却哭了
想去安慰却不知什么立场
听你说话看你哭湿头发
我得到了惩罚
戒了烟我不习惯 没有你我怎么办
三年零一个礼拜 才学会怎么忍耐
你给过我的伤害 是没有一句责怪
戒了烟 染上悲伤 我也不想
我也不想
谁也不想
戒了烟我不习惯 没有你我怎么办
三年零一个礼拜 才学会怎么忍耐
你给过我的伤害 是没有一句责怪
戒了烟 染上悲伤 我也不想
The music video for 裙姊 (Skirt Sister) by 李荣浩 (Li Ronghao). The song is a tribute to 梅兰芳 (Mei Lanfang)(1894-1961), who was a famous modern Beijing Opera performer, and is considered one of the “Four Great Dan (旦; female roles in Chinese opera)” (四大名旦) in modern Chinese opera.
Unofficial English lyrics added by me :)
