INTRODUCTION
"Ting Jian / Shing Shing / Tan Shi"
{heard / star / sigh}
--> "I heard the star sigh",
"Yong / Ji Mou / de / Yu Chi"
{use / lonely / -- / tone}
--> "With a lonely spirit";
"Gow Shoo / Bu / Mian / de / Yuin"
{tell / no / sleep / -- / cloud}
--> "Tell the sleepless cloud":
"Shi Fo / Fahng Chi / Zhi / Ye"
{how / give up / day / night}
--> "Why not give up love?" or "Why not give up the endless
days and nights?
"Zwei / Shuin / Fong / de / Dong Jing"
{chase / find / wind / -- / movement}
--> "[Instead of this love,] chase after and search for the wind's
movements".
PART II
"Shing / Shi / Bu / Ting / Lay Ji"
{heart / issues / not / stop / accumulating}
--> "[My] worries continue to grow in number";
"Bian / Chun / Lian Jia / de / Lay / Di"
{change / become / cheek / -- / tear / drop}
--> "All [my worries] become tears (that flow down my cheek)".
"Ni / Shi / Zong / Mei / Liu / Yi"
{you / start / end / don't / leave / message}
--> "You never leave a thought";
"Wo / Tuh Bie / Zai Hoo / Ni"
{I / especially / care / you}
--> "I especially care about you";
"Ni / Chue / Shiang / Fong / Yi Yahng"
{You / just / like / wind / as"
--> "You are just like the wind..."
"Zwo / Gu / Yo / Pan / Er Shing"
{left / care / right / expect / go about}
--> "...[that] wanders aimlessly".
CHORUS
"Chuan / Shi Jie / Zi / Yo / Ni / Bu / Dong / Wo Ai Ni"
{all / world / only / have / you / no / understand / I love you}
--> "Of the whole world, only you don't understand that I love
you";
"Wo / Gay / de / Bu / Zi / Shi / Hao / Pong Yo / Er Yi"
{I / give / -- / not / just / is / good / friend / only}
--> "What I give to you is not just my friendship".
"Mei Guh / Yu / Yian / Yo / Zi / Chian Chian / Shiao Zhong / Li"
{every/ hope / saying / again / halts / shallow / smile / inside}
--> "Every wish is blocked (or trapped) before (or within) my shallow
smile";
"Nan Dao / Ni / Mei / Fa Shian / Wo / Kuh Wong / Shuin Shi"
{then / you / didn't / discover / my / longing hope / message}
--> "Haven't you discovered that I'm desperately hoping for a message
(or sign, from you)?"
"Wo / Ing Gai / Zu Huh / Zhong / Ni / Zi Dao / Wo Ai Ni"
{I / how / should / let / you / know / I love you}
--> "How should I let you know that I love you?"
"Lian / Shing Shing / Doh / Zi Dao / Wo / Shing / Zhong / Mi Mi"
{even / star / all / know / my / heart / within / secrets}
--> "Even the star knows the secrets in my heart".
"Jing / Ye / Zai / Ni / Chuang / Chian / Shia / de / Ee Chong / Yu"
{To- / night / here / you / window / before / fell / -- / one scenario
(of) / rain}
--> "The rain that you see before your window tonight..."
[The rain here is symbolic of her tears]
"Shi / Wo / Ahn Shi / Ni / Wo / Yo / Duah (Muh) / de / Wei Chiu"
{is / my / hint / you / I / am / how much / -- / feel mistreated}
--> "...is my hint to you how much I feel mistreated".
BACK TO PART II, then
BACK TO CHORUS (Repeated twice)
GRAND FINALE
"Ni / Hai / Bu / Dong / Yu / Yong Yuan / Bu / Hwei / Ting"
{you / still / no / understand / rain / forever / no / will / stop}
--> "You still don't understand that the rain will never stop..."
Transcribed and translated by Judy Chen
Copyright � Judy Chen 2000
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