Song Translation
候鳥 is another pretty song by S.H.E. that I translated a few months ago with my cousin. The title, pronounced "hou niao" translates directly to "migratory bird", but that sounds too scientific so I translated it as "A Bird That Flies South".
候鳥: Listen to Me
A Bird That Flies South
Sung By: S.H.E.
CD: Encore
Lyrics Translated By: ASL&JRW
出海口已经不远
我丢着空瓶许愿
海与天连成一线
在沙洲对你埋怨
芦苇花白茫一遍
爱过你短暂停留的容颜
南方的冬天
我的心却无法事过境迁
你觅食爱情的那一张脸
过境说的永远
随着涨潮不见
变成我记忆里的明信片
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟看不见
在湿地的水面
那伤心乱成一遍
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟季节变迁
我含泪 面向着北边
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟看不见
我站在河岸边
被树丛隔离想念
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟季节变迁
你往北 向南说再见
*I throw empty bottles of wishes[1]
Into the nearing mouth of the ocean,
And watch as the sea and the sky become like one.
Facing the desert, I feel discontent about you.
I see a carpet of the white flowers of river reeds.
Once, I loved those fleeting features of yours.
It’s winter in the south...
But, my heart cannot forget the past.
How your face hungered for love.
Your “forever” is but one season,
Disappearing with the floods,
Leaving only postcards in my memories.*
**Your love vanishes far from my view,
Like a bird who flies south.
And like water in a marsh,
Sadness overwhelms me.
Your love passes as the changing seasons,
Like a bird who flies south.
With tears in my eyes,
I face the north.**
[Instrumental]
[*Repeat*]
[**Chorus**]
[Short Instrumental]
Your love vanishes far from my view,
Like a bird who flies south.
I stand by the river facing the chaparral,
Missing you.
Your love passes as the changing seasons,
Like a bird who flies south.
You leave the warmth with ‘Goodbye’,
And fly towards the north.
[1] Like a wish made on a falling star, a wish made into an empty bottle is thought to granted.
候鳥: Listen to Me
A Bird That Flies South
Sung By: S.H.E.
CD: Encore
Lyrics Translated By: ASL&JRW
出海口已经不远
我丢着空瓶许愿
海与天连成一线
在沙洲对你埋怨
芦苇花白茫一遍
爱过你短暂停留的容颜
南方的冬天
我的心却无法事过境迁
你觅食爱情的那一张脸
过境说的永远
随着涨潮不见
变成我记忆里的明信片
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟看不见
在湿地的水面
那伤心乱成一遍
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟季节变迁
我含泪 面向着北边
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟看不见
我站在河岸边
被树丛隔离想念
你的爱飞很远
像候鸟季节变迁
你往北 向南说再见
*I throw empty bottles of wishes[1]
Into the nearing mouth of the ocean,
And watch as the sea and the sky become like one.
Facing the desert, I feel discontent about you.
I see a carpet of the white flowers of river reeds.
Once, I loved those fleeting features of yours.
It’s winter in the south...
But, my heart cannot forget the past.
How your face hungered for love.
Your “forever” is but one season,
Disappearing with the floods,
Leaving only postcards in my memories.*
**Your love vanishes far from my view,
Like a bird who flies south.
And like water in a marsh,
Sadness overwhelms me.
Your love passes as the changing seasons,
Like a bird who flies south.
With tears in my eyes,
I face the north.**
[Instrumental]
[*Repeat*]
[**Chorus**]
[Short Instrumental]
Your love vanishes far from my view,
Like a bird who flies south.
I stand by the river facing the chaparral,
Missing you.
Your love passes as the changing seasons,
Like a bird who flies south.
You leave the warmth with ‘Goodbye’,
And fly towards the north.
[1] Like a wish made on a falling star, a wish made into an empty bottle is thought to granted.