{"id":13422,"date":"2019-11-20T14:33:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/like-a-child-xiao-wan-tong\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T14:33:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:33:44","slug":"like-a-child-xiao-wan-tong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/like-a-child-xiao-wan-tong\/","title":{"rendered":"Like A Child\u5c0f\u987d\u7ae5"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/em>portant; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);”>’Like A Child’ is Hong Kong Canto<\/em>nese singer Xie Anqi’s song. <\/span>Xie Anqi is known for her versatile vocal range and expertise in various music genres, especially in jazz.This song is from her latest album \u300a\u8c22—\u5b89\u742a\u300b Kay Tse, released this past September 20th. <\/p>\n

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VERSE #1:<\/p>\n

\u6ca1\u6709\u8fc7\u4eba\u7684\u673a\u667a
méi y\u01d2u guò rén de j\u012b zhì<\/div>\n
No outstanding intelligence<\/div>\n
\u6ca1\u6709\u6559\u4eba\u795e\u9b42\u98a0\u5012\u7684\u7b11\u5bb9
méi y\u01d2u ji\u0101o rén shén hún di\u0101n d\u01ceo de xiào róng<\/div>\n
No enchanting smile<\/div>\n
\u6ca1\u6709\u8d85\u4eba\u7684\u6c14\u529b
méi y\u01d2u ch\u0101o rén de qì lì<\/div>\n
No superman-like strength<\/div>\n
\u53ea\u662f\u51e1\u4eba\u65e9\u4e0a\u4f1a\u7761\u773c\u60fa\u5fea
zh\u01d0 shì fán rén z\u01ceo shàng huì shuì y\u01cen x\u012bng s\u014dng<\/div>\n
As long as you are an average person, you will be bleary-eyed in the morning<\/div>\n
\u665a\u4e0a\u89c9\u5f97\u51bb
w\u01cen shàng jué de dòng<\/div>\n
and feel cold in the night<\/div>\n

VERSE #2:<\/p>\n

\u8fd9\u4e00\u5929\u8ddf\u6bcf\u4e00\u5929\u540c\u6837\u6765\u53bb\u5306\u5306
zhè yì ti\u0101n g\u0113n m\u011bi yì tiàn tóng yàng lái qù c\u014dng c\u014dng<\/div>\n
This day and every other day are the same, coming and going in haste<\/div>\n
\u751f\u6d3b\u50cf\u56f4\u7ed5\u7740\u65f6\u949f
sh\u0113ng huó xiàng wéi rào zhe shí zh\u014dng<\/div>\n
Life is like revolving around a clock<\/div>\n
\u8fd9\u4e00\u5929\u8ddf\u6bcf\u4e00\u5929\u540c\u6837\u8fc7\u5f97\u666e\u901a
zhè yì ti\u0101n g\u0113n m\u011bi yì ti\u0101n tóng yàng guò de p\u01d4 t\u014dng<\/div>\n
This and and every other day are equally mediocre<\/div>\n
\u4f46\u5185\u5fc3\u6709\u72c2\u91ce\u7684\u68a6
dàn nèi x\u012bn y\u01d2u kuáng y\u011b de mèng<\/div>\n
But in the heart are wild dreams<\/div>\n

CHORUS:<\/p>\n

\u60f3\u8981\u548c\u6d77\u8c5a\u5b09\u6c34\u592a\u5e73\u6d0b\u4e2d
xi\u01ceng yào he h\u01cei tún x\u012b shu\u01d0 tài píng yáng zh\u014dng<\/div>\n


<\/p>\n

Wanting to play with dolphins in the Pacific Ocean<\/div>\n
\u60f3\u8981\u5230\u5d69\u5c71\u62dc\u89c1\u5c11\u6797\u6b66\u529f
xi\u01ceng yào dào g\u0101o sh\u0101n bài jiàn shào lín w\u01d4 g\u014dng<\/div>\n
Wanting to go to Mount Song to visit Shaolin Kung Fu<\/div>\n
\u505a\u5df4\u585e\u7684\u524d\u950b \u5230\u67ec\u57d4\u5be8\u8015\u79cd
zuò b\u0101 sài de qián f\u0113ng dào ji\u01cen p\u01d4 zhài g\u0113ng zhòng<\/div>\n
To be a forward for FC Barcelona, to farm in Cambodia<\/div>\n
\u5343\u4e07\u79cd\u4eba\u6709\u5343\u4e07\u79cd\u7684\u653e\u7eb5
qi\u0101n wàn zh\u01d2ng rén y\u01d2u qi\u0101n wàn zh\u01d2ng rén de fàng zòng<\/div>\n
Millions of people have millions of [ways to] go wild<\/div>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u90fd\u4e60\u60ef\u6309\u7740\u8f68\u8ff9\u8f6c\u52a8
w\u01d2 men d\u014du xí guàn àn zhe gu\u01d0 jì zhuàn dòng<\/div>\n
We’re all used to spinning around a trajectory<\/div>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u5fc3\u4e2d\u5374\u4f4f\u4e86\u4e2a\u5c0f\u987d\u7ae5
w\u01d2 men x\u012bn zh\u014dng què zhù le gè xi\u01ceo wán tóng<\/div>\n
Yet in our hearts resides a naughty little child<\/div>\n
\u8fd9\u5ff5\u5934\u5f88\u6c79\u6d8c \u6709\u7a81\u7834\u7684\u51b2\u52a8
zhè niàn tóu h\u011bn xi\u014dng y\u01d2ng y\u01d2u t\u016b pò de ch\u014dng dòng<\/div>\n
This idea surges, with the urge to break free<\/div>\n
\u8e2e\u8d77\u4e24\u811a\u79bb\u5730\u53cc\u624b\u53ef\u89e6\u78b0\u5929\u7a7a
di\u01cen q\u01d0 li\u01ceng ji\u01ceo lí dì shu\u0101ng sh\u01d2u k\u011b chù pèng ti\u0101n k\u014dng<\/div>\n
Standing on our toes, our hands can touch the sky<\/div>\n

VERSE #3:<\/p>\n

\u4e5f\u8bb8\u6211\u4eec\u90fd\u542c\u8fc7
y\u011b x\u01d4 w\u01d2 men d\u014du t\u012bng guò<\/div>\n
Maybe we’ve all heard<\/div>\n
\u68a6\u60f3\u592a\u6d6a\u6f2b\u592a\u5929\u771f\u4f1a\u5931\u63a7
mèng xi\u01ceng tài làng màn tài ti\u0101n zh\u0113n huì sh\u012b kòng<\/div>\n
that dreams too romantic or too naive will get out of control<\/div>\n
\u4e5f\u8bb8\u957f\u8f88\u90fd\u8bf4\u8fc7
y\u011b x\u01d4 zh\u01ceng bèi d\u014du shu\u014d guò<\/div>\n
Maybe older people have all said<\/div>\n
\u52aa\u529b\u521b\u9020\u8d22\u5bcc\u548c\u63a5\u4ee3\u4f20\u5b97
n\u01d4 lì chuàng zào cái fù hé ji\u0113 dài chuán z\u014dng<\/div>\n
to work hard, create wealth, and carry on the family line<\/div>\n
\u8def\u5fc5\u987b\u8ddf\u4ece
lù bì x\u016b g\u0113n cóng<\/div>\n
that the path must be followed<\/div>\n

VERSE #2<\/p>\n

CHORUS<\/p>\n

\u591a\u5c11\u6b21\u987a\u4ece\u7406\u667a\u7684\u6002\u607f
du\u014d sh\u01ceo cì shùn cóng l\u01d0 zhì de s\u01d2ng y\u01d2ng<\/div>\n
How many times have we submitted to the enticement of rationality<\/div>\n
\u8ba9\u5185\u5fc3\u7684\u987d\u7ae5
ràng nèi x\u012bn de wán tóng<\/div>\n
leaving the naughty little child in our hearts<\/div>\n
\u54ed\u5f97\u53cc\u773c\u901a\u7ea2
k\u016b de shu\u0101ng y\u01cen t\u014dng hóng<\/div>\n
crying with red eyes<\/div>\n
\u591a\u5c11\u6b21\u65c5\u7a0b\u6709\u59cb\u6ca1\u6709\u7ec8
du\u014d sh\u01ceo cì l\u01da chéng y\u01d2u sh\u01d0 méi y\u01d2u zh\u014dng<\/div>\n
How many journeys have started but never ended<\/div>\n
\u6298\u8fd4\u539f\u5730\u66f4\u52a0\u5fc3\u75db
zhé f\u01cen yuán dì gèng ji\u0101 x\u012bn tòng<\/div>\n
Going back to the starting place is even more painful<\/div>\n
\u60f3\u8981\u548c\u60c5\u4eba\u5b09\u6c34\u7231\u7434\u6d77\u4e2d
xi\u01ceng yào hé qíng rén x\u012b shu\u01d0 ài qín h\u01cei zh\u014dng<\/div>\n
I want to play with my love in the Aegean Sea<\/div>\n
\u60f3\u8981\u5e26\u5b69\u5b50\u8fd1\u8ddd\u79bb\u770b\u5927\u7b28\u949f
xi\u01ceng yào dài hái zi jìn jù lí kàn dà bèn zh\u014dng<\/div>\n
I want to take my children to see Big Ben up close<\/div>\n
\u7814\u7a76\u949f\u4e73\u77f3\u6d1e
yán ji\u016b zh\u014dng r\u01d4 shí dòng<\/div>\n
to study stalactites<\/div>\n
\u5b88\u62a4\u6fd2\u5371\u7269\u79cd
sh\u01d2u hù b\u012bn w\u0113i wù zh\u01d2ng<\/div>\n
to protect endangered species<\/div>\n
\u5176\u5b9e\u65e0\u4eba\u80fd\u963b\u6b62\u6211\u7684\u653e\u7eb5
qí shí wú rén néng z\u01d4 zhì w\u01d2 de fàng zòng<\/div>\n
And actually, nobody can stop my wild dreams<\/div>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u90fd\u4e0d\u7518\u4e8e\u6309\u8f68\u8ff9\u8f6c\u52a8
w\u01d2 men d\u014du bù g\u0101n yú àn gu\u01d0 jì zhuàn dòng<\/div>\n
We are all unwilling to spin around a trajectory<\/div>\n
\u6211\u4eec\u5fc3\u4e2d\u4f4f\u4e86\u4e2a\u53ef\u7231\u5c0f\u987d\u7ae5
w\u01d2 men x\u012bn zh\u014dng zhù le gè k\u011b ài xi\u01ceo wán tóng<\/div>\n
In our hearts reside a cute naughty little child<\/div>\n
\u82e5\u575a\u5b88\u6211\u521d\u8877 \u68a6\u60f3\u5c31\u80fd\u542f\u52a8
ruò ji\u0101n sh\u01d2u w\u01d2 ch\u016b zh\u014dng mèng xi\u01ceng jiù néng q\u01d0 dòng<\/div>\n
If I just hold fast to my original wish, the dream can take off<\/div>\n
\u6709\u5929\u7ec8\u4e8e\u79bb\u5730\u53cc\u624b\u53ef\u89e6\u78b0\u592a\u7a7a
y\u01d2u ti\u0101n zh\u014dng yú lí dì shu\u0101ng sh\u01d2u k\u011b chù pèng tài k\u014dng<\/div>\n
And one day I’ll eventually leave the ground and my hands can reach outer space<\/div>\n<\/div>\n