After Many Years多年以后(Duo Nian Yi Hou) By Johnny Chiang Yu-Heng姜育恒

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Info/About

Song Name	After Many Years多年以后(Duo Nian Yi Hou)
Artist	Johnny Chiang Yu-Heng姜育恒
Lyricist	Huang Qingyuan/Li Ziheng
Composer	Huang Qingyuan
Released	1989
Genre	Pop/Classic
Language	Mandarin

Background Story

This song was released on June 1, 1989, and has become one of the most popular tracks by Johnny Chiang Yu-Heng姜育恒, since release, it has been covered by many other artists.

Lyrics in Pinyin/Mandarin/English

duō nián yǐ hòu
多年以后
After Many Years

gěi wǒ yī gè ān jìng de jiǎo luò
给我一个安静的角落
Give me a quiet corner

bì kāi suǒ yǒu yǎn guāng de tàn suǒ
避开所有眼光的探索
Away from the scrutiny of all eyes

jì mò shì wǒ wéi yī de jiè kǒu
寂寞是我唯一的借口
Loneliness is my only excuse

jīng guò duō nián kè yì de piāo bó
经过多年刻意的漂泊
After years of deliberate wandering

miàn duì wú shù mò shēng de liǎn kǒng
面对无数陌生的脸孔
Facing countless unfamiliar faces

xiǎng gè guī sù zhǎo bù dào lǐ yóu
想个归宿找不到理由
Wanting a home but finding no reason

wèi shén me jīng guò duō nián yǐ hòu
为什么经过多年以后
Why, after many years

suǒ yǒu de guò yǔ cuò wú fǎ jiě tuō
所有的过与错无法解脱
All the right and wrong can’t be freed from

wèi shén me jīng guò duō nián yǐ hòu
为什么经过多年以后
Why, after many years

dé shī de guò chéng rú cǐ lěng mò
得失的过程如此冷漠
The process of gain and loss is so cold

bìng bù shì wǒ gù yì lěng mò
并不是我故意冷漠
It’s not that I intentionally act cold

yě bù shì yào ràng zì jǐ gū dú
也不是要让自己孤独
Nor do I want to make myself lonely

zhǐ shì xīn lǐ huà gāi xiàng shuí sù shuō
只是心里话该向谁诉说
It’s just, to whom should I tell my innermost thoughts

wǒ zhǐ xiǎng yào jiǎn dān de yōng yǒu
我只想要简单的拥有
I just want to have something simple

yī piàn xiǎo xiǎo zhēn shí de tiān kōng
一片小小真实的天空
A small, real piece of sky

bù yào zài yǒu piāo líng de shī luò
不要再有飘零的失落
No more wandering loss

wèi shén me jīng guò duō nián yǐ hòu
为什么经过多年以后
Why, after many years

suǒ yǒu de ài yǔ hèn bù néng dàn bó
所有的爱与恨不能淡薄
All the love and hatred can’t fade

wèi shén me jīng guò duō nián yǐ hòu
为什么经过多年以后
Why, after many years

fēng gān de shāng kǒu xīn tòng yī jiù
风干的伤口心痛依旧
The dried wounds still cause heartache

zhè xiē rì zǐ jiù zhè yàng jīng guò
这些日子就这样经过
These days pass just like this

jīn tiān bù zài shì zuó tiān de wǒ
今天不再是昨天的我
Today I am no longer the me of yesterday

yě xǔ míng tiān yào miàn duì de gèng duō
也许明天要面对的更多
Maybe tomorrow I will have more to face

měi dāng yè shēn rén jìng de shí hou
每当夜深人静的时候
Every time the night is deep and quiet

chù mō shāng hén mǎn bù de shuāng shǒu
触摸伤痕满布的双手
Touch my hands covered with scars

rěn zhe tòng zhēng tuō nèi xīn de jiā suǒ
忍着痛挣脱内心的枷锁
Endure the pain to break free from the inner shackles