昨天
This Chinese lyric is a translation of the 1965 Beatles song “Yesterday”, which needs little introduction. It remains popular today and, with 2,200 cover versions, is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music.
When crafting the Chinese lyric, Chunjiro aims to preserve the original lyricist’s or composer’s intent as closely as possible, while also attending to rhythm and rhyme.
This Chinese lyric is singable to the original melody.
Yesterday 一切烦恼仿佛向天飞
Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away
今日烦恼又好像倒退
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
我愿停留在 yesterday
Oh, I believe in yesterday
悄悄地我已经失去了我自己
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
心中阴影实在难逃离
There's a shadow hanging over me
昨日浮 现在我脑海里
Oh, yesterday came suddenly
為何他离开 谁明白
他没交代
Why she had to go, I don't know,
she wouldn't say
也许我不该
只盼望 昨日重来
I said something wrong，
now I long for yesterday
Yesterday 爱情游戏实在太虚伪
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
如今我没有勇气 面对
Now I need a place to hide away
喔我渴望 昨日的安慰
Oh, I believe in yesterday
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