Lyrics Analysis-剛好遇見你 Gānghǎo yùjiàn nǐ_Famous Mandarin Song

剛好遇見你 Gānghǎo yùjiàn nǐ. Happened to meet you

我們哭了 我們笑著
Wǒmen kūle wǒmen xiàozhe
We cried, we laugh
我們抬頭望天空
Wǒmen táitóu wàng tiānkōng
We raise our heads to the sky
星星還亮著幾顆
Xīngxīng hái liàngzhe jǐ kē
A few stars still shine bright
我們唱著 時間的歌
Wǒmen chàngzhe shíjiān de gē
We are singing Songs of Time
才懂得相互擁抱
Cái dǒngdé xiānghù yǒngbào
And in doing so understand
到底是為了什麼
Dàodǐ shì wèile shénme
Why we embrace each other
因為我剛好遇見你
Yīnwèi wǒ gānghǎo yùjiàn nǐ
Because I happened to meet you
留下足跡才美麗
Liú xià zújì cái měilì
I leave behind me the most exquisite of footsteps
風吹花落淚如雨
Fēngchuī huā luò lèi rú yǔ
Wind scatters flowers, tears like rain.
因為不想分離
Yīn wéi bùxiǎng fēnlí
Because I do not want to part from you
因為剛好遇見你
Yīnwèi gānghǎo yùjiàn nǐ
Because I happened to meet you
留下十年的期許
Liú xià shí nián de qíxǔ
I leave behind a decade of eager expectation
如果再相遇
Rúguǒ zài xiāngyù
I trust if we meet again
我想我會記得你
Wǒ xiǎng wǒ huì jìdé nǐ
I will remember you


Li Yugang (Chinese: 李玉剛; pinyin: Lǐ Yùgāng) is a Chinese singer and a performer in the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater; He specialises in “nándàn” (男旦) roles, the male who plays female role in Peking opera(京劇).
His talent to sing both male and female voices impressed the audience.Li Yugang’s influence extends far beyond the music industry, opening up new dialogues among critics of contemporary music, theatre and aesthetics, and has become an icon of contemporary cultural field in the Mandarin-speaking world. Beyond his professional and international critical acclaims, Li is known as a celebrity in his own hometown, Gongzhuling(公主嶺) in Jilin province, and is respected for his generous donations and help to local charity organisations, especially in education. He is constantly studying and passionately committed to make China’s rich cultural heritage accessible both to the young generation and to audiences around the world.

Info from wikipedia and 中時新聞網


English version, reinterpreted by New Zealand singer 羅藝恆 Laurence 

Each time you cry
Through every smile
These melodies that we sing
I feel them moving in time

The sky ignites
With stars so bright
I see the world in your eyes
Holding you here by my side

You are the one, my destiny
Dreams become reality
Like the oceans mystery
Just pray you’ll never leave

You’re the one my everything
Still if time takes you from me
I won’t be afraid
I know I’ll see you again

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