TRANSLATEDAI Translation · from Simplified Chinese
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The writer is happy that Lei Zi’s new song, released two days ago, is called “Nineteen,” feeling like a birthday gift. Looking back on the past year, they describe a mix of love, hard work, exams, first sincere declarations of love, a breakup, college, travel, late-night smoking and drinking, morning fog and moonlight, and a missing person in Suzhou. If summed up, the year was about humility and love: learning to say “I love you” and to be humble. Still, they feel dissatisfied, saying that beneath the humility remains stubborn pride, and that although they learned to say love, they failed to continue loving well, which is their biggest regret. They expected their anniversary song to be “In Between The Lines,” but it ended up being “Shanshan.”
Hello, 19
Hello, 19
Leizi's new song released the day before yesterday happens to be called "Nineteen," which feels like a birthday gift—I'm especially happy about it.
This past year has been filled with intense love, hard work, the gaokao, the first time I seriously spoke of love, followed by a breakup, starting university, traveling, late-night cigarettes and alcohol, morning mist and the moon, as well as the sky in Suzhou that never quite turned pitch black and you, who disappeared for no reason.
If I had to summarize it, it would probably be humility and love. I learned how to speak of love, and I learned humility.
However, I'm actually not satisfied. No matter how humble I appear... deep down, there is still a stubborn streak of defiance. I learned how to speak of love, but I couldn't manage to keep loving her well. That is probably my biggest regret this year.
I initially thought the song that would summarize this year of my life would be "In Between The Lines," but I didn't expect it to end up being "Shan Shan."