Sodagreen - Bei Zhe Ni

蘇打綠 – 背著你
Su Da Lv – Bei Zhe Ni
Sodagreen – Carrying You

背著你讀書　背著你寫字　
Bei zhe ni du shu bei zhe ni xie zi
I carry you reading, carry you writing
你再不會責備我不夠用功
Ni zai bu hui ze bei wo bu gou yong gong
Then you won’t criticize me for not being diligent enough
背著你傷痛　傷痛關於我的快樂
Bei zhe ni shang tong shang tong guan yu wo de kuai le
I carry you wounded, wounded with concern to my happiness
背著你沉默　背著你穿洞　
Bei zhe ni chen mo bei zhe ni chuan dong
I carry you silent, carry you pierced
你再不會讓我看潮起潮落
Ni zai bu hui rang wo kan chao qi chao luo
Then you won’t let me watch the tide rise and fall again

我的愛　竟不翼而飛
Wo de ai jing bu yi er fei　
My love suddenly disappeared without a trace
但回憶　供我在夜裡消費
Dan hui yi gong wo zai ye li xiao fei
But my recollections consume me in the night
無所謂　當淚都成灰　
Wu suo wei dang lei dou cheng hui
It doesn’t matter, those tears all turned to dust
背著你　得到一些　時間
Bei zhe ni de dao yi xie shi jian
Carrying you got me some time

背著你讀書　背著你寫字　
Bei zhe ni du shu bei zhe ni xie zi
I carry you reading, carry you writing
你再不會責備我不夠用功
Ni zai bu hui ze bei wo bu gou yong gong
Then you won’t criticize me for not being diligent enough
背著你沉默　背著你穿洞　
Bei zhe ni chen mo bei zhe ni chuan dong
I carry you silent, carry you pierced
你再不會讓我看潮起潮落
Ni zai bu hui rang wo kan chao qi chao luo
Then you won’t let me watch the tide rise and fall again

*我的愛　竟不翼而飛　
Wo de ai jing bu yi er fei
My love suddenly disappeared without a trace
但回憶　供我在夜裡消費
Dan hui yi gong wo zai ye li xiao fei
But my recollections consume me in the night
無所謂　當淚都化成一片灰　
Wu suo wei dang lei dou hua cheng yi pian hui
It doesn’t matter, those tears all changed to pieces dust
背著你　得到一些　時間*
Bei zhe ni de dao yi xie shi jian
Carrying you got me some time

**

背著你　我按停了　時間
Bei zhe ni wo an ting le shi jian
Carrying you, I restrained time

NOTE:
Here’s another site that translates it as “Behind Your Back.” Honestly, I think his version also makes sense in a way, except the question of how doing things behind her back would prove your diligence, and I always saw the character “著” functioning as the “-ing” in English so I’ll stick with mine. This is what makes translating so much fun – it all depends on the translator. There’s really no right or wrong. ^_^ The only person who would know is the lyricist.