Chen Cunzhang offers ‘爱不知所起’. DaWenXi writes the lyrics, while DaWenXi, Lin Yi, and Xie Yulin create the beat. The track mixes nostalgic verses with a steady rhythm.
Released: April 22, 2022
爱怎么了
陈村长
爱怎么了 Lyrics Translation – 陈村长
DaWenXi tells about love that slips away, using simple images like a smile before a word. He translates ‘你还没开口，你已经笑了’ as ‘You smile before I even speak’. The story follows memories that feel like yellowed photos, heavy with unkept vows.
还没有开口你却在笑着You’re smiling before I even say a word,
或许早改变了什么maybe something changed a long time ago.
拜托这一刻就先别说Please, don’t say anything for now,
先别说just don’t say it yet.
收拾了行李整理着包裹I’ve packed my bags and sorted the boxes,
从形影不离到轻易的割舍from being inseparable to giving up so easily.
或者说Or maybe I should ask,
我们的爱怎么了what happened to our love?
细数着我们的过往Counting through our moments from the past,
想到又迷惑thinking of them just leaves me confused.
你曾是我心中唯一的信仰You were once the only faith I had in my heart.
但怎么你离去从我的世界里But why’d you vanish from my world like this?
恍惚间我还是会想起In a daze, I still find myself remembering,
但回忆but the memories,
但回忆but those memories,
珍贵的点点滴滴再没什么意义all those precious moments don’t mean a thing anymore.
爱怎么随风而起又消散风雨里How’d love rise with the wind and fade into the storm?
找个理由却骗不过自己I search for a reason but I can’t lie to myself,
到结局at the end,
我只是可惜不太够时间去拥抱你I just regret I didn’t have enough time to hold you.
试着去忘记些什么I’m trying to forget something,
你买的书还在房间里堆着but the books you bought are still piled in the room.
这阳台也让我很刺痛This balcony brings me so much pain,
曾经就在这相拥看日落we used to hold each other right here and watch the sunset.
我手捧着泛黄的照片I’m holding these yellowed photos in my hands,
被泪水模糊了视线and tears are blurring my vision.
又想起曾经的誓言I’m thinking of those old vows again,
该怎么面对这一切how’m I supposed to face all this?
让你解脱 苦笑着沉默I’m letting you go, silent with a bitter smile,
怎么我比想象中脆弱得多how’m I so much more fragile than I ever imagined?
像活在旧时光里It’s like I’m living in the past,
满眼能看到的仍然只有你where everything I see is still just you.
自从你离去 像是度过了几个世纪Since you left, it’s felt like centuries have passed,
或许该有结果maybe there should be an ending.
那 爱怎么了So, what happened to our love?
但怎么你离去从我的世界里But how’d you leave my world behind?
恍惚间我还是会想起I still catch myself remembering in a daze,
但回忆but memories,
但回忆but these memories,
珍贵的点点滴滴再没什么意义all those precious bits and pieces don’t matter anymore.
爱怎么随风而起又消散风雨里How’d love start with a breeze and die in the rain?
找个理由却骗不过自己I make up reasons but I can’t fool myself,
到结局and in the end,
我只是可惜不太够时间去拥抱你I’m just sorry there wasn’t enough time to hold you.
关于你全是理想Everything about you was a dream,
热烈也疯狂passionate and wild,
才发现只是我梦中的新娘only to find you were just the bride in my sleep.
但怎么你离去从我的世界里But why’d you walk out of my world?
恍惚间我还是会想起Sometimes I still drift off into the memories,
但回忆but the past,
但回忆but that past,
珍贵的点点滴滴再没什么意义all the precious little things have lost their meaning.
爱怎么随风而起又消散风雨里How’d love rise on the wind and scatter in the storm?
找个理由却骗不过自己I look for excuses but can’t deceive my heart,
到结局till the end,
我只是可惜不太够时间去拥抱你I just regret not having enough time to embrace you.
但怎么你离去从我的世界里But why’d you leave my life this way?
恍惚间我还是会想起I still find myself lost in thought,
但回忆but the memories,
但回忆but those memories,
珍贵的点点滴滴再没什么意义all the precious moments have no value now.
爱怎么随风而起又消散风雨里How’d love bloom in the wind then die in the rain?
找个理由却骗不过自己I find reasons but I can’t lie to myself,
到结局in the end,
我只是可惜不太够时间去拥抱你I’m just sad I didn’t have enough time to hold you close.
爱怎么了 Music Video
‘爱不知所起’ lingers like an unanswered question. Chen Cunzhang frames it as a quiet goodbye, and The meaning of ‘爱不知所起’ is lingering regret. The lyrics echo that feeling.