Imagine this: A beautiful and cool girl is standing opposite a young man. He puts on his new clothes, plays his guitar and sings his favorite songs to attract her attentions. Here is a song expressing a boy’s loneliness and complex feelings in this situation. It is a very popular Karaoke song in China!
Duìmiàn de nǚhái kàn guò lái
对面 的 女孩 看 过 来
A girl standing opposite me looks over here
Kàn guò lái, kàn guò lái
看 过 来，看 过 来
Look over here, Look over here
Zhèlĭ de biáoyăn hěn jīngcăi
这里 的 表演 很 精彩
The performances here are wonderful
Qĭng búyào jiăzhuāng bù lĭ bù căi
请 不要 假装 不 理不 睬
Please don’t pretend to be cold
Duìmiàn de nǚhái kàn guò lái
对面 的 女孩 看 过 来
A girl standing opposite me looks over here
Kàn guò lái, kàn guò lái
看 过 来，看 过 来
Look over here, Look over here
Búyào bèi wŏ de yàngzi xià huài
不要 被 我 的 样子 吓 坏
Don’t be scared by my appearance
Qíshí wŏ hěn kěài
其实 我 很 可爱
Actually I am very cute
Jìmò nánhái de bēiāi
寂寞 男孩 的 悲哀
The single boys’ loneliness
Shuō chūlái, shuí míngbai
说 出来，谁 明白
Could never be cared even I share with people
Qiú qiú nĭ pāo gè mèiyăn guòlái
求 求 你 抛 个 媚眼 过来
Please girl, pay attention to me
hŏng hŏng wŏ dòu wŏ lè kāi huái
哄 哄 我 逗 我 乐 开 怀
and I’ll be very happy
Wŏ zuŏ kàn yòu kàn, shàng kàn xià kàn
我 左 看 右 看， 上 看 下 看
I keep looking around
Yuánlái měi gè nǚhái dōu bù jiăndān
原来 每 个 女孩 都 不 简单
And find that every girl is not so simple
Wŏ xiăng le yòu xiăng, wŏ cāi le yòu cāi
我 想 了 又 想， 我 猜 了 又 猜
I keep guessing girls’ minds
Nǚhái men de xīnshì hái zhēn qíguài
女孩 们 的 心事 还 真 奇怪
And find it is hard to get what these girls are thinking
Jìmò nánhái de cāngying pāi
寂寞 男孩 的 苍蝇 拍
The lonely boy’s fly paddle
zuŏ pāi pāi, yòu pāi pāi
左 拍 拍，右 拍 拍
is beating from right to left
Wèishénme háishì méi rén lái ài
为 什 么 还是 没 人 来 爱
Why is there no girl fall in love with me
Wú rén wèn jīn, zhēn wúnài
无 人 问 津，真 无奈
I am helpless with my loneliness
Duìmiàn de nǚhái kàn guò lái
对面 的 女孩 看 过 来
A girl standing opposite me looks over here
Kàn guò lái, kàn guò lái
看 过 来，看 过 来
Look over here, look over here
Jìmò nánhái qíng dòu chū kāi
寂寞 男孩 情 窦 初 开
I am lonely and just arrived at my puberty
Xūyào nĭ gěi wŏ yìdiăn ài
需要 你 给 我 一点 爱
I need a girl’s love
Wŏ zuŏ kàn yòu kàn, shàng kàn xià kàn
我 左 看 右 看， 上 看 下 看
I keep looking around
Yuánlái měi gè nǚhái dōu bù jiăndān
原来 每 个 女孩 都 不 简单
And find that every girl is not so simple
Wŏ xiăng le yòu xiăng, wŏ cāi le yòu cāi
我 想 了 又 想， 我 猜 了 又 猜
I keep guessing girls’ minds
Nǚhái men de xīnshì hái zhēn qíguài
女孩 们 的 心事 还 真 奇怪
And find it is hard to get what these girls are thinking
Wŏ zuŏ kàn yòu kàn, shàng kàn xià kàn
我 左 看 右 看， 上 看 下 看
I keep looking around
Yuánlái měi gè nǚhái dōu bù jiăndān
原来 每 个 女孩 都 不 简单
And find that every girl is not so simple
Wŏ xiăng le yòu xiăng, wŏ cāi le yòu cāi
我 想 了 又 想， 我 猜 了 又 猜
I keep guessing girls’ minds
Nǚhái men de xīnshì hái zhēn qíguài
女孩 们 的 心事 还 真 奇怪
And find it is hard to get what these girls are thinking
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