Artist: Zheng Zhihua (郑智化)
Song: 你的生日 (nǐ de shēng rì) •Album: 年轻时代

你的生日

你的生日让我想起
一个很久以前的朋友
那是一个寒冷的冬天
他流浪在街头
我以为他要乞求什么
他却总是摇摇头
他说今天是他的生日
却没人祝他生日快乐

生日快乐 祝你生日快乐
握着我的手 跟我一起唱
这首生日快乐歌
生日快乐 祝你生日快乐
有生的日子天天快乐
别在意生日怎么过

这个朋友早已不知下落
眼前的我有一点失落
这世界有些人一无所有
有些人却得到太多
所以我最亲爱的朋友
请你珍惜你的拥有
虽然是一首生日才唱的歌
愿永远陪在你左右

生日快乐 祝你生日快乐
握着我的手 跟我一起唱
这首生日快乐歌
生日快乐 祝你生日快乐
有生的日子天天快乐
别在意生日怎么过

Your Birthday

Your birthday has reminded me
Of an olden friend of me.
Upon a chilling winter day,
He wandering on streets.
He was begging for something, I thought,
Yet he just shook his head.
‘Twas his birthday then, as he told me,
But no celebration was said.

Happy birthday, happy birthday to you.
Hold my hand and with me sing
This song of birthday.
Happy birthday, happy birthday to you.
May you be happy everyday you live,
Don’t care how to celebrate.

His whereabouts became a mystery,
Now I feel a little upset.
Many people don’t own a thing in the world,
Whilst some people always get.
So, I gotta say, my dear friends,
Cherish what you possess, please.
Though it’s a song only for birthday,
Hope it with you and never cease.

Happy birthday, happy birthday to you.
Hold my hand and with me sing
This song of birthday.
Happy birthday, happy birthday to you.
May you be happy everyday you live,
Don’t care how to celebrate.

This is a poetic translation – deviations from the meaning of the original are present (extra words, extra or omitted information, substituted concepts).

By Isaiah Siegfried Chen