Tian Mi Mi 甜蜜蜜
(1 minute reading time)
This is a song from my childhood. Many Chinese people of a certain age (Gen X/Xennials upwards) will know Teresa Teng 鄧麗君. A smooth pop queen of the 70s and 80s. This is perhaps my favourite of hers.
sweet
甜蜜蜜
Tiánmì mì
You smile sweetly
你笑得甜蜜蜜
nǐ xiào dé tiánmì mì
Like flowers blooming in the spring breeze
好像花儿开在春风里
hǎoxiàng huā er kāi zài chūnfēng lǐ
Open in the spring breeze
开在春风里
kāi zài chūnfēng lǐ
where is it
在哪里
Zài nǎlǐ
Where have I seen you
在哪里见过你
zài nǎlǐ jiànguò nǐ
Your smile is so familiar
你的笑容这样熟悉
nǐ de xiàoróng zhèyàng shúxī
I can't remember
我一时想不起
wǒ yīshí xiǎng bù qǐ
Ah in a dream
啊在梦里
A zài mèng lǐ
I saw you in my dream
梦里梦里见过你
mèng lǐ mèng lǐ jiànguò nǐ
Sweet smile is so sweet
甜蜜笑得多甜蜜
tiánmì xiào dé duō tiánmì
It's you it's you
是你是你
shì nǐ shì nǐ
I dreamed of you
梦见的就是你
mèng jiàn de jiùshì nǐ
where is it
在哪里
Zài nǎlǐ
Where have I seen you
在哪里见过你
zài nǎlǐ jiànguò nǐ
Your smile is so familiar
你的笑容这样熟悉
nǐ de xiàoróng zhèyàng shúxī
I can't remember
我一时想不起
wǒ yīshí xiǎng bù qǐ
Ah in a dream
啊在梦里
a zài mèng lǐ
where is it
在哪里
Zài nǎlǐ
Where have I seen you
在哪里见过你
zài nǎlǐ jiànguò nǐ
Your smile is so familiar
你的笑容这样熟悉
nǐ de xiàoróng zhèyàng shúxī
I can't remember
我一时想不起
wǒ yīshí xiǎng bù qǐ
Ah in a dream
啊在梦里
a zài mèng lǐ
I saw you in my dream
梦里梦里见过你
Mèng lǐ mèng lǐ jiànguò nǐ
Sweet smile is so sweet
甜蜜笑得多甜蜜
tiánmì xiào dé duō tiánmì
It's you it's you
是你是你
shì nǐ shì nǐ
I dreamed of you
梦见的就是你
mèng jiàn de jiùshì nǐ
where is it
在哪里
Zài nǎlǐ
Where have I seen you
在哪里见过你
zài nǎlǐ jiànguò nǐ
Your smile is so familiar
你的笑容这样熟悉
nǐ de xiàoróng zhèyàng shúxī
I can't remember
我一时想不起
wǒ yīshí xiǎng bù qǐ
Ah in a dream
啊在梦里
A zài mèng lǐ