Yǐnxíng de Chìbǎng 隐形的翅膀 Invisible Wings
By Zhāng Sháohán 张韶涵 Angela Zhang
每一次都在徘徊孤单中坚强
měi yī cì dōu zài páihuái gūdān zhōng jiānqiáng
Every time I’m wandering through loneliness I get stronger
每一次就算很受伤也不闪泪光
měi yī cì jiùsuàn hěn shòushāng yě bù shǎn lèi guāng
Every time even if I’m very hurt I don’t let a single tear’s light glimmer
我知道我一直有双隐形的翅膀
wǒ zhīdào wǒ yìzhí yǒu shuāng yǐnxíng de chìbǎng
I know I’ve always had a pair of invisible wings
带我飞,飞过绝望
dài wǒ fēi, fēi guò juéwàng Which take me flying, flying past despair
VERSE 2
不去想他们拥有美丽的太阳
bù qù xiǎng tāmen yōngyǒu měilì de tàiyáng
I won’t go thinking others have beautiful sunshine
我看见每天的夕阳也会有变化
wǒ kànjiàn měi tiān de xīyáng yě huì yǒu biànhuà
I see even the sunset can change everyday
我知道我一直有双隐形的翅膀
wǒ zhīdào wǒ yìzhí yǒu shuāng yǐnxíng de chìbǎng
I know I’ve always had a pair of
invisible wings
带我飞,给我希望
dài wǒ fēi, gěi wǒ xīwàng
Which take me flying, and give me hope
CHORUS
我终于看到所有梦想都开花
wǒ, zhōngyú, kàndào suǒyǒu mèngxiǎng dōu kāihuā
I, at last, see all my dreams bloom
追逐的年轻歌声多嘹亮
zhuīzhú de niánqīng gē shēng duō liáoliàng
The song of youth I have been pursuing is really loud and clear
我终于翱翔 用心凝望不害怕
wǒ, zhōngyú, áoxiáng yòngxīn níngwàng bù hàipà
I, at last, soar and attentively stare at (the future) without any fear
那里会有风 就飞多远吧
nàli huì yǒu fēng, jiù fēi duō yuǎn ba
That place can be windy, then I will fly as far as I can
隐形的翅膀让梦恒久比天长
yǐnxíng de chìbǎng ràng mèng hěn jiǔ bǐ tiān cháng
Invisible wings make dreams more eternal than heaven is long
留一个愿望让自己想象
liú yī gè yuànwàng ràng zìjǐ xiǎngxiàng
And leave a wish to let myself imagine
Translation by Albert Wolfe and 童芳华 (Tom): http://laowaichinese.net/invisible-wings.htm
Quotes of flying:
I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? – it is the same the angels breathe. ~Mark Twain, “Roughing It”
You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky. ~Amelia Earhart
How strange is this combination of proximity and separation. That ground – seconds away – thousands of miles away. ~Charles A. Lindbergh
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. ~Orson Welles
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
Flight is the only truly new sensation than men have achieved in modern history. ~James Dickey
O! for a horse with wings! ~William Shakespeare, Cymbeline
The butterfly is a flying flower… ~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun
More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination. ~Wilbur Wright
The modern airplane creates a new geographical dimension. A navigable ocean of air blankets the whole surface of the globe. There are no distant places any longer: the world is small and the world is one. ~Wendell Willkie
Once you have learned to fly your plane, it is far less fatiguing to fly than it is to drive a car. You don’t have to watch every second for cats, dogs, children, lights, road signs, ladies with baby carriages and citizens who drive out in the middle of the block against the lights…. Nobody who has not been up in the sky on a glorious morning can possibly imagine the way a pilot feels in free heaven. ~William T. Piper
Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of death. ~Alexander Chase, “Perspectives,” 1966
Flying without feathers is not easy; my wings have no feathers. ~Titus Maccius Plautus
Within all of us is a varying amount of space lint and star dust, the residue from our creation. Most are too busy to notice it, and it is stronger in some than others. It is strongest in those of us who fly and is responsible for an unconscious, subtle desire to slip into some wings and try for the elusive boundaries of our origin. ~K.O. Eckland, “Footprints On Clouds”
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
The bluebird carries the sky on his back. ~Henry David Thoreau
These quotes come from: http://www.quotegarden.com/flying.html
Invisible wings movie introduction:
Invisible Wings (Chinese: 隐形的翅膀; pinyin: yǐn xíng de chì bǎng) is a 2007 Chinese film directed by Feng Zhenzhi and starring the amputee Lei Qingyao. Lei plays Zhi Hua in a sobering tale based on her own life.
The film features the determination of a teenage girl, Zhi Hua (Lei Qingyao), who loses both her arms due to an electric shock while recovering a kite from the electric wires. Distraught, the Zhi Hua attempts to end her life but eventually finds a new will to live. She goes on to train her feet to do everything, such as writing, cooking, changing clothes and even making kites. She aspires to become a doctor but is denied admission and this makes her even more determined. Zhi Hua begins to train to become a swimming champion, beating all Olympic-level participants. Zhihua eventually goes on to become a national champion in swimming.
This info comes from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Wings
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