This is from Jimmy Liao… if you don’t know who he is you probably don’t know Chinese… so I’ve translated the Chinese subtitles below…
I saw a fish, a fish that smiled at me
Day or night, whenever I passed by,
she’d always swim towards me, smiling at me;
Sunshine or rainy,
she’s always waiting for me,
waiting for my longing gaze.
I got to have this fish.
I brought home a fish, a fish that smiled at me.
When I talked to her, she would wag her tail, smiling at me;
I watched TV till late night, she would spit a few bubbles out of boredom, smiling at me;
At bath time, she lingers beside me, smiling at me;
She’s always smiling, I like this fish.
I have a fish that is loyal like a dog,
affectionate like a cat, and passionate like a lover.
I kiss my fish lightly.
Good night…
I thought, I thought, my fish and I were asleep…
I saw a fish, a fish glowing in green,
floating in the room, my fish!
She was floating gracefully in mid air,
I ran after her franticly,
I’m afraid of losing my fish.
I followed a fish glowing in green,
wandered the midnight streets.
Has everyone in the city fallen asleep?
Are they sweet dreaming?
It’s been a long time since I looked up at the moon,
I’ve forgotten how to make a wish to the stars.
I recalled the familiar dancing steps when I was a teenager, I can’t help but danced a little.
It was a lot of fun to play hide and seek in the woods,
but where are my friends hiding now?
I saw a fish glowing in green,
floating slowly towards the ocean.
We leaped into the cool crystal clear ocean;
My fish and I swam happily in the ocean;
Back stroke, butterfly, frog, free styles….
Yah, even the doggy style…
I was like a fish, swimming freely in the big ocean.
Then I realised,
I’m also a little fish imprisoned in a large fish tank.
No matter how much I struggled,
I can’t swim out of this transparent border.
I saw a fish, a fish glowing in green, floated in the air.
She’s wagging her tail, still smiling.
Her smile suddenly made me feel sad.
I can’t have this fish!
This fish that is
as loyal as a dog,
as affectionate as a cat,
as passionate as a lover.
I’m sending this fish home.
Back to her real home.
She wagged her tail,
slipped into the borderless big blue ocean.
This time, I truly fell asleep.
I kissed my fish lightly.
I saw a fish, a common little fish trapped in my home.
Translated by a Half-pail trained translator.
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