Huahua did this performance at Ep.5 of the singing competition show "Singer 2018" on Feb 9, 2018.
My previous sub-video of this performance was cut from the complete episode video since the official single "Cut" version wasn't avaialable yet , but some viewers commented that the audio is "off tune" and "longer" than the "Cut" version. So I decided to redo it and here's the updated one. Enjoy!
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I have to admit that it took me almost two days to figure out what this song is trying to tell. All media only mentioned Huahua's vocal and arranging skills, but not many words about the lyrics. I wondered whether I'm the only one that has difficulties on understanding this song.
Huahua said he wishes everyone has his/her heir own images of this song while listening.
From my understanding, this song is about a person on his way home and his mom is waiting for him. There're three diffent children appearing in this song:
- A child who could not be held still
- A child character that is printed on a forgotten book
- A child that a mom is waiting for (Maybe huhaua imadge himself as this child while he was singing this song :) )
Please let me know your interpretation if yours is different. Thanks!

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孩子
hái zǐ
Child
作词：向月娥
zuò cí ：xiàng yuè é
Lyricist: Yuee Xiang
作曲：西楼
zuò qǔ ：xī lóu
Composer: Westloft
编曲：郑楠, 华晨宇
biān qǔ ：zhèng nán , huá chén yǔ
Arrangers: Nan Zheng & Chenyu Hua
演唱：华晨宇
yǎn chàng ：huá chén yǔ
Singer: Chenyu Hua

Translators: Baby Bamboo & John L.
Subtitle Editor: Baby Bamboo

无辜的眼
wú gū de yǎn
The innocent eyes
迎风而张
yíng fēng ér zhāng
Opened against the wind
抱不住的孩子
bào bú zhù de hái zǐ
A child who could not be held still
挥舞着手掌
Was waving his palms
huī wǔ zhe shǒu zhǎng

被遗忘的书上
bèi yí wàng de shū shàng
On the page of a forgotten book
小人儿自顾自笑着
xiǎo rén ér zì gù zì xiào zhe
A child smiles by himself
指向远方
zhǐ xiàng yuǎn fāng
His finger points far away
车厢持续摇晃
chē xiāng chí xù yáo huǎng
The train carriage kept rocking
打翻了好几个人的不安
dǎ fān le hǎo jǐ gè rén de bú ān
Which caused some people to worry
河边的野花记不住
hé biān de yě huā jì bú zhù
The wildflowers by the river couldn’t remember
窃听到的失望
qiè tīng dào de shī wàng
The disappointments they overheard
等着的飞走的
děng zhe de fēi zǒu de
The ones that are waiting and have flown away
那么相像
nà me xiàng xiàng
Are so much alike

悄悄的把鞋带系好
qiāo qiāo de bǎ xié dài xì hǎo
He quietly tied his shoelaces
自信的样子
zì xìn de yàng zǐ
With a confident look

门敞着缝隙
mén chǎng zhe féng xì
The door is slightly opened
无情的时光流淌
wú qíng de shí guāng liú tǎng
As time passes relentlessly
回了吗
Are you home yet
回了呀
huí le ma
Oh, you’re home
累了吧
lèi le ba
Are you tired
一路上过得怎样
yī lù shàng guò dé zěn yàng
How was your trip

无辜的眼
wú gū de yǎn
The innocent eyes
迎风而张
yíng fēng ér zhāng
Opened against the wind
抱不住的孩子
bào bú zhù de hái zǐ
A child who could not be held still
挥舞着手掌
Was waving his palms
huī wǔ zhe shǒu zhǎng


空荡荡的树上
kōng dàng dàng de shù shàng
On a bare tree
枯叶固执的挂着
kū yè gù zhí de guà zhe
The dry leaves were clinging
妄想何方
wàng xiǎng hé fāng
And daydreaming about where they could go
云身后的昏黄
yún shēn hòu de hūn huáng
The twilight behind the clouds
揭穿了 好几颗心的迷惘
jiē chuān le hǎo jǐ kē xīn de mí wǎng
Has exposed some confused faces
杂乱的楼房太遮挡
zá luàn de lóu fáng tài zhē dǎng
The crowded buildings hid
不认输的脸庞
bú rèn shū de liǎn páng
The faces of people that would never give up
思念的追寻的
sī niàn de zhuī xún de
The ones that are thinking about and seeking for
那么的相像
nà me de xiàng xiàng
Are so much alike

悄悄的把鞋带系好
qiāo qiāo de bǎ xié dài xì hǎo
He quietly tied his shoelaces
自信的样子
zì xìn de yàng zǐ
And looked confident

(X2)
走了吗 走了吗
zǒu le ma zǒu le ma
Did you leave yet Did you leave yet
回了呀
huí le ya
Oh, you’re home

走了吗 走了吗
zǒu le ma zǒu le ma
Did you leave yet Did you leave yet
回了呀
huí le ya
Oh, you’re home
回了呀
huí le ya
Oh, you’re home

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