我來比如一隻小鳥

I came like a single little bird

i came like a little bird, all by itself

飛翔在天空多麼的逍遙

Circling in the sky, how free/unrestrained

flying freely, as i please, through the sky [flying so high in the sky, free as

我要好好的認清方向

I want to get a clearer understanding of [which direction] where to go

i want a crystal clear idea of where to go

更不怕那千里路迢迢

And furthermore be unafraid of that thousand-li road so far away/remote

without fear of that road leading me a thousand miles away

偏僻的幽谷寂寞無聊

[remote/out of the way] de [deep & secluded valley] [lonely, quiet/still, neglected] ([boring/boredom] together; ind. “has nothing to rely/depend on/chat abt”)

there’s nothing to do in those deeply secluded and neglected out of the way valleys [maybe also jimo wuliao → it’s so quiet [bc there’s no one to talk to]?]

寥寥山麓那麼地蕭條

very few foothills [are?] that desolate/bleak

lonely foothills like that are so bleak

也不想去那荒街陋巷

Also don’t want to go to that desolate street/vulgar alley

i also don’t want to go down those empty streets and narrow (derogatory) alleys

在鼓起翅膀自由飛翔

again spread wings freely/lonesomely fly

i spread my wings, free to fly away

在空中裡飛繞

in the winds high above the sky

in the winds high above the sky

好好找尋目標

searching and searching for the end goal/objective

searching and searching for purpose

白雲飄飄

white clouds float about

amidst the white clouds floating about

人海多麼渺茫

how [far away/indistinct/vague] the sea of people?

the sea of people has grown indistinct with distance

想找個比翼鳥

want to find a one-winged bird [my other half]

hoping to find another bird’s wing close to mine

東盼西瞧 (x2)

east [look/hope for/long for/expect], west look

i check east and west, wishing i will find

心上的人他向我招搖

[the person in my heart/my beloved], he [acts in a way that draws a lot of attn/obvious attn-seeking] to me

of my heart’s beloved trying to catch my attention

你可知道我為你多心焦

you can know why i’m so anxious for you

you’re ready to know why my heart is so anxious for you

一片的真情難表

one [slice/dimension] of true feelings are hard to [articulate/show/reflect/convey]

one facet of true feelings can be hard to convey

只要是你能夠明瞭

just want you to understand clearly

all i want is for you to clearly understand

我來比如一隻小鳥

i came like a single little bird

i came like a little bird, all by itself

我倆結成天上比翼鳥

we two together form heaven[ly] bi yi niao

together, the two of us form a heavenly pair of birds, flying wing-to-wing