‘iPartment’ Theme Song

The song “iPartment (Love Apartment)” is the theme song of the third season of iPartment, a popular Chinese sitcom. The i in the title is a reference to 爱, ai, the Chinese term for “love”. iPartment 3 has been aired on Shanghai Satellite TV, Anhui Satellite TV, Hubei Satellite TV, Shanxi Satellite TV since July 30th, 2012. The sitcom is loosely based on the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother, with factors borrowed from Friends, The Big Bang Theory, CSI and Slumdog Millionaire.

Song:

Composer: Chen Yunruo
Lyrics: Gan Shijia, Wei Zheng & Wang Yuan
Singers: Wang Chuanjun, Chen He, Sun Yizhou, Jin Shijia & Lou Yixiao

Lyrics (Original Chinese, Pinyin Romanization, and English Translation):

女：其实我 也明了 对的人 那么少　
Nǚ: qí shí wǒ yě míng liǎo duì de rén nà me shǎo
Woman: Actually I now understand too that with the perfect match, being so rare

女：能够一起到老 那比什么都重要　
Nǚ: néng gòu yì qǐ dào lǎo nà bǐ shén me dōu zhòng yào
W: Simply being able to grow old together, that’s what’s most important.

 
女：怕身材不够好 怕美丽会变少　
Nǚ: pà shēn cái bú gòu hǎo pà měi lì huì biàn shǎo
Woman: Afraid my figure isn’t good enough, afraid my beauty will fade

男：总是不明了 为何要烦恼　
Nán: zǒng shì bù míng liǎo wèi hé yào fán nǎo
Man: I never understood why you worry [about those things]

男：世界太纷扰 自在就好　
Nán: shì jiè tài fēn rǎo zì zài jiù háo
M: The world is too distressing, it’s better to just relax and be yourself

 
女：总是 为他们烦恼　
Nǚ: zǒng shì wèi tā men fán nǎo
W: I’m always worrying about them [men]

女：王子哪里去了 青蛙也做主角
Nǚ: wáng zǐ nǎ lǐ qù le qīng wā yě zuò zhú jiǎo
W: Where have the princes gone? Even the frogs want to take the lead　

男：总是被女人的无聊雷到爆　
Nán: zǒng shì bèi nǚ rén de wú liáo léi dào bào
M: I’m always overwhelmed by women’s ridiculous/silly thoughts

男：那些事 有什么大不了　
Nán: nà xiē shì yǒu shén me dà bù liǎo
M: Those things, what’s the big deal?

 
男：她们像火星人驾到　
Nán: tā men xiàng huǒ xīng rén jià dào
M: They’re [women] like the Martians who have come to Earth

女：他们像天气难以预报　
Nǚ: tā men xiàng tiān qì nán yǐ yù bào
W: They’re [men] like the weather, so hard to predict

男：不在同一个频道　
Nán: bú zài tóng yí gè pín dào
M: We’re not on the same frequency/wavelength/channel [meaning we are not on the same page]

合：心偏偏在跳　
Nán & nǚ: xīn piān piān zài tiào
M & W: But my heart is pounding

 
CHORUS:　

女：我只要 我只要 你的笑 你的好　
Nǚ: wǒ zhǐ yào wǒ zhǐ yào ni de hǎo
W: I just want, I just want, your smile, your kindness

男：我想逃 我想逃 你太吵 你太闹
Nán: wǒ xiǎng táo wǒ xiàng táo nǐ tài chǎo nǐ tài nào
M: I want to flee, I want to flee, you are too fussy, you are too noisy

女：其实我 也明了 每个人 都骄傲
Nǚ: qí shí wǒ yě míng liǎo měi gè rén dōu jiāo ào
W: Actually I now understand too that everyone is proud

合：我在向你奔跑 想让你看到　
Nán & nǚ: wǒ zài xiàng nǐ bēn pǎo xiǎng ràng nǐ kàn dào
M & W: But I am running to you, and want to be seen by you

男：我只要 我只要 对我笑 对我好　
Nán : wǒ zhǐ yào wǒ zhǐ yào duì wǒ xiào duì wǒ hǎo
M: I just want, I just want, you to smile at me, you to be nice to me

女：我想逃 我想逃 嫌我吵 嫌我闹
Nü: wǒ xiǎng táo wǒ xiǎng táo xián wǒ chǎo xián wǒ nào
W: I want to flee, I want to flee, because you think I am fussy, because you think I am noisy

男：其实我 也明了 对的人 那么少　
Nán: qí shí wǒ yě míng liǎo duì de rén nà me shǎo
M: Actually I now understand too that with the perfect match, being so rare

女：能够一起到老 那比什么都重要　
Nǚ: néng gòu yì qǐ dào lǎo nà bǐ shén me dōu zhòng yào
W: Simply being able to grow old together, that’s what’s most important.
　
 
男：总是 为他们烦恼
Nán: zǒng shì wèi tā men fán nǎo
M: I’m always worrying about them [women]

男：怕伤心忘不掉 怕爱情会退烧
Nán : pà shāng xīn wàng bú diào pà ài qíng huì tuì shāo
M: Afraid of being hurt and unable to forget, afraid that the love will cool

女：其实很明了 何必再吐槽　
Nǚ: qí shí hěn míng liǎo hé bì zài tù cáo
W: Actually everything is clear, why continue worrying and complaining

女：庸人方自扰 自在就好　
Nǚ: yōng rén fāng zì rǎo zì zài jiù hǎo
W: Only mediocre men would worry, it’s better to just relax and be yourself
　　
 
男：总是 为自己烦恼　
Nán: zǒng shì wèi zì jì fán nǎo
M: I’m always worried about myself

男：情书总不着调 告白没有人教　
Nán: qíng shū zǒng bù zháo diào gào bái méi yǒu rén jiāo
M: My love letters are always poorly-written, and nobody ever taught how to confess my love

女：总是被男人的糊涂闪到腰　
Nǚ: zǒng shì bèi nán rén de hú tu shǎn dào yāo
W: I’m always stunned by men’s silly/muddle-headedness

女：说愿意 只不过 下一秒　
Nü: shuō yuàn yì zhǐ bú guò xià yì miǎo
W: Saying “I do” is only one second away [meaning it is very easy to win a woman’s heart if men were just smarter or more careful]

 
合：我始终执着地相信　
Nán & nǚ : wǒ shǐ zhōng zhí zhuó de xiāng xìn
M & W: I have always stubbornly believed

合：你的月亮代表我的心
Nán & nǚ : nǐ de yuè liao dài biǎo wǒ de xīn
M & W: that your moon represents my heart [Note: This line is adapted from the famous love song “The Moon Represents My Heart”.]

男：不在同一个频道 心偏偏在跳　
Nán: bú zài tóng yí gè pín dào xīn piān piān zài tiào
M: We’re not on the same frequency/wavelength/channel [meaning we are not on the same page]
　
 
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