The Meaning of Travel 陈绮贞 《旅行的意义》

I always like Cheers Chen's songs. Being a philosophy degree holder, her lyrics are simple yet to the point. Of course my literal translation below didn't do any justice to her beautiful lyrics but the Mandarin lyrics coupled with her voice is so soothing and healing as a matter of fact. So, have you ever ponder, what is ur 旅行的意义?

你看过了许多美景

you saw before a lot of beautiful sceneries

你看过了许多美女

you saw before many pretty gals

你是在地图上每一道短暂的光影

you are the short-lived light beams on the map

你拼成了夜的芭比

you matched the Barbie of the night

你踏过下雪的北京

you stepped on the snowing Beijing

你收集书本里每一句你最爱的真理

you collected every quote you love in every book you read

却说不出你爱我的原因

but you just couldn't tell the reason you loved me

却说不出你欣赏我哪一种表情

but you just couldn't tell me which expression of me that you admire

却说不出在什么场合曾让你动心

but you just couldn't tell me what occasion made you fall on me

说不出离开的原因

can't tell the reason you left me

你累积了许多飞行

you amassed a lot of flying experiences

你用心挑选纪念品

you picked travel memorabilias

你搜集了地图上每一次的风和日丽

you been through sun and rain on the map

你拥抱热情的岛屿

you embraced the passionate islands

你埋葬记忆的土尔其

Turkey, where you buried your memories

你留恋电影里美丽的不真实的场景

you remembered the beautiful yet surreal scenes in the movies

却说不出你爱我的原因

but you just couldn't tell the reason you loved me

却说不出你欣赏我哪一种表情

but you just couldn't tell me which expression of me that you admire

你却说不出在什么场合曾让你分心

but you just couldn't tell me what occasion distracted you

说不出旅行的意义

couldn't say the meaning of travelling

你勉强说出你爱我的原因

you forced yourself to say the reason you loved me

却说不出你欣赏我哪一种表情

but you just couldn't tell me which expression of me that you admire

你却说不出在什么场合我曾让你动心

but you just couldn't tell me what occasion made you fall on me

说不出旅行的意义

couldn't say the meaning of travelling

勉强说出你为我寄出的每一封的信

you half-heartedly say that every single letter that you sent to me

都是你离开的原因

are the reason you left me

你离开我就是旅行的意义

but leaving me is the meaning of travelling