English Translations of Mandopop #7 - 我@你

Today's song is 我@你(wǒ ài nǐ) by 1931女子偶像組合(1931 nǚzǐ ǒuxiàng zǔhé). As you may have noticed from the title, they replace the character 爱(ài) with the at symbol used in emails. Not sure why, but lets just roll with it. The music video, which you can watch by clicking here, begins with a father telling his daughter how he met her mother. And then the song starts. 我想用梦幻般的爱情 (wǒ xiǎng yòng mènghuàn bān de àiqíng) 为青春写下专属的记忆 (wèi qīngchūn xiě xià zhuānshǔ de jìyì) 我要用最期待的眼睛 (wǒ yào yòng zuì qídài de yǎnjīng) 去发现谜一样的你 (qù fāxiàn mí yīyàng de nǐ) I want to use the dreamy manner of love. To write down an exclusive memory for the youth. I want to use the most expecting eyes. To go discover the you that's like a mystery 你若是公子 （公子@淑女）(nǐ ruòshì gōngzǐ (gōngzǐ ài shūnǚ)) 你若是才子 （金童@玉女）(nǐ ruòshì cáizǐ (jīntóng ài yùnǚ)) 你要是天子 （天子翻牌子）(nǐ yàoshi tiānzǐ (tiānzǐ fān páizi)) 要怎么@到你(yào zěnme ài dào nǐ) If you were a prince (the prince loves a fair maiden) If you are a scholar (the perfect boy loves the perfect girl) If you are the Emperor (the emperor chooses a concubine) How to love you 金童玉女(jīntóng yùnǚ) means a golden couple, so I translated 金童@玉女 (jīntóng ài yùnǚ) as the perfect boy loves the perfect girl, but literally it would mean the golden boy loves the jade girl. 翻牌子(fān páizi) literally would mean turning a trademark or brand, but in the past it referred to an emperor choosing a concubine. And you can thank Baidu for that little tidbit of knowledge. 我@你 你@我 有@有关系 (wǒ ài nǐ nǐ ài wǒ yǒu ài yǒu guānxì) 公主@王子 乌龟@蜥蜴 (gōngzhǔ ài wángzǐ wūguī ài xīyì) 你爱我 我爱你 英雄爱美女 (nǐ ài wǒ wǒ ài nǐ yīngxióng ài měinǚ) 爱我的英雄在哪里 (ài wǒ de yīngxióng zài nǎlǐ) I love you, you love me, to have love and a relationship The princess loves the prince, the tortoise loves the lizard You love me, I love you, the hero loves the beautiful woman Where is the hero that loves me? Starting tomorrow I'll start uploading a new project as well, so if you're curious be sure to subscribe so you can see when it's up. See you next time. Bye.