Taxi Dancer

[tree123]

This is a Chinese song. The lyrics strikes my heart chord. Could anyone correct my translation or touch it up? I don't request the English lyrics has to be 100% loyal to the original.

Taxi Dancer

How many people, for making a living，
go through sorrow and joy, separation and reunification
sorrow and joy, separation and reunification

How many people, for making a living
shred all away their sorrowful tears

Who would like to lend me an ear?
Who could really understand (should I use “relate to”?)
the grief of a taxi dancer
who weeps in the heart
yet has to wear a smile in front of people (Is "wear a smile to clients" better?)

come, come on, let's dance
footsteps start swaying
Whoever they are

Life is just a dream

 

[teechar]

The lyrics [STRIKE]strikes[/STRIKE] touch my heart. [STRIKE]chord.[/STRIKE]

or

The lyrics strike [STRIKE]my heart[/STRIKE] a chord with me.

Could anyone correct my translation or touch it up? I don't [STRIKE]request[/STRIKE] expect the English lyrics [STRIKE]has[/STRIKE] to be 100% loyal to the original.

Taxi Dancer

How many people, [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] to make [STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] a living，
go through sorrow and joy, separation and reunion [STRIKE]reunification[/STRIKE]
sorrow and joy, separation and reunion [STRIKE]reunification[/STRIKE]

How many people, [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] to make [STRIKE]ing[/STRIKE] a living

shred all away their sorrowful tears

Do you mean "shed" instead of "shred"?

Who would like to lend me an ear?
Who could really understand (should I use “relate to”?)

No, you shouldn't.

the grief of a taxi dancer
who weeps in the heart
yet has to wear a smile in front of people (Is "wear a smile to clients" better?)

No, that wouldn't be better.