<p>'suffered for' = '因~而受苦'</p>

<p>'your' = '你的'</p>

<p>'sanity' = '理性'</p>

<p><em>insanity = 疯狂 (n). The opposite of '疯狂' is '理性' (rationality) or '清醒头脑'(sound mind)</em></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"suffered for your sanity"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>"<strong>因你的理性而受苦</strong>" or "<strong>因你的清醒头脑而受苦</strong>" </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Yumi Tada wrote: <em>make sense.but not like a song lyrics</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>You can give up some accuracy for style and wrote: </p>

<p>" And how you suffered for your sanity" -- "<strong>你何以因清醒而受罪</strong>"</p>

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make sense.but not like a song lyrics.
Wizard
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Tang Ho
<p>starry starry night<br>
夜晚充的星</p>

<p>Now I understand<br>
现在我知道<br>
What you tried to say to me<br>
你要说的<br>
And how you suffered for your sanity<br>
你多过了苦难仍然正常<br>
And how you tried to set them free<br>
你要解放他们<br>
But they would not listen,<br>
他们没听你的话<br>
They're not listening still<br>
还没听着你<br>
Perhaps they never will<br>
也许他们永远不会明</p>

<p>Or a more complicated version:</p>

<p>starry starry night<br>
满天星星的夜空<br>
Now I understand<br>
现在我懂得<br>
What you tried to say to me<br>
你那时想要对我说什么<br>
And how you suffered for your sanity<br>
你是如何在遭受磨难之后还保持你的理智<br>
And how you tried to set them free<br>
你是如何努力地解放他们<br>
But they would not listen,<br>
可惜他们不听你的话<br>
They're not listening still<br>
他们现在依然不听<br>
Perhaps they never will<br>
也许他们永远不会懂  </p>

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Pedroski
<p>In the song 'Vincent', it sings:</p>

<p>Now I understand<br>
What you tried to say to me<br>
And how you <strong>suffered for your sanity</strong><br>
And how you tried to set them free</p>

<p>Conversely, 'suffer from your sanity' can translated as '难得糊涂',</p>

<p>How to translate it directly and elegantly?</p>

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search web e.g. with ＂中文：suffered for your sanity＂，get many hits, e.g. 你清醒的時候承受了多大的痛苦
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Translate 'suffered for your sanity' in precise chinese
# Translate 'suffered for your sanity' in precise chinese

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-08)

In the song 'Vincent', it sings:

Now I understand  
What you tried to say to me  
And how you **suffered for your sanity**  
And how you tried to set them free

Conversely, 'suffer from your sanity' can translated as '难得糊涂',

How to translate it directly and elegantly?

**Tags:** translation
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: search web e.g. with ＂中文：suffered for your sanity＂，get many hits, e.g. 你清醒的時候承受了多大的痛苦  
> **username_0**: 你如何承受世人皆醉我独醒的折磨  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-12-08. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

'suffered for' = '因~而受苦'

'your' = '你的'

'sanity' = '理性'

*insanity = 疯狂 (n). The opposite of '疯狂' is '理性' (rationality) or '清醒头脑'(sound mind)*

> "suffered for your sanity"

"**因你的理性而受苦**" or "**因你的清醒头脑而受苦**"

> Yumi Tada wrote: *make sense.but not like a song lyrics*

You can give up some accuracy for style and wrote:

" And how you suffered for your sanity" -- "**你何以因清醒而受罪**"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: make sense.but not like a song lyrics.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-08. Score: 0

starry starry night  
夜晚充的星

Now I understand  
现在我知道  
What you tried to say to me  
你要说的  
And how you suffered for your sanity  
你多过了苦难仍然正常  
And how you tried to set them free  
你要解放他们  
But they would not listen,  
他们没听你的话  
They're not listening still  
还没听着你  
Perhaps they never will  
也许他们永远不会明

Or a more complicated version:

starry starry night  
满天星星的夜空  
Now I understand  
现在我懂得  
What you tried to say to me  
你那时想要对我说什么  
And how you suffered for your sanity  
你是如何在遭受磨难之后还保持你的理智  
And how you tried to set them free  
你是如何努力地解放他们  
But they would not listen,  
可惜他们不听你的话  
They're not listening still  
他们现在依然不听  
Perhaps they never will  
也许他们永远不会懂


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