Eason Chan 陈奕迅
浮城 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:44
有多少再见 会再见 不剩下怀念
How many goodbyes will we meet again, leaving nothing but memories behind?
母亲的稻田 变成了 饭粒粘在你嘴边
Mother's rice fields have turned into grains stuck to your lips.
霓虹灯的夜 你发现 想你的人少得可怜
In the neon-lit night, you find, the ones who long for you are pitifully few.
橱窗里生命换了季节 拼命打折
Life in the display window has changed with the seasons, desperately on sale.
在飞驰的时间 漂浮中想抓住点不变
In the rushing time, I float, trying to grasp something unchanging.
清晨前 你看见 睡了几年她 背对你的脸
Before dawn, you see her, who has slept for years, turning her back to your face.
往前吧 谁甘愿 被钉在这定点
Move forward, who willingly wants to be pinned at this fixed point?
做个梦 我想应该会好一点 快乐点
Let's dream, I think it might be a bit better, a bit happier.
总该往前 但请问 前面在哪一边
We must move on, but may I ask, where is the front?
当信念 等啊等 只等来了改变
When belief waits and waits, all it brings is change.
记忆的长街 你流连 来去几个点
On the long street of memories, you linger, with a few stops in between.
初恋的公园 拆的拆 已改建成大饭店
The park of first love has been torn apart, replaced by a grand hotel.
未竟的心愿 你怀疑 是否跨大的自怜
Unfulfilled wishes, you doubt, is it just an overwhelming self-pity?
得到的为何无法完全 如你所愿
Why is what you gain never complete, not as you wished?
在飞驰的时间 漂浮中想抓住点不变
In the racing time, I float, trying to grasp at what remains the same.
清醒时 你看见 她吻你但是 不看你的眼
When awake, you see her kiss you, yet she doesn’t meet your gaze.
往前吧 谁甘愿 被钉在这定点
Move forward, who would willingly be pinned at this fixed point?
吃好些 我想应该会好一点 快乐点
Eat well, I think it should help a bit, feel happier.
总该往前 但请问 前面在哪一边
We should always move on, but may I ask, where is the front?
当信念 等啊等 只等来了改变
When belief waits and waits, it’s only change that arrives.
往前吧 谁甘愿 被钉在这定点
Move ahead, who would willingly be pinned at this fixed point?
睡好些 我想应该会好一点 快乐点
Sleep well, I think it should be a little better, a little happier.
总该往前 但请问 前面在哪一边
We should always move forward, but may I ask, where is ahead?
你站在 这一面 心在哪一边
You stand on this side, where is your heart?
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Key vocabulary
- 可怜kě lián
- pitiful6
- 怀念huái niàn
- miss6
- 等děng
- wait1
- 剩下shèng xià
- remain
- 母亲mǔ qīn
- mother3
- 稻田dào tián
- paddy
- 变成biàn chéng
- become2
- 嘴zuǐ
- mouth2
- 霓虹灯ní hóng dēng
- neon light
- 夜yè
- night2
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About this song
Eason Chan Yick-shun is a Hong Kong singer and actor associated with Cantopop and Mandopop. He is known for major award achievements including multiple Golden Melody Awards wins and record-setting awards at Hong Kong’s Ultimate Song Chart Awards.