Karen Mok 莫文蔚
十二楼 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 5:14
忘了关 那扇门 那扇窗
Forgot to close that door, that window
孩子离开了秋千
The child has left the swing behind
最快要到七月再回来荡
The soonest return is in July to swing again
像极了枪声大作的靶场
It resembles a shooting range with loud gunfire
工作了一整天只喝了
Worked all day and only sipped
一碗 冷汤
A bowl of cold soup
呜
Ooh
呜
Ooh
爱让人兴致高昂
Love lifts the spirits high
向左 侧身 半躺
Turn left, lean aside, half-reclining
等体温下降
Waiting for the body heat to fade,
是谁在十二楼嚷嚷
Who’s shouting from the twelfth floor?
日子像是道灰墙
Days feel like a gray wall,
骂它也没有回响
Cursing it brings no echo.
呀呀呀呀呀呀呀
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya,
女优与假知青的恋情
The romance of an actress and a fake youth,
终于 曝光
Finally, exposed.
只有爱让人心情舒畅
Only love can lift the spirits,
呜
Ooh,
向左 侧身 半躺
To the left, sideways, half-lying.
拢络睡意上床
Caught in the embrace of sleep's gentle sway,
电视里师奶被催眠在现场
On the TV, the housewives drift into dreams on display.
日子像是道灰墙
Days feel like a wall painted in gray,
骂它没有回响
When I shout, my voice fades away.
呀呀呀呀呀
Ya ya ya ya ya,
好像越不想怎样
It seems the less I wish for change,
就越是怎样
The more things stay the same.
忘了关 那扇门 那扇窗
Forgot to shut that door, that window too,
孩子离开了秋千
The child has left the swing behind, it's true,
最快要到七月再回来荡
Hoping to return to swing by July, anew.
影剧版依然沸沸扬扬
The drama version is still making waves,
像极了枪声大作的靶场
Like a shooting range with gunshots echoing,
一碗冷汤
A bowl of cold soup.
Key vocabulary
- 关guān
- close1
- 扇shàn
- fan6
- 窗chuāng
- window4
- 人rén
- person1
- 冷lěng
- cold1
- 半bàn
- half1
- 女nǚ
- woman1
- 奶nǎi
- milk1
- 孩子hái zi
- child1
- 秋千qiū qiān
- swing7
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About this song
Karen Mok is a Hong Kong actress and singer known for her work in East Asian pop music. She won the Golden Melody Award three times, including being the first female Hong Kong singer to receive the honor.