Jacky Cheung 张学友
真空十九小时 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:45
真空十九小时
In a vacuum for nineteen hours
凌晨 凌晨零时三分
In the early morning, three minutes past midnight
自问 绝未绝未动心
I ask myself, never, never moved my heart
为何眼角看着你的照片已经入神
Why do my eyes linger on your photo, entranced?
黎明 模模糊糊梦醒 睡梦像是默剧叠映
At dawn, hazy dreams awaken, like silent plays intertwining
朦朦胧胧谈情 你却听不到呼应
Faintly in love, yet you can't hear the response
正午 人群来往乱奔
At noon, the crowd rushes chaotically
落力 捏造热闹动感
Putting in effort, fabricating lively motion
何人 何曾似我 挂你 挂你挂得入神
Whoever, who could be like me, so captivated by you?
时辰 无无聊聊在等
In a dull moment, just waiting aimlessly
落日 逐步逐步在困
The sunset slowly, step by step, is trapped.
闲人旁人个个散去 我也开始解禁
Those idlers and bystanders all drift away, I too begin to break free.
终于那时针宣判七点半
Finally, the hour hand declares it's half past seven.
转角快要快要见到你那脚印逐渐的接近
At the corner, I’m about to see your footprints drawing near.
终于你无声走近 午间抑郁尽消沉
At last, you approach silently, and the midday blues dissipate.
这一刹仿佛飘进真空境界迅速飞驰
In this moment, it feels like soaring into a vacuum realm at lightning speed.
等一千分钟加多三小时 呼吸也终止
Waiting a thousand minutes plus three more hours, even breathing comes to a halt.
一生之中千千亿小时
In a lifetime, countless billions of hours.
原来全为等这刻冲刺
It turns out it’s all for the sprint to this moment.
原来全为等这刻冲刺
It turns out it’s all for the sprint to this moment.
正午 人群来往乱奔
At noon, the crowd rushes chaotically
落力 捏造热闹动感
With effort, I create a lively scene
何人 何曾似我 挂你 挂你挂得入神
Who, like me, has ever been so entranced by you?
时辰 无无聊聊在等
Time drags on, endlessly waiting
落日 逐步逐步在困
The sunset slowly creeps in, a trap closing around me
闲人旁人个个散去 我也开始解禁
Idle folks, one by one, drift away; I too begin to break free
终于那时针宣判七点半
Finally, that minute hand pronounces it half past seven
转角快要快要见到你那脚印逐渐的接近
Turning the corner, I can almost see your footprints drawing near
终于你无声走近 午间抑郁尽消沉
At last, you silently approach; my midday blues begin to fade
这一刹仿佛飘进真空境界迅速飞驰
In this moment, it feels like I’m racing through a vacuum realm
等一千分钟加多三小时 呼吸也终止
Wait a thousand minutes, add three hours, breath comes to a halt,
一生之中千千亿小时
In a lifetime, a hundred billion hours,
原来全为等这刻冲刺
Turns out it’s all for this moment to sprint,
原来全为等这刻冲刺
Turns out it’s all for this moment to sprint.
Key vocabulary
- 呼应hū yìng
- echo7
- 抑郁yì yù
- depression7
- 旁人páng rén
- bystander7
- 消沉消沉 xiāochén
- depress7
- 终止zhōng zhǐ
- stop7
- 原来yuán lái
- it turns out2
- 听tīng
- listen1
- 小时xiǎo shí
- hour1
- 看kàn
- see1
- 睡shuì
- sleep1
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About this song
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer and actor regarded as one of Cantopop’s Four Heavenly Kings. He is one of the best-selling Chinese-language recording artists, known for his Mandopop and Cantopop ballads.