阿波羅 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 李駿傑

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Jeremy Lee's "阿波羅" (Apollo). This Cantopop gem, infused with deep lyrical meaning and a powerful message of growth and embracing one's true self, offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the nuances of the Cantonese language. Its introspective themes and evocative imagery make it a special song for both language learners and music enthusiasts.

[English]

Who stands in purgatory waiting for a ray of light

Who guards the sea of suffering, waiting for a shore

Who kneels down to learn from you

Turns out we learn to grieve, to sigh, to endure the pain, to repent

As I keep yearning to touch every sun

Please remember each darkness

All exposed to the skin, letting it peel away

Falling into the heart, rebirthing the soul

Me

Who used cold stones to shatter love

And used a broken tongue to ruin a few poems

Still poisoning a few dreams in the face of evil

Wishing I

Can shine through any darkness

Hoping for rebirth, to renew the Earth and Sky

Wishing I

Still believe in Apollo

Still illuminating in my darkness

As I keep yearning to touch every sun

Please remember each darkness

When some regrets are exposed to the past

Some hopes shine ahead

Watching Delphi's half-moon covered in fog and still glowing

When Delphi's temple keeps asking if it can recognize me again

What

Who used cold stones to shatter love

And used a broken tongue to ruin a few poems

Still poisoning a few dreams in the face of evil

Wishing I

Can make darkness nothing but darkness

Hoping for rebirth, to renew the Earth and Sky

Wishing I

Still believe in Apollo

Still illuminating in my darkness

No matter how many tomorrows lie ahead of me

I will wear the laurel wreath with sweat

Using arrows and a harp to play some melodies

Joy

[Chinese]

誰人站在煉獄等一道光

誰人守於苦海等一個岸

誰人跪下學習你

原來學習哀傷痛楚嘆息始終要學 悔過

當我繼續渴望 碰每一個太陽

請你繼續記住 每一種黑暗

全部曬在皮膚要讓皮膚繼續去剝落

落到心中可叫靈魂亦再生

我

曾用冷的石頭鑿碎幾多愛

還用爛了的舌壞過幾首詩

還在惡的面前毒殺幾個夢

祝我

可以幾多黑暗亦會發光

期望再生就陪地與天再生

祝我

仍舊在信 阿波羅

仍舊照亮 在暗的我

當我繼續渴望 碰每一個太陽

請你繼續記住 每一種黑暗

當一些缺憾曬在前身

一些希冀照在前面

看德爾菲的半月蓋著霧霾亦會發光

當德爾菲的聖殿不停發問能再認識我

什麼

曾用冷的石頭鑿碎幾多愛

還用爛了的舌壞過幾首詩

還在惡的面前毒殺幾個夢

祝我

可以幾多黑暗都不黑暗

期望再生就陪地與天再生

祝我

仍舊在信 阿波羅

仍舊照亮 在暗的我

無論我的未來尚有幾多個

來用月桂冠冕盛載幾抹汗

還用箭與豎琴拉幾段

樂

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
煉獄 (liàn yù) /li̯ɛ̂n ŷ/ C1	noun - purgatory
光 (guāng) /kwɑŋ/ A1	noun - light
苦海 (kǔ hǎi) /kʰù xài/ B2	noun - sea of bitterness; suffering
岸 (àn) /ân/ B1	noun - shore, bank
學習 (xué xí) /ɕɥ̯ɛ̌ ɕǐ/ A2	verb - to learn, to study
哀傷 (āi shāng) /ái ʂɑŋ/ B2	noun - sorrow, grief
痛楚 (tòng chǔ) /tʰʊ̂ŋ ʈʂʰù/ B2	noun - pain, suffering
嘆息 (tàn xī) /tʰân ɕí/ B1	verb - to sigh
悔過 (huǐ guò) /xùi ku̯ɔ̂/ C1	verb - to repent
渴望 (kě wàng) /kʰɤ̀ wâŋ/ B2	verb - to yearn for, to long for
太陽 (tài yáng) /tʰâi jǎŋ/ A1	noun - sun
黑暗 (hēi àn) /xéi ân/ B1	noun - darkness adjective - dark
皮膚 (pí fū) /pʰǐ fú/ B1	noun - skin
剝落 (bō luò) /pwó lwɔ̂/ B2	verb - to peel off, to fall off
靈魂 (líng hún) /lɪ̌ŋ xǔn/ B1	noun - soul, spirit
石頭 (shí tou) /ʂǐ tʰoʊ̯/ A1	noun - stone
鑿碎 (záo suì) /tswǒ swêi/ C1	verb - to chisel into pieces
詩 (shī) /ʂɻ/ B1	noun - poem, poetry
夢 (mèng) /məŋ/ A2	noun - dream
發光 (fā guāng) /fá kwāŋ/ B1	verb - to shine, to emit light
再生 (zài shēng) /tsâi ʂəŋ/ B2	noun - rebirth, regeneration
信 (xìn) /ɕîn/ A2	verb - to believe
照亮 (zhào liàng) /ʈʂâʊ ljâŋ/ B1	verb - to illuminate, to light up
缺憾 (quē hàn) /tɕʰɥ̯ɛ́ xân/ B2	noun - defect, flaw
希冀 (xī jì) /ɕí t͡ɕî/ C1	noun - hope
霧霾 (wù mái) /wû mái/ B2	noun - smog
聖殿 (shèng diàn) /ʂə̂ŋ tjân/ B2	noun - temple
未來 (wèi lái) /wêi lái/ A2	noun - future
月桂冠冕 (yuè guì guān miǎn) /ɥ̯œ̂ kwêi kwán mjɛ̀n/ C1	noun - laurel wreath
汗 (hàn) /xân/ A2	noun - sweat
豎琴 (shù qín) /ʂû t͡ɕʰɪ̌n/ B2	noun - harp
樂 (yuè) /ɥ̯œ̂/ A1	noun - music

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰人站在煉獄等一道光

  ➔ Question word + verb + preposition + noun

  ➔ Uses a question word "誰人" to inquire about "who" is standing in purgatory.

• 原來學習哀傷痛楚嘆息始終要學 悔過

  ➔ Adverb + verb + object + modal verb + base verb

  ➔ Shows the structure "始終要學 悔過" indicating a persistent need to learn repentance.

• 請你繼續記住 每一種黑暗

  ➔ Imperative verb + object + adverbial phrase

  ➔ Uses imperative "請你繼續記住" to ask someone to continue remembering.

• 當我繼續渴望 碰每一個太陽

  ➔ Conjunction + pronoun + verb + verb + object

  ➔ Uses "當我繼續" to indicate "when I continue" doing something.

• 看德爾菲的半月蓋著霧霾亦會發光

  ➔ Verb + object + complement + coordinating conjunction + verb

  ➔ Describes the scene "看德爾菲的半月蓋著霧霾亦會發光" indicating that even in fog, the moonlight shines.

• 祝我 可以幾多黑暗亦會發光

  ➔ Verb + pronoun + modal + question word + verb + auxiliary verb + verb

  ➔ Uses subjunctive "祝我" to express a wish for "I" to be able to make darkness shine.

• 在暗的我

  ➔ Preposition + adjective + article + noun

  ➔ Expresses "我" as being "in darkness".