暗中愛我 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 吳若希

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

從前是 如何樂觀高貴自愛

Once, how optimistic, noble, and self-loving we were

還期望 願改變時代

Still hope, wishing to change the times

危城內 難敵俗世千種痛哀

Inside the dangerous city, it’s hard to fight the pain of the world

至發現 自己不過塵埃

Until I realize I’m just dust

沒法睡去 在每夜裡記憶已沉澱

Unable to sleep, memories settle every night

每分每刻 彷彿孤獨探險

Every moment feels like a lonely adventure

危在旦夕裡 在這夜晚角色悄然改變

On the brink of danger, my role quietly changes tonight

幸仍是你 及時就會出現

Thankfully, it’s still you, arriving just in time

懷念美麗時光 逃避跌入迷惘

Cherishing beautiful times, escaping into confusion

逝去的美好在這天只有回望

The past joys, only memories to look back on today

期待雨後陽光 我要給真相見光

Looking forward to sunlight after the rain, I want truth to see the light

走出天堂 藏身於窄巷

Walk out of heaven, hiding in narrow alleys

收起鋒芒 再背負期望

Lower my edge, again carry expectations

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圍牆外 如何尚可高貴被愛

Outside the wall, how can I still be noble enough to be loved

人存在 自卑與無奈

People exist with inferiority and helplessness

危城內 如何面對千種痛哀

Inside the dangerous city, how to face a thousand pains

信有日 或者可以離開

Believing one day, I might be able to leave

沒法睡去 在每夜裡記憶已沉澱

Unable to sleep, memories settle every night

我知你可 暗中守護脫險

I know you are secretly guarding my escape

危在旦夕裡 讓我自覺我多惹人討厭

In imminent danger, I feel I’m getting more annoying

幸仍是你 及時就會出現

Thankfully, it’s still you, arriving just in time

懷念美麗時光 逃避跌入迷惘

Cherishing beautiful times, escaping into confusion

逝去的美好在這天只有回望

The past joys, only memories to look back on today

期待雨後陽光 我要給真相見光

Looking forward to sunlight after the rain, I want truth to see the light

走出天堂 藏身於窄巷

Walk out of heaven, hiding in narrow alleys

低谷中仰望星光 苦中練成反抗

Gazing at the stars from the trough, turning suffering into resistance

暗夜能渡過就會天光

Passing through the night, dawn will come

懷念美麗時光 逃避跌入迷惘

Cherishing beautiful times, escaping into confusion

逝去的美好在這天只有回望

The past joys, only memories to look back on today

期待雨後陽光 我要給真相見光

Looking forward to sunlight after the rain, I want truth to see the light

走出天堂 藏身於窄巷

Walk out of heaven, hiding in narrow alleys

收起鋒芒 再背負期望

Lower my edge, again carry expectations

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
自愛 /zì ài/ C1	noun - self-love, loving oneself
變 /biàn/ B1	verb - to change, to become different
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain, ache
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love
沉澱 /chén diàn/ C2	verb - to settle, to precipitate
孤獨 /gū dú/ B2	noun - loneliness, solitude
逃避 /táo bì/ B2	verb - to escape from, to evade
光 /guāng/ A1	noun - light
希望 /xī wàng/ A2	noun - hope verb - to hope
夢 /mèng/ A2	noun - dream
希望 /xī wàng/ A2	noun - hope
幸福 /xìng fú/ B2	noun - happiness, bliss
天光 /tiān guāng/ C2	noun - dawn, daylight

Key Grammar Structures

• 從前是 如何樂觀高貴自愛

  ➔ Adjectival use of nouns/verbs with 是

  ➔ The sentence uses "是" to link the subject (implicitly the past) with a predicate describing its state: "how" optimistic, noble, self-loving. "如何" acts as an intensifier before the descriptive adjectives.

• 還期望 願改變時代

  ➔ Use of "還" to indicate 'still' or 'yet'. Modal verb 願 (yuàn)

  ➔ "還" expresses that the speaker *still* hopes. "願" expresses a *wish* to change the times. The combination indicates continued hope despite circumstances.

• 難敵俗世千種痛哀

  ➔ Use of "難" as a prefix to indicate difficulty. "千種" as a general quantity.

  ➔ "難敵" means 'difficult to resist/oppose'. "千種" is not literally one thousand, but a general term for 'many kinds' of suffering.

• 至發現 自己不過塵埃

  ➔ "至" indicating 'to the point of' or 'to the extent that'. "不過" indicating 'merely', 'only'.

  ➔ The speaker reaches the point where they realize they are "merely" dust. This emphasizes a sense of insignificance or helplessness.

• 沒法睡去 在每夜裡記憶已沉澱

  ➔ "沒法" indicating inability or impossibility. Past perfect aspect with 已 (yǐ)

  ➔ The phrase "沒法睡去" means 'unable to fall asleep'. "已沉澱" means 'has already settled/accumulated', referring to the memories.

• 期待雨後陽光 我要給真相見光

  ➔ Use of "給" in a causative sense.

  ➔ "給真相見光" means 'to make the truth see the light', implying the speaker wants to reveal the truth.

• 走出天堂 藏身於窄巷

  ➔ Preposition "於" (yú) indicating location ('in', 'at', 'on').

  ➔ "藏身於窄巷" means 'to hide oneself *in* a narrow alley'. "於" specifies the location of the action (hiding).

• 低谷中仰望星光 苦中練成反抗

  ➔ Preposition "中" indicates location in abstract noun (Low point 中). Preposition used twice in a row. Using "苦中..." to describe doing something in hardship.

  ➔ Preposition "中" indicates in the abstract noun "low point"， the action happening in a low point. “苦中練成反抗” describes the formation of resistance during hardship, which "中" indicates the enviornment of pain.