閉目入神 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄭中基

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Cantopop with Ronald Cheng's "閉目入神." This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Cantonese through its poetic lyrics about love and memory. The emotional depth and storytelling in the song make it a special and memorable way to engage with the language and a classic piece of Hong Kong music.

[English]

Close your eyes and focus, the fragment sways

The white sheets cover despair, soaked in dawn's haze

...

Too obsessed, where do I stand?

...

Willing to hold you tight again, sweat and all, bodies at rest

Once saw a world filled with gardens galore

...

Illuminating the sky with warmth, beautiful yet fleeting, eventually worn away

Like seasons set, illusions destined to change

Nothing to do but keep recording

Calmly touching pain again, reconnecting with you

Your love forever

Close your eyes and look at the sky

Close your eyes and follow once more

Chasing the body that’s lost its way

...

Afraid that the past's joy will disappear

Depicting weather and mood

Is it worth remembering even as it fades?

...

Your love forever

Close your eyes and see you vanish

Turning away from you, I’m crying

Leaning on the moment by the curtain

...

Suddenly the world feels gone, no more faults to find

Lost in memory, yet only I remain

Close your eyes and look at the sky

Close your eyes and follow once more

Chasing the body that’s lost its way

...

Suddenly the world feels gone

Repainting the weather and mood

Even crying heavily feels worthwhile

...

Kissing you passionately with memories

...

[Chinese]

閉目入神 片段在搖晃

白被單蓋過了絕望 浸染著曙光

過份著迷 我站在何方

願抱緊你再次滴汗 身心再次安躺

曾望見世界遍佈了花園

照耀天上溫暖 再美 最後也終極耗損

如定了季節 幻變早有命數

無謂繼續 憑著記錄

沉著痛與你再度接觸

Your love forever

閉上眼 看過天空

閉上眼 再次追蹤

追逐著身軀失了蹤

怕過去痛快消失

描繪當天氣質

難道記憶消失也值得

Your love forever

閉上眼 看你消失

背向你 有我哭泣

倚傍著窗簾的瞬間

乍看世界已消失 描繪不出過失

沉在記憶中卻剩得我

閉上眼 看過天空

閉上眼 再次追蹤

追逐著身軀失了蹤

乍看世界已消失

重描繪當天氣質

沉重過哭泣也值得

憑著記憶跟你熱吻

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
閉目 /bì mù/ B2	verb - to close one's eyes
入神 /rù shén/ C1	verb - to be lost in thought, to be engrossed
搖晃 /yáo huàng/ B1	verb - to shake, to sway
絕望 /jué wàng/ B2	noun - despair verb - to despair
曙光 /shǔ guāng/ B2	noun - dawn, first light of morning
著迷 /zháo mí/ B2	verb - to be fascinated, to be captivated
擁抱 /yōng bào/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
滴汗 /dī hàn/ B2	verb - to sweat, to drip with sweat
安躺 /ān tǎng/ C1	verb - to lie peacefully, to rest in peace
遍佈 /biàn bù/ B2	verb - to cover all over, to be found everywhere
花園 /huā yuán/ A2	noun - garden
溫暖 /wēn nuǎn/ A2	adjective - warm noun - warmth
耗損 /hào sǔn/ C1	verb - to consume, to wear out, to deplete
幻變 /huàn biàn/ B2	verb - to transform, to change magically
痛快 /tòng kuài/ B2	adjective - delighted, joyful
氣質 /qì zhì/ B2	noun - temperament, disposition
熱吻 /rè wěn/ B2	verb - to kiss passionately