飆高音 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 黃明志
• Album: 亞洲通才

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "飆高音" (Biao Gao Yin), a catchy and humorous Mandarin song by Namewee that offers a unique perspective on Asian pop culture. Through its satirical lyrics, you can learn how language is used to convey critique and playful mockery. The song's memorable melody and challenging high notes also provide an engaging way to practice Mandarin pronunciation and intonation, making language learning fun and culturally insightful.

[English]

You say my fast tongue isn’t pleasant to hear, mumbling over and over like reciting scriptures.

Criticizing my lyrics as too forceful, always making people angry.

You love watching TV shows where singers fight desperately for the championship.

Singing till they cry out to the sky, veins bulging everywhere, and you’re just happy.

So today I’m dressed sharp in a suit.

Holding the microphone, singing this song just for you.

...

Now I’m going to hit the high note.

Screaming till thunder and rain, then hitting a falsetto.

As long as it makes you happy, I’d even be willing to push my voice to the limit.

Because I’m hitting the high notes for you.

Even Hong Kong’s Ah Chi sighs for me.

Even Malaysia's Xiao Qian says sorry to me.

The audience is crying.

Switching to a falsetto.

...

Vocal fry.

You say my tongue-twisting isn’t nice to listen to, mumbling over and over like reciting scriptures.

Criticizing my lyrics as too forceful, always making people angry.

You love watching TV shows where singers fight desperately for the championship.

Singing till they cry out to the sky, veins bulging everywhere, and you’re just happy.

So today I’m dressed sharp in a suit.

Holding the microphone, singing this song just for you.

Now I’m going to hit the high note.

Screaming till thunder and rain, then hitting a falsetto.

As long as it makes you happy, I’d even be willing to push my voice to the limit.

Because I’m hitting the high notes for you.

Even Hong Kong’s Ah Chi sighs for me.

Even Malaysia's Xiao Qian says sorry to me.

The audience is crying.

I’m hitting even higher notes.

...

Now I’m going to hit the high note.

Screaming till thunder and rain, then hitting a falsetto.

As long as it makes you happy, I’d even be willing to push my voice to the limit.

Because I’m hitting the high notes for you.

Even Hong Kong’s Ah Chi sighs for me.

Even Malaysia's Xiao Qian says sorry to me.

The audience is crying.

I’m hitting the high notes, even higher and higher.

...

[Chinese]

你說我繞舌不好聽 唸來唸去就像唸經

批判我的歌詞太過用力 總是讓人生氣

你最愛看電視節目裡 歌手拼了命爭冠軍

唱到呼天搶地 到處青筋 而你才開心

所以我今天穿的西裝筆挺

拿著麥克風 唱這首歌給你

現在我要飆高音

飆到打雷下雨 再來個轉音

只要你能開心 就算飆到脫肛我也願意

因為你我飆高音

就連香港阿棋都為我嘆息

就連馬國小茜都對我say sorry

觀眾都在哭泣

轉音

假音

你說我繞舌不好聽 唸來唸去就像唸經

批判我的歌詞太過用力 總是讓人生氣

你最愛看電視節目裡 歌手拼了命爭冠軍

唱到呼天搶地 到處青筋 而你才開心

所以我今天穿的西裝筆挺

拿著麥克風唱這首歌給你

現在我要飆高音

飆到打雷下雨再來個轉音

只要你能開心就算飆到脫肛我也願意

因為你我飆高音

就連香港阿棋都為我嘆息

就連馬國小茜都對我say sorry

觀眾都在哭泣

我飆更高音

現在我要飆高音

飆到打雷下雨再來個轉音

只要你能開心就算飆到脫肛我也願意

因為你我飆高音

就連香港阿棋都為我嘆息

就連馬國小茜都對我say sorry

觀眾都在哭泣

我飆高音 我飆更高高高高音

Key Grammar Structures

• 你說我繞舌不好聽

  ➔ Direct speech with the verb '說' (to say) present tense

  ➔ Using *direct speech* with the verb '說' to report what someone says.

• 只要你能開心

  ➔ Conditional clause formed with '只要' (as long as) + potential clause '能開心' (can be happy)

  ➔ '只要' introduces a condition that, if met, leads to the result.

• 我願意

  ➔ Expressing willingness using '願意' (willing to) with the verb '我' (I)

  ➔ '願意' indicates willingness or consent to do something.

• 唱到呼天搶地

  ➔ Verb phrase with '唱到' (singing until) to describe reaching a dramatic extent

  ➔ '唱到' means 'singing until' a certain point, emphasizing intensity.

• 我飆更高音

  ➔ Using the verb '飆' (to soar / to blast) with '更高音' (higher pitch) to express increasing action

  ➔ '飆' is a verb meaning 'to soar' or 'to blast', used here figuratively to mean increasing the pitch.