Black Mirror – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: MC $oHo, KidNey

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the playful side of Cantonese language and culture with 'Black Mirror' by MC $oHo & KidNey. This song is a great way to learn contemporary slang and understand social commentary through humor. Its clever wordplay and satirical take on celebrity culture make it a unique and engaging way to dive into the nuances of Cantonese.

[English]

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang Bang

You used to chase Choi Fung Wah, who are you chasing now?

You used to chase Wong Yat Wah, who are you chasing now?

You used to chase Ng Kai Wah, who are you chasing now?

You used to chase Bobby Au-yeung, who are you chasing now?

What? What's the name of their group?

Nationwide creation, what's happening in Harbour City?

What? You're saying their group is called what?

Teach you what? What's with the middle-aged man?

They're everywhere, they're everywhere, why do I see their big heads all the time?

They're everywhere, they're everywhere, the scene is so chaotic when they're together

I can't understand, I can't understand

Who's fighting who? Can you tell them apart?

I can't understand, I can't understand

How can you chase, chase twelve celebrities at once?

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang Bang

You're at the subway station, you're at the bus stop

You're having dinner, you're buying electronics

Infiltrating life, it's simply black technology

It's gotten to the point where we can't even avoid it, no

They're everywhere, they're everywhere

What's the relationship between your wife and them?

They're everywhere, they're everywhere

Following you home, sleeping with you

You're igniting, igniting, igniting me

You twelve, you're so busy

You're igniting, igniting, igniting me

Those songs of yours, I really don't have time to play

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

Mouth covered, Bang Bang Bang Bang

So I say No, no, no

Remembering all twelve names, I say No, no, no

So I say No, no, no

Don't be evil, evil, evil, No, no, no

That's right

This world isn't just about twelve handsome guys

Haha, at least there are fourteen

...

[Chinese]

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang Bang

以前追蔡楓華 你而家追咩話?

以前追黃日華 你而家追咩話?

以前追吳啟華 你而家追咩話?

以前追歐陽震華 你而家追咩話?

咩話 下 佢哋個隊叫咩話?

全民造咩話 海港城搞咩話?

咩話 下 你話個隊叫咩話?

調教你咩話 大叔的咩話?

周圍都係 周圍都係 點解日日都見到佢地大頭咁滯

周圍都係 周圍都係 個場面好混亂當佢地走埋一齊

我諗唔明 我諗唔明

邊個打邊個 你分唔分得清

我諗唔明 我諗唔明

點樣一口氣追 追十二個明星

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang Bang

地鐵站又係你 巴士站又係你

食晚飯又係你買電器又係你

滲透生活 簡直係黑科技

搞到我地避都無得避 無

周圍都係 周圍都係

你話你老婆同佢係乜嘢關係?

周圍都係 周圍都係

跟埋你返屋企同你瞓埋一齊

你咪焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫著我

你地十二個 好唔得閒噃

你咪焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫焫著我

你哋個啲歌 我真係唔得閒播

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang

Boom Boom Boom

蒙著嘴 Bang Bang Bang Bang

So I say No, no, no

記哂十二個人名 我 No, no, no

So I say No, no, no

咪再惡o 惡o 惡o No, no, no

咁係吖嘛

呢個世界唔係淨係得十二個靚仔㗎嘛

哈哈 至少都十四個啦

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
追 (zhuī) /tʂweɪ/ B1	verb - to chase, to pursue, to follow
隊 (duì) /tweɪ/ A2	noun - team, group
全民 (quánmín) /tɕʰɥɛ̌n mǐn/ B2	noun - the entire people; all the people; nationwide
海港城 (Hǎigǎng Chéng) /xai3 gaang2 sing4/ N/A	noun - Harbour City (a shopping mall in Hong Kong)
大叔 (dàshū) /ta4 shu1/ B1	noun - uncle (polite term for a man about one's father's age); middle-aged man
周圍 (zhōuwéi) /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯ weɪ/ A2	noun - surroundings, environment adverb - around
日日 (ri4ri4) /ɻriɻri/ A1	noun - every day
大頭 (dàtóu) /da4tou2/ B1	noun - big head; (slang) photo of a head, especially of a celebrity
場面 (chǎngmiàn) /tʃʰɑ̌ŋ mjɛ̂n/ B2	noun - scene; situation; occasion
混亂 (hùnluàn) /xuən lwan/ B2	adjective - chaotic; disorderly; confused
諗 (shěn) /nɐm2/ N/A	verb - think (Cantonese)
明星 (míngxīng) /mǐŋ ɕiŋ/ B1	noun - star; celebrity
地鐵站 (dìtiězhàn) /ti tie djan/ A2	noun - subway station; metro station
巴士站 (bāshìzhàn) /ba1 si4 dʒan4/ A2	noun - bus stop
生活 (shēnghuó) /ʂɤŋ xwɔ/ A2	noun - life; livelihood
黑科技 (hēikējì) /xei1ke1dʒi4/ N/A	noun - black technology; advanced technology that is beyond current understanding or capabilities

Key Grammar Structures

• 你而家追咩話?

  ➔ Use of the present progressive tense to inquire about current actions or states.

  ➔ The sentence uses *追* (to chase) in its base form, combined with *而家* (now), indicating an ongoing action.

• 問你話下佢哋個隊叫咩話?

  ➔ Use of question particles and the verb *叫* (to be called/named) to ask about names.

  ➔ This sentence is a question using *咩話* as a colloquial way to ask 'what was that called?', with *叫* indicating 'to be called'.

• 我諗唔明

  ➔ Use of *唔* as a negation marker in Cantonese to express 'not' or 'cannot'.

  ➔ The phrase *唔明* means 'not understanding' or 'cannot understand'.

• 呢個世界唔係淨係得十二個靚仔㗎嘛

  ➔ Use of *唔係* to negate a statement, with *得* indicating 'only' or 'just'.

  ➔ The phrase emphasizes that the world is not only about twelve handsome guys, implying there are more.

• 哈哈 至少都十四個啦

  ➔ Use of *都* to mean 'even' or 'at least', indicating a minimum quantity.

  ➔ The phrase suggests that the number of good-looking guys is at least fourteen, even more than twelve.