不具名的悲傷 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 羅志祥, Show Lo
• Album: 有我在

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Show Lo's "不具名的悲傷" (Anonymous Sadness), a powerful Mandarin ballad that will resonate with anyone who has experienced the ache of an unspoken or lost love. Through its evocative lyrics and sorrowful melody, this song offers a unique window into the nuances of Mandarin Chinese expression, particularly in conveying deep emotional pain and longing. Learning the lyrics will not only enrich your vocabulary but also help you grasp how complex feelings are beautifully articulated in Chinese popular music, making it a truly special piece for language learners to explore.

[English]

I'm not stronger than others

There's nothing to hide

Tears are just as hot as yours, and they'll make my heart race

But that doesn't mean I have to tell anyone

Work is busy, no one isn't busy

I drift between work and wandering

The remaining unscripted time feels like an empty jar

Can't find anything to fill it up

There's an emotion called unnamed sadness

It's like it has nothing to do with the person I can't love

Only the muffled sound of memories echoing

The more I listen, the more regrets I feel

Can I just not think about anything?

This is the unnamed sadness you leave me

I can't even say where the pain is

Love doesn't cost a bullet, but the soul gets pierced

I surrender. Can you turn off the memories?

...

Work is busy, no one isn't busy

I drift between work and wandering

The remaining unscripted time feels like an empty jar

Can't find anything to fill it up

There's an emotion called unnamed sadness

It's like it has nothing to do with the person I can't love

Only the muffled sound of memories echoing

The more I listen, the more regrets I feel

Can I just not think about anything?

This is the unnamed sadness you leave me

I can't even say where the pain is

Love doesn't cost a bullet, but the soul gets pierced

I surrender. Can you turn off the memories?

...

The deeper the love, the stronger the aftershock

Pain keeps extending into every night after

I thought time was the best remedy

Healing only superficial wounds

...

My unnamed sadness

It's like it has nothing to do with the person I can't love

Only the muffled sound of memories echoing

The more I listen, the more regrets I feel

Can I just not think about anything?

This is the unnamed sadness you leave me

I can't even say where the pain is

Love doesn't cost a bullet, but the soul gets pierced

I surrender. Can you turn off the memories?

...

[Chinese]

我沒有比 其他人強悍

這沒有什麼好隱瞞

淚水和你一樣燙 也會有心慌

只是不代表我要對人講

工作很忙 沒有誰不忙

我在工作之間流浪

剩下的未標示的時光 就像一個空罐

找不到任何事情 可以填滿

有一種情緒是不具名的悲傷

跟我愛不到的那人彷彿無關

只有回憶發出的悶響

越聽越覺遺憾

我可不可以什麼都不想

這是你留給我不具名的悲傷

我甚至說不出痛在哪個地方

愛不費一顆子彈 靈魂卻洞穿

我投降 能不能把記憶關上

工作很忙 沒有誰不忙

我在工作之間流浪

剩下的未標示的時光 就像一個空罐

找不到任何事情 可以填滿

有一種情緒是不具名的悲傷

跟我愛不到的那人彷彿無關

只有回憶發出的悶響

越聽越覺遺憾

我可不可以什麼都不想

這是你留給我不具名的悲傷

我甚至說不出痛在哪個地方

愛不費一顆子彈 靈魂卻洞穿

我投降 能不能把記憶關上

越強烈的愛後勁越強

痛一直延長 在往後的每個夜晚

我以為時間是最好的偏方

治好的全都是皮外傷

我的不具名的悲傷

跟我愛不到的那人彷彿無關

只有回憶發出的悶響

越聽越覺遺憾

我可不可以什麼都不想

這是你留給我不具名的悲傷

我甚至說不出痛在哪個地方

愛不費一顆子彈 靈魂卻洞穿

我投降 能不能把記憶關上

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
悲傷 /bēi shāng/ B1	noun - sadness
工作 /gōng zuò/ A2	noun - work
時間 /shí jiān/ A2	noun - time
回憶 /huí yì/ B1	noun - memory
痛 /tòng/ B1	noun - pain
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love
空罐 /kōng guàn/ B2	noun - empty can
情緒 /qíng xù/ B2	noun - emotion
彷彿 /fǎng fú/ C1	adverb - as if
延長 /yán cháng/ B2	verb - to extend
投降 /tóu xiáng/ B2	verb - to surrender
關上 /guān shàng/ B1	verb - to close
強烈 /qiáng liè/ B2	adjective - intense
未標示 /wèi biāo shì/ C1	adjective - unmarked
靈魂 /líng hún/ C2	noun - soul

Key Grammar Structures

• 我沒有比 其他人強悍

  ➔ Use of the comparison structure '比' to compare two entities.

  ➔ '比' is a Chinese grammatical particle used to make comparisons, similar to 'than' in English.

• 這沒有什麼好隱瞞

  ➔ Use of '沒' (méi) to express negation in imperfective aspect.

  ➔ '沒' (méi) is used in Chinese to negate actions or states in the imperfect aspect, similar to 'not' in English.

• 只是不代表我要對人講

  ➔ Use of '不代表' to indicate 'not implying' or 'not representing'.

  ➔ '不代表' means 'not implying' or 'not representing', used to clarify that the statement doesn't mean something.

• 越聽越覺遺憾

  ➔ Use of '越...越...' to express 'the more ... the more ...' (comparative intensification).

  ➔ '越...越...' indicates that an increasing degree of one quality leads to an increase of another; similar to 'the more... the more...'.

• 我投降 能不能把記憶關上

  ➔ Use of '能不能' to express asking for permission or possibility ('can you' or 'is it possible to').

  ➔ '能不能' is a Chinese question structure used to ask whether someone is able to do something or if something is possible.

• 愛不費一顆子彈 靈魂卻洞穿

  ➔ Use of '不費' to indicate 'without expenditure', contrasted with '洞穿' meaning 'pierces through'.

  ➔ '不費' indicates doing something without spending or effort, while '洞穿' describes piercing through or deeply impacting.

• 剩下的未標示的時光 就像一個空罐

  ➔ Use of '就像' to compare '剩下的未標示的時光' to 'an empty can' (simile).

  ➔ '就像' means 'just like' and is used to make a simile or analogy between two things.