塵埃落定 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the tender yet heartbreaking world of "塵埃落定" by Hins Cheung. This Cantopop ballad, penned by the legendary Lin Xi, offers a deep dive into the nuances of unrequited love and resignation, making it an excellent song to appreciate poetic Cantonese lyrics and emotional vocal delivery.

[English]

If love should be honest, why deceive myself?

If love is so great, why feel inferior?

If questioning myself means tolerating depression,

Stop saying I like you.

If you've already experienced the sweetness of a dream come true,

Dust has long since settled amidst the drifting mist.

Since the day I was born, my role has been set from the start.

All I can do is take a photo, a miniature reflection,

Maintain a familiar expression, don't let the relationships turn unfamiliar.

Waiting until the red and white ceremony, a chance encounter, to meet again.

Before reality, I was forced to settle down, giving up fleeting thoughts.

Finally standing tall, reaching the sky.

Without love to lose, there's no such thing as heartbreak; unable to love, don't call it heartbreak.

Only feeling that heaven is near, but meeting far away.

Only knowing that the love I have for you is more than love itself, with no bounds.

It's too sentimental, exhausting, and burdensome—should just end it.

Wishing you a lifetime in a word, so brief, yet so profound.

No reason needed—your happiness doesn't need to go in circles.

No right to hold your troubled heart and give it to you.

Even if I have something to say, I’ve run out of words I’ve learned.

...

Once hypersensitive, I became numb.

Dust always falls in dark rooms.

Like the itch from mosquito bites and flea bites,

Born in the morning, dying at dusk.

Maintain a familiar expression, don't let the relationship become unfamiliar.

Waiting until the red and white ceremony, a chance encounter, to meet again.

Before reality, I was forced to settle down, giving up fleeting thoughts.

Finally standing tall, reaching the sky.

Without love to lose, there's no such thing as heartbreak; unable to love, don't call it heartbreak.

Only feeling that heaven is near, but meeting far away.

Only knowing that the love I have for you is more than love itself, with no bounds.

It's too sentimental, exhausting, and burdensome—should just end it.

Wishing you a lifetime in a word, so brief, yet so profound.

No reason needed—your happiness doesn't need to go in circles.

No right to hold your troubled heart and give it to you.

Even at the moment I want to lose, I have once gifted warmth—let it be.

Without love to lose, there's no such thing as heartbreak; unable to love, don't call it heartbreak.

Feeling only that heaven is near, but meeting far away.

Knowing only that my love for you is more than love itself, without limits.

It's too sentimental, exhausting, and burdensome—should just end it.

Wishing you a lifetime in a word, so brief, yet so profound.

No reason needed—your happiness doesn't need to go in circles.

No right to hold your troubled heart and give it to you.

Even if I have something to say, I’ve run out of words I’ve learned.

...

Want to say "Forget it all," but you can't hear, so what can I do?

Even at the moment of loss, I gained warmth.

...

[Chinese]

如愛要老實為何自欺

如愛夠偉大為何自卑

如自問未能容許抑鬱不理

不要再說 喜歡你

如你已應驗甜蜜夢境

塵埃飄渺間早已落定

從出生當天角色早已禮成

只可合照 縮影

維持著熟悉表情陌生關係不要變

只等到紅白儀式一場偶遇才會面

現實前被逼安分才戒掉了閃縮掛念

總算立地頂天

無愛可失 得不到相戀別說失戀

只感到天國近了相聚遠

只知道比你更愛你這種愛沒分寸

太肉麻累物累人原應了斷

祝福你半天一生都得一句那麼短

無名義給你快樂不必兜轉

無權去把驚擾你的心捧起贈給你

即使有話想講 已經將識過的字用完

曾過敏了便麻木自己

塵埃於暗室總會墮地

如遭蚊叮蚤咬的酥癢過程

朝生已可暮死

維持著熟悉表情陌生關係不要變

只等到紅白儀式一場偶遇才會面

現實前被逼安分才戒掉了閃縮掛念

總算立地頂天

無愛可失 得不到相戀別說失戀

只感到天國近了相聚遠

只知道比你更愛你這種愛沒分寸

太肉麻累物累人原應了斷

祝福你半天一生都得一句那麼短

無名義給你快樂不必兜轉

無權去把驚擾你的心捧起贈給你

想失也無可失那刻 我也曾贈慶便算

無愛可失 得不到相戀別說失戀

只感到天國近了相聚遠

只知道比你更愛你這種愛沒分寸

太肉麻累物累人原應了斷

祝福你半天一生都得一句那麼短

無名義給你快樂不必兜轉

無權去把驚擾你的心捧起贈給你

即使有話想講 已經將識過的字用完

想講句一切算了你聽不到又怎算

想失也無可失這刻 我也曾賺了溫暖

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
夢 (mèng) /mɤŋ/ A2	noun - dream verb - to dream
塵埃 (chén'āi) /t͡ʂʰən aɪ/ B1	noun - dust
落定 (luòdìng) /lwo tɪŋ/ B2	verb - settled, finalized
關係 (guānxì) /kwan ʃi/ A2	noun - relationship
陌生 (mòshēng) /mwo ʂɤŋ/ B1	adjective - strange, unfamiliar
現實 (xiànshí) /ɕjɛn ʂɻ/ B1	noun - reality adjective - realistic
安分 (ānfèn) /an fən/ B2	adjective - law-abiding, content with one's lot
掛念 (guàniàn) /kwa njɛn/ B2	verb - to miss, to be concerned about
祝福 (zhùfú) /ʈ͡ʂu fʊ/ B1	verb - to bless noun - blessing
快樂 (kuàilè) /kwai lɤ/ A1	adjective - happy noun - happiness
驚擾 (jīngrǎo) /t͡ɕɪŋ ɻao/ C1	verb - to disturb, to alarm
心 (xīn) /ɕin/ A1	noun - heart, mind
麻木 (mámù) /ma mu/ B2	adjective - numb, apathetic
溫暖 (wēnnuǎn) /wən nwɑn/ A2	adjective - warm noun - warmth

Key Grammar Structures

• 如愛要老實為何自欺

  ➔ Use of the modal verb '要' (want/need) indicating necessity or obligation.

  ➔ The phrase uses '要' to express a need or desire to be honest about love.

• 如你已應驗甜蜜夢境

  ➔ Use of '已' (already) to indicate completed aspect of an action.

  ➔ This phrase indicates that the dream has already been fulfilled or proven to be real.

• 從出生當天角色早已禮成

  ➔ Use of '早已' (long ago/long since) to emphasize the early completion or inevitability of an action.

  ➔ This phrase emphasizes that from the moment of birth, roles or identities were established early on and unchangeably.

• 只可合照 縮影

  ➔ Use of '只可' (only able to) expressing limitation or inability to do more than a certain action.

  ➔ This phrase indicates that they can only take a photo together, symbolizing a limited or preserved moment.

• 只等到紅白儀式一場偶遇才會面

  ➔ Use of '只等到' (only wait until) to express waiting for a specific event or moment.

  ➔ This phrase depicts waiting for a specific ceremonial moment to meet, emphasizing anticipation and destiny.

• 總算立地頂天

  ➔ Use of '總算' (finally/at last) to indicate relief or culmination after effort.

  ➔ This phrase expresses relief or accomplishment after a long wait or effort, implying a nearing or reaching of a peak.