Dear Myself – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 尹光, Wan K.

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

有什麼得意成就?

有什麼得意成就?

若是想聽我樂於跟你回眸

If you want to hear, I'm happy to reminisce with you.

霎眼是微秋

A blink of an eye, it's already early autumn.

請觀眾快入座即將進行這個演奏

Please, audience, take your seats, this performance is about to begin.

追憶與共震 誰人沒有遺憾

Memories and resonance, who doesn't have regrets?

並未進軍 Hollywood 但過足口癮

Didn't make it to Hollywood, but had my fill.

14座那坐客就快歸隱

The "14-seater" (referring to himself) is about to retire.

唱着最後餘韻

Singing the last echo.

數波波點算每顆星球

Counting polka dots, counting every star.

多麼感激有幸置身這裏望滿天星宿

So grateful to be here, looking at the starry sky.

這段旅程人來人往 細數著頭毛溜走

In this journey, people come and go, counting the hairs falling out.

聽過幾多落淚大笑歡呼拍手

Heard so much crying, laughing, cheering, and applause.

黐膠花的歲數永不停留

The age of gluing paper flowers never stops.

所得所失怎說起

How to talk about gains and losses?

轉轉心情人又照舊

Change your mood, and people are still the same.

廟街篤下波搵下老友

Hanging out in Temple Street, finding old friends.

有乜睇化唔化 玩個夠

What to take or not take to heart? Just have enough fun.

我唱著無無聊聊從未太閃耀

I sing trivial things, never too flashy.

我在唱日日夜夜願搏你一笑

I sing day and night, hoping to make you smile.

到了我聲線亦折舊了

Now my voice is also getting old.

我把這個使命過繼 AI 了

I'm passing this mission on to AI.

數波波點算每顆星球

Counting polka dots, counting every star.

多麼感激有幸置身這裏望滿天星宿

So grateful to be here, looking at the starry sky.

這段旅程人來人往 季節是歲月神偷

In this journey, people come and go, seasons are the thieves of time.

聽過幾多落淚大笑歡呼拍手

Heard so much crying, laughing, cheering, and applause.

數一生的智慧與荒謬

Counting a lifetime of wisdom and absurdity.

所得所失怎說起

How to talk about gains and losses?

轉轉心情人又照舊

Change your mood, and people are still the same.

朝朝睇鏡中這個老友

Looking at this old friend in the mirror every morning.

鏡中的我和我 是摯友

The me in the mirror and I are best friends.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
成就 /chéng jiù/ B1	noun - achievement
回眸 /huí móu/ B2	verb/noun - to look back; a glance back
演奏 /yǎn zòu/ B1	noun - performance (of music)
追憶 /zhuī yì/ B2	noun/verb - to reminisce; remembrance
星球 /xīng qiú/ A2	noun - planet
感激 /gǎn jī/ B1	verb - to be grateful
旅程 /lǚ chéng/ A2	noun - journey
歲月 /suì yuè/ B2	noun - years; passing of time
智慧 /zhì huì/ B2	noun - wisdom
荒謬 /huāng miù/ C1	noun/adj - absurdity
老友 /lǎo yǒu/ A2	noun - old friend
摯友 /zhì yǒu/ B2	noun - close friend, soul mate

Key Grammar Structures

• 有什麼得意成就?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence structure.

  ➔ The phrase starts with '有什麼', which means 'what is there', indicating a question about achievements.

• 請觀眾快入座即將進行這個演奏

  ➔ Imperative sentence structure.

  ➔ The phrase uses '請' to politely request the audience to take their seats, indicating an imperative form.

• 並未進軍 Hollywood 但過足口癮

  ➔ Use of conjunctions and contrast.

  ➔ The phrase contrasts two ideas using '但' (but), indicating a shift in expectation.

• 數波波點算每顆星球

  ➔ Use of counting and quantifiers.

  ➔ The phrase uses '數' (count) and '每顆' (each) to indicate counting each star, showing quantification.

• 聽過幾多落淚大笑歡呼拍手

  ➔ Use of past participle and experience.

  ➔ The phrase uses '聽過' (have heard) to indicate past experiences of laughter and applause.

• 所得所失怎說起

  ➔ Use of rhetorical questions.

  ➔ The phrase poses a rhetorical question about gains and losses, inviting reflection.

• 鏡中的我和我 是摯友

  ➔ Use of simile and metaphor.

  ➔ The phrase compares the speaker's reflection to a close friend, using metaphorical language.