分分鐘需要你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 戴祖儀

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Cantonese emotion through Joey Thye's dual rendition of '分分鐘需要你'. This classic love song is given two new lives, a bright 'Happy Version' and a poignant 'Sad Version'. Listening to both is a great way to learn how tone and arrangement can completely change the meaning of the same lyrics, expressing both the joy of mutual love and the sorrow of unrequited affection. It's a special opportunity to hear how a single phrase in Cantonese can carry a spectrum of feelings.

[English]

I wish I could ride a rocket and take you to the skies

Living together in space, just you and I

Living a thousand years, still feeling intoxicated

Having you by my side brings so much joy

Together we’re a perfect pair, so sweet and fun

Even if the sky falls and the earth cracks, it’s no big deal

Even through storms and winds, I only need to see you

It’s like seeing the sun thousands of miles away

With you, I’m happier, everything feels just right

Even salted fish and cabbage taste so good

Forever sharing moments with you, I need you every minute

You’re like sunshine and air to me

I look better because of you, I go crazy because of you

I’m willing to do silly things just for you

Making silly monkey sounds, laughing at everything I see

Having you by my side brings so much joy

If someday I lose you, even blooming flowers won’t be beautiful

I wish I could live forever on a deserted island

Being your imitation, facing you every day

Performing for a wooden doll, just to see your smile

With you, I’m happier, everything feels just right

Even salted fish and cabbage taste so good

Forever sharing moments with you, I need you every minute

You’re like sunshine and air to me

...

With you, I’m happier, everything feels just right

Even salted fish and cabbage taste so good

Forever sharing moments with you, I need you every minute

You’re like sunshine and air to me

With you, I’m happier, everything feels just right

Even salted fish and cabbage taste so good

Forever sharing moments with you, I need you every minute

You’re like sunshine and air to me

You’re like sunshine and air to me

You’re like sunshine and air to me

...

[Chinese]

願我會揸火箭 帶你到天空去

在太空中兩人住

活到一千歲 都一般心醉

有你在身邊多樂趣

共你雙雙對 好得戚好得意

地冧天崩當閒事

就算翻風雨 只需睇到你

似見陽光千萬里

有了你開心啲 乜都稱心滿意

鹹魚白菜也好好味

我與你永共敍 分分鐘需要你

你似是陽光空氣

扮靚啲皆因你 癲癲地皆因你

為你甘心作傻事

扮下猩猩叫 睇到乜都笑

有你在身邊多樂趣

若有朝失咗你 花開都不美

願到荒島去長住

做個假的你 天天都相對

對木頭公仔做戲

有了你開心啲 乜都稱心滿意

鹹魚白菜也好好味

我與你永共敍 分分鐘需要你

你似是陽光空氣

有了你開心啲 乜都稱心滿意

鹹魚白菜也好好味

我與你永共敍 分分鐘需要你

你似是陽光空氣

有了你開心啲 乜都稱心滿意

鹹魚白菜也好好味

我與你永共敍 分分鐘需要你

你似是陽光空氣

你似是陽光空氣

你似是陽光空氣

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
火箭 /huǒjiàn/ B1	noun - rocket
天空 /tiānkōng/ A2	noun - sky
太空 /tàikōng/ B1	noun - outer space
心醉 /xīnzuì/ B2	verb - be intoxicated or captivated
樂趣 /lèqù/ A2	noun - fun, enjoyment
對 /duì/ A2	verb - to face, to oppose
陽光 /yángguāng/ A2	noun - sunlight
空氣 /kōngqì/ A2	noun - air
陽光空氣 /yángguāng kōngqì/ B1	noun phrase - sunlight and air
需要 /xūyào/ A2	verb - to need
永 /yǒng/ B1	adjective - eternal, forever
共 /gòng/ A2	preposition - together with
永共 /yǒnggòng/ B2	verb phrase - to share eternally