浮誇 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

有人問我 我就會講 但是無人來

Someone asks me, I’ll just speak but no one’s listening

我期待到無奈 有話要講 得不到裝載

I’ve reached the limit of hope, got words to say but nothing to hold onto

我的心情猶像樽蓋 等被揭開

My mood’s like a bottle cap waiting to be pulled off

嘴巴卻在養青苔

But my mouth’s just growing green moss

人潮內愈文靜愈變得不受理睬

In the crowd, the more quiet I am, the more I get ignored

自己要搞出意外

I want to create some chaos myself

像突然地高歌

Like suddenly singing loudly

任何地方也像開四面台

Anywhere feels like a stage with four sides

著最閃的衫 扮十分感慨

Wearing the flashiest clothes, pretending to be emotional

有人來拍照要記住插袋

Someone comes to take photos, remember to put your hands in your pockets

你當我是浮誇吧 誇張只因我很怕

You might think I’m just boastful, but I’m just scared

似木頭 似石頭的話 得到注意嗎？

If it’s words that sound like wood or stone, will they get attention?

其實怕被忘記 至放大來演吧

Actually, I’m just afraid of being forgotten, so I blow it up to perform

很不安 怎去優雅

Feeling uneasy—how can I be elegant?

世上還讚頌沉默嗎？不夠爆炸

Does the world praise silence anymore? Not explosive enough

怎麼有話題讓我誇

Where’s a topic that makes me boast?

做大娛樂家

To be a big entertainer

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那年十八 母校舞會 站著如嘍囉

That year I was eighteen, at my school dance, standing like a lackey

那時候 我含淚發誓各位

Back then, I swore with tears, everyone

必須看到我

Must see me

在世間 平凡又普通的路太多

On this world’s many ordinary and mundane paths

屋村你住哪一座？

Which estate do you live in?

情愛中 工作中受過的忽視太多

In love and work, I’ve faced too much neglect

自尊已飽經跌墮

Self-esteem has been through many falls

重視能治肚餓

Valuing something can only relieve hunger

末曾獲得過便知我為何

Only when I’ve gained something do I understand why

大動作很多 犯下這些錯

Many big actions, many mistakes

搏人們看看我 算病態麼？

Trying to show off for people—am I sick?

你當我是浮誇吧 誇張只因我很怕

You think I’m just boastful, but I’m just scared

似木頭 似石頭的話 得到注意嗎？

If my words sound like wood or stone, will I get attention?

其實怕被忘記 至放大來演吧

Actually, I’m afraid of being forgotten, so I hype myself up

很不安 怎去優雅

Feeling anxious—how can I be elegant?

世上還讚頌沉默嗎？不夠爆炸

Does the world still praise silence? Not enough explosion

怎麼有話題 讓我誇

What topics can I boast about?

做大娛樂家

To be a big entertainer

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幸運兒並不多

Lucky ones are few and far between

若然未當過就知我為何

If you haven’t experienced it, then you’d know why

用十倍苦心做突出一個

I put ten times the effort to stand out

正常人夠我富議論性麼？

Are enough normal people enough for my debates?

你叫我做浮誇吧 加幾聲噓聲也不怕

Call me boastful, I don’t mind a few boos

我在場 有悶場的話 表演你看嗎？

I’m here—if there’s silence, wanna see me perform?

夠歇斯底里嗎？

Is that enough hysteria?

以眼淚淋花吧

Let tears flow like flowers

一心只想你驚訝

All I want is to surprise you

我舊時似未存在嗎？

Did I seem like I never existed before?

加重注碼 青筋也現形 話我知

Increase the stakes, veins pop out—tell me

現在存在嗎？

Do I still exist now?

凝視我 別再只看天花

Gaze at me, don’t just look at the sky

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我非你杯茶

I’m not your cup of tea

也可盡情地喝吧

Feel free to drink me all up

別遺忘有人在為你聲沙

Don’t forget someone’s shouting for you

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Key Grammar Structures

• 我期待到無奈

  ➔ 到 (dào) as a marker indicating the point of reaching or extent of an action

  ➔ It indicates the extent or point of reaching the feeling of 'helplessness' (無奈)

• 像突然地高歌

  ➔ 像 (xiàng) as a comparative word meaning 'like' or 'similar to'

  ➔ It is used to compare the act of singing suddenly to something else, like performing unexpectedly

• 任何地方也像開四面台

  ➔ 也 (yě) as a conjunction meaning 'also' or 'too'

  ➔ It emphasizes that any place can be turned into a stage or performance area

• 你當我是浮誇吧

  ➔ 當 (dāng) as a verb meaning 'to consider' or 'to regard as'

  ➔ It expresses that the speaker considers the accusation of being exaggerated as a matter of perception

• 很不安 怎去優雅

  ➔ 怎 (zěn) as an interrogative word meaning 'how' or 'in what way'

  ➔ It asks about the method or way to achieve grace or elegance amid internal anxiety

• 我非你杯茶

  ➔ 非 (fēi) as a negation meaning 'not' or 'not being'

  ➔ It indicates the speaker is not fond of or does not prefer the other person’s style or attitude, using a metaphor related to tea