鋼鐵是怎樣煉成的 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 何韻詩
• Album: 無名。詩

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant story of strength and vulnerability in Ho韵诗's '鋼鐵是怎樣煉成的'. This song offers a powerful lesson in understanding the complexities of human emotions and the price of resilience, using vivid Cantonese imagery to explore the desire for tenderness amidst a world demanding toughness.

[English]

Melt away my cursed faith from the beginning, forge a brighter, shinier steel

Have been brushed by cold water, waiting so long

With every blow, I grow stronger

The toughest battles are with words and tongues, how to arm myself and fight others

Actually, this steel helmet gets thicker every day, but in the end, I stand there feeling strained

Even with internal wounds, how can a strong person ever rest and recover?

I’ve become steel, but I haven’t completely won

No one will remember me at night

I also wish I could be as fragile as porcelain

That easily shattered heart, just like glass

I’ve become steel, standing firm on this vast battlefield

Creating the most glaring contrast

If I could have ordinary luck in love

Then what do I need this ironclad, these iron arms for?

...

If I could be so tough that even loneliness can scare me away

Having shed tears enough times to build a body that lasts forever

Then I look down on my army

Prophecies of the past like water, unwavering, but now I realize I can’t go back

No matter how desperate I am, I develop until even falling into hell won’t shatter me

But trapped in this flesh, no one comes, no way out—woe

I’ve become steel, but I haven’t completely won

No one will remember me at night

I also wish I could be as fragile as porcelain

That easily shattered heart, just like glass

I’ve become steel, standing firm on this vast battlefield

Creating the most glaring contrast

If I could have ordinary luck in love

Then what’s the use of this weapon in my hand—woe

...

I’ve become steel, but for whom do I perform?

No way forward, only memories

I also wish I could be as fragile as porcelain

Bright, flawless, like a delicate flower vase

I’ve become steel, returning to the battlefield each day

Frowning without joy or sorrow

If I could take my time in love

Let me love you with my true self

...

[Chinese]

從頭溶掉我多災的信仰 鑄造更光更亮

淋過冷水 也等得漫長

隨着每個打擊 我會愈強

最難舌劍唇槍 怎樣武裝 和人言打仗

其實這鋼盔 天天加厚 最後令我 站着亦牽強

我縱是內傷 但強人 哪可休養

我變做了鋼鐵 但未完全勝利

無人晚上會記起

我都想可以脆弱到 仿似瓷器

極易碎那顆心 就如玻璃

我變做了鋼鐵 屹立茫茫戰地

形成最礙眼對比

若我得到常人 戀愛運氣

又哪用鐵金剛 一雙鐵臂

如可強硬到孤單都嚇退

要滴過幾次淚 才夠建築 永生的身軀

然後我掃得低 一支軍隊

先知過去如水 堅毅至此 原來回不去

無奈我有點 迫不得已 發育直到 墮地亦不碎

卻困着肉身 沒人來 也出不去 woo

我變做了鋼鐵 但未完全勝利

無人晚上會記起

我都想可以脆弱到 仿似瓷器

極易碎那顆心 就如玻璃

我變做了鋼鐵 屹立茫茫戰地

形成最礙眼對比

若我分到常人 戀愛運氣

又哪用我手中 這利器 woo

我變做了鋼鐵 但為誰人獻技

前無去路至記起

我都想可以脆弱到 仿似瓷器

亮白而無瑕 猶像花樽精美

我變做了鋼鐵 每日重臨戰地

眉頭再沒樂與悲

若我得到談情 慢條斯理

讓我用我真身 愛你

Key Grammar Structures

• 從頭溶掉我多災的信仰 鑄造更光更亮

  ➔ Use of verbs in the imperative form.

  ➔ The phrase "溶掉" (melt away) is an imperative verb suggesting action.

• 我變做了鋼鐵 但未完全勝利

  ➔ Use of the past tense to indicate a change.

  ➔ The phrase "變做了" (became) indicates a transformation that has occurred.

• 我都想可以脆弱到 仿似瓷器

  ➔ Use of conditional structure to express desire.

  ➔ The phrase "可以脆弱到" (could be weak to) expresses a hypothetical situation.

• 若我得到常人 戀愛運氣

  ➔ Use of '若' to introduce a conditional clause.

  ➔ The phrase "若我得到" (if I obtain) sets up a condition for the following statement.

• 我變做了鋼鐵 但為誰人獻技

  ➔ Use of '但' to contrast two ideas.

  ➔ The phrase "但為誰人" (but for whom) introduces a contrasting thought.

• 我都想可以脆弱到 仿似瓷器

  ➔ Use of '都' to emphasize inclusivity.

  ➔ The phrase "我都想" (I also want) emphasizes that the speaker shares a common desire.