給缺席的人唱首歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 馮允謙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

一邊唱 但未停 在偷望

Singing along without stopping, stealing a glance

數一數 幾多人 來觀看

Counting how many people came to watch

也許你 這刻經已降落 新空港

Maybe at this moment you've already landed at the new airport

Encore 了 尚在台上張望

Encore played, still looking out from the stage

誰還未 點起燈海 去陪我唱

Who hasn't turned on the lights to sing with me?

想你 坐在 40行 那時境況

Thinking of you sitting in row 40, feeling just like back then

然而在這瞬間 我已無望

But in this moment, I’ve lost hope

尋回舊日熟悉的眼光

Trying to find those familiar eyes again

人生上到高處 你卻在星空遠方

Life reaches high places, but you're far away in the starry sky

誰還 未入座 想給缺席 的這個你 來唱首歌

Who hasn't taken a seat? I want to sing a song for the one who's absent—

不知你在 不知哪裡 在聽麽 whoa

Not sure where you are, whether you're listening, whoa

同行 或獨活 都不怯懦

Walking together or living alone, neither is cowardly

分開了嗎 亦不等於 分開地過

Have we parted? That doesn't mean we can't keep living together

喜歡的歌 仍交錯 whoa

Favorite songs still intertwine, whoa

這刻你 在地球 另一面

Right now, you're on the other side of the Earth

給新居 的花牀 來改建

Giving the new home flower bed a makeover

耳筒裡 有首歌將思念講穿

Inside my earbuds, there's a song that speaks my longing

各有各選擇 沒恨亦無怨

Everyone makes their choices—no hatred, no resentment

你錯過點唱 還是為你點

Did you miss the song request, or did I choose it for you?

我跟你 歌聲中那宇宙 終會相見

Together, in the universe of our singing, we’ll eventually meet again

從前共對每天 你若懷念

Looking back on those days we faced each other, if you miss those times

仍能超脫空間 肩並肩

We can still transcend space, shoulder to shoulder

對空氣 與空房 所演唱的歌 亦能共勉

The songs sung about the air and empty rooms can still inspire us

誰還 未入座 想給缺席 的這個你 來唱首歌

Who hasn't taken a seat? I want to sing a song for you, who's absent

不知你在 不知哪裡 在聽麽 whoa

Not sure where you are, whether you're listening, whoa

同行 或獨活 都不怯懦

Walking together or living alone, neither is cowardly

分開了嗎 亦不等於 分開地過

Have we parted? That doesn’t mean we can’t live together someday

一唱這句 窩心似最初

Singing this line feels as heartfelt as at first

即使這一刻 空櫈再多

Even if the seats are empty now

心中的嘉賓 早已滿座

The honored guest in my heart has long been filled

寂寞望真 是幻像

Lonely gazes are illusions

有些觀眾 仍在拍和

Some audience members are still taking photos

不管歌單 怎麼改變

No matter how the playlist changes

仍為你 留了這首歌

I still left this song for you

來年 若不忙 沿著歌謠 回家找我

Next year, if you're not busy, follow the melodies home and find me

明明未在座 都給缺席 的這個你 遙遠地歌

Even if you’re not here, I sing this distant song for the missing you

想知你在 不知哪裡 愉快麽 whoa

Wondering where you are, are you happy, whoa

同行 或獨活 都不怯懦

Walking together or living alone, neither is cowardly

分開了嗎 仍可 等某天一起過

Have we parted? We can still wait to go through life together someday

這裡塌了 燈摔破 隨天花飛墮

Here, the lights have fallen, broken, falling with the flowers in the sky

我依然在唱 讓你可 找到我

I’m still singing, so you can find me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
唱 (chàng) /tʃʰɑŋ/ A1	verb - to sing
望 (wàng) /wɑŋ/ A2	verb - to look, to gaze noun - hope, expectation
燈 (dēng) /dəŋ/ A1	noun - lamp, light
歌 (gē) /kɤ/ A1	noun - song
懷念 (huái niàn) /xwaɪ念/ B2	verb - to cherish the memory of; to think of
寂寞 (jì mò) /t͡ɕi mo/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
空間 (kōng jiān) /kʰʊŋ t͡ɕjɛn/ B1	noun - space
缺席 (quē xí) /t͡ɕʰɥɛ ɕi/ B2	verb - to be absent; absence
地球 (dì qiú) /ti t͡ɕʰju/ A2	noun - earth
愉快 (yú kuài) /y̌ kʰwaɪ/ B1	adjective - happy; cheerful
選擇 (xuǎn zé) /ɕɥɛn tsɤ/ B1	noun - choice, option verb - to choose, to select
塌 (tā) /tʰa/ B2	verb - to collapse, to fall
找到 (zhǎo dào) /ʈʂɑʊ tɑʊ/ A2	verb - to find
觀眾 (guān zhòng) /kwan ʈʂʊŋ/ A2	noun - audience
宇宙 (yǔ zhòu) /ỳ ʈʂoʊ/ B1	noun - universe

Key Grammar Structures

• 我跟你 歌聲中那宇宙 終會相見

  ➔ Using the particle "跟" to indicate "with" or "to" in a relationship or accompaniment.

  ➔ "跟" is used to link people or things, meaning "with" or indicating accompaniment or association.

• 即使這一刻 空櫈再多

  ➔ Using "即使" to express "even if" or "despite" a certain situation.

  ➔ "即使" introduces a concessive clause, meaning "even if" or "despite".

• 再多

  ➔ Using "再" to indicate "more" or "again", often emphasizing an increase or repetition.

  ➔ "再" expresses "more" or "again", emphasizing repetition or increase.

• 想給缺席 的這個你 來唱首歌

  ➔ Using "想" with "給" to express "want to" or "wish to" for someone/something.

  ➔ "想" means "want to" or "wish to", and combined with "給" (to give) indicates desire to do something for someone.

• 誰還 未入座 想給缺席 的這個你 來唱首歌

  ➔ Using "未" before verbs to form the negative, meaning "not yet" or "have not".

  ➔ "未" is a negation marker placed before verbs to indicate an event or action has not yet occurred.

• 分開了嗎 亦不等於 分開地過

  ➔ Using "了嗎" to form a yes/no question about a completed action or state.

  ➔ "了嗎" is a question form combining "了" to indicate completion and "嗎" for yes/no questions.

• 心中的嘉賓 早已滿座

  ➔ Using "早已" to indicate "long ago" or "already an extended period".

  ➔ "早已" means "long ago" or "already for a while", emphasizing an action or state that has been longstanding.