孤獨美食家 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 魏浚笙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

穿上蠶絲製晨褸

Putting on a silky morning coat

仔細嚐珍貴紅酒

Carefully tasting precious red wine

先吃魚子醬 鵝肝押後

First eating caviar, goose liver comes later

如若你還於桌邊 總會斟我酒

If you're still at the table, you'll always pour me wine

幫我剝了蝦殼 用醬油 沾透

Peel my shrimp shell, dip it in soy sauce 'til it's soaked

任我吃得 多講究

Let me eat with such care

講到戀愛 鈍過頭

Talking about love, I'm duller than before

豪門夜宴 一隻叉 一隻羹 一個人

A fancy banquet at night, a fork, a bowl of soup, just one person

就算 開了酒 一個斟 一個飲

Even if the wine’s open, one pours, one drinks

得我一個人

I'm all alone

慶祝 我的 薄倖

Celebrating my heartbreak

如若當日 對著你 我沒有 冷落你

If that day, I hadn’t ignored you when facing you

大概這菜單 仍是二人份

Probably this menu is still for two

而我這刻 唯有恨

And right now, all I have is regret

長年獨對 一隻杯 一隻碟 一個人

Years spent alone, one glass, one plate, just one person

面前 並沒 有人

No one in front of me

一勺冰淇淋 如何和影對分

A spoonful of ice cream, how do I share it with the shadow?

所以 觀眾們 都要留心

So, everyone watching, beware

如果有人 給你甜品

If someone gives you dessert

記得 抱緊

Remember to hold on tight

剛買來伊勢龍蝦

Just bought some Ise lobster

很配松阪那牛扒

Goes perfectly with Matsusaka beef steak

咀嚼時咀嚼 無需 說話

Chewing silently, no need to speak

如沒有人 跟我講 寶貝好吃嗎

If no one asks me, “Is it delicious, darling?”

一桌好菜 倒進胃裏如 火化

A table full of good food, melts away in my stomach like ash

情侶套餐 很可怕

Couples’ dinner sets are so terrifying

不要迫我哭 好嗎

Don’t make me cry, okay?

豪門夜宴 一隻叉 一隻羹 一個人

A fancy banquet at night, a fork, a bowl of soup, just one person

就算 開了酒 一個斟 一個飲

Even if the wine’s open, one pours, one drinks

得我一個人

I'm all alone

慶祝 我的 薄倖

Celebrating my heartbreak

如若當日 對著你 我沒有 冷落你

If that day, I hadn’t ignored you when facing you

遇見的美好 全是二人份

All the beautiful moments we met are for two

而我這刻 唯有恨

And right now, all I have is regret

長年獨對 一隻杯 一隻碟 一個人

Years spent alone, one glass, one plate, just one person

面前 並沒 有人

No one in front of me

一勺冰淇淋 如何和影對分

A spoonful of ice cream, how do I share it with the shadow?

以後 吟釀美酒 無伴對飲 情願已封麈

From now on, no more drinks for sweetness, even if I wish to share, it’s sealed away

甜食 也為你 戒掉了 各位做証人

Desserts, I’ve given them up for you, all to bear witness

一隻叉 （一隻羮） 一個人 （一個人）

A fork (a bowl), one person (just one person)

鯁了骨仍 沒有人⋯ （無視我亦算應份)

Even with a bone stuck, no one’s there... (Ignoring me is part of it)

⋯走近 （走近）

...Coming closer (approaching)

現在你 經已再生 （食物會 帶動敏感）

Now you've already been reborn (Food can make us feel sensitive)

（只盼我）只盼我

(Just hope for me) Just hope I

共你 下一生⋯ （可再見）

Can be with you in the next life... (See you again)

⋯再吻 （再吻）

...Kiss again (another kiss)

往生 再吻 （再約 再吻)

Reborn, kiss again (another promise, another kiss)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
蠶絲 /tàn sī/ B2	noun - silk produced by silkworms
珍貴 /zhēn guì/ B2	adjective - precious, valuable
紅酒 /hóng jiǔ/ A2	noun - red wine
魚子醬 /yú zǐ jiàng/ B2	noun - caviar
鵝肝 /é gān/ B2	noun - foie gras
斟 /zhēn/ B1	verb - to pour drinks
剝 /bō/ B1	verb - to peel, to shell
恨 /hèn/ B2	noun - hatred, resentment
獨對 /dú duì/ B2	verb - to face alone
恬淡 /tián dàn/ C1	adjective - serene, calm and indifferent
封麈 /fēng zhǔ/ C2	noun - exile, banishment (literary/poetic term)
冰淇淋 /bīng qí lín/ A2	noun - ice cream
冰淇淋 /bīng qí lín/ A2	noun - ice cream

Key Grammar Structures

• 如若你還於桌邊 總會斟我酒

  ➔ 如若 / 如 if

  ➔ The phrase **如若** introduces a conditional clause meaning **'if'** or **'as if'**.

• 長年獨對 一隻杯 一隻碟 一個人

  ➔ 長年 / 長期 / for many years

  ➔ The phrase **長年** indicates **'for many years'** or **'long-term'**.

• 用醬油 沾透

  ➔ 用 / use / to use

  ➔ The verb **用** means **'to use'**, here indicating the action of **using soy sauce**.

• 如果有人 給你甜品

  ➔ 如果 / if / in case

  ➔ The word **如果** introduces a conditional clause meaning **'if'** or **'in case'**.

• 一桌好菜 倒進胃裏如 火化

  ➔ 倒進 / pour into / to pour into

  ➔ The verb **倒進** means **'to pour into'**, describing the action of pouring food into the stomach.

• 再吻 / 再吻

  ➔ 再 / again / furthermore

  ➔ **再** is used to indicate repetition or doing something again, as in **'再吻'** meaning **'kiss again'**.