好好掛住 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳健安

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

在半空中夏季的風裡

In the summer breeze high up in the sky

安放在那最密閉的房𥚃

Placed inside that most enclosed room

沉入某片靜泊的海𥚃

Fading into a quiet, peaceful sea

置於馬路 做城內的點綴

On the street, adding little touches to the city

在散落片段何其瑣碎

Spreading out in fragments, how trivial they are

一碰又足以令我落淚

A touch is enough to bring me to tears

輕輕一抹記憶是相處跟散聚

Gently brushing memories of time together or apart

正刻劃誰

Just sketching who you are

在我快要滅卻身體𥚃

Inside my body about to fade away

都也在我最任性的心𥚃

And also in my stubbornest heart

停在過去或再歸不去

Staying in the past or never returning

卻忽爾地治療人的焦慮

Yet suddenly healing my anxiety

願往日快樂延續不要一刻消逝

May the happiness of yesterday continue, not a moment should disappear

方記下去 才寫滿字句

Only then can I keep writing, filling pages with words

日月流轉 到處很多證據

As days and months pass, evidence appears everywhere

不必驚怕時日若遠走

No need to fear time if it slips away

少了你繼續擁抱我

Without you, I keep holding on

若是可緊記你曾來過

If only I could always remember you came here

不唱頌離別歌

No need to sing farewell songs

好好掛住你留過一串笑聲

Keep loving you, leaving behind your laughter

好好掛住你凝看的美景

Keep loving the beautiful scenery you looked at

或是再沒有呼吸聲但這次偶遇仍雋永

Maybe no more breathing sounds, but this encounter remains eternal

你繼續存在 縱不再能回應

You continue to exist, even if you can no longer respond

心中有座城 未傾倒 如行星

There's a city inside my heart, still standing tall like a planet

在天空宇宙間見證

Witnessed across the sky and universe

仍然是你 為我引光迎來路徑

It's still you, guiding me with light to find my way

好好掛住你陪我幾次遠征

Loving you, I went on several adventures

好好掛住你談理想不信命

Loving you, dreaming of ideals, not believing in fate

日後我望向光跟影 都傾出滿地共時性

In the future, when I look at light and shadow, they seep together in harmony

似你在旁述世間各種感性

Just like you describing all kinds of sensitivity in the world

當苦惱事情浮動著未能冷靜

When worries float around, and I can't stay calm

都知你在規勸我 我在聽

I know you're advising me, and I'm listening

如舊的安慰我 我在聽

Old comfort, I'm still hearing it

哪需有聲

No need for words

話語間我又會講起你

In our conversations, I begin to mention you again

想散步了我又會掀起你

Thinking of taking a walk, I find myself thinking of you

臨睡半秒又會翻開你

Half a second before sleep, I flip open memories of you

會心痛吧 但從未想躲避

It hurts my heart, but I've never wanted to hide from it

願往日快樂延續 不要一刻消逝

May the happiness of past days continue, never fade away

想記住你 才想記住你

Wanting to remember you, I keep trying to remember you

漫入時間 再過多幾世紀

Flowing into time, even after many centuries

不必驚怕時日若遠走

No need to fear time if it slips away

少了你繼續擁抱我

Without you, I keep holding on

若是可緊記你曾來過

If only I could always remember you came here

不唱頌離別歌

No need to sing farewell songs

好好掛住你留過一串笑聲

Keep loving you, leaving behind your smile

好好掛住你凝看的美景

Keep loving the beautiful scenery you looked at

或是再沒有呼吸聲但這次偶遇仍雋永

Maybe no more sounds of breathing, but this encounter still feels eternal

你繼續存在 縱不再能回應

You keep existing, even if you can't respond anymore

心中有座城 未傾倒 如行星

There's a city inside my heart, unfallen like a planet

在天空宇宙間見證

Witnessed across the sky and universe

仍然是你 為我引光迎來路徑

It's still you, guiding me with light to find my path

好好掛住你陪我幾次遠征

Loving you, I went on several journeys

好好掛住你談理想不信命

Loving you, talking about dreams, no belief in fate

日後我望向光跟影都傾出滿地共時性

Later, whenever I look at light and shadow, they blend in harmony

似你在旁述世間各種感性

Just like you expressing all kinds of feelings about the world

當苦惱事情浮動著未尋到恬靜

When troubles float up and I can't stay calm

都知你在規勸我 我在聽

I know you're advising me, and I listen

如舊的安慰我 我在聽

Like old comforting words, I keep hearing them

哪需有聲

No need for words

信你尚存在哪需要誰回應

Believing you still exist, who needs responses?

心中那座城或不可能看清

The city inside my heart may never be fully clear

我始終掛住這個你

I always keep loving this you

無停下過 在腦海中進退 就似 回聲

Unstopping, in my mind's ebb and flow, like an echo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
風 (fēng) /fəŋ/ A1	noun - wind
海 (hǎi) /xaɪ/ A1	noun - sea
記憶 (jìyì) /t͡ɕî î/ B1	noun - memory
身體 (shēntǐ) /ʂə́n tʰì/ A2	noun - body
心 (xīn) /ɕín/ A1	noun - heart
快樂 (kuàilè) /kʰwâɪ lɤ̂/ A2	adjective - happy
日月 (rìyuè) /ʐîɥ̯œ̂/ B2	noun - sun and moon
擁抱 (yǒngbào) /i̯ʊ́ŋ pâʊ/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
笑聲 (xiàoshēng) /ɕjâʊ ʂə́ŋ/ B1	noun - laughter
美景 (měijǐng) /mèi t͡ɕìŋ/ B2	noun - beautiful scenery
呼吸 (hūxī) /xú ɕí/ B1	noun - breath
宇宙 (yǔzhòu) /ỳ t͡ʂôʊ/ B2	noun - universe
理想 (lǐxiǎng) /lì ɕjǎŋ/ B1	noun - ideal, aspiration
光 (guāng) /kwáŋ/ A1	noun - light
影 (yǐng) /ǐŋ/ A2	noun - shadow
事情 (shìqíng) /ʂɻ̩˥i t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˥/ A2	noun - thing, matter, affair

Key Grammar Structures

• 少了你繼續擁抱我

  ➔ The use of "少了你" indicates the absence of someone and leads into the consequence or continuation with "繼續" (continue).

  ➔ This phrase uses a structure to show someone's absence and how life continues despite it.

• 願往日快樂延續不要一刻消逝

  ➔ The phrase "願...延續" uses the subjunctive mood expressing a wish or desire.

  ➔ This structure expresses a wish for something to continue or persist.

• 在天空宇宙間見證

  ➔ The phrase "在...見證" uses a preposition "在" (in/at) followed by a noun, and the verb "見證" (witness) indicating an ongoing action of witnessing.

  ➔ This grammatical structure indicates the action of witnessing happening within a certain space or context.

• 都知你在規勸我

  ➔ The word "都" emphasizes 'all' or 'even' and is used with "知" (know) to indicate total awareness.

  ➔ This particle "都" indicates totality or universality when combined with verbs like "知" (know).

• 你繼續存在 縱不再能回應

  ➔ The phrase "縱不再能" uses the concessive "縱" (even if) to indicate that despite an inability to respond, the subject continues to exist.

  ➔ This grammatical structure employs a concessive phrase "縱" to acknowledge a limitation while affirming ongoing existence.

• 心中有座城 未傾倒 如行星

  ➔ The phrase "未傾倒" uses the negative form "未" (not yet) combined with "傾倒" (collapse) to suggest ongoing stability or resilience.

  ➔ This expression uses "未" to denote something that has not yet fallen or collapsed, symbolizing resilience.