黑色柳丁

• By: 田馥甄

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

今天我心情有一点怪怪

Today I feel a little strange

可是说不出到底为什么

But I can't quite explain why

好像有一点悲哀的征兆

It seems there's a hint of sadness

可是病因不知道

Though I don't know the cause

头上有橘色的加州阳光

Orange California sunshine on my head

我的口袋只有黑色的柳丁

All I have in my pocket is a black tangerine

我只有一个蓝色的感觉

I only feel a blue sensation

不要问我为什么

Don't ask me why

很想说但又觉得没有话好说

I want to tell you but I feel speechless

我只恨我自己逃不出这监狱

I only hate myself for not escaping this prison

或许我是个没有出息的小虫

Maybe I'm just a small, useless bug

不该一直作梦你不是个英雄

I shouldn't keep dreaming, you're not a hero

叶子用坠落证明换季

Falling leaves mark the changing season

可我昏昏沉沉没有办法醒

But I'm dazed, unable to wake up

你愿意做个英雄

Would you be willing to be a hero

还是你会要放弃

Or would you choose to give up

天是亮的却布满乌云

The sky is bright but full of dark clouds

所有焦距被闪光判了死刑

All focus is sentenced to death by the flash

你装作什么英雄

You pretend to be a hero

我看你不过是佣兵

But I see you're just a mercenary

我只想哭只想哭只想哭

All I want is to cry, just want to cry

我只想哭只想哭只想哭

All I want is to cry, just want to cry

...

...

今天一起床我就头痛

The moment I wake up today, my head hurts

不管吃了几瓶药都没有用

No matter how many pills I take, it's no use

心情有一点莫名的焦躁

My mood feels strangely restless

你离我越远越好

The farther you are from me, the better

外面有橘色的加州阳光

Outside, orange California sunshine

我却躲在自己孤独的黑洞

But I'm hiding in my lonely black hole

我只有一个小小的要求

I have just one small request

就是请你leave me alone

Please, just leave me alone

很想说但又觉得没有话好说

I want to say something but I feel speechless

我只恨我自己逃不出这监狱

I only hate myself for not escaping this prison

或许我是个没有出息的小虫

Maybe I'm just a small, hopeless bug

不该一直作梦你不是个英雄

I shouldn't keep dreaming, you're not a hero

叶子用坠落证明换季

Falling leaves mark the changing season

可我昏昏沉沉没有办法醒

But I'm dazed, unable to wake up

你愿意做个英雄

Would you be willing to be a hero

还是你会要放弃

Or would you choose to give up

天是亮的却布满乌云

The sky is bright but full of dark clouds

所有焦距被闪光判了死刑

All focus is sentenced to death by the flash

你装作什么英雄

You pretend to be a hero

我看你不过是佣兵

But I see you're just a mercenary

我只想哭只想哭只想哭

All I want is to cry, just want to cry

我只想哭只想哭只想哭

All I want is to cry, just want to cry

...

...

今天我心情有一点烂烂

Today I feel a little rotten

可是说不出来到底为什么

But I can't quite explain why

好像有一点悲哀的征兆

It seems there's a hint of sadness

可是病因不知道

Though I don't know the cause

我只想哭只想哭只想哭

All I want is to cry, just want to cry

我只想哭只想哭只想哭

All I want is to cry, just want to cry

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
心情 /xīn qíng/ A2	noun - mood
怪 /guài/ B1	adjective - strange, weird
悲哀 /bēi āi/ B2	noun - sorrow, sadness
橘色 /jú sè/ A2	noun - orange color
陽光 /yángguāng/ A2	noun - sunlight
柳丁 /liǔ ding/ B2	noun - orange (fruit)
感覺 /gǎnjué/ A2	noun - feeling, sensation
監獄 /jiānyù/ B2	noun - prison, jail
英雄 /yīngxióng/ B2	noun - hero
翅膀 /chìbǎng/ B2	noun - wing
梦 /mèng/ A2	noun - dream
掉落 /diàoluò/ B2	verb - to fall
换季 /huànjì/ B2	verb - to change season
沉沉 /chénchén/ B2	adjective - heavy, dull, sluggish
判了死刑 /pàn le sǐxíng/ C1	verb phrase - sentenced to death

Grammar:

• 今天我心情有一点怪怪

  ➔ Adjective Reduplication (怪怪)

  ➔ The repetition of an adjective (怪) emphasizes the degree or quality. Here, "怪怪" means 'a little strange' or 'somewhat odd'.

• 可是说不出到底为什么

  ➔ Resultative Verb Complement (说不出)

  ➔ "说不出" indicates the inability to express something. "说" is the verb (to say), and "不出" indicates the result (unable to).

• 好像有一点悲哀的征兆

  ➔ Adjective + 的 + Noun (悲哀的征兆)

  ➔ The structure "Adjective + 的 + Noun" modifies the noun with the adjective. "悲哀的征兆" means 'a sign of sadness'.

• 可我昏昏沉沉没有办法醒

  ➔ Reduplicated Adjective + 没有办法 + Verb (昏昏沉沉没有办法醒)

  ➔ "没有办法" means "no way" or "unable to." Here, it expresses an inability to wake up from a groggy state.

• 你愿意做个英雄 还是你会要放弃

  ➔ Alternative Question (还是)

  ➔ "还是" is used to present two or more options in a question, like 'or' in English. "你愿意做个英雄 还是 你会要放弃?" means "Are you willing to be a hero, or will you give up?".

• 你装作什么英雄 我看你不过是佣兵

  ➔ "不过是" Structure (不过是)

  ➔ "不过是" means "merely", "nothing more than", or "only". Here, "我看你不过是佣兵" means "In my opinion, you are nothing more than a mercenary."

• 今天一起床我就头痛

  ➔ 就 structure: as soon as, right after (一起床我就头痛)

  ➔ The structure "一...就..." indicates that one action happens immediately after another. "今天一起床我就头痛" means 'As soon as I got out of bed today, I had a headache.'