還原淚 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 洪嘉豪
• Album: 水的惡性循環

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant emotions of unreleased grief through Hung Kaho's “還原淚”. This song provides a window into understanding complex feelings and emotional cycles in Cantonese, offering a unique opportunity for language learners to connect with the music on a deeper, more personal level.

[English]

A half glass of water, fated but never meant to be, disappears.

I still hold back tears, thinking of someone, longing again to be together.

Still see the words, drinking water, for whom?

Drinking bitter water, we both shed tears over leaving.

But don’t know how to wash away worries, holding back tears.

Powerless to reverse the past, as waters flow away.

Crie your heart out, tears still remain in my heart.

Cry it all out, dry your tears, let go of the past.

Falling into despair, rely on you to restore my broken heart, how can I let him take it?

Always feeling upset, unconsciously venting my bitterness.

Want to sleep deeply, is it just drowning in alcohol?

Want to wipe away tears and reunite, but afraid of feeling empty.

Only wish the tears kept hidden will evaporate, leaving no reason behind.

Miss pure simplicity, a drop of rain, I’m not afraid to face.

Like tears falling into the Dead Sea, who are they for?

Difficult to gradually erase despair like medication.

Only you don’t notice every drop of rain.

Can hurt so deeply, so tear-jerking, regret still in my heart.

Cry it all out, dry your tears, let go of the past.

Rely on you to restore my broken heart.

I couldn’t calm down with just a glass of water, then push it away.

Falling deeper into emptiness, even more lonely.

Want to sleep deeply, is it just drowning in alcohol?

Want to wipe away tears and reunite.

Why continue to yearn, what’s worth fighting for?

Droplets of tears spill, debts not yet cleared.

Immersed in hope, we have destroyed the past.

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[Chinese]

半杯水 有緣無份消失一半去

我仍然含淚想起誰 一再渴望相聚

仍見字喝水 為誰

喝苦水 我們同樣為分開淌淚

但不懂沖散顧慮 凝住淚水

無力逆轉跟你往事逝如水

好好哭出眼淚 遺憾仍在心裡

好好哭乾眼淚 溶掉全部過去

沉淪靠你還原的心碎 怎可以由他去

總鬧情緒 不自覺吐苦水

好想進睡 難道持續飲醉

好想拭乾眼淚然後團聚 卻怕心虛

唯求暗裡留的淚 蒸發後再無根據

想念純粹 幾滴雨 我不必怕面對

猶如情淚掉進死海裡 給誰

難像藥水一點一點去消除氣餒

唯獨妳不發現每一點雨水

竟可傷感得多催淚 遺憾仍在心裡

好好哭乾眼淚 溶掉全部過去

沉淪靠你還原的心碎

我未能靠喝杯水冷靜繼而撒退

沉下去定更空虛

好想進睡 難道持續飲醉

好想拭乾眼淚然後團聚

再渴求憑什麼爭取

滴下滿腔淚 虧欠未見清除

浸沒期許 我們已沖毁過去

Key Grammar Structures

• 有緣無份消失一半去

  ➔ The usage of 有 (have/has) with 緣無份 to indicate possession or existence of fate without association.

  ➔ "有" means "to have" or "there is", indicating existence or possession.

• 好好哭出眼淚

  ➔ Repetition of 好好 (hao hao) emphasizes doing something thoroughly or well; used here as an adverb to intensify the verb.

  ➔ "好好" operates as an adverb meaning "thoroughly" or "well", modifying the verb.

• 沉淪靠你還原的心碎

  ➔ 靠 circles back to indicate reliance or dependence, here meaning "relying on" someone to restore heartache.

  ➔ 靠 is a preposition meaning "rely on" or "depend on".

• 猶如情淚掉進死海裡

  ➔ 猶如 used as a simile, meaning "as if" or "like" to compare two things.

  ➔ "猶如" functions as a simile, introducing a comparison similar to "like" or "as if".

• 給誰難像藥水一點一點去消除氣餒

  ➔ 難像 used as a comparative phrase meaning "difficult to compare to" or "not quite like".

  ➔ "難像" indicates that something is hard to compare with or not quite like another.

• 滴下滿腔淚 虧欠未見清除

  ➔ 滴下 indicates "dripping" or "dropping," using a verb of movement, and 未見 means "have not yet seen" or "not yet removed."

  ➔ "滴下" is a verb meaning "to drip" or "to drop," indicating movement of liquid.