荒唐 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: A-Lin

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of A-Lin's "荒唐," a Mandopop ballad that encapsulates the pain of lost love and the strength to move forward. This song offers a chance to explore themes of heartbreak and resilience in Mandarin, enhanced by A-Lin's powerful vocals.

[English]

Are you crying? I can't hear you speak

Turn around and walk away, there's no need to force it anymore

Just lost to an honest lie

How could we withstand the flood of betrayal?

Are you disappointed? I'm not who you imagined

What’s left that can be used to pretend?

Forgiveness isn't the only answer to end it all

I'm really starting to doubt love's weight

Finally, I see right through love

I understand I’ve lost this game completely

About the trap you set up

Finally, I admit I’m hurt

I decide to wipe this memory clean

Pack up your foolishness and then leave

Can I escape somehow, with my last strength?

Just lost to an honest lie

How did we fall for each other's absurdity?

Finally, I see right through love

I understand I’ve lost this game completely

About the trap you set up

Finally, I admit I’m hurt

I decide to wipe this memory clean

Pack up your foolishness

Scene after scene, I can't close my eyes—cruelly sweet

Unclosable messages, engraved in my heart, hurting there

The illusion of our love can't be released

I'm afraid I can't bear to say "I hate you" anymore

Finally, I see right through love

I understand I’ve lost this game completely

About the trap you set up

Finally, I admit I’m hurt

I decide to wipe this memory clean

Pack up your foolishness and then leave

...

Are you crying? I can't hear you speak

Turn around and walk away, there's no need to force it anymore

...

[Chinese]

你哭了嗎 我聽不到你說話

轉身走吧 沒有必要再勉強

只是輸給了一個誠實的謊話

我們怎麼會禁不起 背叛的沖刷

你失望嗎 我並不是你想像

剩下什麼 可以用來偽裝

原諒不是唯一結束問題的回答

我真的開始懷疑 愛情的重量

終於 讓我看穿了愛情

我明白這場遊戲輸的五體投地

關於你佈下的局

終於 我承認了我傷心

我決定把這回憶抹的乾乾淨淨

收拾你的荒唐 然後離去

可不可以讓自己逃離 用最後的力氣

只是輸給了一個誠實的謊話

我們怎麼會愛上彼此的荒唐

終於 讓我看穿了愛情

我明白這場遊戲輸的五體投地

關於你佈下的局

終於 我承認了我傷心

我決定把這回憶抹的乾乾淨淨

收拾你的荒唐

一幕幕我閉不上眼睛 殘忍的甜蜜

一封封刪不去的簡訊 烙在心裡 痛在心裡

我們愛過的假象無法釋放

我害怕我不忍心再說一句我恨你

終於 讓我看穿了愛情

我明白這場遊戲輸的五體投地

關於你佈下的局

終於 我承認了我傷心

我決定把這回憶抹的乾乾淨淨

收拾你的荒唐 然後離去

你哭了嗎 我聽不到你說話

轉身走吧 沒有必要再勉強

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
哭 /kū/ A1	verb - to cry, to weep
說話 /shuō huà/ A1	verb - to speak, to say
走 /zǒu/ A1	verb - to walk, to leave
誠實 /chéng shí/ B1	adjective - honest, truthful
謊話 /huǎng huà/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood
背叛 /bèi pàn/ B2	verb - to betray noun - betrayal
沖刷 /chōng shuā/ B2	verb - to erode, to scour
失望 /shī wàng/ B1	adjective - disappointed verb - to be disappointed
想像 /xiǎng xiàng/ B1	verb - to imagine, to visualize noun - imagination
偽裝 /wěi zhuāng/ B2	verb - to disguise, to pretend noun - disguise, pretense
原諒 /yuán liàng/ B1	verb - to forgive, to excuse
懷疑 /huái yí/ B1	verb - to doubt, to suspect
愛情 /ài qíng/ A2	noun - love
遊戲 /yóu xì/ A1	noun - game
傷心 /shāng xīn/ B1	adjective - sad, heartbroken
回憶 /huí yì/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
乾淨 /gān jìng/ A2	adjective - clean
荒唐 /huāng táng/ B2	adjective - absurd, ridiculous
逃離 /táo lí/ B2	verb - to escape, to flee
殘忍 /cán rěn/ B2	adjective - cruel, brutal
甜蜜 /tián mì/ B1	adjective - sweet
釋放 /shì fàng/ B2	verb - to release, to liberate

Key Grammar Structures

• 只是輸給了一個誠實的謊話

  ➔ Using 只 + verb to emphasize 'just' or 'only' + action

  ➔ '只是' indicates that the action is limited or merely that, emphasizing the simplicity or exclusivity of the action

• 我決定把這回憶抹的乾乾淨淨

  ➔ Deciding to do something with 決定 + verb, with 把 indicating disposal or thoroughness

  ➔ '決定' means 'to decide', and using 把 indicates that the action is carried out thoroughly or with finality

• 我明白這場遊戲輸的五體投地

  ➔ Use of the phrase '五體投地' (literally 'five bodies prostrated') as an idiom to indicate complete surrender

  ➔ The idiom '五體投地' symbolizes wholehearted surrender or admiration

• 終於 讓我看穿了愛情

  ➔ The adverb '終於' (finally) used to express the culmination of a process

  ➔ '終於' indicates that after a period of time or effort, the speaker has reached a conclusion or realization

• 收拾你的荒唐 然後離去

  ➔ Using 收拾 + noun to mean 'tidy up' or 'deal with', and 然後 to indicate sequence ('then')

  ➔ '收拾' means to tidy up, organize, or deal with something thoroughly, and '然後' indicates sequence or next action

• 我害怕我不忍心再說一句我恨你

  ➔ Use of 害怕 to express fear, and 不忍心 to indicate inability or unwillingness to do something

  ➔ '害怕' means to be afraid, and '不忍心' means to be unwilling or reluctant to do something, often due to emotional difficulty