IGNITED – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: MIRROR

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the energy of Cantopop with MIRROR's hit song 'IGNITED'! This track offers a great opportunity to learn expressive Cantonese phrases related to love and passion, all set to an infectious dance beat. The song's clever use of the character '焫' (laak6), meaning 'to burn' or 'to be hot', makes for a memorable linguistic and musical experience. Dive into the world of Hong Kong's biggest boy band and see why their music is taking the world by storm.

[English]

While I have half a second of reason, I jump into the fridge to clear my head. Stay calm.

A hundred thousand degrees Celsius, a fiery invitation. No reaction.

Loving you means risking everything (or just having fun).

Accelerating global warming, melting glaciers. Don’t stop (Tonight probably won't stop).

A snow leopard is about to pounce on a fire alarm. Stay silent (Shake your head, don’t make a sound).

Burning, burning, burning, burning, burning bright.

Love is like fuel, like explosive powder.

Steel turns fragile in an instant.

Don’t smile at me gently, it’s explosive.

Then say you’re not up for it.

Love has filled up, and you complain you lack a new love. Too dull.

Desires boiling at super high heat, blood boiling over, trachea overheating.

Exchanging oxygen with oxygen (still not complete).

Exploring in the dark, anger unlocking the secrets of the heart (finding the hidden scream).

Loving so much that even burnt hair, I don’t care. I like it (Come on, admit it, I like it).

Burning, burning, burning, burning, burning bright.

Love is like fuel, like explosive powder.

Steel turns fragile in an instant.

Don’t smile at me gently, it’s explosive.

Then say you’re not up for it.

So intense I can’t imagine, I love it so much (Who’s out there burning).

Let me love, even if I suffer the consequences.

Clearly a scoundrel, very scoundrel. But I think I might accidentally shoot.

...

Burning, burning, burning, burning, burning bright.

Burning, burning, burning, burning, burning bright.

Burning, burning, burning, burning, burning bright.

Burning, burning, burning, burning, burning bright. Already burning.

Do we really want to meet up or not?

...

[Chinese]

趁我有半秒理性 跳進雪櫃裡清醒 冷靜

十萬度攝氏誘發的 火噴噴邀請 不懂反應

愛你要押上性命（還是餘興）

加速暖化 融化冰川 不要 停（今晚估計不會停）

有隻雪豹要撲向火警 別作聲（搖頭吧 別作聲）

焫焫焫焫焫焫著

情愛似燃油炸藥

鋼鐵剎那變脆弱

別對我微微笑著 引爆著

然後說不約

愛夠那個已屆滿 你說最近欠新歡 太悶

慾望被超高溫處理 沸騰了血管 再灼熱氣管

氧氣與氧氣兌換（還未圓滿）

摸黑探索 怒放心花的竅門（找到尖叫的暗門）

愛到髮尾燙了也不管 我喜歡（來承認 我喜歡）

焫焫焫焫焫焫著

情愛似燃油炸藥

鋼鐵剎那變脆弱

別對我微微笑著 引爆著

然後說不約

狂熱到無法想像 最愛這樣（誰在燃燒著）

由得我愛情裡等遭殃

明明混帳 非常混帳 但我想 不小心開一槍

焫焫焫焫焫焫著

焫焫焫焫焫焫著

焫焫焫焫焫焫著

焫焫焫焫焫焫著 已焫著

其實約不約？

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
理性 /lǐ xìng/ B2	noun - reason, rationality
雪櫃 /syut3 gwai2/ A2	noun - refrigerator
冷靜 /lěng jìng/ B1	adjective - calm, cool-headed
邀請 /yāo qǐng/ B1	noun - invitation verb - to invite
性命 /xìng mìng/ B2	noun - life
暖化 /nuǎn huà/ B2	verb - to warm up noun - warming
冰川 /bīng chuān/ B1	noun - glacier
雪豹 /xuě bào/ B1	noun - snow leopard
情愛 /qíng ài/ B2	noun - love, affection
燃油 /rán yóu/ B1	noun - fuel oil
炸藥 /zhà yào/ B1	noun - explosive
鋼鐵 /gāng tiě/ A2	noun - steel
剎那 /chà nà/ B2	noun - instant, moment
脆弱 /cuì ruò/ B2	adjective - fragile, weak
引爆 /yǐn bào/ B2	verb - to detonate, to ignite
慾望 /yù wàng/ B2	noun - desire, lust
沸騰 /fèi téng/ B2	verb - to boil
血管 /xuè guǎn/ B1	noun - blood vessel
氧氣 /yǎng qì/ A2	noun - oxygen
狂熱 /kuáng rè/ B2	adjective - fanatical, feverish noun - fanaticism
愛情 /ài qíng/ A2	noun - love

Key Grammar Structures

• 趁我有半秒理性 跳進雪櫃裡清醒 冷靜

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Hypothetical)

  ➔ The use of "趁我" (while I/if I) implies a hypothetical situation. It's not guaranteed that the speaker *will* have half a second of rationality, but *if* they do, they'll jump into the fridge. While not explicitly using a subjunctive verb form as found in some languages, the implied conditionality achieves a similar effect.

• 愛你要押上性命（還是餘興）

  ➔ Rhetorical Question / Alternative Question

  ➔ The phrase "還是餘興" (or just for fun?) poses an alternative question, but also works as a rhetorical question implying a high level of risk in loving the person, possibly fatal. It suggests that loving the person could be a life-or-death matter.

• 愛你要押上性命（還是餘興） 加速暖化 融化冰川 不要 停（今晚估計不會停）

  ➔ Imperative followed by Parenthetical Commentary (Future Prediction)

  ➔ "不要 停" (don't stop) is an imperative. The parenthetical comment "今晚估計不會停" (tonight probably won't stop) adds a layer of intensity and suggests a lack of control.

• 焫焫焫焫焫焫著 情愛似燃油炸藥

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ "情愛似燃油炸藥" (love is like fuel and explosives) uses "似" (like) to directly compare love to a dangerous and volatile substance, highlighting its explosive potential.

• 愛夠那個已屆滿 你說最近欠新歡 太悶

  ➔ Relative Clause (已屆滿) and Adjective used as a Verb (太悶)

  ➔ "已屆滿" (already expired/reached the limit) is a relative clause modifying "那個" (that one/that relationship). "太悶" (too boring) acts as the predicate after the verb "欠" (lack/owe), essentially saying "lacking a new lover is too boring." In some cases 太 + adjective functions like an evaluation (feels too..)

• 慾望被超高溫處理 沸騰了血管 再灼熱氣管

  ➔ Passive Voice (慾望被...處理) followed by Serial Verbs

  ➔ "慾望被超高溫處理" (Desire is treated with extremely high temperatures) is a passive construction. "沸騰了血管 再灼熱氣管" (boils the blood vessels, then scorches the trachea) are serial verbs describing consecutive actions without conjunctions.

• 明明混帳 非常混帳 但我想 不小心開一槍

  ➔ Adjective doubling for emphasis, Contrasting conjunction (但)

  ➔ "明明混帳 非常混帳" (Clearly messed up, very messed up) uses adjective doubling and adverbs to emphasize the messiness of the situation. The conjunction "但" (but) indicates a contrast - despite knowing the situation is messed up, the speaker still wants to "不小心開一槍" (accidentally fire a shot).