飢餓遊戲 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 關楚耀

Lyrics & Translation

"飢餓遊戲" by Kelvin Kwan offers a poignant narrative of love, loss, and emotional transformation, making it an excellent song for learning Cantonese. Through its evocative lyrics, listeners can explore vocabulary and expressions related to heartbreak, cynicism, and the complexities of human relationships, gaining insight into modern Cantonese songwriting and cultural nuances around love.

[English]

Once so innocent, gazing at the galaxy by the river

Used to spend every day together, even poverty felt fine

Until you abandoned me, confidence falling apart

The more I fall, the darker it gets, will Hell take me in?

Drowning in alcohol’s baptism, surfacing with reckless acts

Devil’s tricks beside me, wild indulgence

Everything’s messed up, escaping your disappearance

Randomly finding a clone of my body

Whoever looks good, come sleep with me, touch the ruins of love

Made a move, no strength to love, players don’t shed tears

If sad, just smile carelessly, love for a night, then lose it again tomorrow

Don’t chase after anything anymore, don’t break into this forbidden zone, be decisive

Many of us stand in the dark street, loneliness echoing the same

Who will kindly help me, let me live well the rest of my days

How can I go on without you? The years have bred hunger

But eating anything won’t heal me

Whoever looks good, come sleep with me, touch the ruins of love

Made a move, no strength to love, players don’t shed tears

If sad, just smile carelessly, love for a night, then die again tomorrow

Don’t chase after anything anymore, don’t break into this forbidden zone, be decisive

Others often talk about me, never satisfied

Switching paintings should be a celebration, but it only pains

No one understands themselves, afraid to trust again

Seeking fun to numb the pain, does anyone understand?

The bed’s too big, who will sleep with me, decorating the ruins of love

The more I love, the more afraid, continues self-harm, a tender punishment

If sad, just smile carelessly, love for a night, then die again tomorrow

Don’t chase after anything anymore, nothing about forever is right

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[Chinese]

曾經多麼天真過 湖邊望著銀河

曾經天天一起過 貧苦都不錯

直到你拋低我 隨自信心飛墮

越跌越暗 地府肯收我麼

沉溺酒精的洗禮 浮出獵豔行為

旁邊魔鬼的詭計 狂歡的消費

亂了我的一切 逃避你的消逝

任意覓個 肉身的複製

誰漂亮誰便過來睡 來撫摸愛戀的廢墟

做了動作 沒有力動情 玩家不流淚

難過便隨便笑 隨便愛一夜 明日再失去

甚麼都不要再追 別衝擊這個禁區 不乾脆

長街一黑很多個 同款寂寞嘍囉

誰好心幫一幫我 餘生好好過

沒有你怎麽過 年月種出飢餓

但吃甚麼 亦醫不好我

誰漂亮誰便過來睡 來撫摸愛戀的廢墟

做了動作 沒有力動情 玩家不流淚

難過便隨便笑 隨便愛一夜 明日再失去

甚麼都不要再追 別衝擊這個禁區 不乾脆

旁人常常談論我 不知滿足

換畫應該慶祝 卻這樣痛

而無人明白自己 不敢再信

尋開心止刺痛 有誰懂

床太大誰共我同睡 來裝飾愛戀的廢墟

越愛越怕 便繼續自殘 溫香的刑具

難過便隨便笑 隨便愛一夜 明日再死去

甚麼都不要再追 甚麼關於永遠的 都不對

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
天真 (tiānzhēn) /tiān ʒən/ B1	adjective - naive, innocent
銀河 (yínhé) /ǐn xə/ B2	noun - Milky Way
貧苦 (pínkǔ) /pʰǐn kʰù/ B2	adjective - poor, impoverished
拋 (pāo) /pʰɑʊ/ B1	verb - to throw, to abandon
飛墮 (fēiduò) /fei dwo/ C1	verb - to fall, to plummet
沉溺 (chénnì) /tʃʰən ni/ B2	verb - to indulge in, to wallow in
獵豔 (lièyàn) /lje jɛn/ C1	verb - to pursue romantic adventures
詭計 (guǐjì) /kweɪ dʒi/ B2	noun - trick, scheme
狂歡 (kuánghuān) /kʰwɑŋ xwɑn/ B1	verb - to revel, to carouse
逃避 (táobì) /tʰɑʊ bi/ B1	verb - to escape, to evade
消逝 (xiāoshì) /ɕjɑʊ ʂɨ/ C1	verb - to disappear, to vanish
肉身 (ròushēn) /ɻoʊ ʂən/ B2	noun - physical body
撫摸 (fǔmō) /fu mo/ B2	verb - to stroke, to caress
廢墟 (fèixū) /fei ɕy/ B2	noun - ruins
寂寞 (jìmò) /tʃi mo/ A2	adjective - lonely, solitary
飢餓 (jī'è) /t͡ɕi ɤ/ B1	noun - hunger, starvation
衝擊 (chōngjī) /t͡ʃʰʊŋ t͡ɕi/ B2	verb - to impact, to assault
自殘 (zìcán) /tsɨ t͡sʰan/ C1	verb - to self-harm
刑具 (xíngjù) /ɕiŋ t͡ɕy/ C1	noun - torture instrument

Key Grammar Structures

• 曾經多麼天真過 湖邊望著銀河

  ➔ Past experience marker 過 (guò)

  ➔ The use of "過 (guò)" after "天真 (tiānzhēn, innocent)" indicates that the speaker used to be innocent.

• 越跌越暗 地府肯收我麼

  ➔ 越…越… (yuè… yuè…) structure expressing 'the more… the more…'

  ➔ The structure "越跌越暗 (yuè diē yuè àn)" means 'the more I fall, the darker it gets'.

• 亂了我的一切 逃避你的消逝

  ➔ Subject + 亂 (luàn) + Object + Structure: to mess up, put in disorder

  ➔ "亂了我的一切 (luàn le wǒ de yīqiè)" means 'messed up everything of mine.' 亂 indicates putting in disorder.

• 誰漂亮誰便過來睡 來撫摸愛戀的廢墟

  ➔ 誰…誰… (Shéi… shéi…) structure expressing 'whoever… whoever…'

  ➔ "誰漂亮誰便過來睡 (Shéi piàoliang shéi biàn guòlái shuì)" means 'Whoever is beautiful, comes over and sleeps'.

• 做了動作 沒有力動情 玩家不流淚

  ➔ 没有 (méiyǒu) + verb / noun: denial of existence or possession, lack of

  ➔ "沒有力動情 (méiyǒu lì dòng qíng)" means 'has no strength to feel affection'. 没有 denies the possession of strength.

• 甚麼都不要再追 別衝擊這個禁區 不乾脆

  ➔ 不要 (búyào) + verb : Don't

  ➔ "甚麼都不要再追 (shénme dōu búyào zài zhuī)" means 'Don't pursue anything anymore'. 不要 is to negate an action.

• 沒有你怎麽過 年月種出飢餓

  ➔ 怎麽 (zěnme) + verb: how to do sth

  ➔ "沒有你怎麽過 (méiyǒu nǐ zěnme guò)" means 'How to live without you?' 怎麽 is used for asking how to do sth.

• 旁人常常談論我 不知滿足

  ➔ 常常 (chángcháng): adverb meaning often, frequently

  ➔ "旁人常常談論我 (pángrén chángcháng tánlùn wǒ)" means 'Other people often talk about me'. 常常 indicates the frequency of the action.