近在千里 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周柏豪, 衛蘭

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Cantopop with '近在千里' by Pakho Chau and Janice Vidal. This song offers a great opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary related to emotions and relationships. Its clear and melodic nature makes it an enjoyable way to immerse yourself in the Cantonese language and appreciate the nuances of its lyrical storytelling.

[English]

I'd rather spend every second with you, considering it a small chapter in my life

Stopping far away to send you my blessings

Often I dream of meeting you, celebrating in wedding attire for you

Even illusions bring me some pain, but my heart is enough

Listening to your happy ending

I trust you enough to close my eyes

There’s a spotted dog with me, lingering in a little hideaway

Turns out, the more I love, the more I need to try letting go

After hiding on Earth, I wisely step back

Looking far away, the last glance—smile or not

Even if there's no official title

I hope your future spouse

Will make your life sweet, reducing my longing as an excuse

Our names are fading and becoming less distinct, don’t keep recalling every day

I understand love needs a different approach

Like rereading a novel I gave you, making you relax rather than sigh

Hoping your world is no longer so gray

Sit in my audience seat

Cheering from afar, working hard for you

Checking on you every day, the rumors of your happiness make me anxious

Turns out, the more I love, the more I need to try letting go

After hiding on Earth, I wisely step back

Looking far away at you, the last glance—smile or not

Even if there's no official label

I hope you strive for your life

Don’t mind how I worry

Just close your eyes

And be with me forever

Always by my side

No matter what comes my way

You've touched my heart

The farther people go, the harder it is to let go

I swear I’ll love you forever

Hoping that your happiness is enough

Under the starlights in the sky

I wish you and your future spouse

Don’t be as troubled as I am, at least let yourself smile

Even if I’m silly

...

[Chinese]

寧願與你一分一秒 視作一生中小插曲

停在最遠處送給你祝福

時常夢見你相識一個 為你披起婚紗慶祝

連幻覺我也有些痛 卻心足

聽你開心結局

至放心你讓我冥目

有斑點狗與我 流連到避世小屋

原來越愛 我越需要嘗試放手

躲進地球後 大方一點撤走

遙遙望你最後一眼微笑與否

名份縱使沒有

願你在未來的配偶

令你活到這樣甜 削減 我掛念你借口

名字快要稀釋沖淡 別要天天都考記憶

明白愛你要轉一個方式

如重讀我送一本小說 令你輕鬆多於嘆息

期望你世界再不要太灰色

坐我的觀眾席

遠遠起哄為你努力

每一天打聽你 傳聞快樂也忐忑

原來越愛 我越需要嘗試放手

躲進地球後 大方一點撤走

遙遙望你 最後一眼微笑與否

名份縱使沒有

願你為著人生奮鬥

別理會我怎樣愁

Just close your eyes

And be with me forever

Always by my side

No matter what comes by

You've touched my heart

人離越遠我越感到難以放手

I swear I'll love you forever

期望你好便夠

By the starlights in the sky

願你共未來的配偶

別要像我這樣愁 至少叫你綻放笑口

哪怕是我荒謬

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
寧願 /nìng yuàn/ B2	verb - to prefer
祝福 /zhù fú/ B1	noun - blessing
夢見 /mèng jiàn/ B1	verb - to dream
婚紗 /hūn shā/ B2	noun - wedding dress
痛 /tòng/ A2	adjective - painful
微笑 /wēi xiào/ A2	noun - smile
努力 /nǔ lì/ B1	verb - to strive
奮鬥 /fèn dòu/ B2	verb - to struggle
甜 /tián/ A1	adjective - sweet
記憶 /jì yì/ B1	noun - memory
方式 /fāng shì/ B1	noun - method
世界 /shì jiè/ A1	noun - world
灰色 /huī sè/ A2	adjective - gray
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart
荒謬 /huāng miù/ B2	adjective - absurd

Key Grammar Structures

• 越愛 我越需要嘗試放手

  ➔ The structure '越...越...' expresses 'the more... the more...' indicating increasing degrees.

  ➔ This pattern shows a progressive increase in the quality or action as the first part becomes more intensified.

• 只要天天都考記憶

  ➔ 只要...就... expresses 'as long as... then...' indicating a condition leading to a result.

  ➔ This pattern sets a condition (只要) which, when fulfilled, results in the behavior or situation described after (就).

• 名份縱使沒有

  ➔ 縱使...沒有... expresses 'even if... did not...' showing concession or hypothetical situation.

  ➔ This phrase introduces a hypothetical or concessive situation, emphasizing that regardless of that condition, the main idea remains true or unchanged.

• 聽你開心結局

  ➔ The phrase '聽你開心結局' uses '聽' (listen to) followed by a noun phrase, implying perceiving or understanding an emotional state or outcome.

  ➔ This usage indicates perceiving or understanding someone’s emotional state or the outcome of a situation through listening or observation.

• 我會愛你永遠

  ➔ The future tense '會' (will) combined with '愛你永遠' expresses a strong declaration of unconditional love.

  ➔ This pattern uses '會' to indicate future intention or promise, combined with a phrase emphasizing eternity or permanence.