井 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound message within Hins Cheung's '井' (Well). This Cantonese song delves into the human experience of despair and the resilient spirit that seeks hope. Through its evocative lyrics and powerful melody, '井' invites listeners to reflect on life's challenges and find the inner strength to emerge from darkness, making it a special piece for understanding emotional depth in Cantopop.

[English]

Getting colder, getting wetter, getting darker

Eyes at the bottom of the well, looking up at the universe, falling star fragments

Getting farther, emptier, lighter

I'm willing to swim beneath the afterlife for love, but you don't understand

When I hold my breath, I feel like I can fly

Soar into the sky, into the air

Finally, I turn around suddenly and look at this land, realizing it's already dead

Why love so painfully to death, think of a breakthrough first

There's no need to end like this

If I could stay deep in love

I'd have the courage to lift myself up with all my strength

Growing more resentful, more miserable, more sorrowful

Cries from the bottom of the well, weakening from loud to silent

Loving more deeply, tightening more, going crazier

This scene lingers in my mind, played happily

When I hold my breath, I feel like I can fly

Soar into the sky, into the air

Finally, I turn around suddenly and look at this land, realizing it's already dead

Why love so painfully to death, think of a breakthrough first

There's no need to end like this

If I could stay deep in love

I'd have the courage to lift myself up with all my strength

The beautiful heart is dead, the corpse won't fly

Don't see it as a legend

If there’s insight left at the grave, remember to love yourself

Don't be obsessively stubborn to death, remember clearly first

This is just a distorted logic

You would endure poison gas for your lover

But you're playful about life

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[Chinese]

越来越冷 越来越湿 越来越黑

井底的眼睛 抬望宇宙 陨落碎星

越来越远 越来越虚 越来越轻

我愿为情 黄泉下畅泳 你没有心领

呼吸一闭起 彷佛可以飞

飘上天际空气

最后蓦然回头望这地 发现已死

怎么苦恋到死 先想起转机

不必这样收尾

我要是为情能沉下去

便有勇气一力 爬起

越来越怨 越来越惨 越来越悲

井底的叫声 由大到弱 到没有声

越来越爱 越来越紧 越来越疯

这段剧情 弥留在脑内 播着也高兴

呼吸一闭起 彷佛可以飞

飘上天际空气

最后蓦然回头望这地 发现已死

怎么苦恋到死 先想起转机

不必这样收尾

我要是为情能沉下去

便有勇气一力 爬起

芳心经已死 尸体不会飞

不要视为传奇

要是墓前能留下见地 记着爱己

不应偏执到死 先清楚记起

根本这是歪理

你会为情人挨完毒气

但你却对生命 儿嬉

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
冷 /lěng/ A1	adjective - cold
黑 /hēi/ A1	adjective - black, dark
眼睛 /yǎnjīng/ A1	noun - eye
宇宙 /yǔzhòu/ B1	noun - universe
陨落 /yǔnluò/ B2	verb - to fall; to drop (like a star)
碎星 /suìxīng/ B2	noun - fragments of stars; shooting star
远 /yuǎn/ A1	adjective - far, distant
虚 /xū/ B2	adjective - empty, hollow,虛假, unreal
轻 /qīng/ A1	adjective - light
情 /qíng/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion, love
心领 /xīnlǐng/ B2	verb - to understand; to appreciate (someone's kindness)
呼吸 /hūxī/ A2	verb - to breathe
飞 /fēi/ A1	verb - to fly
死 /sǐ/ A1	verb - to die
苦恋 /kǔliàn/ B2	verb - to love unrequitedly; to be in love with someone who does not reciprocate
勇气 /yǒngqì/ B1	noun - courage
怨 /yuàn/ B2	verb - to resent, to blame
惨 /cǎn/ B2	adjective - miserable, tragic
悲 /bēi/ B1	adjective - sad, sorrowful
爱 /ài/ A1	verb - to love
疯 /fēng/ B1	adjective - mad, crazy
偏执 /piānzhí/ C1	adjective - obstinate, stubborn; paranoid
毒气 /dúqì/ B2	noun - poisonous gas
生命 /shēngmìng/ A2	noun - life