just carry on – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Terence Lam's 'just carry on' is a wonderful place to start with Cantonese. The song's uplifting yet realistic lyrics offer a glimpse into the subtleties of expressing emotion in the language. What makes this song special is its blend of a gentle, encouraging melody with a deeper message of self-acceptance, a theme that resonates universally and provides a beautiful context for learning.

[English]

This world has land and rivers, skies and peaks. All the colors are different.

This world seems like a herd. How can we compete? Who’s the one giving us the signs and talk?

Can you draw what the future will be like?

Sweat feels freeing.

Tears don’t scare me.

Oh, just carry on — you'll shine, scattered under the sun in the sky.

Oh, just carry on, oh, just carry on.

The seeds are already sprouting.

Oh, just carry on — you and I are the only flowers, blooming all summer long.

Can we expect too much?

Sometimes you reach a cliff, but don’t look down on yourself. Even if there’s no result, it’s okay.

Sometimes your colors fade a bit, and you don’t catch attention. But secretly, you're still playing a role.

Like those withered branches.

Silent but graceful.

No need to compare.

Oh, just carry on — you'll shine, scattered under the sun in the sky.

Oh, just carry on, oh, just carry on.

The seeds are already sprouting.

Oh, just carry on — you and I are the only flowers, blooming all summer long.

Can we reach our hopes?

Let the wind blow away doubts and pain. The sunlight guides the way—(light transforms into heat).

Hear the loudest bird flying from a thousand miles away. (Face the cold wind and keep singing.)

If you can’t find colors in the spectrum, then paint a rainbow yourself.

Seek me in the mist.

Oh, just carry on — you already shine, scattered under the sun in the sky.

Keep pushing forward, keep shaping your path.

So just carry on — together we’ll create this sea of flowers. Let me lie down.

Let’s evolve individually.

Everyone has their own city in the sky. Just believe and keep planting flowers silently and diligently.

Everyone also has a seed—go ahead and plant it.

[Chinese]

這世界有陸地河流 有天空峻嶺 各種色彩亦有差

這世界看似是羊群 要怎麼競賽 誰人在提示說話

你可否畫出將來

流汗也瀟灑

流淚也不怕

oh just carry on 你會盛放於天邊散落太陽下

oh just carry on, oh just carry on

種子已在發芽

oh just carry on 你我是唯一的花卉 開遍夏季吧

能預算期望嗎

偶爾去到絕地懸崖 你都不要妄自菲薄 縱未結果

偶爾褪了一點色彩 引不起注意 其實亦藏其作用

那枯萎著的枝椏

沉默卻優雅

毋用去比較

oh just carry on 你會盛放於天邊散落太陽下

oh just carry on, oh just carry on

種子已在發芽

oh just carry on 你我是唯一的花卉 開遍夏季吧

能達到期望嗎

風吹走困惑創傷 光線給指引路向 (光 轉化熱量)

聽得到千里飛鳥最響 (遇冷鋒 繼續唱)

如光譜裏找不到彩色 就繪出彩虹

雲霧裏尋覓我

oh just carry on 你已盛放於天邊散落太陽下

你繼續力拼 你繼續拼出路徑

so just carry on 你我就拼出這花海 讓我躺下

一起各自進化

各有各的天空之都 只需相信 繼續沉默努力種花

每個也有一顆種子 給撒種吧

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 (shìjiè) /ˈʂɨ̀ˈt͡ɕjɛ/ A1	noun - world
河流 (héliú) /xɤ̌ljoʊ̯/ A2	noun - river
天空 (tiānkōng) /tʰjɛnkʰʊŋ/ A1	noun - sky
色彩 (sècǎi) /sɤ̂tsʰài/ B1	noun - color
羊群 (yángqún) /jɑ̌ŋt͡ɕʰy̌n/ B1	noun - flock of sheep
競賽 (jìngsài) /t͡ɕiŋsài/ B2	verb - to compete
畫 (huà) /xwâ/ A1	verb - to draw; to paint
將來 (jiānglái) /t͡ɕjáŋlǎɪ/ A2	noun - future
流汗 (liúhàn) /ljǒuxân/ A2	verb - to sweat
瀟灑 (xiāosǎ) /ɕjáʊsà/ B2	adjective - natural and unrestrained
盛放 (shèngfàng) /ʂə̂ŋfâŋ/ B2	verb - to bloom magnificently
種子 (zhǒngzi) /ʈʂʊŋtsi/ A2	noun - seed
發芽 (fāyá) /fájǎ/ B1	verb - to sprout
花卉 (huāhuì) /hwáxwèi/ B2	noun - flowers; flowering plants
夏季 (xiàjì) /ɕjât͡ɕi/ A2	noun - summer
絕地 (juédì) /t͡ɕɥɛ̌ti/ C1	noun - desperate situation
懸崖 (xuányá) /ɕɥɛ̌njǎ/ B2	noun - cliff
枯萎 (kūwěi) /kʰʊ́wèi/ B2	verb - to wither
枝椏 (zhīyā) /ʈ͡ʂɨja/ C1	noun - branch
沉默 (chénmò) /t͡ʂʰə̌nmwô/ B1	adjective - silent
優雅 (yōuyǎ) /joʊ̯jà/ B1	adjective - elegant