两 难 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 加木

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the introspective world of 加木 (Jia Mu) with "两难" (Liang Nan), a song that beautifully articulates the complexities of internal conflict. By exploring its poignant lyrics, you'll gain insight into expressing hesitation, fear, and the weight of difficult decisions in Chinese, all while experiencing a compelling musical journey.

[English]

What are you waiting for, exactly for whom?

No one's heart is beating.

Is it coming or not, it will come slowly.

Everything will be broken slowly.

What are you waiting for, exactly for whom?

No one's heart is beating.

Is it coming or not, it will come slowly.

Everything will be broken slowly.

I'm not brave among my peers, even the most timid.

I'm afraid love will take away my life.

I hide my eyes and my impulsive heart, the sound of my heart beating, I don't listen to it, so I choose to avoid it.

I'm afraid of losing sometimes.

I'm afraid of being coveted sometimes.

I'm sometimes angry for no reason.

The source of hatred is myself.

I know everything, but there are ten thousand words on my lips.

I want to say something but stop, I'm not in the mood, I don't know what I owe.

I can't keep the promise I've hesitated for a lifetime.

Absurd memories slowly turn into pieces.

The dark night is lit by fire.

I sing the joy and sorrow.

I don't want to bring the love I can't bear into my will.

Time travels back, and I can't ask myself one more time.

What are you waiting for, exactly for whom?

No one's heart is beating.

Is it coming or not, it will come slowly.

Everything will be broken slowly.

What are you waiting for, exactly for whom?

No one's heart is beating.

Is it coming or not, it will come slowly.

Everything will be broken slowly.

I punish myself for what I can't bear.

The response I don't care about becomes an irrelevant pain.

The step that is neither deep nor shallow has never been so heavy.

I don't care about pain, I'm indifferent.

Leave a farewell, tell myself, they are not in my memories, don't fool yourself anymore.

All imagined, forced, and bottomless.

It's not worth feeling sorry for.

徹底 (tè tè)

Want to go or stay.

Go left or right.

Make excuses and reasons.

Questioning and praying again.

What are you waiting for, exactly for whom?

No one's heart is beating.

Is it coming or not, it will come slowly.

Everything will be broken slowly.

What are you waiting for, exactly for whom?

No one's heart is beating.

Is it coming or not, it will come slowly.

Everything will be broken slowly.

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[Chinese]

你到底在為誰等待

無人內心潮澎湃

期不期待會慢慢慢來

慢慢錯付一切了斷

你到底在為誰等待

無人內心潮澎湃

期不期待會慢慢慢來

慢慢錯付一切了斷

我算同齡人裡不算勇敢甚至最膽小的

害怕愛會奪走我的命

我隱藏我的目光與衝動心臟彭彭跳動的聲音我不聽信因此選擇逃避

偶爾也會害怕會失去

偶爾也會害怕被覬覦

偶爾也會發莫名而來的脾氣

憎惡感的源頭明明是自己

我明明什麼都知道有一萬個字在嘴邊

欲言又止心不在焉不知虧欠

猶豫了一輩子的承諾也無法兌現

荒誕無稽的回憶慢慢碎成碎片

漆黑的夜由火點亮

喜悲的樂由我演唱

我不甘心帶進墳墓的愛留在遺言

時光倒流來不及最後問自己一遍

你到底在為誰等待

無人內心潮澎湃

期不期待會慢慢慢來

慢慢錯付一切了斷

你到底在為誰等待

無人內心潮澎湃

期不期待會慢慢慢來

慢慢錯付一切了斷

懲罰我承受我所不能承受的重量

我不關心的回應也變成無關的痛癢

不深不淺的步伐從未如此沉重過

我不在意毫無保留無所謂疼痛過

留下一句告別告訴我自己他們不在回憶裡面別再自己騙自己

所有想像的強加的深不見的底

根本不值得來同情

徹徹底底

想走還是想留

向左還是向右

藉口編理由

再次疑問著祈求

你到底在為誰等待

無人內心潮澎湃

期不期待會慢慢慢來

慢慢錯付一切了斷

你到底在為誰等待

無人內心潮澎湃

期不期待會慢慢慢來

慢慢錯付一切了斷

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
等待 děngdài A1	verb - to wait noun - waiting
愛 ài A1	noun - love verb - to love
害怕 hàipà A1	verb - to fear adjective - fearful
勇敢 yǒnggǎn A2	adjective - brave
膽小 dǎnxiǎo B1	adjective - timid
隱藏 yǐncáng A1	verb - to hide, to conceal
逃避 táobì A2	verb - to avoid, to escape
心 xīn A1	noun - heart; mind
回憶 huíyì A2	noun - memory, recollection
夜 yè A1	noun - night
火 huǒ A1	noun - fire
失去 shīqù A1	verb - to lose
承諾 chéngnuò A2	noun - promise verb - to promise
重量 zhòngliàng A2	noun - weight
痛 tòng A1	noun - pain verb - to hurt
漆黑 qīhēi B2	adjective - pitch‑black, very dark
期待 qīdài A2	verb - to expect, to look forward to noun - expectation

Key Grammar Structures

• 你到底在為誰等待

  ➔ Present continuous tense with '在' (zài)

  ➔ The verb '等待' is modified by '在' to indicate an ongoing action, meaning 'who are you waiting for right now?'

• 慢慢錯付一切了斷

  ➔ Reduplication of verbs for emphasis

  ➔ The verb '慢慢' (slowly) is reduplicated to emphasize the gradual nature of the action '錯付一切了斷' (wrongly end everything).

• 我隱藏我的目光與衝動

  ➔ Use of '與' (yǔ) to connect nouns

  ➔ The conjunction '與' is used to connect '目光' (gaze) and '衝動' (impulse), meaning 'I hide my gaze and impulse.'

• 偶爾也會害怕會失去

  ➔ Use of '也會' (yě huì) for additional possibility

  ➔ The phrase '也會' is used to add another possibility, meaning 'occasionally, I would also be afraid of losing.'

• 漆黑的夜由火點亮

  ➔ Use of '由' (yóu) to indicate the agent of an action

  ➔ The preposition '由' is used to indicate that '火' (fire) is the agent that illuminates '漆黑的夜' (the dark night).