流浪狗 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 黃明志, 蕭敬騰

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt narrative of "流浪狗" (The Stray), a powerful collaboration between Namewee and Jam Hsiao. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Chinese through its poignant lyrics, which tell the story from a stray dog's perspective, teaching vocabulary related to emotions, daily struggles, and social issues. Its moving message and the artists' compelling delivery make it a special piece for language learners and animal lovers alike.

[English]

I have a friend

He comes from a luxury house

Driven around in fancy cars

Fed endless gourmet canned food

I have another friend

He’s from a breeder, with pure bloodlines

Forced to breed non-stop since he was a pup

Must stay purebred

He says his friend's friends

His owner cheats, breaks up

Moves away but leaves him behind

Abandoned by the roadside

His friends’ friends’ friends

Filled with maggots and stench

His mother’s afraid of infection, sorry, got small kids at home

Some have tags on them

All from pet shops

No one’s buying anymore, past due

The owners can only apologize

They say there’s no space left

Fate is almost over

Must escape death’s grip or die the next day

Wandering the streets every day

In the dim-lit corners

Behind every sad song

Are excuses made by humans

I hide in the sewer

Dog catching squads search everywhere

Afraid I’ll be caught at any moment

Afraid I’ll end up dead on the street

Who’s holding me, who’s saying they love me

Promises for a lifetime

Yet I drift in rain and wind

(Who can, who can save me, who will come rescue me)

Just let me be free, let me fall

Let me stay quiet and silent

Disappear into the gray alleyways

(I don’t want, don’t want to hear anyone, please let me be free)

Humans say it’s so fun

They’ll cut off your limbs

Burn you with cigarettes or hot water

Some are tortured and bound for long stretches

Their evil deeds and malice

And yet we can’t fight back

Retaliation means legal punishment

You feed me a bite of food

And I’ll see you as my owner

I’m willing to risk everything

Fight for you, sacrifice myself

I can make you laugh, ease your worries

Though I’m dumb

Forever your toy

And your protector

Why did you send me away

Why did you abandon me

I hold no resentment

Just confusion inside

The moment you left me

Your eyes were so cold, so cruel

Did I do wrong? Am I just an animal?

Brought back to the shelter

Crowded, meals are scarce

Full of maggots and flies

Everything’s just up to fate

Humans called us a “best friend”

From birth to death

Fate is decided by you

Who’s holding me, who’s saying they love me

Promises for a lifetime

Yet I drift in wind and rain

(Who can, who can save me, who will come rescue me)

Just let me be free, let me fall

Let me stay quiet and silent

Disappear into the gray alleyways

(I don’t want, don’t want to hear anyone, please let me be free)

A roar beneath the night sky

Does anyone in this indifferent city understand me?

Maybe tomorrow I’ll be free, just take me away

When night engulfs me, no one remembers me

Who’s holding me, who’s saying they love me

Promises for a lifetime

Yet I drift in wind and rain

Just let me be free, let me fall

Let me stay quiet and silent

Disappear into the gray alleyways

Who’s holding me, who’s saying they love me (My name and surname, you gave me)

Promises for a lifetime (My happiness and joy, you gave me)

Yet I drift in wind and rain (In the raging storm)

(Who can, who can save me, who will come rescue me)

Just let me be free (Just let me be free)

Let me fall (Let me fall)

Let me stay quiet and silent (Let me stay silent, please let me go)

Disappear into the gray alleys (Let me disappear into the unknown alley)

(I don’t want, don’t want to hear anyone, please let me be free)

This is my destiny, forget about me

...

[Chinese]

我有个朋友

他来自豪宅透天厝

名车接送

有吃不完的高级罐头

我还有个朋友

他来自繁殖场有优良血统

从小不停被强制配种

必须保持纯种

他说他朋友的朋友

主人劈腿分手

搬走却不带走

还把他丢弃在巷口

他朋友朋友的朋友

长满了蛆虫恶臭

他妈说害怕传染抱歉家里有小朋友

有的身上贴著标签

全都来自宠物店

没人买过了期限

老板也只能说抱歉

店里没空间

命运就快被终结

要从魔掌逃出生天否则隔天就要升天

每天徘徊在街头

灯火阑珊的角落

每个悲歌的背后

充满人类的借口

我匿身在水沟

捕狗大队四处搜索

害怕随时会被捉走

随时会横尸街头

是谁拥抱我 谁说爱我

一辈子的承诺

却让我漂泊在风雨之中

(谁能谁能救救我, 谁来谁来救救我)

就让我自由 让我堕落

让我安静沉默

消失在不知名灰色巷弄

(我不想不想听谁说, 请你让我解脱)

人类说很好玩

就把你手脚砍断

被香菸热水乱烫

有的长期被凌虐綑绑

他们的恶行恶状

我们却不能够反抗

若发动攻击将会受到法律严厉的审判

你喂我一口饭

我就把你当主人

我愿意赴汤蹈火

为你卖命为你牺牲

我可以逗你笑分忧解闷

虽然我很笨

要永远当你的玩具

也是你的守护神

为何要把我送走

为何要把我丢掉

我心中没有怨恨

只是充满了疑问

你丢下我的那一刻

眼神太陌生太残忍

我没有犯错难道只因为我是畜牲

被带回去收容中心

那里拥挤三餐不继

布满了腐虫苍蝇

一切都只能听天由命

人类的好朋友这个名字太感性太动听

为何从出生到死去

命运都由你来主宰决定

是谁拥抱我 谁说爱我

一辈子的承诺

却让我漂泊在风雨之中

(谁能谁能救救我, 谁来谁来救救我)

就让我自由 让我堕落

让我安静沉默

消失在不知名灰色巷弄

(我不想不想听谁说, 请你让我解脱)

夜空下一声怒吼

对着冷漠的城市有谁能听懂我

明天也许就能解脱 请带我走

当我被夜色吞没 没有谁会记得我

谁拥抱我 谁说爱我

一辈子的承诺

却让我漂泊在风雨之中

就让我自由 让我堕落

让我安静沉默

消失在不知名灰色巷弄

谁拥抱我 谁说爱我 (我的名字和姓氏是你赐给我)

一辈子的承诺 (我的幸福和快乐都是你给我)

却让我漂泊在风雨之中 (却让我漂泊在狂风暴雨之中)

(谁能谁能救救我 谁来谁来救救我)

就让我自由 (就让我自由）

让我堕落 (就让我堕落)

让我安静沉默 (就让我安静我沉默请你放开我)

消失在不知名灰色巷弄 (就让我消失在不知名的巷弄)

(我不想不想听谁说 请你让我解脱)

这是我的宿命请忘掉我

Key Grammar Structures

• 他来自繁殖场有优良血统

  ➔ use of '来自' (láizì) to express 'comes from' or 'originates from'

  ➔ '来自' (láizì) indicates the origin or source of someone or something.

• 令人漂泊在风雨之中

  ➔ use of '令人' (lìngrén) to express 'causing someone to feel/experience' + verb/noun

  ➔ '令人' (lìngrén) indicates causing a person to feel or experience a certain way.

• 我心中没有怨恨

  ➔ negative form of '有' (yǒu) + noun to express 'not have' or 'lack' of something

  ➔ '没有' (méiyǒu) is used to express the absence or lack of something.

• 请你让我解脱

  ➔ imperative sentence expressing a request or plea ('please') + '让我' (ràng wǒ) to mean 'let me' + '解脱' (jiětuō) to 'be free' or 'escape'

  ➔ '请你让我解脱' is an imperative request meaning 'please let me be free' or 'allow me to escape.'

• 命运都由你来主宰决定

  ➔ use of '由' (yóu) with object to indicate 'be determined by' or 'be governed by'

  ➔ '由' (yóu) is a preposition indicating that something is governed or determined by someone or something.

• 一辈子的承诺

  ➔ use of '一辈子' (yī bèizi) to specify 'a lifetime' + '的' (de) as possessive or descriptive particle

  ➔ '一辈子' (yī bèizi) means 'a lifetime' or 'whole life', used here to express enduring commitments.

• 充满了腐虫苍蝇

  ➔ use of '充满了' (chōngmǎn le) to mean 'filled with', plus noun phrase describing negative imagery

  ➔ '充满了' (chōngmǎn le) means 'filled with' or 'brimming with' something, often used to describe abundance or overwhelming presence.