流浪狗

• By: 黃明志, 蕭敬騰

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

我有个朋友

I have a friend

他来自豪宅透天厝

He comes from a luxury house

名车接送

Driven around in fancy cars

有吃不完的高级罐头

Fed endless gourmet canned food

我还有个朋友

I have another friend

他来自繁殖场有优良血统

He’s from a breeder, with pure bloodlines

从小不停被强制配种

Forced to breed non-stop since he was a pup

必须保持纯种

Must stay purebred

他说他朋友的朋友

He says his friend's friends

主人劈腿分手

His owner cheats, breaks up

搬走却不带走

Moves away but leaves him behind

还把他丢弃在巷口

Abandoned by the roadside

他朋友朋友的朋友

His friends’ friends’ friends

长满了蛆虫恶臭

Filled with maggots and stench

他妈说害怕传染抱歉家里有小朋友

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

有的身上贴著标签

Some have tags on them

全都来自宠物店

All from pet shops

没人买过了期限

No one’s buying anymore, past due

老板也只能说抱歉

The owners can only apologize

店里没空间

They say there’s no space left

命运就快被终结

Fate is almost over

要从魔掌逃出生天否则隔天就要升天

Must escape death’s grip or die the next day

每天徘徊在街头

Wandering the streets every day

灯火阑珊的角落

In the dim-lit corners

每个悲歌的背后

Behind every sad song

充满人类的借口

Are excuses made by humans

我匿身在水沟

I hide in the sewer

捕狗大队四处搜索

Dog catching squads search everywhere

害怕随时会被捉走

Afraid I’ll be caught at any moment

随时会横尸街头

Afraid I’ll end up dead on the street

是谁拥抱我 谁说爱我

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

一辈子的承诺

Promises for a lifetime

却让我漂泊在风雨之中

Yet I drift in rain and wind

(谁能谁能救救我, 谁来谁来救救我)

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

就让我自由 让我堕落

Just let me be free, let me fall

让我安静沉默

Let me stay quiet and silent

消失在不知名灰色巷弄

Disappear into the gray alleyways

(我不想不想听谁说, 请你让我解脱)

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

人类说很好玩

Humans say it’s so fun

就把你手脚砍断

They’ll cut off your limbs

被香菸热水乱烫

Burn you with cigarettes or hot water

有的长期被凌虐綑绑

Some are tortured and bound for long stretches

他们的恶行恶状

Their evil deeds and malice

我们却不能够反抗

And yet we can’t fight back

若发动攻击将会受到法律严厉的审判

Retaliation means legal punishment

你喂我一口饭

You feed me a bite of food

我就把你当主人

And I’ll see you as my owner

我愿意赴汤蹈火

I’m willing to risk everything

为你卖命为你牺牲

Fight for you, sacrifice myself

我可以逗你笑分忧解闷

I can make you laugh, ease your worries

虽然我很笨

Though I’m dumb

要永远当你的玩具

Forever your toy

也是你的守护神

And your protector

为何要把我送走

Why did you send me away

为何要把我丢掉

Why did you abandon me

我心中没有怨恨

I hold no resentment

只是充满了疑问

Just confusion inside

你丢下我的那一刻

The moment you left me

眼神太陌生太残忍

Your eyes were so cold, so cruel

我没有犯错难道只因为我是畜牲

Did I do wrong? Am I just an animal?

被带回去收容中心

Brought back to the shelter

那里拥挤三餐不继

Crowded, meals are scarce

布满了腐虫苍蝇

Full of maggots and flies

一切都只能听天由命

Everything’s just up to fate

人类的好朋友这个名字太感性太动听

Humans called us a “best friend”

为何从出生到死去

From birth to death

命运都由你来主宰决定

Fate is decided by you

是谁拥抱我 谁说爱我

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

一辈子的承诺

Promises for a lifetime

却让我漂泊在风雨之中

Yet I drift in wind and rain

(谁能谁能救救我, 谁来谁来救救我)

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

就让我自由 让我堕落

Just let me be free, let me fall

让我安静沉默

Let me stay quiet and silent

消失在不知名灰色巷弄

Disappear into the gray alleyways

(我不想不想听谁说, 请你让我解脱)

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

夜空下一声怒吼

A roar beneath the night sky

对着冷漠的城市有谁能听懂我

Does anyone in this indifferent city understand me?

明天也许就能解脱 请带我走

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

当我被夜色吞没 没有谁会记得我

When night engulfs me, no one remembers me

谁拥抱我 谁说爱我

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

一辈子的承诺

Promises for a lifetime

却让我漂泊在风雨之中

Yet I drift in wind and rain

就让我自由 让我堕落

Just let me be free, let me fall

让我安静沉默

Let me stay quiet and silent

消失在不知名灰色巷弄

Disappear into the gray alleyways

谁拥抱我 谁说爱我 (我的名字和姓氏是你赐给我)

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

一辈子的承诺 (我的幸福和快乐都是你给我)

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

却让我漂泊在风雨之中 (却让我漂泊在狂风暴雨之中)

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

(谁能谁能救救我 谁来谁来救救我)

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

就让我自由 (就让我自由）

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

让我堕落 (就让我堕落)

Let me fall (Let me fall)

让我安静沉默 (就让我安静我沉默请你放开我)

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

消失在不知名灰色巷弄 (就让我消失在不知名的巷弄)

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

(我不想不想听谁说 请你让我解脱)

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

这是我的宿命请忘掉我

This is my destiny, forget about me

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Grammar:

• 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.