盲婚啞嫁 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Cantonese through Eason Chan's emotive ballad, '盲婚啞嫁'. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn poetic and philosophical Cantonese expressions related to fate, love, and acceptance. The lyrical depth and Eason's heartfelt delivery make it a special and memorable way to connect with the language and culture of Hong Kong.

[English]

If only the morning hadn't arrived yet

Like water droplets scattering, falling flowers turning into morning dew

If only luck would come in time

Water droplets passing through waterfalls, praised by thousands

Lacking one door, you still have the star gate

Can’t control it—separation and reunion are destined; you will surely have joy and sorrow

Forget it, as if losing the password

Only without the password can you forget it

Like illusions in the mirror, everything is like blind marriage and mute bride

Let it transform on its own

...

Don’t hold resentment against the Matchmaker

At least in a blink, that flower passes by

...

Bitterness and sweet moments continue to flow

Darkness suddenly dissipates, and the sunset looks so beautiful

Five-seven words—still too many words

Can only be superficial

Forget the lines, even Li Bai took the curved path (also depends on fate)

Forget it, as if losing the password

Only without the password can you forget it

Like illusions in the mirror, everything is like blind marriage and mute bride—can it be accurate?

There's no point in reselling marriage proposals or changing matches

Forget it, abandon the genetic code (why still use translation?)

No password—roots have forgotten the flower (cicadas laughing, no snow in summer)

Forget the flower, petals fade like blind marriage and mute bride (immortality will eventually decay)

Humans are not flowers—flying petals and buds in winter and summer (humans are not flowers—autumn and winter turn to summer; sometimes, it’s better not to think in the rain)

The dramas of the mortal world

...

[Chinese]

若 如若時晨未到

似水點散下落花 變朝露

若 如若時來運到

水點經過瀑布 萬人讚好

缺一門 你尚有星門

能不管 離合注定 你定悲歡

忘記它 仿似遺忘密碼

無密碼 方可以忘記它

隨鏡花 一切如盲婚啞嫁

由它去轉化

別 別去懷恨月老

至少得到彈指間 那花渡

苦 苦水隨甜蜜續吐

暗黑先會頓覺 夕陽那麼好

五七言 也是太多言

能膚淺

忘掉對白 李白也是曲線 (亦靠天)

忘記它 仿似遺忘密碼

無密碼 方可以忘記它

隨鏡花 一切如盲婚啞嫁 作得準嗎

無謂徵婚轉嫁 無謂招婚改嫁

忘記它 拋棄遺傳密碼 (為何還用譯碼)

無密碼 根生已忘記花 (蟬在笑 夏季沒雪花)

忘記花 花瓣隨盲婚啞嫁 (萬世不朽終需腐化)

人非花 飛花與芽冬與夏 (人非花 秋冬變夏 暴雨下不想也罷)

凡間的戲碼

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
時晨 /ʃí chén/ B2	noun - time, hour
散 /sàn/ B1	verb - to scatter, to disperse
落花 /luò huā/ B2	noun - fallen flowers
朝露 /zhāo lù/ C1	noun - morning dew
運到 /yùn dào/ B2	verb - good fortune arrives
瀑布 /pù bù/ B1	noun - waterfall
缺 /quē/ B1	verb - to lack, to be short of
離合 /lí hé/ C1	noun - separation and reunion
悲歡 /bēi huān/ C1	noun - joys and sorrows
密碼 /mì mǎ/ B1	noun - password, code
鏡花 /jìng huā/ C2	noun - flower in a mirror (illusion)
盲婚啞嫁 /máng hūn yǎ jià/ C2	noun - blind marriage (arranged marriage without knowing the partner)
懷恨 /huái hèn/ C1	verb - to bear a grudge
月老 /yuè lǎo/ C1	noun - the Old Man Under the Moon (matchmaker deity)
苦水 /kǔ shuǐ/ B2	noun - bitter water, suffering
甜蜜 /tián mì/ B1	adjective - sweet, happy
暗黑 /àn hēi/ B2	adjective - dark
夕陽 /xī yáng/ B1	noun - sunset, evening sun
膚淺 /fū qiǎn/ C1	adjective - superficial, shallow
曲線 /qū xiàn/ B2	noun - curve
忘掉 /wàng diào/ A2	verb - to forget
抛弃 /pāo qì/ B2	verb - to abandon, to discard
遗傳 /yí chuán/ B2	noun - heredity, inheritance
腐化 /fǔ huà/ C1	verb - to decay, to rot
戲碼 /xì mǎ/ B2	noun - drama, act
轉嫁 /zhuǎn jià/ C1	verb - to remarry (for a woman)

Key Grammar Structures

• 若 如若時晨未到

  ➔ Conditional clause using '若' ('if') to express a hypothetical situation

  ➔ '若' means 'if' and introduces a hypothetical or conditional situation.

• 似水點散下落花 變朝露

  ➔ Use of 助詞 '似' (like/similar to) to make comparisons

  ➔ '似' is used to compare one thing to another, similar to 'like' in English.

• 忘記它 仿似遺忘密碼

  ➔ Use of 仿似 ('seems to') to indicate an appearance of similarity or approximation

  ➔ '仿似' means 'seems to' or 'appears as if', indicating an observation of similarity.

• 一切如盲婚啞嫁

  ➔ Use of '如' ('like/as') to compare 'everything' to an abstract concept

  ➔ '如' means 'like' or 'as' and is used to make comparisons between different things or concepts.

• 作得準嗎

  ➔ Question particle '嗎' used at the end of a statement to form yes/no questions

  ➔ '嗎' is a question particle inserted at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question.