命硬

• By: 側田, Justin Lo

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

他 反對就反對

Even if he opposes, I'll still love you

亦都跟你愛下去

I'll still love you

猶如在 大戰炮火裡

Like being in the midst of a war

毫無懼色衝過去

Charging forward without fear

誰狂怒 誰攔路

Who rages, who blocks the way

誰話我共誰 不登對

Who says we are not a good match?

無能力與霸權比賽

I can't compete with power and authority

還是可 比他多老幾歲

But I can still live a few years longer than him

二百年後在一起

Two hundred years later, we'll be together

應該不怕旁人不服氣

We shouldn't be afraid of others' disapproval

團圓或者晚了廿個十年 仍然未捨棄

Reunion may be twenty years late, but I still won't give up

換個時代在一起

Let's be together in a different era

等荊棘滿途全枯死

Waiting for the thorns to wither and die

這盼望很悠長

This hope is very long

亦決心等到尾 等得起

And I'm determined to wait until the end, I can afford to wait

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先 殉了情不對

It's wrong to die for love first

未反擊過已後退

Retreating before even fighting back

寧憑著 耐性與骨氣

I'd rather maintain my self-respect with patience and backbone

維持自尊 撐過去

Endure and get through it

誰強韌 誰長壽

Who is strong, who lives long

誰便算勝利 擊不碎

Whoever wins is unbreakable

仍然共你企在這裡

Still standing here with you

捱著等 身邊指控死去

Enduring and waiting for the accusations around us to die out

二百年後在一起

Two hundred years later, we'll be together

應該不怕旁人不服氣

We shouldn't be afraid of others' disapproval

誰人又可控訴廿個十年 仍然未捨棄

Who can accuse me for twenty years and I still won't give up

換個時代在一起

Let's be together in a different era

等荊棘滿途全枯死

Waiting for the thorns to wither and die

這盼望很悠長 撐到尾

This hope is very long, I'll hold on to the end

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就算貧病或失憶

Even if I'm poor, sick, or forgetful

都爭口氣從旁保護你

I'll still fight for a breath to protect you from the sidelines

頑強地等再過廿個十年

Stubbornly waiting for another twenty years

等整個世界換風氣

Waiting for the whole world to change

歷劫還是在一起

Still together after all the hardships

這種堅決無人可比

This kind of determination is unmatched

看戰事多悠長

Look how long the battle is

亦決心打到尾 心不死

I'm determined to fight to the end, my heart won't die

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
反對 (fǎnduì) /fǎn duì/ B1	verb - to oppose, to be against noun - opposition
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
大戰 (dàzhàn) /dâ ʒan/ B2	noun - great war, major battle
炮火 (pàohuǒ) /pʰɑʊ xwo/ B2	noun - artillery fire, gunfire
懼色 (jùsè) /tɕy se/ C1	noun - fearful expression
狂怒 (kuángnù) /kʰwɑŋ nu/ C1	adjective - furious, raging
攔路 (lánlù) /lan lu/ B2	verb - to block the road, to obstruct
霸權 (bàquán) /pa ɕɥɛn/ C1	noun - hegemony
老 (lǎo) /laʊ/ A1	adjective - old
團圓 (tuányuán) /tʰwan ɥɛn/ B2	verb - to reunite noun - reunion
時代 (shídài) /ʂɨ taɪ/ A2	noun - era, age, epoch
荊棘 (jīngjí) /tɕɪŋ tɕi/ C1	noun - thorns, brambles
盼望 (pànwàng) /pʰan wɑŋ/ B2	verb - to hope for, to long for noun - hope, expectation
殉 (xùn) /ɕyn/ C2	verb - to die for (a cause), to be martyred
反擊 (fǎnjí) /fan t͡ɕi/ B2	verb - to counterattack, strike back noun - counterattack
耐性 (nàixìng) /naɪ ɕɪŋ/ B2	noun - tolerance, endurance
骨氣 (gǔqì) /ku t͡ɕʰi/ C1	noun - unyielding character, moral integrity
自尊 (zìzūn) /tsi tsʊn/ B2	noun - self-respect, self-esteem
強韌 (qiángrèn) /t͡ɕʰjaŋ ʐən/ C1	adjective - tough, tenacious, resilient
長壽 (chángshòu) /t͡ʃʰaŋ ʂoʊ/ B1	adjective - long-lived, longevity
勝利 (shènglì) /ʃɤŋ li/ A2	noun - victory, triumph
貧病 (pínbìng) /pʰin piŋ/ B2	noun - poverty and illness
失憶 (shīyì) /ʂɨ i/ B2	noun - amnesia, loss of memory
保護 (bǎohù) /pɑʊ xu/ A2	verb - to protect, safeguard noun - protection
頑強 (wánqiáng) /wan t͡ɕʰjaŋ/ B2	adjective - tenacious, indomitable, stubborn
堅決 (jiānjué) /t͡ɕjɛn t͡ɕɥɛ/ B2	adjective - firm, resolute
戰事 (zhànshì) /d͡ʒan ʂɨ/ B2	noun - war, military affairs

Grammar:

• 他 反對就反對

  ➔ Use of the grammatical structure '就' to indicate implication or consequence

  ➔ '就' indicates that if the subject opposes, then the consequence or result is opposition.

• 猶如在 大戰炮火裡

  ➔ Use of '猶如' to compare something to something else, meaning 'like' or 'as if'

  ➔ '猶如' expresses a metaphorical comparison, meaning 'like' or 'as if', emphasizing the intensity of the situation.

• 誰狂怒 誰攔路

  ➔ Parallel sentence structure using '誰...誰...' to emphasize 'who' does what

  ➔ '誰...誰...' creates a parallel structure that emphasizes the subject performing different actions, highlighting personal agency or fate.

• 無能力與霸權比賽

  ➔ Use of '與' to connect two nouns indicating 'with' or 'and', forming a phrase for comparison or conjunction

  ➔ '與' links two nouns to form a phrase meaning 'with' or 'and', here contrasting ability or power against competition.

• 還是可 比他多老幾歲

  ➔ Use of '還是...可...' to express 'still can' or 'still be able to', indicating capability or possibility

  ➔ '還是...可...' conveys that despite other factors, the subject still has the capability or possibility to do something.

• 等到尾 等得起

  ➔ Use of '等到' + verb to indicate waiting until a certain time or condition, and '得起' to express 'can afford' or 'manage to'

  ➔ '等到' expresses waiting until a certain time or condition, and '得起' indicates being able to afford or manage something comfortably.