逆時車站 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 洪嘉豪

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of Cantonese through 洪嘉豪's poignant ballad, “逆時車站”. This song uses the metaphor of a train station to explore themes of lost love and longing, offering listeners a chance to connect with heartfelt emotions while learning the language. Discover how the simple imagery of a train ride can convey deep sentiments about relationships and memories.

[English]

May I stay with you until the final stop

Sharing a ride on the train, who knows how brief our youthful journey is

The road ahead is unclear, replaying that evening we met, awkward conversations

Unexpectedly parted ways mid-journey, there's no turning back

Thinking of your boring jokes and all your little habits

Your words soothe my worries, making me laugh out loud

I wish I could rewind and return to the station where I met you, feeling lonely and unreal

How can I still clearly see your youthful face

In a moment outside of time, we’re not broken apart yet

...

Hope we can reunite in a parallel universe, never to be separated, with smooth paths ahead

Don’t lament before me, thinking you can break free from those memories

Thinking of your funny jokes and all your little habits

Your words calm my worries, making me laugh out loud

Wishing I could rewind back to the station where I met you, feeling lonely and unreal

How can I accept that nothing between us has changed

Paths have limits, but that doesn’t mean we have to end

I fear luck slipping away step by step, feeding into a vicious cycle

Parting worries can’t change the course or turn back time

Fate keeps delaying our reunion

Just want to chat with you about how you're doing, I’m not used to this

Every day I miss your stubbornness, even suffering is fine, but now you’re too cold

If I could just send you off at the station before you leave, could we return

Could we hold each other for a moment longer, connect for just a little longer, and not part

I want to see all the beautiful scenery with you along the journey

...

[Chinese]

願 陪伴妳直到終站

同坐電車中消閒 誰會知青蔥的歲月路程短暫

前路茫茫重溫邂逅的當晚 搭話呆板

沒料半途失散 過程不可折返

想起妳無聊玩笑各種小習慣

妳語錄平伏我心煩 笑喊一番

想倒退重回遇見妳的車站虛構得孤單

怎可再直接看清妳童顏

逆時於一瞬間 我們未散

願 團聚平行時空中 絕不失散 去路平坦

別像眼前感嘆 以為衝得破記憶那框框

想起妳無聊玩笑各種小習慣

妳語錄平伏我心煩 笑喊一番

想倒退重回遇見妳的車站虛構得孤單

怎可接受到妳跟我無關

路線有界限 不等於要散

我最怕運氣步步退減 惡性循環

離愁別緒都不足以扭轉軌跡折返

回復命運越來越晚

想找妳閒聊近況說聲不習慣

我每日懷念妳刁蠻 受罪也好 現在太冷淡

假設從前目送妳於車站一去 能復返

可相擁多一剎 能聯繫多一刻 也別散

想跟妳沿途美景都一起飽覽

Key Grammar Structures

• 願陪伴妳直到終站

  ➔ 願 + verb phrase = expressing a wish or desire

  ➔ The word "願" (wish/desire) is used with a verb to express a hope or intention.

• 沒料半途失散

  ➔ 沒料 + verb = unexpected or unanticipated action (unexpectedly happened or didn’t happen)

  ➔ The phrase "沒料" indicates something that was not expected or anticipated.

• 想倒退重回遇見妳的車站

  ➔ 想 + verb = to want or wish to do something

  ➔ The word "想" expresses a desire or wish to perform an action.

• 我們未散

  ➔ 未 + verb = not yet + verb, indicating an action has not happened yet

  ➔ The prefix "未" indicates that an action has not yet occurred.

• 去路平坦

  ➔ Use of noun + adjective = describing the noun with an adjective

  ➔ The phrase pairs a noun with an adjective to describe a state or condition.

• 別像眼前感嘆

  ➔ 像 + noun = to resemble, like

  ➔ The pattern "像 + noun" expresses resemblance or similarity.

• 回復命運越來越晚

  ➔ 越來越 + adjective/verb = increasingly

  ➔ The pattern "越來越" indicates a progressive increase in degree or extent.