跑車與坦克 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張震嶽

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the depth of Mandarin lyrics with Chang Chen-yue's '跑車與坦克'. This song is a great opportunity to learn how language can be used for powerful social commentary, with its contrasting imagery and metaphors. Its unique blend of a gentle melody and serious subject matter makes it a truly special and thought-provoking piece of music.

[English]

Zhang Zhenyue - Race Car and Tank

Lyrics and music by Zhang Zhenyue

Directed by Yang Xiumin

Flowers in the woman's hand

Gun on the man's shoulder

The girl looks thin and worn out

The boy looks frightened

The tank rolls over what used to be a lively street

Foreign soldiers bringing food and water

The hopeless common folk are already exhausted

They're tired of it

They don't want to shed tears anymore

The woman undergoes plastic surgery and skincare treatments

The man uses his credit card to pay

The girl doesn't want to attend school

The boy just wants to play games

The sports car speeds through the once ruined street

Politicians and businessmen bring the economy to soar

The overweight, full from feasts, are already bored

They just want to lose weight

Two separate worlds

Each in their own corner

Constantly out of balance

Up and down, unsteady and uneven

Justice is just a lie

Truth keeps changing, shifting shape

What we trust

Buried beneath heaps of debris

Roaring cannon blasts

The drums thumping on the dance floor

Some stay detached from it all

Some are homeless

Mother Earth is weary

Fever persists and stays high

You and I, all about our own gain

Breaking faces in confrontation

Two separate worlds

Each in their own corner

Always unbalanced

Upside down, uneven

Justice is just a myth

Truth keeps shifting

Our beliefs

Lies buried deep

The thunder of cannons

The drums pounding in the dance hall

Some remain on the sidelines

Some are homeless

Mother Earth grows weary

Fever remains elevated

You and I only for our own gain

Turning against each other

[Chinese]

张震岳 - 跑车与坦克

词曲 张震岳

导演 杨秀敏

女人手里的花

男人肩上的枪

女孩一脸瘦巴巴

男孩一脸惊慌

坦克压过原本是热闹的街

异国的士兵带来粮食和水

毫无未来的百姓已经厌倦

已经厌倦

不想再流泪

女人整型做脸

男人刷卡付钱

女孩不想上学

男孩只想玩Game

跑车压过原本是落没的街

政客和商人带来经济起飞

酒足饭饱的胖子已经厌倦

只想减肥

两种不同世界

各自在另一边

总是不得平衡

高低又歪斜

正义犹如谎言

真理万化千变

我们所相信的

埋在瓦砾堆

轰隆隆的炮声

舞池里的鼓声

有人置身事外

有人没有家

地球妈妈累了

发烧居高不下

你我却为了利益

撕破脸

两种不同世界

各自在另一边

总是不得平衡

高低又歪斜

正义犹如谎言

真理万化千变

我们所相信的

埋在瓦砾堆

轰隆隆的炮声

舞池里的鼓声

有人置身事外

有人没有家

地球妈妈累了

发烧居高不下

你我却为了利益

撕破脸

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
跑车 (pǎochē) /pʰaʊ t͡ʂʰɤ/ B1	noun - sports car
坦克 (tǎnkè) /tʰan kʰɤ/ B1	noun - tank
女人 (nǚrén) /ny ɻən/ A1	noun - woman
男人 (nánrén) /nan ɻən/ A1	noun - man
花 (huā) /xu̯a/ A1	noun - flower
枪 (qiāng) /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ/ A2	noun - gun
女孩 (nǚhái) /ny xai/ A1	noun - girl
男孩 (nánhái) /nan xai/ A1	noun - boy
瘦 (shòu) /ʂoʊ̯/ A2	adjective - thin
惊慌 (jīnghuāng) /t͡ɕiŋ xu̯ɑŋ/ B2	adjective - panic-stricken
士兵 (shìbīng) /ʂ ɚ pɪŋ/ B1	noun - soldier
粮食 (liángshí) /ljɑŋ ʂɚ/ B1	noun - grain, food
未来 (wèilái) /weɪ laɪ/ A2	noun - future
百姓 (bǎixìng) /baɪ ɕɪŋ/ B1	noun - common people
厌倦 (yànjuàn) /jɛn t͡ɕɥɛn/ B2	adjective - weary, tired of
流泪 (liúlèi) /ljoʊ leɪ/ B1	verb - to weep, to cry