破吉他 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張震嶽

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Mandarin through 張震嶽's (Zhang Zhenyue) "破吉他" (Used Guitar). This song, with its light-hearted melody and relatable lyrics about escaping daily routines, offers a fantastic way to improve your language skills while enjoying a taste of Taiwanese music culture. Learn new vocabulary and sentence structures as you explore themes of freedom and self-discovery, all while vibing to a catchy tune.

[English]

Zhang Zhenyue - Broken Guitar

Lyrics, Music: Zhang Zhenyue

Director: Lin Yue'en

It's best on a sunny day, meeting by the sea, never parting, never seen

There will definitely be someone who stands you up, too much to drink, can't get up, and so on

There are always too many reasons, wasting time between online games

It's a rare holiday Sunday, why not ride a bike

To see the beautiful sunset by the riverbank, don't sleep anymore

A wave hits, summer skin is especially dark

A few hot girls in the distance, heavily made up, still playing in the water

Floating on the calm sea, mind empty, it doesn't matter, a sea turtle

I kind of don't want to go back to Taipei

Imagining retirement in Hualien

Buying a piece of farmland, raising chickens, farming

Everything is for others, putting myself last

Let's take a trip and fly away, if you hesitate, don't regret it

Better today than later, bye bye blue Monday

With a broken guitar on my shoulder, wandering to the horizon

Everything is for others, putting myself last

Let's take a trip and fly away, if you hesitate, don't regret it

Better today than later, bye bye blue Monday

With a broken guitar on my shoulder, wandering to the horizon

Everything is for others, putting myself last

Let's take a trip and fly away, if you hesitate, don't regret it

Better today than later, bye bye blue Monday

With a broken guitar on my shoulder, wandering to the horizon

Wandering to the horizon, wandering to the horizon, goodbye, goodbye

[Chinese]

张震岳 - 破吉他

词、曲：张震岳

导演：林悦恩

最好是艳阳天 约在海边不散不见

一定有人爽约 喝太多起不来之类 到底

理由总是有太多 时间浪费在上网游戏之间

难得假日星期天 何不骑着单车去

看看河岸夕阳很美 不要再睡

一阵浪花打来 夏天皮肤特别黝黑

远方几个辣妹 浓妆艳抹照样戏水

漂浮在平静海面 脑子空空没所谓 一只海龟

有点不想回台北

幻想退休养老要 在花莲

买一块农地 养鸡种田

任何事都为别人 自己摆在最后面

来一次远走高飞 再犹豫就别后悔

择期不如就今天 bye bye blue Monday

肩上一把破吉他 流浪到天边

任何事都为别人 自己摆在最后面

来一次远走高飞 再犹豫就别后悔

择期不如就今天 bye bye blue Monday

肩上一把破吉他 流浪到天边

任何事都为别人 自己摆在最后面

来一次远走高飞 再犹豫就别后悔

择期不如就今天 bye bye blue Monday

肩上一把破吉他 流浪到天边

流浪到天边 流浪到天边 再见呀再见

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
吉他 /ˈdʒɪtɑː/ B2	noun - guitar
海边 /haɪ̯˥ bjen˧˥/ B2	noun - seaside, coast
浪花 /lɑː̌ŋ.xwǎ/ B2	noun - wave spray, surf
海龟 /hǎi˥ kúi˥/ B2	noun - sea turtle
退休 /tù̀ːɪ ʃuì/ B2	noun - retirement
農地 /nóng dì/ B2	noun - farmland, agricultural land
养鸡 /yǎng jī/ B2	verb - raise chickens
养 /yǎng/ A2	verb - to raise, to nurture
别人 /bié rén/ A1	noun - others, other people
摆在 /bǎi zài/ A2	verb - to put, to place
高飞 /gāo fēi/ B2	verb - fly high, soar
流浪 /liú làng/ B2	verb - roam, wander

Key Grammar Structures

• 最好是艳阳天

  ➔ Expressing a preference or best case scenario using '最好是' (preferably is).

  ➔ '最好是' means 'preferably' or 'it's best to'.

• 约在海边不散不见

  ➔ Using '不散不见' to mean 'not dispersing nor seeing each other again', indicating a mutual decision not to part.

  ➔ '不散不见' means 'neither dispersing nor seeing each other again', indicating the intention to stay together.

• 再犹豫就别后悔

  ➔ Using '就' to indicate consequence: if hesitating again, then there's no point in regretting.

  ➔ '就' is used to indicate that the action following it is the natural result of the previous condition, meaning 'then' or 'so'.

• 喧闹叫着：bye bye blue Monday

  ➔ Using the phrase 'bye bye' as an informal way to say farewell, combined with 'blue Monday' to refer to a melancholic or dull day.

  ➔ 'bye bye' is an informal farewell phrase, and 'blue Monday' refers to a dull or melancholic day, often Monday in Western culture.

• 肩上一把破吉他

  ➔ Using '一把破吉他' (a broken guitar) as a metaphor for a wandering or rebellious spirit carried on the shoulder.

  ➔ '一把破吉他' literally means 'a broken guitar', used metaphorically to symbolize a free-spirited, rebellious, or wandering musician.