缺 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

當天這道門合上

The door closed that day

冰箱裏沒人在雪中送炭

No one offered help in the cold fridge

呼吸缺氧

Gasping for air

這一帶並無路向

Nowhere to go in this area

漆黑裏為燃亮我的信仰

In the dark, to ignite my faith

歷遍風霜

Through frost and snow

冰封了血肉無能力擋一仗

Frozen flesh and blood, unable to withstand the battle

活像無名氏為愛戰死沙場

Living like a nameless soldier, dying for love on the battlefield

你沒贈我急救藥箱

You didn't give me a first-aid kit

今天你避談實相

Today you avoid the reality

修葺那牧場飼養白綿羊

Repairing the pasture, raising white sheep

生活如常

Life goes on as usual

即使我滯留門內竭力拍響

Even if I'm stuck inside, banging desperately

不變你睡相

Your sleeping face doesn't change

談維持現狀安好

Talking about maintaining the status quo, staying safe

遠遠説不上

Far from adequate

氣候過時何以遏止我尋方向

How can I stop seeking direction in this outdated climate?

殘破身軀注滿熱血

This broken body is filled with hot blood

堅拒眼前由誰掠奪

Refusing to let anyone seize what's before me

日後歲月

In the years to come

以初心 對抗暴雪

Resisting the blizzard with my original heart

不怕在低温中氣喘

Unafraid of gasping in the low temperature

願望無懼否決

My desires fear no rejection

理想長存 高空盤旋 從不缺

Ideals forever exist, hovering high, never lacking

這困局就用雙手來解脱

I'll use my own hands to break free from this predicament

今天你為求獲勝

Today, for the sake of winning

鋪天蓋地營造了偽和平

You create a false peace, covering the sky and earth

虛幻無形

Illusory and intangible

封鎖我路途然後隔絕救兵

Blocking my path and isolating rescue troops

恐怕我做反應

Afraid that I'll react

如何憑極地飛霜

How can you freeze my nature

凍結我本性 我亦會重燃我這一套

With frost from the arctic? I will rekindle my survival skills

求生本領

Survival skill

殘破身軀注滿熱血

This broken body is filled with hot blood

堅拒眼前由誰掠奪

Refusing to let anyone seize what's before me

日後歲月

In the years to come

以初心 對抗暴雪

Resisting the blizzard with my original heart

不怕在低温中氣喘

Unafraid of gasping in the low temperature

願望無懼否決

My desires fear no rejection

理想長存 高空盤旋 從不缺

Ideals forever exist, hovering high, never lacking

心裏夢 熱度總可 融解積雪

The heat in my heart can always melt the accumulated snow

縱沒閒情逸致換快樂

Even without the leisure to exchange for happiness

面前 問題才是冰山一角

The problem before me is just the tip of the iceberg

藏着我 埋沒我

Hiding me, burying me

仍有知覺

Still conscious

這身軀注滿熱血

This body is filled with hot blood

堅拒眼前由誰掠奪

Refusing to let anyone seize what's before me

日後歲月

In the years to come

冷風吹 對鏡自説

Facing the cold wind, talking to myself in the mirror

終有樂土可給眷戀

There will eventually be a paradise to cherish

仍然可望見樂園

Still hoping to see paradise

求存意志力與部署 從不缺

My will to survive and planning never lack

這困局 就用雙手 來解脱

I'll use my own hands to break free from this predicament

於困局 就用雙手 對決

I'll use my own hands to confront the predicament

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
缺 /qūe/ B2	verb - to lack, to be short of
合上 /hé shàng/ B1	verb - to close, to shut
雪 /xuě/ A1	noun - snow
呼吸 /hū xī/ A2	verb - to breathe noun - breath, respiration
漆黑 /qī hēi/ B2	adjective - pitch-black, utterly dark
信仰 /xìn yǎng/ B2	noun - faith, belief
風霜 /fēng shuāng/ C1	noun - hardships, trials and tribulations
冰封 /bīng fēng/ B2	verb - to freeze over, to icebound
血肉 /xiě ròu/ B1	noun - flesh and blood
戰死 /zhàn sǐ/ B2	verb - to die in battle
修葺 /xiū qì/ C1	verb - to repair, to renovate
飼養 /sì yǎng/ B2	verb - to raise (animals), to rear
滯留 /zhì liú/ B2	verb - to be detained, to be stranded
竭力 /jié lì/ C1	adverb - to do one's utmost, to spare no effort
遏止 /è zhǐ/ C1	verb - to restrain, to check
掠奪 /lüè duó/ B2	verb - to plunder, to rob
暴雪 /bào xuě/ B1	noun - snowstorm, blizzard
否決 /fǒu jué/ B2	verb - to veto, to reject
盤旋 /pán xuán/ B2	verb - to spiral, to circle, to hover

Key Grammar Structures

• 這一帶並無路向

  ➔ Negation

  ➔ The phrase uses the word "並無" to indicate that there is no direction in this area.

• 不變你睡相

  ➔ Adverbial phrase

  ➔ The phrase "不變" serves as an adverb modifying the state of "你睡相".

• 願望無懼否決

  ➔ Compound sentence

  ➔ This line combines two ideas: "願望無懼" and "否決" to express a complex thought.

• 心裏夢 熱度總可 融解積雪

  ➔ Subject-verb-object structure

  ➔ The line follows a clear subject-verb-object structure, emphasizing the action of melting snow.

• 這身軀注滿熱血

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The phrase implies that the body is filled with passion, using a passive construction.

• 冷風吹 對鏡自説

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to convey a command or strong suggestion.

• 於困局 就用雙手 對決

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The phrase "於困局" introduces a prepositional phrase indicating the context of the action.