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還未戒掉 他留下給我 那動魄驚心 Still haven't quit, he left me with that heart-stopping feeling 00:20
還未成熟得當有過便無憾 Not yet mature enough, having experienced it brings no regrets 00:28
寧為他跌進紅塵 做個有痛覺的人 I'd rather fall into the mundane for him, to be a person with feelings 00:36
為那春色般眼神 願意比枯草敏感 For those spring-like eyes, willing to be more sensitive than withered grass 00:44
還未放下 只能拾起 領教我的貪癡 Still haven't let go, can only pick up the lessons of my greed 00:53
還未麻木得吃夠了便無事 Not yet numb enough to eat my fill and feel nothing 01:01
明白醒覺有定時 但放肆夠也不遲 Understand that awakening has its timing, but indulging isn't too late 01:08
在我升仙得救前 糊塗一次 Before I ascend and find salvation, let me be confused once 01:17
心灰了還未碎 心死了還在醉 My heart is weary but not yet broken, my heart is dead yet still intoxicated 01:24
人難得只因失戀擁抱負累 It's rare for a person to embrace burdens just because of heartbreak 01:29
未會信甚麼擁有等於失去 Still can't believe that having equals losing 01:33
無情地對世界說他算是誰 Coldly telling the world who he is 01:37
不可以沉下去 總可以迷下去 Can't sink down, can always get lost 01:41
人何苦要抱著清醒進睡 Why must one hold onto clarity while sleeping? 01:45
就以血肉之軀去滿足知覺 Just to satisfy the senses with flesh and blood 01:49
虔誠地去犯錯 良心 跳得清脆 Devoutly making mistakes, my conscience jumps clearly 01:53
還未瞑目 只能望穿我 那固執的心 Still haven't closed my eyes, can only gaze through my stubborn heart 02:16
還未曾悟出錯過也是緣份 Still haven't realized that missing out is also fate 02:25
遲或早變過路人 為了好客太傷神 Sooner or later, I'll become a passerby, too troubled by hospitality 02:32
但我洶湧得過份 仍然興奮 But I'm overly turbulent, still excited 02:40
心灰了還未碎 心死了還在醉 My heart is weary but not yet broken, my heart is dead yet still intoxicated 02:48
人難得只因失戀擁抱負累 It's rare for a person to embrace burdens just because of heartbreak 02:52
未會信甚麼擁有等於失去 Still can't believe that having equals losing 02:56
無情地對世界說他算是誰 Coldly telling the world who he is 03:00
不可以沉下去 總可以迷下去 Can't sink down, can always get lost 03:04
人何苦要抱著清醒進睡 Why must one hold onto clarity while sleeping? 03:08
就以血肉之軀去滿足知覺 Just to satisfy the senses with flesh and blood 03:12
虔誠地去犯錯 良心 跳得清脆 Devoutly making mistakes, my conscience jumps clearly 03:16
心灰了還未碎 心死了還在醉 My heart is weary but not yet broken, my heart is dead yet still intoxicated 03:24
嫌人生空虛只好擁有負累 Disliking life's emptiness, I can only bear the burdens 03:29
累了再學講擁有等於失去 When tired, I learn to say that having equals losing 03:32
無情地訕笑過去他又是誰 Coldly mocking the past, who is he again? 03:37
不可以沉下去 總可以迷下去 Can't sink down, can always get lost 03:41
人何苦要過份珍惜眼淚 Why must one overly cherish tears? 03:45
在我血肉之軀有愛的根據 In my flesh and blood, there is a basis for love 03:49
回頭就算認錯 還好 錯得很對 Turning back, even if I admit my mistakes, it's still good, wrong yet so right 03:53
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人非草木 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

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[Chinese]
[English]
還未戒掉 他留下給我 那動魄驚心
Still haven't quit, he left me with that heart-stopping feeling
還未成熟得當有過便無憾
Not yet mature enough, having experienced it brings no regrets
寧為他跌進紅塵 做個有痛覺的人
I'd rather fall into the mundane for him, to be a person with feelings
為那春色般眼神 願意比枯草敏感
For those spring-like eyes, willing to be more sensitive than withered grass
還未放下 只能拾起 領教我的貪癡
Still haven't let go, can only pick up the lessons of my greed
還未麻木得吃夠了便無事
Not yet numb enough to eat my fill and feel nothing
明白醒覺有定時 但放肆夠也不遲
Understand that awakening has its timing, but indulging isn't too late
在我升仙得救前 糊塗一次
Before I ascend and find salvation, let me be confused once
心灰了還未碎 心死了還在醉
My heart is weary but not yet broken, my heart is dead yet still intoxicated
人難得只因失戀擁抱負累
It's rare for a person to embrace burdens just because of heartbreak
未會信甚麼擁有等於失去
Still can't believe that having equals losing
無情地對世界說他算是誰
Coldly telling the world who he is
不可以沉下去 總可以迷下去
Can't sink down, can always get lost
人何苦要抱著清醒進睡
Why must one hold onto clarity while sleeping?
就以血肉之軀去滿足知覺
Just to satisfy the senses with flesh and blood
虔誠地去犯錯 良心 跳得清脆
Devoutly making mistakes, my conscience jumps clearly
還未瞑目 只能望穿我 那固執的心
Still haven't closed my eyes, can only gaze through my stubborn heart
還未曾悟出錯過也是緣份
Still haven't realized that missing out is also fate
遲或早變過路人 為了好客太傷神
Sooner or later, I'll become a passerby, too troubled by hospitality
但我洶湧得過份 仍然興奮
But I'm overly turbulent, still excited
心灰了還未碎 心死了還在醉
My heart is weary but not yet broken, my heart is dead yet still intoxicated
人難得只因失戀擁抱負累
It's rare for a person to embrace burdens just because of heartbreak
未會信甚麼擁有等於失去
Still can't believe that having equals losing
無情地對世界說他算是誰
Coldly telling the world who he is
不可以沉下去 總可以迷下去
Can't sink down, can always get lost
人何苦要抱著清醒進睡
Why must one hold onto clarity while sleeping?
就以血肉之軀去滿足知覺
Just to satisfy the senses with flesh and blood
虔誠地去犯錯 良心 跳得清脆
Devoutly making mistakes, my conscience jumps clearly
心灰了還未碎 心死了還在醉
My heart is weary but not yet broken, my heart is dead yet still intoxicated
嫌人生空虛只好擁有負累
Disliking life's emptiness, I can only bear the burdens
累了再學講擁有等於失去
When tired, I learn to say that having equals losing
無情地訕笑過去他又是誰
Coldly mocking the past, who is he again?
不可以沉下去 總可以迷下去
Can't sink down, can always get lost
人何苦要過份珍惜眼淚
Why must one overly cherish tears?
在我血肉之軀有愛的根據
In my flesh and blood, there is a basis for love
回頭就算認錯 還好 錯得很對
Turning back, even if I admit my mistakes, it's still good, wrong yet so right
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

戒掉 (jièdiào)

/t͡ɕjɛ̂ tiâʊ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to give up, to quit

驚心 (jīngxīn)

/t͡ɕiŋ˥ ɕin˥/

C1
  • adjective
  • - shocking, alarming

紅塵 (hóngchén)

/xʊŋ t͡ʂʰə̌n/

C1
  • noun
  • - mortal world, world of mortals

痛覺 (tòngjué)

/tʰʊŋ t͡ɕɥœ/

B2
  • noun
  • - sense of pain

眼神 (yǎnshén)

/jɛ̀n ʂən/

B1
  • noun
  • - expression in one's eyes

敏感 (mǐngǎn)

/miŋ kàn/

B2
  • adjective
  • - sensitive

放下 (fàngxià)

/fâŋ ɕjâ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to lay down, to let go

拾起 (shíqǐ)

/ʂʅ t͡ɕʰi/

B1
  • verb
  • - to pick up

貪癡 (tānchī)

/tʰán ʈʂʰɨ/

C2
  • noun
  • - greed and infatuation (Buddhist term)

麻木 (mámù)

/mǎ mû/

B2
  • adjective
  • - numb, apathetic

醒覺 (xǐngjué)

/ɕiŋ t͡ɕɥœ/

C1
  • verb
  • - to awaken, to realize

放肆 (fàngsì)

/fâŋ sz̩/

B2
  • adjective
  • - unrestrained, presumptuous

糊塗 (hútú)

/xǔ tʰǔ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - muddled, confused

心灰 (xīnhuī)

/ɕín xwéi/

C1
  • adjective
  • - disheartened, despondent

負累 (fùlěi)

/fû lèi/

C1
  • noun
  • - burden, encumbrance

擁有 (yōngyǒu)

/joŋ joʊ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to possess, to have

沉下去 (chénxiàqù)

/t͡ʂʰə̌n ɕjâ t͡ɕʰŷ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to sink

迷下去 (míxiàqù)

/mǐ ɕjâ t͡ɕʰŷ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be lost

清醒 (qīngxǐng)

/t͡ɕʰiŋ ɕiŋ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - sober, clear-headed

血肉 (xuèròu)

/ɕɥœ̂ ʐôʊ/

B2
  • noun
  • - flesh and blood

知覺 (zhījué)

/ʈ͡ʂʅ t͡ɕɥœ/

B2
  • noun
  • - perception, sense

虔誠 (qiánchéng)

/t͡ɕʰjɛ̌n ʈ͡ʂʰə̌ŋ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - pious, devout

良心 (liángxīn)

/ljǎŋ ɕín/

B1
  • noun
  • - conscience

清脆 (qīngcuì)

/t͡ɕʰiŋ t͡sʰwêɪ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - crisp, clear

瞑目 (míngmù)

/mǐŋ mû/

C1
  • verb
  • - to close one's eyes (in death)

固執 (gùzhí)

/kû ʈ͡ʂʅ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - stubborn, persistent

緣份 (yuánfèn)

/ɥæ̌n fən/

B1
  • noun
  • - fate, destiny

洶湧 (xiōngyǒng)

/ɕjʊŋ jʊŋ/

B2
  • adjective
  • - turbulent, surging

空虛 (kōngxū)

/kʰʊŋ ɕy/

B1
  • adjective
  • - empty, void

珍惜 (zhēnxī)

/ʈ͡ʂən ɕi/

B1
  • verb
  • - to treasure, to cherish

Key Grammar Structures

  • 心灰了還未碎

    ➔ Present perfect tense

    ➔ The phrase "心灰了" (my heart is gray) uses the present perfect tense to indicate a state that has been reached, while "還未碎" (has not yet shattered) shows an ongoing condition.

  • 人何苦要抱著清醒進睡

    ➔ Interrogative sentence structure

    ➔ The phrase "人何苦要" (why must people) uses an interrogative structure to express a rhetorical question, emphasizing the absurdity of the situation.

  • 明白醒覺有定時

    ➔ Adverbial clause

    ➔ The phrase "明白醒覺有定時" (understanding and awakening have their timing) uses an adverbial clause to indicate the condition under which the main action occurs.

  • 虔誠地去犯錯

    ➔ Adverbial phrase

    ➔ The phrase "虔誠地去犯錯" (to sincerely make mistakes) uses an adverbial phrase to describe the manner in which the action is performed.

  • 心死了還在醉

    ➔ Past tense with ongoing state

    ➔ The phrase "心死了" (my heart has died) uses the past tense to indicate a completed action, while "還在醉" (still intoxicated) shows an ongoing state.

  • 不可以沉下去

    ➔ Negative form with modal verb

    ➔ The phrase "不可以沉下去" (cannot sink down) uses a negative form with a modal verb to express prohibition or impossibility.

  • 就以血肉之軀去滿足知覺

    ➔ Prepositional phrase

    ➔ The phrase "就以血肉之軀" (with flesh and blood) uses a prepositional phrase to indicate the means or method by which the action is performed.