神的不在場證明 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is not just about words, but also about understanding culture and complex emotions. Panther Chan's '神的不在場證明' offers a unique opportunity to delve into the Cantonese language through its profound and philosophical lyrics. The song tackles universal questions of faith, suffering, and inner strength, making it a powerful and moving piece for anyone looking to connect with the deeper side of Cantopop.

[English]

Was my birth already a mistake?

God chose all these obstacles.

Can I endure this cruelty?

Perhaps even heaven does not love my existence.

Struggling in society for a bit of compassion.

This defective product, I sincerely ask for your tolerance.

Being ordinary is already a blessing, let alone dreaming of fairness.

How did God create us? Is it captivating just by improvisation?

God, if you see that I have endured enough,

Do you not wish to save me?

Even breathing feels wrong; is wanting to gasp too greedy?

Please let me pass peacefully, as if my tears have formed a river.

Can this outcome be rewritten?

Others often say that suffering will lead to something beautiful.

Stubborn as I am, I have walked through this storm that has turned into a deep sea.

God, if you see that I have endured enough,

Do you not wish to save me?

Even breathing feels wrong; is wanting to gasp too greedy?

Please let me pass peacefully, as if my tears have formed a river.

I really want to rewrite the outcome myself.

Time and again, the blows cannot take away this broken life of mine.

One by one, I gradually adapt to farewells.

Without miracles, I learn to not believe in fate, no matter how much it hurts.

From the depths, I learn to appreciate the traces of struggle.

Who will hear me when I have cried to the brink of death?

Who is willing to understand me and give me a chance?

I still want to prove myself, even if I was born not loving myself.

Must I learn to hold on through such pain?

No matter how many experiences, I will not be defeated.

How ridiculous humans are, so afraid of life yet not afraid of death.

If you, God, can bear witness, to escape from danger,

I shouldn't have to wait a century.

[Chinese]

自我出生的一剎已經錯了麼

上帝挑選這一切困阻

可撐過麼　殘忍得過火

大概天都不喜愛我這個誕生

在社會努力地求一點憐憫

這一個次品　懇請你容忍

能平凡已是福氣　更別妄想公平

神如何創造我們　引人入勝難道靠即興

神若你看到我已經歷夠多

難道你也不願去拯救我麼

連呼吸都錯　想喘息都貪心了麼

求求讓我　平靜過　如流淚已成河

可不可改寫這結果

旁人常說著苦過　會待美好到來

頑強如我又走過　這場暴雨連日變了深海

神若你看到我已經歷夠多

難道你也不願去拯救我麼

連呼吸都錯　想喘息都貪心了麼

求求讓我　平靜過　如流淚已成河

很想親手改寫結果

一次一次痛擊未可取去我這破生命

一個一個離別漸可適應

無神蹟　教會我再痛也不信命

從絕處　學欣賞掙扎的足跡

誰又會聽到我已哭到快死

誰願意了解我去給我轉機

還很想爭氣　即使天生不愛自己

難道要這麽痛教識我撐起

無論再多經歷也不被打死

人多麼可笑　這麼恐生竟不怕死

神明若你　能做證　從危難裡逃離

應該不需等一世紀

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
上帝 shàngdì B2	noun - God
困阻 kùnzǔ C1	noun - obstacle, difficulty
殘忍 cánrěn C2	adjective - cruel
天 tiān A2	noun - sky, heaven
誕生 tànshēng B1	noun - birth
社會 shèhuì B1	noun - society
求 qiú A2	verb - to seek, to request
憐憫 liánmǐn C2	noun - compassion, mercy
平凡 píngfán B2	adjective - ordinary, mundane
公平 gōngpíng B2	noun - fairness, justice
創造 chuàngzào B2	verb - to create
即興 jíxìng C1	adjective - improvised
拯救 zhěngjiù C1	verb - to save, to rescue
呼吸 hūxī A2	noun - breath, respiration