失敗的高歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張芸京
• Album: 失敗的高歌

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is about understanding culture and personal stories. With Jing Chang's '失敗的高歌,' you can explore powerful themes of resilience and identity in Mandarin Chinese. The song's direct and emotional lyrics offer a great way to learn vocabulary related to determination and self-belief, all within a story of an artist bravely redefining her own success.

[English]

Whenever I decide to go all out and take the biggest risk

There are always too many obstacles trying to stop me

Whenever I resolve to break through and cross the tough times

I try to forget that I was once invincible

Start over again to prove I am more than that

Reviving doesn’t mean denying the stories I’ve written

Keeping the long hair you don’t quite like or get used to

This isn’t about change; it’s about being true to who I am

Oh, crying sometimes, oh, laughing sometimes

Failures happen too

Maybe only once in a lifetime

The rebellious song of failure is a kind of special right

Failure always comes back, and so does trying again

Making every time feel like

The last chance, to let go once more

So I sing loudly—this is a special rule

Even if the storms pass over me

I still persist now

Sincerely, I try one more time

...

Start over again to prove I am more than that

Reviving doesn’t mean denying the stories I’ve written

Keeping the long hair you don’t quite like or get used to

This isn’t about change; it’s about being true to who I am

Oh, crying sometimes, oh, laughing sometimes

Failures happen too

Maybe only once in a lifetime

The rebellious song of failure is a kind of special right

Failure always comes back, and so does trying again

Making every time feel like

The last chance, to let go once more

So I sing loudly—this is a special rule

Even if the storms pass over me

I still persist now

Sincerely, I try one more time

...

The rebellious song of failure is a kind of special right

Failure always comes back, and so does trying again

Making every time feel like

The last chance, to let go once more

Even failure can be sung out loud—this is my unique right

Not just for applause

Someone is writing a mournful song for me

Even when it's tough, I wait for the victory trumpets to sound

...

[Chinese]

每當我下定決心放手一搏孤注一擲

身旁總有太多阻礙企圖全力阻止

每當我下定決心衝破攔阻跨越艱難

就要去試著忘記我曾不可一世

重頭再走過一次來證明我不只如此

重來不是否定自己曾寫下的故事

留著你不太喜歡不太習慣的長頭髮

這不是改變 而是原本我的樣子

Oh 哭有時 oh 笑有時

失敗也有時

或許不會 只有一次

失敗的高歌 是一種特別的權利

失敗總是 重來總是

要讓每次 都當做是

最後機會 放手一次

所以我高歌 這是個特別的定律

即使風浪 漫過我身

現在我是 仍在堅持

問心無愧 再試一次

重頭再走過一次來證明我不只如此

重來不是否定自己曾寫下的故事

留著你不太喜歡不太習慣的長頭髮

這不是改變 而是原本我的樣子

Oh 哭有時 oh 笑有時

失敗也有時

或許不會 只有一次

失敗的高歌 是一種特別的權利

失敗總是 重來總是

要讓每次 都當做是

最後機會 放手一次

所以我高歌 這是個特別的定律

即使風浪 漫過我身

現在我是 仍在堅持

問心無愧 再試一次

失敗的高歌 是一種特別的權利

失敗總是 重來總是

要讓每次 都當做是

最後機會 放手一次

失敗也高歌 這是我獨有的權利

並非只是 為了掌聲

誰在為我 譜寫輓歌

再難也等候 勝利的號角聲

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
決心 /dʒɥɛ̌ ɕín/ B2	noun - determination
放手 /fâŋ ʂòu/ B1	verb - to let go
阻礙 /tsù ái/ B2	noun - obstacle
阻止 /tsù ɚ ˋ/ B2	verb - to prevent
衝破 /tʃʰóŋ pʰwò/ C1	verb - to break through
攔阻 /lán tsù/ B2	noun - obstruction
艱難 /dʒiān nán/ B2	adjective - difficult
忘記 /wâŋ tɕiˋ/ A1	verb - to forget
否定 /fòu tîŋ/ B2	verb - to negate, deny
改變 /kài biɛ̀n/ A2	verb - to change
樣子 /iâŋ tsɿ/ A2	noun - appearance, look
失敗 /ʃí bài/ A2	verb - to fail noun - failure
高歌 /gāo gə/ C1	verb - to sing loudly
權利 /tɕʰwǎn liˋ/ B2	noun - right, privilege
機會 /tɕī xwɛ̀i/ A2	noun - opportunity
風浪 /fə́ŋ lâŋ/ B2	noun - storm
堅持 /tɕiān ʈʂʰɨ/ B1	verb - to persist, insist
無愧 /wú kwèi/ C1	adjective - to have a clear conscience
勝利 /ʃêŋ lì/ B1	noun - victory

Key Grammar Structures

• 每當我下定決心放手一搏孤注一擲

  ➔ 每當 + verb phrase

  ➔ Indicates 'every time' or 'whenever' an action occurs.

• 就要去試著忘記我曾不可一世

  ➔ 就要 + verb phrase

  ➔ Indicates an imminent action or decision to do something.

• 就要去試著忘記我曾不可一世

  ➔ 曾 + verb

  ➔ Expresses the experience of having done something in the past.

• 這不是改變 而是原本我的樣子

  ➔ 而是 + noun/phrase

  ➔ Used to introduce a clarification or correction, meaning 'but rather' or 'instead of.'

• 問心無愧 再試一次

  ➔ 問心無愧 + (verb)

  ➔ Expresses acting without guilt or remorse, with a clear conscience, encouraging to try again.

• 失敗的高歌 是一種特別的權利

  ➔ 是 + noun phrase

  ➔ Used to state that something is a particular thing or concept, affirming identity.

• 再難也等候 勝利的號角聲

  ➔ 也 + verb

  ➔ Indicates 'even' or 'still' to emphasize persistence despite difficulty.