十年後的我 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 薛凱琪
• Album: Electric Angel

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Fiona Sit's "十年後的我" (Ten Years Later Me). This poignant Cantopop ballad offers a unique opportunity to delve into the nuances of Cantonese, exploring themes of personal growth, self-reflection, and the pursuit of happiness. Its rich, thought-provoking lyrics, written by the acclaimed Wyman Wong, provide authentic expressions of human experience, making it an ideal song to enhance your understanding of Cantonese culture and vocabulary. Learn how Fiona's voice beautifully conveys a decade of transformation, making this song a truly special piece for both language learners and music enthusiasts.

[English]

Ten years have passed in a blink

It's inevitable to be a little more mature

Compare yourself to how you encouraged yourself before descending to earth

Ask how many have already become silent

Been an adult for ten years

Nothing good to recommend

Before rushing to work into the building

Watching the people around changing

Find a mirror to remind you that you haven't changed

Do you still dare to be honest?

Do you still want to argue back?

Haven't been defeated by life yet?

Haven't had your claws smoothed out?

Can you still hope to shine again?

...

Stepping into the fools' paradise

Are people a little more foolish?

What year did you put down your ideals?

Afraid of going further and further away

Please go back and fight the world

The price of growth

Do you still need more?

How to spend what's left, should you bargain for what you don't have?

If you could start over

Would you be willing to give up what you have now?

Ask if you can still sleep peacefully?

The price of growth

Do you still need more?

How to spend what's left, should you bargain for what you don't have?

Still feeling uneasy after all?

If you have fire, don't let it sublimate too quickly

Will you still be touched next year? Yeah

Still want to throw a tantrum, right?

Even if you're exhausted every night

Don't bare your fangs when you have no teeth left

Can't you say you're happy until next year?

...

[Chinese]

驟眼夢遊十年

成熟些少不免

比對一下在下凡前 你是如何自勉

問有幾多位 已是無言

做了大人十年

無甚好東西推薦

趕上班進入大樓前

看著旁人在變

找幅鏡 提你你未變

還敢坦白嗎

還想去駁嘴嗎

未敗給生活嗎

未有磨平的爪牙

可還時時期盼 再亮嗎

踏進笨人樂園

人是否蠢一點

把理想放下是何年

怕越行 還越遠

請歸去和世界 大戰

成長的代價

還需要更多嗎

剩下的怎樣花 未有的應否還價

假如重頭來過

你現有的 問你可願拿

問你還可安睡嗎

成長的代價

還需要更多嗎

剩下的怎樣花 未有的應否還價

始終意難平嗎

要是有火 別太快昇華

明年還懂感動嗎 yeah

還想發脾氣吧

夜夜即使累垮

别到無牙先張牙

不能明年才說 快樂嗎

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢遊 (mèngyóu) /məŋ˥˩jou̯˧˥/ B2	verb - to sleepwalk, somnambulate
成熟 (chéngshú) /t͡ʃʰəŋ˧˥ʂu˧˥/ B1	adjective - mature, ripe
自勉 (zìmiǎn) /tsɨ˥˩mjɛn˧˥/ C1	verb - to encourage oneself
無言 (wúyán) /wu˧˥jɛn˧˥/ B2	adjective - speechless, without words
推薦 (tuījiàn) /tʰuei̯˥t͡ɕi̯ɛn˥˩/ B2	verb - to recommend
大樓 (dàlóu) /ta˥˩lou̯˧˥/ A2	noun - high-rise building
坦白 (tǎnbái) /tʰan˧˥pai̯˧˥/ B2	adjective - frank, candid, honest
生活 (shēnghuó) /ʂəŋ˥xwɔ˧˥/ A2	noun - life
磨平 (mópíng) /mwo˧˥pʰiŋ˧˥/ B2	verb - to smooth out, to wear down
爪牙 (zhuǎyá) /ʈ͡ʂwa˧˥ja˧˥/ C1	noun - claws and fangs; henchmen, accomplices
期盼 (qīpàn) /t͡ɕʰi˥pʰan˥˩/ B2	verb - to hope, to expect
樂園 (lèyuán) /lə˥˩y̯ɛn˧˥/ A2	noun - paradise, happy land
理想 (lǐxiǎng) /li˧˥ɕi̯ɑŋ˧˥/ B1	noun - ideal
成長 (chéngzhǎng) /t͡ʃʰəŋ˧˥ʈ͡ʂɑŋ˧˥/ B1	verb - to grow up, to mature noun - growth
代價 (dàijià) /tai˥˩t͡ɕia˥˩/ B2	noun - price, cost
意難平 (yìnánpíng) /i˥˩nan˧˥pʰiŋ˧˥/ C1	adjective - feeling resentful; unable to accept something
昇華 (shēnghuá) /ʂəŋ˥xwa˧˥/ C1	verb - to sublimate, to elevate
感動 (gǎndòng) /kan˧˥tʊŋ˥˩/ B1	verb - to move (to tears), to be touched
脾氣 (píqì) /pʰi˧˥t͡ɕʰi˥˩/ A2	noun - temper