失約巴黎 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Jeffrey Ngai, 魏浚笙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

你話過 要伴我 讀雨果

You said you'd accompany me to read Hugo

你話過 要共我 學探戈

You said you'd learn tango with me

人在法國 先知 險阻太多

People in France, prophets, so many hurdles

努力過 最後也 難如初

We worked so hard, but in the end, it was as difficult as the beginning

你話再 無法帶 幸福給我

You said you could no longer bring happiness to me

抬望鐵塔 陰影 竟淹蓋我

Looking up at the Eiffel Tower, its shadow, unexpectedly, covers me

從前夢遊的花都 此刻變了負荷

The Paris I once dreamed of has now become a burden

問那些 盟誓發過 真可保障什麼

Ask those vows we made—what real guarantee do they hold

在瑪黑區 那個住處 從此深～鎖

In the Marais district, that place of ours, now sealed off forever

沒有你 帶香檳 與我私奔 何來浪漫巴黎

Without you, bringing champagne and eloping with me—what's romantic about Paris?

每日坐 咖啡室 剎那顯得 不設實際

Every day in the cafe, moments feel so unreal, as if nothing is real

我們離家 追的夢 已給摧毀

The dreams we chased from home have now been shattered

既然失約 為何發誓

Since promises were broken, why did we vow?

沒有你 困境中 與我相依 如何活在巴黎

Without you, in my struggles—how can I live in Paris?

你離開～了 難道還留下 等枯萎

You left—do you still leave behind a hope to wither for?

就當花都的夢 落進花都的泥

Let the dreams of this city of flowers fall into the mud of flowers

好好辦喪禮

Let’s hold a proper funeral

火 一燒聖母院 頃刻垂危

Fire, burning Notre Dame, moments before it falls into danger

梵登 塞納 不見得 可以美一世

Van der, Seine—it's unlikely they can make life beautiful forever

前功一秒 就能盡廢

All efforts could be wasted in just a second

沒有你 帶香檳 與我私奔 何來浪漫巴黎

Without you, bringing champagne and eloping with me—what's romantic about Paris?

每日坐 咖啡室 剎那顯得 不設實際

Every day in the cafe, moments feel so unreal, as if nothing is real

我們離家 追的夢 已給摧毀

The dreams we chased from home have now been shattered

既然失約 為何發誓

Since promises were broken, why did we vow?

沒有你 困境中 與我相依 如何活在巴黎

Without you, in my struggles—how can I live in Paris?

你離開了 難道還留下 等枯萎

You left—do you still leave behind a hope to wither for?

沒有貞德堅毅 莫里哀式執迷

Without Joan of Arc's resolve, Molière's obsessive passion

怎守候一世

How to wait for a lifetime?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
伴 /bàn/ B2	verb - to accompany, to keep company
讀 /dú/ A1	verb - to read
學 /xué/ A1	verb - to learn, to study
險阻 /xiǎn zǔ/ C1	noun - hazards; obstacles
幸福 /xìng fú/ B1	noun - happiness; well-being adjective - happy
鐵塔 /tiě tǎ/ B1	noun - iron tower
陰影 /yīn yǐng/ B2	noun - shadow, shade
夢遊 /mèng yóu/ B2	verb - to sleepwalk
花都 /huā dū/ B1	noun - City of Flowers (Paris)
負荷 /fù hè/ B2	noun - burden, load
盟誓 /méng shì/ C1	noun - oath; pledge
住處 /zhù chù/ B1	noun - residence; dwelling
香檳 /xiāng bīn/ B1	noun - champagne
私奔 /sī bēn/ C1	verb - to elope
浪漫 /làng màn/ B1	adjective - romantic
摧毀 /cuī huǐ/ B2	verb - to destroy; to wreck
發誓 /fā shì/ B2	verb - to vow, to swear
困境 /kùn jìng/ B2	noun - difficult situation, predicament
貞德 /zhēn dé/ C1	noun - Joan of Arc
堅毅 /jiān yì/ C1	adjective - firm and resolute
執迷 /zhí mí/ C1	adjective - obsessed