睡皇后 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: G.E.M., 鄧紫棋

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

然後沒然後

Then there's no then

曾也夢過 沒然後

I've also dreamed of no then

忙碌一對手

Busy hands together

在某夜裡 突然消瘦

Suddenly losing weight on a certain night

時間它於哪裡悄悄偷走

Where does time sneak away quietly

昂貴的心願逐漸被鐵鏽

Expensive wishes gradually rust away

何日發覺望透

When will I realize and see through

世上從沒獨角獸

There are no unicorns in this world

遺忘我是我 誰人的錯

Forgotten, I am me, whose fault is that

世界當然看重成與禍

Of course, the world values success and disaster

遺忘躍動過那心窩

Forgetting, dancing in that heart’s core

世界只敬仰最優秀的一個

The world only admires the most outstanding one

難道要醒了嗎

Am I about to wake up?

沉睡半生童話

Half a lifetime of fairy tales in sleep

用滿腔的志氣踏遍千里

Walking a thousand miles with all my courage

為何仍似在自轉原地

Why does it still feel like I'm spinning in place

無人記起了嗎

Has no one remembered?

從前無價童話

Those priceless fairy tales of the past

夢想的圖畫

Dream images

像海邊泥沙 風吹已散

Like sand on the beach, blown away by the wind

然後十年後

And then ten years later

人有幾個 十年後

How many people are there, ten years later

成長得太久

Growing up for so long

連快樂也 漸為罕有

Even happiness has become rare

慣了天天埋頭永遠不休

Used to bury myself daily, never stopping

連間中一頓飯亦極歉疚

Even a meal now and then feels guilty

如像變了木偶

Like I’ve turned into a puppet

每日呆滯地奮鬥

Fighting dully every day

難道繼續要無目的過

Must I keep living aimlessly

進退怎能隨人潮跌墮

How can I stumble with the tide, moving forward or backward

重燃那漸冷卻的火

Reignite that fading fire

青春瘋過痛過先不會枉過

Youth, hurting and crazy, won’t be wasted

皇后記起了嗎

Queen, do you remember?

沉睡半生童話

Half a lifetime of fairy tales in sleep

用最初的勇氣再次高飛

Soar again with the original courage

無論成與敗亦不會死

No matter success or failure, I won't die

皇后覺醒了嗎

Queen, have you awakened?

重拾無價童話

Reclaim those priceless fairy tales

夢想的圖畫

Dreams in pictures

再一追逐它 天不太晏

Chasing them again, the sky isn’t too late

這大世界要闖闖

This big world is worth exploring

不必怕淺窄眼光

No need to fear shallow eyes

再別蓋過禾稈中你發的光

Don’t cover your light among the stalks

皇后記起了嗎

Queen, do you remember?

沉睡半生童話

Half a lifetime of fairy tales in sleep

就算一刻洩氣別要捨棄

Even if you’re discouraged for a moment, don’t give up

人若沒有夢這生似死

If a person has no dreams, life is like death

皇后覺醒了嗎

Queen, have you awakened?

重拾無價童話

Reclaim those priceless fairy tales

夢想的圖畫

Dreams in pictures

有天開成花 總不太晏

One day they bloom like flowers, not too late

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夢 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream verb - to dream
忙碌 /máng lù/ B1	adjective - busy
時間 /shí jiān/ A1	noun - time
心願 /xīn yuàn/ B2	noun - wish, aspiration
發覺 /fā jué/ B2	verb - to realize, to become aware of
世界 /shì jiè/ A1	noun - world
躍動 /yuè dòng/ C1	verb - to leap, to jump
童話 /tóng huà/ A2	noun - fairy tale
志氣 /zhì qì/ B2	noun - ambition, aspiration
千里 /qiān lǐ/ B1	noun - a long distance; thousands of miles
圖畫 /tú huà/ A2	noun - picture, drawing
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy
木偶 /mù ǒu/ B1	noun - puppet
青春 /qīng chūn/ A2	noun - youth
勇氣 /yǒng qì/ B1	noun - courage
夢想 /mèng xiǎng/ A2	noun - dream, ideal
花 /huā/ A1	noun - flower

Key Grammar Structures

• 時間它於哪裡悄悄偷走

  ➔ Use of '于' as a formal or literary preposition meaning 'at' or 'in'

  ➔ '於' functions as a formal preposition indicating location or time in literary Chinese

• 曾也夢過

  ➔ Use of '曾' to indicate experience or a past action, often translated as 'have' or 'once'

  ➔ '曾' conveys that the action was experienced or occurred in the past

• 用滿腔的志氣踏遍千里

  ➔ Use of '用' to indicate 'use' or 'with' in expressing manner or means

  ➔ '用' indicates the means or manner of doing something, here meaning 'with full courage'

• 世界只敬仰最優秀的一個

  ➔ Use of '只' to mean 'only' or 'just' for emphasis

  ➔ '只' emphasizes exclusivity or limitation, meaning 'only'

• 再一追逐它 天不太晏

  ➔ Use of '再' to mean 'again' or 'further' to indicate repetition or continuation

  ➔ '再' indicates repetition or further action, meaning 'again'

• 人若沒有夢這生似死

  ➔ Use of '若' to mean 'if' or 'assuming' in classical or literary Chinese

  ➔ '若' functions as a conditional word meaning 'if' or 'assuming'

• 就算一刻洩氣別要捨棄

  ➔ Use of '就算' to mean 'even if' or 'even though', expressing concession

  ➔ '就算' introduces a concessive clause meaning 'even if' or 'even though'