水刑物語 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Jer 柳應廷

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the depths of emotion with Jer Lau's "水刑物語"! This poignant Canto-pop ballad offers a unique journey through despair and self-salvation, making it a powerful song to learn Cantonese with. Its rich lyrical imagery and emotional delivery provide an excellent opportunity to understand nuanced expressions in the language, while its artistic depth makes it a truly special listening experience.

[English]

Clutching onto resentment, drowning in the sea

So heavy I can't breathe, no way to turn

Still deliberately regretting, heading to the abyss for life

Settling until I meet God, but not getting close

Letting the world turn dark

...

...

The light guides me, to look back again

A pair of hands reaching from the shore, ooh yeah woah

You broke the curse

Your voice leads me, to swim forward

Rising, my body finds an opening, ooh yeah woah

You opened up the day

...

Who will save me, I ask, who's as foolish as me?

Silent answers provoke whales to swallow me

Hard to become nourishment, trapped in bitterness

This useless person sinks, determined to turn off the light

...

Letting the world get darker

The light guides me, to look back again

A pair of hands reaching from the shore, ooh yeah woah

You broke the curse

Your voice leads me, to swim forward

Rising, my body finds an opening, ooh yeah woah

You opened up the day

...

A smile guides me (falling into a deep trench), to look back again

A pair of hands reaching from the shore (life-saving exit), ooh yeah woah

No need for a solo anymore

A kiss leads me (vast universe), to swim forward

Rising, my body (a certain star) finds an opening, ooh yeah woah

And also found an accompaniment

(Falling into a deep trench)

(Life-saving exit)

...

(Vast universe)

(A certain star)

...

[Chinese]

懷抱了怨恨 困溺海中心

沉重到缺氧時 無從翻身

仍故意抱憾 往深淵終生

沉澱到碰見神 卻不靠近

讓世界變暗

光線 引我 再次回眸

岸邊 伸出 這一對手 ooh yeah woah

你解開了 毒咒

聲線領我 再往前游

上升 身軀 找到缺口 ooh yeah woah

你敞開了 白晝

誰救我我問 誰會夠我笨

沉默對答惹來 鯨魚生吞

難化作養分 酸苦中自困

沉下去這廢人 決心關燈

讓世界更暗

光線 引我 再次回眸

岸邊 伸出 這一對手 ooh yeah woah

你解開了 毒咒

聲線 領我 再往前游

上升 身軀 找到缺口 ooh yeah woah

你敞開了 白晝

一笑 引我（墮進深溝）再次回眸

岸邊 伸出（救生出口）這一對手 ooh yeah woah

再不需要 獨奏

一吻 領我（茫茫宇宙）再往前游

上升身軀（某顆星斗）找到缺口 ooh yeah woah

也找到了 伴奏

（墮進深溝）

（救生出口）

（茫茫宇宙）

（某顆星斗）

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
怨恨 /yuàn hèn/ B2	noun - resentment, grudge
沉重 /chén zhòng/ B2	adjective - heavy, burdensome
缺氧 /quē yǎng/ B2	noun - oxygen deficiency, hypoxia
翻身 /fān shēn/ B1	verb - to turn over, to change position
深淵 /shēn yān/ B2	noun - abyss, deep chasm
神 /shén/ B1	noun - god, divine being
暗 /àn/ A2	adjective - dark
光線 /guāng xiàn/ B1	noun - light beam, ray of light
毒咒 /dú zhòu/ C1	noun - poison curse, spell
聲線 /shēng xiàn/ B2	noun - voice, vocal tone
缺口 /quē kǒu/ B2	noun - gap, breach
敞開 /chǎng kāi/ B2	verb - to open wide, to fling open
救生出口 /jiù shēng chū kǒu/ C1	noun - life-saving exit, escape route
茫茫宇宙 /máng máng yǔ zhòu/ C2	noun - vast universe
星斗 /xīng dǒu/ C1	noun - stars, constellation