特登 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Anson Kong 江𤒹生

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Cantonese love and emotions with Anson Kong's "特登," a song that beautifully illustrates the art of subtle pursuit and the sweet nervousness of young love. Learn how deliberate actions and heartfelt intentions are expressed in Cantonese culture through its catchy rhythm and relatable lyrics.

[English]

Cause I've been waiting for so long

And I've been thinking over and over

Will you worry when I'm gone

Oh, I've been waiting, where you are is where I belong

Want to choose a cloudy day

Rain by the sea, let's meet at 8

Deliberately not bring an umbrella, just to make you notice

Want to pick a flying carpet

Fly further away, intentionally delaying

Waiting just for you to miss me before we meet

Don’t want politeness to be too much

Opening up deep inside for you

All the shocks are unpredictable

Already knew I wasn’t good enough

Almost deep enough in love

You're a bit angry, hard to soothe, then I know

Cause I’ve been waiting for so long

And I’ve been thinking over and over

Will you worry when I’m gone

Oh, I’ve been waiting, where you are is where I belong

Want to pick a ghost story

Recommend to you, played beside your pillow

Specifically to make you notice it’s me not online

Want to pick a bunch of dried flowers

Apologize with one hand, making you insomnia too

Or maybe hang upside down just to understand my heart

A little more secret is better

Carefully crafted just for you

If the reasons are reversed, no need to regret

No need to wait for the countdown

Just count the heartbeat speed

Clear the fog, if forgiveness is found, then I know

...

Cause I’ve been waiting for so long

And I’ve been thinking over and over

Will you worry when I’m gone

Oh, I’ve been waiting, where you are is where I belong

Cause I’ve been waiting for so long

And I’ve been thinking over and over

Will you worry when I’m gone

Oh, I’ve been waiting, where you are is where I belong

...

[Chinese]

'Cause I've been waiting for so long

And I've been thinking over, oh on and on

Will you be worried when I'm gone

Oh I've been waiting, where you are is where I belong

想揀一天陰天

海邊有雨 約你在八點

特登不帶傘或更令你在意

想揀一張飛毯

飛得較遠 故意在拖延

特登等到你亦掛念才相見

不想當禮貌太好

心底都給你表露

統統計算不到 衝擊會到

早心知我未夠好

總差點戀愛深度

你有點怒 難平伏 便知道

'Cause I've been waiting for so long

And I've been thinking over, oh on and on

Will you be worried when I'm gone

Oh I've been waiting, where you are is where I belong

想揀一齣鬼片

可推介你 播放在枕邊

特登給察覺是我沒有在線

想揀一束乾花

單手致歉 要你亦失眠

或者需倒吊著看才明心意

多一點秘密更好

精心的給你打造

假使理據顛倒 不必懊惱

不須等節日倒數

都可數心跳速度

掃去煙霧 能原諒 便知道

'Cause I've been waiting for so long

And I've been thinking over, oh on and on

Will you be worried when I'm gone

Oh I've been waiting, where you are is where I belong

'Cause I've been waiting for so long

And I've been thinking over, oh on and on

Will you be worried when I'm gone

Oh I've been waiting, where you are is where I belong

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
揀 /gaːn/ B1	verb - to choose, to select
陰天 /ˈjɪnˌtʰjɛn/ A2	noun - cloudy day
海邊 /ˈhaɪˌbjɛn/ A2	noun - seaside
雨 /yː/ A1	noun - rain
帶 /daɪ/ A1	verb - to bring, to carry
傘 /sɑːn/ A2	noun - umbrella
在意 /tsoʊnˈɡjuːn/ B2	verb - to care about
飛 /feɪ/ A2	verb - to fly
拖延 /tʰɔ́ˌjɛn/ B2	verb - to delay, to procrastinate
掛念 /kwaːˈniːm/ B2	verb - to miss, to be concerned about
禮貌 /ˈlɐɪˌmaʊ/ B1	noun - courtesy, politeness
心底 /ˈsɐmˌtɐɪ/ B1	noun - heart, bottom of one's heart
戀愛 /ˈlinˌɔːi/ B1	noun - love, romance
深度 /ˈsɐnˌdɔː/ B1	noun - depth
秘密 /ˈpɐɪˌmɐt/ B1	noun - secret
打造 /ˈtaːˌtsoʊ/ B2	verb - to create, to build
顛倒 /tɪnˈtoʊ/ B2	verb - to reverse, to turn upside down
懊惱 /ˈɔːˌnoʊ/ C1	adjective - annoyed, upset

Key Grammar Structures

• Will you be worried when I'm gone

  ➔ Future simple tense with 'will' to express a question about the future.

  ➔ 'Will' is used to form questions about future actions or events.

• And I've been thinking over

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense to indicate an ongoing thought process up to now.

  ➔ The phrase 'have been thinking' shows an action that started in the past and continues until now.

• where you are is where I belong

  ➔ Relative clause with 'where' to specify a place related to the subject.

  ➔ The clause 'where you are is where I belong' indicates that the person's location defines their sense of belonging.

• 想揀一天陰天

  ➔ Use of '想' (want to) + verb to express a desire.

  ➔ The Chinese verb '想' is used here to indicate the speaker's desire to choose a cloudy day.

• 海邊有雨 約你在八點

  ➔ Using '有' (there is/are) to indicate existence of something, and '約你在八點' (plan to meet at 8 o'clock).

  ➔ '有' is used to state the presence of rain by the sea; '約你在八點' expresses the plan to meet at 8 o'clock.

• 想揀一張飛毯

  ➔ Use of '想' (want to) + verb + measure word + noun to express desire to choose a specific item.

  ➔ The phrase '想揀一張飛毯' indicates a desire to select a flying carpet.

• 多一點秘密更好

  ➔ Comparison structure using '多...更...' to indicate 'more... is better'.

  ➔ The phrase '多一點秘密更好' uses a comparative structure to say 'a little more secret makes it better'.