特倫斯夢遊仙境 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

太逼真的惡耗纏著

Too real bad news lingers

太堅穩的隔膜圍著

Too solid a barrier surrounds

太崩緊的腦部何事又煩惱著

Why is a too tense brain troubled again?

你可知這個地球上

Do you know that on this earth

有千億種怪異模樣

There are a billion strange appearances?

快出走觀照著迷幻 告別惆悵

Quickly go out and observe the psychedelic, bid farewell to sorrow

雪國裡 那雪獸 滲奇香

In the snow country, that snow beast exudes a strange fragrance

斜角裡 發覺有 麻瓜演奏一場

In the oblique angle, I discovered a Muggle playing a show

暗笑我 這歲數 愛幻想

I secretly laugh at myself, at this age, still loving fantasy

你卻變作頑石 心不知癢

But you've turned into a stubborn stone, your heart feeling nothing

陪我迷上荒謬

Accompany me to be fascinated by the absurd

越過幻變山丘

Cross over the ever-changing hills

拾塊木碎伸手學施小魔咒

Pick up a piece of wood, reach out and learn to cast a small magic spell

踏遍無數星斗

Travel all over countless stars

雲雨外喝清酒

Drink sake outside the clouds and rain

忘記俗世幾多繁瑣的爭鬥

Forget the mundane world's many trivial struggles

Doo doo doo

Doo doo doo

爬進時間沙漏

Climb into the hourglass of time

十秒內看春秋

See spring and autumn in ten seconds

如此自由

So free

再不想說然後

I don't want to say "and then" anymore

...

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有飛毯於馬路停著

There's a flying carpet parked on the road

有妖精於鐵道呆著

There's a fairy standing blankly on the railway

有魔女沙發上沉默為誰坐著

There's a witch sitting in silence on the sofa, for whom?

再等等一世未中獎

Wait and wait, a lifetime without winning the lottery

再等等多世就結霜

Wait and wait, many lifetimes and you'll be frozen

當刻 跟我 撕去舊模樣

At this moment, tear off the old appearance with me

怪鳥說帶我看 太陽花

The strange bird said it will take me to see the sunflower

螞蟻說要放肆 馳騁於我膝下

The ant said it wants to run wild, galloping on my lap

我約你 你卻說 要回家

I asked you out, but you said you wanted to go home

明明還能遊歷 幾多驚訝

Clearly, there are still so many surprises to travel through

陪我迷上荒謬

Accompany me to be fascinated by the absurd

越過幻變山丘

Cross over the ever-changing hills

拾塊木碎伸手學施小魔咒

Pick up a piece of wood, reach out and learn to cast a small magic spell

踏遍無數星斗

Travel all over countless stars

雲雨外喝清酒

Drink sake outside the clouds and rain

忘記俗世幾多繁瑣的爭鬥

Forget the mundane world's many trivial struggles

Doo doo doo

Doo doo doo

爬進時間沙漏

Climb into the hourglass of time

十秒內看春秋

See spring and autumn in ten seconds

如此自由

So free

再不想說然後

I don't want to say "and then" anymore

Doo doo doo

Doo doo doo

假的怎麼知假的 到底怎樣辯明

How do you know what's fake is fake? How do you tell?

Doo doo doo

Doo doo doo

假使根本搞不清 就別要再求神確認

If you can't figure it out at all, then don't seek divine confirmation again

陪我迷上荒謬

Accompany me to be fascinated by the absurd

白馬遇上天狗

A white horse meets a tengu

在赤地裡奔走原因不深究

Running in the barren land, the reason isn't deeply investigated

用我殘破衣䄂

Use my tattered sleeve

囊括全個宇宙

To encompass the entire universe

忘記俗世幾多繁瑣的爭鬥

Forget the mundane world's many trivial struggles

Doo doo doo

Doo doo doo

爬進時間沙漏

Climb into the hourglass of time

十秒內看春秋

See spring and autumn in ten seconds

如此自由

So free

再不想說然後

I don't want to say "and then" anymore

我眼裡 有峻嶺 有大海

In my eyes, there are towering mountains and vast seas

看到了 去到了 從此不再歸來

I saw it, went there, and will never return

我最愛 處處去 惹塵埃

I love to go everywhere and stir up dust

我信怪誕世間 始終可愛

I believe the bizarre world is still lovely after all

Doo doo doo

Doo doo doo

用我殘破衣䄂

Use my tattered sleeve

囊括全個宇宙

To encompass the entire universe

如此自由

So free

再不想說然後

I don't want to say "and then" anymore

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
惡耗 (è hào) /ɤ̂ xâʊ/ B2	noun - bad news, sad news
地球 (dì qiú) /tì tɕʰjóu/ A1	noun - earth, globe
怪異 (guài yì) /kwài ì/ B2	adjective - strange, odd, weird
模樣 (mó yàng) /mwǒ jâŋ/ A2	noun - appearance, form, look
迷幻 (mí huàn) /mǐ xwân/ C1	adjective - psychedelic, hallucinatory
雪獸 (xuě shòu) /ɕɥɛ̀ ʂoʊ/ B2	noun - snow beast
奇香 (qí xiāng) /t͡ɕʰǐ ɕjáŋ/ C1	noun - exotic fragrance, peculiar aroma
麻瓜 (má guā) /mǎ kwá/ C2	noun - Muggle (non-magical person)
幻想 (huàn xiǎng) /xwân ɕjǎŋ/ B2	verb - to imagine, to fantasize noun - illusion, fantasy
荒謬 (huāng miù) /xwáŋ mjôʊ/ C1	adjective - absurd, ridiculous
幻變 (huàn biàn) /xwân piɛ̂n/ C1	adjective - illusory and changing, metamorphic
魔咒 (mó zhòu) /mwǒ ʈ͡ʂôʊ/ B2	noun - spell, incantation
星斗 (xīng dǒu) /ɕíŋ toʊ/ B2	noun - stars
沙漏 (shā lòu) /ʂá lôʊ/ B1	noun - hourglass
春秋 (chūn qiū) /t͡ʂʰwə́n t͡ɕʰjoʊ/ B2	noun - spring and autumn, years
妖精 (yāo jīng) /jɑʊ t͡ɕíŋ/ B1	noun - goblin, spirit, fairy
魔女 (mó nǚ) /mwǒ ny̌/ B2	noun - witch
撕 (sī) /sɨ/ A2	verb - to tear, to rip
太阳花 (tài yáng huā) /tâɪ jǎŋ xwā/ A2	noun - sunflower
驰骋 (chí chěng) /t͡ʂʰǐ t͡ʂʰɤ̌ŋ/ B2	verb - to gallop; to roam freely
衣袖 (yī xiù) /í ɕjôʊ/ B1	noun - sleeve
宇宙 (yǔ zhòu) /y̌ ʈ͡ʂôʊ/ A2	noun - universe, cosmos
峻嶺 (jùn lǐng) /t͡ɕŷn lɨ̌ŋ/ B2	noun - high mountain
大海 (dà hǎi) /tâ xài/ A1	noun - sea, ocean
塵埃 (chén āi) /t͡ʂʰə̌n ái/ B2	noun - dust
怪誕 (guài dàn) /kwài tân/ C1	adjective - grotesque, bizarre
可愛 (kě ài) /kʰɤ̀ âɪ/ A1	adjective - cute, lovely

Key Grammar Structures

• 太逼真的惡耗“纏著”

  ➔ Aspect marker '著' (zhe) indicating a continuous or ongoing state.

  ➔ The '著' after '纏' (chán, entangle) indicates that the bad news is persistently entangling or affecting someone. It emphasizes the continuation of the action. At a B2-C1 level, one would understand this conveys more than just a single instance; it's a persistent problem.

• 有千億種怪異“模樣”

  ➔ Use of '模樣' (múyàng) - Noun/ Adjective Suffix, Meaning: appearance; shape.

  ➔ '模樣' adds a sense of a concrete form to the variety of strange things. It's not just that there are a billion strange *things*, but they each have a different *appearance* or *form* to them. Advanced learners should be able to discern the subtlety of this word choice.

• 暗笑我 這“歲數” 愛幻想

  ➔ Noun: 歲數 (suìshù) - age (referring to years)

  ➔ Understanding 歲數 allows for comprehension that they are mocking him due to his *age* and still having fantasies. The phrase signifies a certain level of maturity being assumed, contrasted with the childlike nature of fantasizing.

• 你卻“變作”頑石 心不知癢

  ➔ Verb: 變作 (biànzuò) - to change into, to transform into

  ➔ The use of 變作 here emphasizes the transformation. It suggests more than simply *becoming*; it's a distinct and complete change into something else – a stubborn stone. Understanding this verb adds depth to the meaning. The listener is no longer reacting and becoming stagnant.

• 越過幻變山丘 拾“塊”木碎

  ➔ Measure Word: 塊 (kuài) - Used for pieces, lumps, chunks, sums of money, etc.

  ➔ The use of the measure word 塊 indicates a physical piece of wood, adding detail to the action of picking it up. Advanced learners will understand that it specifies the kind of 'wood' object being referred to.

• 假使根本搞不清 就“別要”再求神確認

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase: 別要 (bié yào) - Strong suggestion to not do something, stronger than '不要' (bù yào).

  ➔ 別要 adds forcefulness, conveying not just a simple request not to seek divine confirmation, but a stronger dissuasion. At an advanced level, understanding the nuance between 別要 and 不要 shows mastery of the language.