偷聽情歌 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 胡鴻鈞
• Album: 2018年全新黑暗主打《偷聽情歌》

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of Cantonese through Hubert Wu's "Stealing a Love Song," a dark yet captivating ballad about secret admiration. The song's rich vocabulary and emotive delivery offer a unique window into the language, exploring themes of longing and hidden emotions.

[English]

Setting arrangements have been moved, the blanket has been slipped in

What else have I stolen from you? Who would realize it's really me?

Who has used the remote? Who has secretly drunk your milk?

I've even worn your coat, imitated your manner, and kissed you

Hiding my true intentions, worried about causing trouble, finally you’ve caught on

I’ve hijacked your stereo to listen to love songs — so beautiful, yet so intimidating

Who am I in your eyes? I don't really know

But loving in silence is enough happiness; why not celebrate alone?

If I can't steal you away, I’ll just freely imagine myself inside this half-listening love song

Loving secretly shouldn’t be a crime; I ask myself—falling for you has never been wrong

Don’t mind if I’m happy or sad; I keep secretly giving for you, still foolish

Accept or reject, I know you feel helpless

...

Keeping you company from afar, silently smiling and following

Struggling to hide my motives, awkwardly avoiding you

Nervously approaching you, desperate to win your affection

Lock the door tighter, be more cautious — hard to steal your beauty

Love is uncontrollable; secretly falling for you, delicate even if only air remains

Sneaking into your home, waiting for the right moment, filling the living room with the scent of white roses

You’ve already exposed me, I knew it all along — what a waste of effort

But I can secretly imagine the fun of being loved

If I can't steal you away, I’ll just freely imagine myself inside this half-listening love song

Loving secretly shouldn’t be a crime; I ask myself—falling for you has never been wrong

Don’t mind if I’m happy or sad; I keep secretly giving for you, still foolish

Accept or reject, I know you feel helpless

Finally, I steal your love song for broadcast

...

[Chinese]

陳設被移動過 棉被被潛入過

還偷走你甚麼 誰發現其實我

遙控被誰用過 牛奶被誰偷飲過

還披起你外衣 模仿跟你親過

藏頭露尾擔⼼惹禍 一天終於識穿我

盜用你的音響聽情歌 動聽得卻又令人怯懦

在你眼中的我又是誰 知道不多

但是暗戀足以快樂何妨獨個慶賀

偷都偷不走你我便擅自代入在這半首偷聽的情歌

偷偷的愛應該不會算做罪行自問動情從來無犯錯

開心不開心不要理我我為你暗中付出繼續傻

接受 推走 知你沒奈何

遙距地陪伴你 微笑地無聲跟尾

難掩飾我動機 矛盾地迴避你

迷惘地行近你 磨折是難得到你

門鎖起更嚴密戒備 難偷走你的美

情難自禁偷戀也細膩 即使只得到空氣

混入你的家中等時機 令客廳有陣白玫瑰味

被你揭穿早已是預期 枉費心機

但是我都可以暗地模擬被愛趣味

偷都偷不走你我便擅自代入在這半首偷聽的情歌

偷偷的愛應該不會算做罪行自問動情從來無犯錯

開心不開心不要理我我為你暗中付出繼續傻

接受 推走 知你沒奈何

最後 偷走 你的情歌播

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
偷 /tōu/ B1	verb - to steal; to pilfer; stealthily
情歌 /qíng gē/ B1	noun - love song
聽 /tīng/ A1	verb - to listen
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy; joyful
暗戀 /àn liàn/ B2	verb - to have a crush on; to love secretly
罪行 /zuì xíng/ B2	noun - crime; offense
動情 /dòng qíng/ B2	verb - to be moved (emotionally); to fall in love
付出 /fù chū/ B1	verb - to pay (an amount); to expend
秘密 /mìmì/ A2	adjective - secret
接受 /jiē shòu/ A2	verb - to accept
陪伴 /péi bàn/ B1	verb - to accompany; to keep someone company
微笑 /wēi xiào/ A2	verb - to smile
矛盾 /máo dùn/ B1	adjective - contradictory; conflicting
迷惘 /mí wǎng/ B2	adjective - perplexed; confused
嚴密 /yán mì/ B2	adjective - strict; tight; closely-knit
枉費 /wǎng fèi/ C1	verb - to waste; to spend in vain

Key Grammar Structures

• 還偷走你甚麼

  ➔ Use of the question particle '甚麼' (what) to ask about an unspecified object.

  ➔ '甚麼' functions as a question word meaning 'what', used here to ask about the object stolen.

• 藏頭露尾擔⼼惹禍

  ➔ Use of idiomatic expressions to describe hiding or revealing something, expressing worry and trouble.

  ➔ The idiom '藏頭露尾' describes hiding one's true intentions or feelings, and '擔⼼惹禍' expresses worry about causing trouble.

• 接受 推走 知你沒奈何

  ➔ Use of verbs in a sequence to express acceptance, rejection, and resignation.

  ➔ The verbs '接受' (accept), '推走' (push away), and '知你沒奈何' (know you have no choice) depict a progression of emotional responses.

• 開心不開心不要理我我為你暗中付出繼續傻

  ➔ Use of the phrase '不要理我' (don’t mind/ignore me) combined with ‘開心不開心’ (happy or not) to express indifference and sacrifice.

  ➔ ‘不要理我’ means ‘ignore me’ or ‘don’t mind me’, indicating self-sacrifice, while ‘開心不開心’ questions or dismisses happiness, emphasizing emotional indifference.

• 偷偷的愛應該不會算做罪行

  ➔ Use of the modal verb structure ‘應該不會’ (should not) to express a moral judgement about the legality of secret love.

  ➔ ‘應該不會’ means ‘should not’ or ‘probably not’, indicating a moral or ethical view that secret love is not criminal.