五百

• By: 黃明志
• Album: 亞洲通才

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

陽光下我逆著風 滿臉的塵埃

Under the sun, I go against the wind, my face full of dust

追逐著巨大的夢 卻沒想過在口袋

Chasing a huge dream, but never thought about my pockets

我只有五百 就只有五百

I only have five hundred, just five hundred

那個年少輕狂的我騎著歐兜賣

That young and reckless me rode a scooter to sell

發現機車道上的人們都跑太快

I found that the people on the motorcycle lane were all too fast

我聽著伍佰 我哼著伍佰 啊

I listen to Wu Bai, I hum Wu Bai, ah

少年啊 要忍耐

Oh youth, you must endure

撐過熬過總算苦盡甘來

After enduring, finally the bitterness turns to sweetness

當初的理想和願望還在胸懷

The ideals and wishes from back then are still in my heart

只是被無情的現實掩埋

But they are buried by the ruthless reality

青春啊 已不在

Oh youth, is no longer here

生命潮起潮落春去秋來

Life ebbs and flows, spring goes and autumn comes

曾經我深愛的最愛的那女孩

Once, the girl I deeply loved, my favorite

她的笑容是否一樣可愛

Is her smile still as lovely?

從前的愛 不再回來

The love from before will not return

花謝花開 珍惜現在

Flowers wither and bloom, cherish the present

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...

當時我沒有翅膀 沒有肩膀 沒能耐

Back then, I had no wings, no shoulders, no ability

想送她一份生日驚喜我摸摸口袋

I wanted to give her a birthday surprise, I touched my pocket

我只有五百 就只有五百

I only have five hundred, just five hundred

這城市一片荒蕪直到遇見她的愛

This city was desolate until I met her love

霓虹燈閃閃爍爍就像我們的舞臺

The neon lights flicker like our stage

我聽著伍佰 我哼著伍佰 啊

I listen to Wu Bai, I hum Wu Bai, ah

少年啊 要忍耐

Oh youth, you must endure

撐過熬過總算苦盡甘來

After enduring, finally the bitterness turns to sweetness

當初的理想和願望還在胸懷

The ideals and wishes from back then are still in my heart

只是被無情的現實掩埋

But they are buried by the ruthless reality

青春啊 已不在

Oh youth, is no longer here

生命潮起潮落春去秋來

Life ebbs and flows, spring goes and autumn comes

曾經我深愛的最愛的那女孩

Once, the girl I deeply loved, my favorite

她的笑容是否一樣可愛 啊

Is her smile still as lovely? Ah

...

...

少年啊 要忍耐

Oh youth, you must endure

撐過熬過總算苦盡甘來

After enduring, finally the bitterness turns to sweetness

當初的理想和願望還在胸懷

The ideals and wishes from back then are still in my heart

只是被無情的現實掩埋

But they are buried by the ruthless reality

青春啊 已不在

Oh youth, is no longer here

生命潮起潮落春去秋來

Life ebbs and flows, spring goes and autumn comes

曾經我深愛的最愛的那女孩

Once, the girl I deeply loved, my favorite

她的笑容是否一樣可愛

Is her smile still as lovely?

從前的愛 不再回來

The love from before will not return

花謝花開 珍惜現在

Flowers wither and bloom, cherish the present

Ha ha

Ha ha

Ha ha

Ha ha

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
陽光 /jáng guāng/ A2	noun - sunlight
夢 /mèng/ A2	noun - dream
青春 /qīng chūn/ B1	noun - youth
忍耐 /rěn nài/ B2	verb - to endure
理想 /lǐ xiǎng/ B2	noun - ideal
願望 /yuàn wàng/ B2	noun - wish
現實 /xiàn shí/ B2	noun - reality
生命 /shēng mìng/ B2	noun - life
女孩 /nǚ hái/ A1	noun - girl
笑容 /xiào róng/ B1	noun - smile
珍惜 /zhēn xī/ B2	verb - to cherish
荒蕪 /huāng wú/ C1	adjective - desolate
舞臺 /wǔ tái/ B2	noun - stage
口袋 /kǒu dài/ A2	noun - pocket
塵埃 /chén āi/ C1	noun - dust
發現 /fā xiàn/ B1	verb - to discover
騎 /qí/ A1	verb - to ride

Grammar:

• 我只有五百 就只有五百

  ➔ Use of '只有' (only) to express limitation.

  ➔ The phrase "我只有五百" means "I only have five hundred".

• 青春啊 已不在

  ➔ Use of '已' (already) to indicate a change in state.

  ➔ The phrase "青春啊 已不在" means "Youth is already gone".

• 撐過熬過總算苦盡甘來

  ➔ Use of '總算' (finally) to express a conclusion after hardship.

  ➔ The phrase "撐過熬過總算苦盡甘來" means "After enduring hardships, finally comes the sweetness".

• 曾經我深愛的最愛的那女孩

  ➔ Use of '曾經' (once) to indicate a past experience.

  ➔ The phrase "曾經我深愛的最愛的那女孩" means "That girl whom I once deeply loved".

• 花謝花開 珍惜現在

  ➔ Use of '珍惜' (cherish) to express the importance of the present.

  ➔ The phrase "花謝花開 珍惜現在" means "Flowers wither and bloom; cherish the present".