無答案 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙, Terence Lam

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Cantonese with Terence Lam's "無答案" (No Answers/Nocturne). This poignant song delves into introspection and the search for meaning in life's uncertainties, offering a unique opportunity to learn nuanced expressions of melancholy and acceptance through its compelling lyrics and reflective melodies.

[English]

In the breath, I can hear the pulse and heartbeat

How many nights must I question my heart?

Only the echo of the lights and dust bear witness

Melancholy fights against loneliness

I hear footsteps, but will I get used to wanting to hide?

I only dare to hide my anxious heart in the blankets

The light released from the dim room seems to have been eaten away

Hiding naked under the moonlight

With my eyes closed, I see loneliness

With my eyes open, I clearly see what I've lost

I want to fill the emptiness of the past

My heart has many "what ifs"

How many sudden changes lead to unanswered questions?

And they are hidden in the dark as I pass through

Crouched in a corner by the window, I blankly gaze afar

If I count the stars, will I be able to sleep?

Can the echoes talk to me until dawn?

Please don't say goodnight

With my eyes closed, I see loneliness

With my eyes open, I clearly see the shadows

I want to say goodbye to the one I'm most familiar with

My heart has many "what ifs"

How many sudden changes lead to ungraspable answers?

And they are hidden in the dark as I pass through

Falling among millions of silhouettes

Intertwined in that neon glow

Searching for countless self-deceiving comforts

As if I had gained something

Only to lose it in an instant and be forgotten

Can there ever be happiness?

What has my heart become empty of?

Feeling exhausted yet not understanding why

Lying down, I watch people come and go

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[Chinese]

呼吸之中聽得到脈搏心跳聲

多少晚要給心裡盤問究竟

只得燈光的呼應和浮塵做證

憂鬱對抗孤寂

聽到了腳步可會習慣想去躲

只敢將不安心理藏入被窩

幽房釋出的光猶如被蠶食過

躲於月下赤裸

雙眼合上看到了寂寞

張眼望見所失很清楚

想要填滿落空的過往

心有很多個如果

驟變幾多個沒終於的答案

並藏於暗裡渡過

瑟縮於窗邊一角呆呆地遙望

倘把星空數一遍能睡了麼

響咹可否跟跟我聊話到曙光

請不要說晚安

雙眼合上看到了寂寞

張眼望見暗影很清楚

想告別最熟悉的那個

心有很多個如果

驟變幾多個沒可取的答案

並藏於暗裡渡過

幾百萬個背影中墮落

於那霓虹映中交錯過

找上萬個自欺的寄託

彷似得到過什麼

在瞬間失去就這般給遺忘

終究可有快樂過?

心空了什麼?

感覺再累都不懂為何

躺好再看人來又往

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
呼吸 /hú xī/ B1	noun - breath, breathing verb - to breathe
脈搏 /mài bó/ B2	noun - pulse
心跳 /xīn tiào/ B1	noun - heartbeat verb - to beat (of the heart)
盤問 /pán wèn/ B2	verb - to interrogate, to question closely
呼應 /hū yìng/ B2	verb - to echo, to respond to
浮塵 /fú chén/ C1	noun - floating dust
憂鬱 /yōu yù/ B2	adjective - melancholy, depressed
孤寂 /gū jì/ B2	adjective - lonely, solitary
腳步 /jiǎo bù/ A2	noun - footstep
習慣 /xí guàn/ A2	verb - to be accustomed to noun - habit
安心 /ān xīn/ A2	adjective - relieved, at ease verb - to be relieved
幽房 /yōu fáng/ C1	noun - secluded room
蠶食 /cán shí/ C1	verb - to nibble away, to encroach upon
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	adjective - lonely, desolate
清楚 /qīng chǔ/ A2	adjective - clear, distinct
落空 /luò kōng/ B2	adjective - empty
驟變 /zhòu biàn/ C1	noun - sudden change verb - to change suddenly
瑟縮 /sè suō/ C1	verb - to huddle, to curl up
遙望 /yáo wàng/ B2	verb - to look afar
曙光 /shǔ guāng/ C1	noun - dawn, first light of day
告別 /gào bié/ B1	verb - to say goodbye, to bid farewell
背影 /bèi yǐng/ B2	noun - view of someone's back
墮落 /duò luò/ B2	verb - to degenerate, to fall
霓虹 /ní hóng/ B2	noun - neon light
自欺 /zì qī/ C1	verb - to deceive oneself
寄託 /jì tuō/ C1	verb - to entrust, to place hope on
瞬間 /shùn jiān/ B1	noun - moment, instant
遺忘 /yí wàng/ B2	verb - to forget
終究 /zhōng jiū/ B2	adverb - in the end, after all
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy
感覺 /gǎn jué/ A2	noun - feeling, sense
人來又往 /rén lái yòu wǎng/ B1	idiom - people coming and going