無人之境 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅
• Album: Time Flies

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be an emotional journey, much like the story in Eason Chan's "No Man's Land." This song offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of Cantonese through its poetic and evocative lyrics. By delving into the song's themes of forbidden love and moral conflict, learners can connect with the language on a deeper, more personal level. The powerful storytelling and Chan's emotive delivery make it a compelling piece for anyone looking to experience the richness of Cantopop.

[English]

Let reason call for calm, still relying on youthful pride

Facing impulses alone, forgetting my own name in the fate I hide

The sleeping savage stirs awake, revealing itself for you alone

The world's worst crime is falling too easily, but I love this sin I own

Shocking heaven and earth, yet sadly Earth itself is cold

No wind, no sound allowed—this love remains unproclaimed and untold

Soaring through sky and land, craving a moment's reckless joy

Wanting to lie without blinking, this love is beyond all decency

...

If the world falls into a grand deception, friends can't even see

Connected with you in secret, challenging morality

Had we met three or five years earlier, would there be inner struggles?

I believe we'll keep tangled up, unlikely to grow further, yet I still want to be with you

Shocking heaven and earth, yet sadly Earth itself is cold

No wind, no sound allowed—this love remains unproclaimed and untold

Soaring through sky and land, craving a moment's reckless joy

Wanting to lie without blinking, as if entering a nameless realm

Even if our date feels dark as a dungeon, still feels warm

How I long to walk with you on the bridge, arm in arm, watching the scenery

But I’m awake, the moon refuses to illuminate that shadow deep within

We seem happily lost in a strange land, so romantic it’s almost a deadly disease

...

I don’t want to explain, I just want to react

...

[Chinese]

讓理智在叫著冷靜冷靜 還恃住年少氣盛

讓我對著衝動背著宿命 遺忘自己的姓

沉睡的凶猛在蘇醒 完全為你現形

這個世界最壞罪名 叫太易動情 但我喜歡這罪名

驚天動地 只可惜天地亦無情

不敢有風 不敢有聲 這愛情無人證

飛天遁地 貪一刻的樂極忘形

好想說謊 不眨眼睛 這愛情無人性

若世界陷進大騙局裏面 朋友亦難以發現

共你隔著空在秘密通電 挑戰道德底線

如若早三五年相見 何來內心交戰

我信與你繼續亂纏 難再有發展 但我想跟你亂纏

驚天動地 只可惜天地亦無情

不敢有風 不敢有聲 這愛情無人證

飛天遁地 貪一刻的樂極忘形

好想說謊 不眨眼睛 似進入無人境

即使間整個約會情調幽暗似地下城

還是算溫馨 多麼想跟你散步橋上把臂看著風景

但是我清醒 月亮總不肯照亮情慾深處那道背影

你我像快快樂樂同遊在異境 浪漫到一起惹絕症

不想說明 只想反應

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
理智 (lǐzhì) /lǐ ʒɪ̀/ B2	noun - reason; intellect; rationality
冷靜 (lěngjìng) /lɤŋ ʨiŋ/ B1	adjective - calm; cool-headed verb - to calm down
年少氣盛 (niánshào qìshèng) /njɛn ʂɑʊ̯ ʨʰi ʂɤŋ/ C1	adjective - young and vigorous; full of youthful energy
衝動 (chōngdòng) /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ tʊŋ/ B2	noun - impulse; urge
宿命 (sùmìng) /su miŋ/ B2	noun - fate; destiny
遺忘 (yíwàng) /i wɑŋ/ B2	verb - to forget
沉睡 (chénshuì) /t͡ʃʰən ʂweɪ/ B2	verb - to be sound asleep; dormant
凶猛 (xiōngměng) /ɕjʊŋ mɤŋ/ B2	adjective - fierce; ferocious
蘇醒 (sūxǐng) /su ɕiŋ/ B2	verb - to wake up; to revive
罪名 (zuìmíng) /tsweɪ mɪŋ/ B1	noun - charge; accusation; crime
動情 (dòngqíng) /tʊŋ ʨʰɪŋ/ B2	verb - to be moved (emotionally); to fall in love
驚天動地 (jīngtiāndòngdì) /t͡ɕiŋ tʰjɛn tʊŋ ti/ C1	adjective - earth-shattering; world-shaking
無情 (wúqíng) /u ʨʰɪŋ/ B1	adjective - ruthless; heartless; merciless
愛情 (àiqíng) /aɪ ʨʰɪŋ/ A2	noun - love; affection
無人證 (wúrénzhèng) /wu ʐən ʈ͡ʂəŋ/ B2	adjective - unwitnessed; unproven
飛天遁地 (fēitiāndùndì) /feɪ tʰjɛn twən ti/ C1	verb - to fly to the sky and burrow into the earth; to have extraordinary powers
樂極忘形 (lèjíwàngxíng) /lə ʨi wɑŋ ɕiŋ/ C1	adjective - to be so happy that one loses control
說謊 (shuōhuǎng) /ʂwo ʍɑŋ/ A2	verb - to lie
眼睛 (yǎnjīng) /jɛn ʨiŋ/ A1	noun - eye
無人性 (wúrénxìng) /u ʐən ɕiŋ/ B2	adjective - inhuman; impersonal
世界 (shìjiè) /ʂɨ ʨjɛ/ A1	noun - world
陷進 (xiànjìn) /ɕjɛn ʥin/ B1	verb - to sink into; to fall into
秘密 (mìmì) /mi mi/ A2	noun - secret
挑戰 (tiǎozhàn) /tʰjɑʊ ʈ͡ʂɑn/ B1	verb - to challenge noun - challenge
道德 (dàodé) /taʊ̯ tɤ/ B1	noun - morality; ethics
底線 (dǐxiàn) /ti ɕjɛn/ B2	noun - bottom line; the limit
交戰 (jiāozhàn) /t͡ɕjaʊ ʈ͡ʂɑn/ B2	verb - to be at war; to fight
發展 (fāzhǎn) /fɑ ʈʂɑn/ A2	verb - to develop; to expand
約會 (yuēhuì) /ɥœ ʍeɪ/ A2	noun - appointment; date
情調 (qíngdiào) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ tjaʊ/ B2	noun - sentiment; emotional appeal
幽暗 (yōu'àn) /joʊ̯ ɑn/ B2	adjective - dim; gloomy
地下城 (dìxiàchéng) /ti ɕja ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ/ B2	noun - underground city
溫馨 (wēnxīn) /wən ɕin/ B1	adjective - warm; comforting
散步 (sànbù) /san bu/ A2	verb - to take a walk
橋 (qiáo) /t͡ɕʰjaʊ/ A1	noun - bridge
風景 (fēngjǐng) /fɤŋ ʥɪŋ/ A2	noun - scenery; landscape
清醒 (qīngxǐng) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ ɕiŋ/ B2	adjective - clear-headed; sober
月亮 (yuèliàng) /ɥœ liɑŋ/ A1	noun - moon
情慾 (qíngyù) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ y/ B2	noun - lust; sexual desire
深處 (shēnchù) /ʂən ʈ͡ʂʰu/ B1	noun - depths; recesses
背影 (bèiyǐng) /beɪ̯ iŋ/ B1	noun - back view; silhouette
浪漫 (làngmàn) /lɑŋ mɑn/ A2	adjective - romantic
絕症 (juézhèng) /t͡ɕɥɛ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ/ B2	noun - incurable disease
反應 (fǎnyìng) /fan iŋ/ B1	verb - to react; respond

Key Grammar Structures

• 讓理智在叫著冷靜冷靜

  ➔ Use of 感動詞 + 在 + verb to indicate ongoing action

  ➔ The structure "让...在..." indicates that something is happening continuously or actively

• 最壞罪名

  ➔ Superlative form using 最 + adjective/noun

  ➔ By placing 最 before an adjective or noun, it expresses the superlative, meaning 'the most' or 'worst' in this context

• 只可惜天地亦無情

  ➔ Use of 只可惜 to express regret or lamentation

  ➔ 只可惜 is a phrase indicating regret or pity about a situation

• 敢有風 不敢有聲

  ➔ Use of 敢 + verb to express daring to do something

  ➔ 敢 + verb indicates the subject's courage or daring to perform the action

• 即使間整個約會情調幽暗似地下城

  ➔ 即使 + verb phrase = even if / although

  ➔ 即使 is used to introduce a concession, meaning 'even if' or 'although'

• 還是算溫馨

  ➔ Still + 動詞 or 还是 + noun/adj, indicating contrast or unexpectedness

  ➔ 還是 or 还是 indicates that despite expectations or circumstances, the situation remains as described or preferred

• 不想說明 只想反應

  ➔ 只想 + verb to express 'only want to'

  ➔ 只想 + verb indicates a desire or will to do only that action