無以名狀的痛 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Cloud 雲浩影

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of emotion in '無以名狀的痛' by Cloud 雲浩影. This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Cantonese through its poignant and heartfelt lyrics, which touch upon the universal experience of unspoken struggles. Its raw honesty and beautiful melody make it a special and relatable piece for language learners and music lovers alike.

[English]

Buried inside from early on, already wide awake

People greet me but I can't respond

The sun hangs high in the sky

Yet coldness and light rain fall in my heart

I can't answer how or why I think of the future, it terrifies me

Why am I scared? Who am I worried about?

Talking about boredom, negative energy is the original sin;

Powerless, I try my best, work hard but can't smile convincingly

It hurts so badly, I don't know how to explain

Drowning in the abyss, riding a wooden horse in circles

Silence is also calm

The saddest thing is just silence; my body finally feels whole

But I don't know how to react, tears come as a habit

Unable to see the path far away

Lacking certain insight

...

Clearly, there’s blessings and concern, asking about cold or sending warmth

You comfort me by your side, so why do I complain?

Thoughts and worries, tangled up and bothering me, formless and hard to cut off

Then I close my eyes, cover my ears, can't live effortlessly

It hurts so badly, I don't know how to explain

Drowning in the abyss, riding a wooden horse in circles

Silence is also calm

The saddest thing is just silence; I don't know how to explain to the world

Tears flow as a habit

How can I go far again? Asking about tomorrow, what truly is it?

Without name, without color, without form

Emotions swelling, flowing, excessive

I almost suffocate from depression, not knowing how to stop

The best comfort is to stay here and spin

Waiting for the pain to enter its final act

No need to clarify, I don’t have to explain to this world

And then I get used to it

Gradually carrying wounds, no need for insight

Who else is like me?

Longing for pain to become transparent

...

[Chinese]

埋頭被裡一早已清醒吧

人們問候我卻未可答話

天空高掛起太陽

心中偏有冰冷毛雨下

無從答你怎麼我想起未來就嚇怕

我為何會怕 我為誰記掛

講到悶 負能量 是原罪 負能量 蠶食志向

無奈我 拼命過 努力過 沒法笑得勉強

痛得多麼要命 我不知怎說明

浸於深淵裡 騎著木馬轉

沉默也冷靜

最悲哀不過無聲 我身體總算完整

卻不懂反應 流淚像慣性

無從看到遠走路徑

欠某種悟性

明明也有祝福與關心問寒或送暖

你在旁哄勸 我為何抱怨

思與念 在纏著 在煩著 沒形狀難被切斷

然後我 閉著眼 蓋著耳 沒法過得撇脫

痛得多麼要命 我不知怎說明

浸於深淵裡 騎著木馬轉

沉默也冷靜

最悲哀不過無聲 我不知怎向全世界解釋

流淚像慣性

如何再遠走 問明日究竟

無名 亦無色 無定

情緒 膨脹 流動 過盛

快抑鬱得要窒息 也不知怎叫停

最好的安慰 原地任我轉

期待刺痛步入尾聲

不需要澄清 我都不必向這世界解釋

然後就慣了

徐徐背上創傷 不講悟性

誰人似我一般

渴想痛苦變得透明

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
清醒 /qīng xǐng/ B2	adjective - clear-headed; sober; awake
冰冷 /bīng lěng/ B1	adjective - ice-cold; cold
嚇怕 /xià pà/ B2	verb - to scare; to frighten
原罪 /yuán zuì/ C1	noun - original sin
蠶食 /cán shí/ C1	verb - to nibble away; to encroach on
志向 /zhì xiàng/ B2	noun - aspiration; ambition
勉強 /miǎn qiǎng/ B1	adjective - reluctant; forced verb - to force oneself; to do with difficulty
要命 /yào mìng/ B2	adjective - extremely; terribly
深淵 /shēn yuān/ C1	noun - abyss; chasm
悲哀 /bēi āi/ B2	adjective - sad; sorrowful
完整 /wán zhěng/ B1	adjective - complete; intact
慣性 /guàn xìng/ B2	noun - inertia; habit
悟性 /wù xìng/ C1	noun - comprehension; discernment
纏著 /chán zhe/ B2	verb - to twine around; to pester
撇脫 /piě tuō/ C1	adjective - free and easy; carefree
膨脹 /péng zhàng/ B2	verb - to expand; to inflate
窒息 /zhì xī/ B2	verb - to suffocate
透明 /tòu míng/ B1	adjective - transparent

Key Grammar Structures

• 我為何會怕

  ➔ Use of '為何' to ask 'why', combined with '會' indicating possibility, forming a question about reason.

  ➔ '為何' is a formal way to ask 'why', often used in literary or poetic contexts.

• 流淚像慣性

  ➔ Use of '像' to compare '流淚' (tears) to '慣性' (inertia), expressing resemblance or similarity.

  ➔ '像' means 'like' or 'similar to', used for comparisons or analogies.

• 最悲哀不過無聲

  ➔ Use of '不過' to mean 'nothing more than' or 'only', emphasizing that the silence is the greatest sadness.

  ➔ '不過' means 'nothing more than' or 'only', used to limit or emphasize a statement.

• 浸於深淵裡

  ➔ Use of '於' to indicate 'in' or 'within', a formal or literary way to place something in a context or location.

  ➔ '於' is a classical or formal particle indicating location or state, similar to 'in' or 'within'.