笑忘書 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒
• Album: Hins Live in Passion 2014

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant world of '笑忘書' by 張敬軒, a song born from personal struggle and reflection on the journey of growing up. Through its heartfelt lyrics, learn about expressing emotions, overcoming adversity, and finding optimism amidst life's challenges, all while appreciating 張敬軒's masterful composition.

[English]

Shoulder the baggage and then jump into the grand canyon

Worries are caught by a giant net

Or are you unable to let go of restrictions

The dreams you had last night are over by this evening

Sink down, drops of rain falling on your head without any rainbow

You're still holding onto memories, heavy like a stone

Finding the same happiness, but also experiencing frustration together

Fairy tales inevitably teach us to be disappointed as we grow up

Going through the highs and lows, falling into the gray web

Obsessed with troubles, worn out—why bother to talk so much

I am so happy I've become lonely; I am so lacking I feel full

Even games that bring joy won't bring true happiness

When people grow up, they want to cry even when they're happy

Every day I have to live, every day I have to struggle

Endure, because even God might not be able to help

Ahead of me are choices of right and left, difficult to balance

Finding the same happiness, but also experiencing frustration together

Fairy tales inevitably teach us to be disappointed as we grow up

Going through the highs and lows, falling into the gray web

Obsessed with troubles, worn out—why bother to talk so much

Sharing the same hopes, but also facing hardship together

Cotton candy once brought you joyful paradise as you grew up

After falling so many times, will you learn to let go?

Fairy tales, love letters, farewell letters—searching for answers

Once... once... memories of the sugar-coated lollipop at age three

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[Chinese]

要 背負個包袱 再 跳落大峽谷

煩惱 用個大網將你捕捉

還是你 拋不開拘束

你 昨夜發的夢 到這夜已告終

沉下去 頭上散落雨點沒有彩虹

你 還在抱著記憶 就似塊石頭很重

得到同樣快樂 彼此亦有沮喪

童話書從成長中難免要學會失望

經過同樣上落 彼此墮進灰網

沉溺 煩擾 磨折 何苦 多講

我 快樂到孤獨 我 缺乏到滿足

遊戲 就算愉快不會幸福

人大了 開心都想哭

我 每日要生活 我 每日要鬥苦

捱下去 連上帝亦也許沒法攙扶

我 前路有右與左 面對抉擇難兼顧

得到同樣快樂 彼此亦有沮喪

童話書從成長中難免要學會失望

經過同樣上落 彼此墮進灰網

沉溺 煩擾 磨折 何苦 多講

擁有同樣寄望 彼此亦有苦況

棉花糖從成長中曾送你愉快天堂

經過同樣跌盪 可會學會釋放

童話 情書 遺書 尋找 答案

曾經... 曾經... 回憶當天三歲的波板糖

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
背負 /bèi fù/ B2	verb - to bear; to shoulder; to carry on the back
包袱 /bāo fu/ B1	noun - bundle; burden; baggage; encumbrance
跳 /tiào/ A1	verb - to jump; to leap
煩惱 /fán nǎo/ B2	noun - worries; vexations adjective - vexed; worried
捕捉 /bǔ zhuō/ B2	verb - to catch; to seize; to capture
拘束 /jū shù/ B2	verb - to restrain; to restrict; to bind noun - restraint; restriction
夢 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream
沉 /chén/ B1	verb - to sink; to submerge
散落 /sàn luò/ B2	verb - to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
記憶 /jì yì/ B1	noun - memory
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy
沮喪 /jǔ sàng/ B2	adjective - depressed; dispirited
童話 /tóng huà/ A2	noun - fairytale
失望 /shī wàng/ B1	verb - to be disappointed
灰 /huī/ A2	noun - ash; dust adjective - grey; ashen
磨折 /mó zhé/ C1	verb - to torment; to torture
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	adjective - happy; blessed noun - happiness; well-being
抉擇 /jué zé/ C1	verb - to choose; to select noun - choice; decision
釋放 /shì fàng/ B2	verb - to release; to set free

Key Grammar Structures

• 再 跳落大峽谷

  ➔ 再 (zài) + verb: indicates repetition or doing something again

  ➔ The particle "再" is used to indicate doing something again or more.

• 用個大網將你捕捉

  ➔ 將 (jiāng) + verb: marks the following as a direct object with a future or intentional action

  ➔ The particle "將" introduces the direct object and indicates potential or planned action.

• 沉下去 頭上散落雨點沒有彩虹

  ➔ 下去 (xiàqù): indicates continuation or movement downward

  ➔ The phrase "沉下去" means to sink or continue downward.

• 你 還在抱著記憶 就似塊石頭很重

  ➔ 還在 (+verb): indicates an ongoing action in present tense

  ➔ The phrase "還在" emphasizes that an action is still happening now.

• 經過同樣上落 彼此墮進灰網

  ➔ 經過 (+noun/verb): indicates passing through or experiencing over a period

  ➔ 經過 implies passing through or going over a certain experience or time.

• 童話書從成長中難免要學會失望

  ➔ 從 (+ noun/verb): indicates starting point or origin of an action

  ➔ 從 indicates the starting point or source of an action or process.

• 尋找 答案

  ➔ 尋找 (+noun): means to look for or seek something

  ➔ 尋找 means to search for or seek out something intentionally.