野孩子 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 楊千嬅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

就算只談一場感情 除外都是一時虛榮

Even if I only talk about love, everything else is just brief vanity

不等於在蜜月套房遊玩過 就可自入自出仙境

It doesn’t mean that playing in a honeymoon suite makes me a fairy who can come and go at will

情願獲得你的尊敬 承受太高傲的罪名

I’d rather earn your respect, even if it means bearing the charge of arrogance

擠得進你臂彎 如情懷漸冷

Pushed into your arms, as my feelings grow cold

未算孤苦也伶仃

It’s not yet loneliness, but it’s lonely enough

明知愛這種男孩子 也許只能如此

Knowing that boys like love, maybe this is all there is

但我會成為你最牽掛的一個女子

But I’ll become the woman you care about most

朝朝暮暮讓你猜想如何馴服我

Day after day, you wonder how to tame me

若果親手抱住 或者不必如此

If I hold you close, maybe it wouldn’t have to be like this

許多旁人說我不太明瞭男孩子

Many people say I don’t understand boys

不受命令就是一種最壞名字

Not obeying orders is the worst thing people call me

笑我這個毫無辦法管束的野孩子

They laugh at this wild child who can’t be controlled

連沒有幸福都不介意

Even if happiness isn’t mine, I don’t mind

若我依然堅持忠誠 難道你又適合安定?

If I still insist on loyalty, are you the one fit for stability?

真可惜 說要吻我的還未吻 自己就自夢中甦醒

It’s such a pity — before you kiss me, you wake up in your dreams

離場是否有點失敬? 或是更轟烈的劇情

Is leaving so disrespectful? Or perhaps a more intense scene?

必需有這結果才能懷念我

This outcome is necessary for me to be missed

讓我於荒野馳騁

Let me run wild in the wilderness

明知愛這種男孩子 也許只能如此

Knowing that boys like love, maybe this is all there is

但我會成為你最牽掛的一個女子

But I’ll become the woman you care about most

朝朝暮暮讓你猜想如何馴服我

Day after day, you wonder how to tame me

若果親手抱住 或者不必如此

If I hold you close, maybe it wouldn’t have to be like this

許多旁人說我不太明瞭男孩子

Many people say I don’t understand boys

不受命令就是一種最壞名字

Not obeying orders is the worst thing people call me

笑我這個毫無辦法管束的野孩子

They laugh at this wild child who can’t be controlled

連沒有幸福都不介意

Even if happiness isn’t mine, I don’t mind

明知愛這種男孩子 也許只能如此

Knowing that boys like love, maybe this is all there is

但我會成為你最牽掛的一個女子

But I’ll become the woman you care about most

朝朝暮暮讓你猜想如何馴服我

Day after day, you wonder how to tame me

若果親手抱住 或者不必如此

If I hold you close, maybe it wouldn’t have to be like this

許多旁人說我不太明瞭男孩子

Many people say I don’t understand boys

不受命令就是一種最壞名字

Not obeying orders is the worst thing people call me

我也笑我原來是個天生的野孩子

I also laugh at myself — turns out I’m a born wild child

連沒有幸福都不介意

Even if happiness isn’t mine, I don’t mind

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感情 (gǎnqíng) /ɡǎn t͡ɕʰiŋ/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion; affection
虛榮 (xūróng) /ɕy ɻʊŋ/ B2	noun - vanity
尊敬 (zūnjìng) /tsuən t͡ɕiŋ/ B2	verb - to respect noun - respect
罪名 (zuìmíng) /tsweɪ mɪŋ/ B2	noun - criminal charge, accusation
孤苦 (gūkǔ) /ku ku/ C1	adjective - lonely and miserable
伶仃 (língdīng) /lɪŋ tiŋ/ C1	adjective - lonely, solitary
牽掛 (qiānguà) /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn kwa/ B2	verb - to worry about, to be concerned about noun - worry, concern
馴服 (xúnfú) /ɕyn fu/ B2	verb - to tame, to domesticate
命令 (mìnglìng) /mɪŋ liŋ/ B1	noun - order, command verb - to order, to command
管束 (guǎnshù) /kwan ʃu/ B2	verb - to control, to restrain
野孩子 (yě háizi) /jɛ xai tsɨ/ B1	noun - wild child
幸福 (xìngfú) /ɕiŋ fu/ A2	noun - happiness, well-being adjective - happy
忠誠 (zhōngchéng) /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ/ B2	adjective - loyal, faithful noun - loyalty, fidelity
安定 (āndìng) /an tɪŋ/ B1	adjective - stable, settled verb - to stabilize, to settle
荒野 (huāngyě) /xwan jɛ/ B2	noun - wilderness, wasteland
馳騁 (chíchěng) /ʈ͡ʂʰi ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ/ C1	verb - to gallop; to roam freely

Key Grammar Structures

• 就算只談一場感情

  ➔ subj + 只 + verb / noun + 也 / 也不

  ➔ Using "就算" (jiùsuàn) indicates "even if" or "even though," expressing concessive meaning.

• 不等於在蜜月套房遊玩過

  ➔ 不等於 / 不等於 + verb / noun

  ➔ Using "不等於" (bù děng yú) expresses "not equal to," indicating discrepancy or distinction.

• 連沒有幸福都不介意

  ➔ 連 + negative + 也 / 都 / 也不 / 都不

  ➔ Using "連...都/也" (lián...dōu / yě) emphasizes "even" or "to the extent" that it includes the negative aspect, highlighting a surprising or extreme point.

• 許多旁人說我不太明瞭男孩子

  ➔ 許多 + noun + 說 + subject + verb phrase

  ➔ Using "許多...說" (xǔduō ... shuō) introduces reported speech, similar to "many say" in English.

• 若果親手抱住 或者不必如此

  ➔ 若果 + verb phrase / if + verb phrase

  ➔ Using "若果" (ruòguǒ) introduces a conditional clause meaning "if" or "in case."

• 我也笑我原來是個天生的野孩子

  ➔ 我 + 也 + verb / adjective, + 我 + 是 + noun phrase

  ➔ Using "我也" (wǒ yě) indicates "I also" or "I too," expressing agreement or inclusion.