也許我不會活多一歲 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Dear Jane

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with its culture, and Dear Jane's '也許我不會活多一歲' offers a powerful entry point into Cantonese. The song's direct and emotional lyrics about living life to the fullest provide a great opportunity to learn expressive vocabulary and contemplate universal themes. What makes this song special is its raw energy and the urgent, thought-provoking questions it raises, making the language learning process both meaningful and memorable.

[English]

Perhaps I won't live more than one year

This fragile body can't withstand great journeys or climb mountains and cross waters

Maybe I won't create golden sayings

Blood and tears flow freely, condemned by the times again

Every night I settle my fears, countless thoughts streaming

All choices are hard to make right

Decisions are made without permission

No, I won't wait around empty-handed

Being a fool doesn't mean I won't be upset

Every crack pierces my heart with punishment

I want to live this life with no regrets

I can only insist on my life's imperfections

Even crying would be a luxury I indulge in

How many true friends resonate with my pain and scars

Maybe I don't live completely honestly

Every night I struggle to stay awake, refusing to admit I am tired

I worry about achievements, building castles of lies

There are no absolutes in this world

Life is uncertain, there are no guarantees

No, I won't wait around empty-handed

Being a fool doesn't mean I won't be upset

Every crack pierces my heart with punishment

I want to live this life with no regrets

I can only insist on my life's imperfections

Even crying would be a luxury I indulge in

How many true friends resonate with my pain and scars

...

No way, anyone who has a path can't do it; words lose their meaning

Which heartless act, which moment of despair

Which hurtful word, which foolish trust in confidence

Who's responsible, who's lived a lifetime

Give me the briefest moment in life

Being a fool again doesn't mean I won't be upset

Searching in false dreams for what I lack

You can see through my roots

I can only insist on my life's imperfections

Even if I fail or am excessively unyielding

I can face my every moment; there's no forever

I can face it—I won't see another year in my life

...

[Chinese]

也許我 不會活多一歲

這脆弱的身軀 不足遠征攀山涉水

也許我 不會活出金句

會白流著血淚 再被時代降罪

每夜沉澱畏懼 百萬串的思緒

所有抉擇 難做對

得決定 無默許

不會 我不會空等

做個蠢人 也沒不忿

每道裂痕 裂入我心懲罰

都想不枉此生

我只有堅持 這畢生缺陷

就算哭也是奢侈的放任

痛苦烙印 有幾個知音在共振

也許我 不算活得乾脆

每夜徒力抗睡 拒絕承認已累

會為成就顧慮 建自騙的堡壘

這個世上 無絕對

得性命 無或許

不會 我不會空等

做個蠢人 也沒不忿

每道裂痕 裂入我心懲罰

都想不枉此生

我只有堅持 這畢生缺陷

就算哭也是 奢侈的放任

痛苦烙印 有幾個知音在共振

不行 誰有路不行 話意義失真

哪一個狠心 哪一次消沉

哪一句傷人 哪一個蠢得信任信心

誰負責任誰一生

給我 最短瞬一生

做個蠢人 也沒不忿

錯夢裡尋 我沒有的成份

都可睇清我根

我只有堅持 這畢生缺陷

就算不濟事 不屈得過分

我可面對 我的每一刻沒萬歲

我可面對 我今生沒下歲

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
活 /huó/ A1	verb - to live, to be alive
歲 /suì/ A1	noun - year (of age)
身軀 /shēn qū/ B1	noun - body
血淚 /xuè lèi/ B2	noun - blood and tears
時代 /shí dài/ A2	noun - era, epoch, age
畏懼 /wèi jù/ B2	noun - fear, dread verb - to fear, to dread
思緒 /sī xù/ B2	noun - thoughts, ideas
抉擇 /jué zé/ C1	noun - choice, decision verb - to choose, to decide
蠢人 /chǔn rén/ B1	noun - fool, idiot
裂痕 /liè hén/ B2	noun - crack, fissure
懲罰 /chéng fá/ B2	noun - punishment verb - to punish
缺陷 /quē xiàn/ B2	noun - defect, flaw
奢侈 /shē chǐ/ B2	adjective - luxurious, extravagant
痛苦 /tòng kǔ/ A2	adjective - painful noun - pain, suffering
知音 /zhī yīn/ C1	noun - soulmate, confidant
成就 /chéng jiù/ B1	noun - achievement, success
堡壘 /bǎo lěi/ B2	noun - fortress, stronghold
意義 /yì yì/ A2	noun - meaning, significance
責任 /zé rèn/ A2	noun - responsibility
夢 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream