一加一 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: AGA

Lyrics & Translation

“一加一” by AGA is a beautiful Cantonese ballad that offers a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in the emotional depth of Hong Kong's pop music. Through its poignant lyrics and harmonious melodies, you can explore expressions of longing, companionship, and hope. The collaboration with Gin Lee showcases the rich vocal artistry common in Cantopop, making it a special piece for language learners to appreciate nuances in expression and cultural themes of love and connection.

[English]

A grain of sand seeps into the romantic Ganges

A flower hopes to bear fruit

Everyone longs to be with a partner

A star wants to plunge into the vast galaxy

Even a wisp of smoke craves the fire of love

But few stories have a beautiful ending

The one I yearn for the most, the one I admire

Searching and searching, why can't I find it?

Why are there endless lonely singles?

The one I like is always the hardest to embrace

An admiration with no answer in sight

Always half a step away from having a partner

Sincerely praying that God knows

Hoping to achieve a double in love

What you meet often you thought you found

Turned into confusing smoke again

Fate seems lost

A lamp hopes to illuminate lonely pedestrians

A house misses someone

Travelers hope to meet concern

Helpless need a, A suitor

Searching and searching, why can't I find it?

Why are there endless lonely singles?

The one you like is always the hardest to embrace

An admiration with no answer in sight

Always half a step away from having a partner

Sincerely praying that God knows

Hoping to achieve a double in love

What you meet often you thought you found

Turned into confusing smoke again

Who will be fortunate enough to escape the deserted island?

Even if it's a trap of love

Find it a thousand times, sooner or later you'll meet

I believe I can find it

I believe I can find it

Who can stay with each other till the end as numerous as the Ganges sands?

Or there are couples who stay together for long

The past, wrong love becomes encouragement

Even if you drill into a wrong road

I will live up to you for going down the wrong road

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[Chinese]

一粒沙滲進浪漫恆河

一支花很希望結果

每個渴望與伴侶一伙

一粒星要撲向浩瀚銀河

一絲煙都奢望愛火

美麗結局卻沒有幾多

最希冀的那一個 心儀這一個

尋尋找找為何都找不到

為何有無盡孤苦的單數

合意的永遠最難擁抱

未見到答案的傾慕

和伴侶無奈永遠差半步

誠誠懇懇祈求天主知道

期望會成就相戀的雙數

遇見的往往以為找到

又化作撲朔的煙霧

緣份似 迷了路

一盞燈盼照見寂寞行人

一間屋都思念某君

過客盼望會遇上關心

無助時需要一個 追求者一個

尋尋找找為何都找不到

為何有無盡孤苦的單數

合意的 永遠最難擁抱

未見到答案的傾慕

和伴侶無奈永遠差半步

誠誠懇懇祈求天主知道

期望會成就相戀的雙數

遇見的往往以為找到

又化作撲朔的煙霧

誰又會榮幸到逃離荒島

那怕愛情這圈套

找一千次早晚會遇到

我信我能夠找到

我信我能夠找到

恆河沙數誰能廝守終老

還是有長伴一起的雙數

逝去的 錯愛變成鼓舞

就算鑽進了冤枉路

無負你 行錯路

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
恆河 /hánghé/ B2	noun - Ganges River (a sacred river in India)
沙 /shā/ A2	noun - sand
浪漫 /làngmàn/ B1	noun, adjective - romantic, romance
花 /huā/ A1	noun - flower
希望 /xīwàng/ A2	noun, verb - hope
結果 /jiéguǒ/ A2	noun - result, outcome
渴望 /kěwàng/ B1	noun, verb - longing, to desire
伴侶 /bànlǚ/ B2	noun - partner, companion
星 /xīng/ A2	noun - star
銀河 /yínhé/ B2	noun - galaxy
愛火 /ài huǒ/ B2	noun - fire of love, passion
結局 /jiéjú/ A2	noun - ending, conclusion
希冀 /xī jì/ B1	noun, verb - hope, to hope for

Key Grammar Structures

• 一粒沙滲進浪漫恆河

  ➔ Noun + Verb + Preposition + Noun

  ➔ The structure shows how a noun can be the subject of a verb that acts upon another noun through a preposition.

• 每個渴望與伴侶一伙

  ➔ Adjective + Noun + Verb + Noun

  ➔ This structure emphasizes the desire (adjective) of each individual (noun) to be with a partner (noun).

• 合意的永遠最難擁抱

  ➔ Adjective + Noun + Adverb + Adjective + Verb

  ➔ This line illustrates the difficulty (adjective) of embracing (verb) a forever (adverb) that is agreeable (adjective).

• 誠誠懇懇祈求天主知道

  ➔ Adverb + Adverb + Verb + Noun + Verb

  ➔ This structure emphasizes the sincerity (adverb) in the request (verb) to God (noun) to know (verb).

• 尋尋找找為何都找不到

  ➔ Verb + Verb + Question Word + Adverb + Verb + Negative

  ➔ This line expresses the action of searching (verb) repeatedly (verb) and questioning (question word) why (adverb) it is not found (negative).

• 我信我能夠找到

  ➔ Pronoun + Verb + Pronoun + Verb + Verb

  ➔ This structure conveys belief (verb) in one's ability (pronoun) to find (verb) something (pronoun).

• 就算鑽進了冤枉路

  ➔ Conjunction + Adverb + Verb + Preposition + Noun

  ➔ This line indicates that even if (conjunction) one enters (verb) a wrong path (noun), it is still significant.