銀河修理員 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Dear Jane, AGA

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful journey, and '銀河修理員' by Dear Jane is a perfect companion. This song offers more than just vocabulary; it's a window into the heart of Hong Kong's culture and contemporary feelings. Through its poetic and layered lyrics, you can learn phrases of love and encouragement that carry deep emotional weight. What makes this song special is its dual meaning, allowing learners to engage with both a personal love story and a wider social narrative, making your language learning experience incredibly rich and relevant.

[English]

Everything is beautiful, except when it hurts

Except when faced with setbacks, there's still a way forward

Except when tired of the world, there's some repair we can do

A broken world teaches us, find hope in despair

Come to ease the terror around me

Being able to care for you makes the days less bad

Trying to make up for it, can't escape worries

Fixing and patching through chaos, growing old together

Along the way, repairing the extinguished dawn

Wishing you safety in turbulent times

True love comes in any shape, healing all the holes and scars

Who can see through my resilience, not really brave

When everything’s broken, we just have to fight on

Holding on tightly myself, to give you peace of mind

...

No one has broken, waiting for someone to repair

And you have my care and affection

Sewing it up, then breaking again, patching once more

This chaotic world may never be fully repaired

Optimism in despair is also a kind of strength

Things are crooked and unstable, but at least we hold hands and grow old together

Along the way, repairing the extinguished dawn

Wishing you safety in turbulent times

True love comes in any shape, healing all the holes and scars

Who can see through my resilience, not really brave

When everything’s broken, we just have to fight on

Holding on tightly myself, to give you peace of mind

...

Beautiful innocence and recklessness, if pushed down, we can rebuild

The master’s hands are unafraid of dirt

Sticking with tape, still looking handsome, every patch shines

Even if the ending is broken, we keep rushing forward

Across the galaxy, stumbling and watching each other's backs

Crossing universes, traversing ancient times

Not afraid of reaching the end, I protect you near and far

Still able to comfort each other, no need for perfect weather

Facing wild rain and snow together

No matter how bad the years get, we won't panic

...

[Chinese]

除了會痛一切都美好

除了挫折面前仍有路

除了厭世總有某些 修補可以做

殘破世界令人學成 悲觀中找鼓舞

來紓減身邊恐怖

能照料你日子都不算糟

儘量去彌補 難逃那煩惱

修修補補亂世中 一起蒼老

沿途在 修理著熄了的曙光

祝你在亂流下平安

真愛是任何形狀 對付百孔千瘡

誰能望穿我 這種堅壯非堅壯

形勢壞透只好對抗

由我硬撐著 使你心安

誰也破了等某位去補

而你有我保養和愛慕

縫了再破穿了再補

這亂世未必可修理好

絕望裡樂觀 亦是個情操

東歪西倒但至少 牽手偕老

沿途在 修理著熄了的曙光

祝你在亂流下平安

真愛是任何形狀 對付百孔千瘡

誰能望穿我 這種堅壯非堅壯

形勢壞透只好對抗

由我硬撐著 使你心安

漂亮的天真魯莽 若被推倒可再裝

巨匠的手不怕骯髒

貼著膠紙都俊朗 盡是補釘都發光

結局再破爛同奔往

銀河上 邊跌宕邊看緊對方

跨宇宙又橫越洪荒

不怕在盡頭無岸 遠近我都護航

還能互安慰 不必天氣多清朗

狂雨暴雪一起對抗

任歲月再壞 不致心慌

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
痛 /tʰʊŋ/ A1	noun - pain
美好 /meɪ hɑʊ/ A2	adjective - beautiful, wonderful
挫折 /tsʰwoʊ ʈʂʰɤ/ B1	noun - setback, frustration
路 /lu/ A1	noun - road, path
厭世 /jɛn ʂɨ/ B2	adjective - misanthropic, world-weary
修補 /ɕjoʊ pʊ/ B2	verb - repair, mend
殘破 /tsʰɑn pʰwo/ B2	adjective - broken, dilapidated
世界 /ʂɨ̥ t͡ɕjɛ/ A1	noun - world
悲觀 /peɪ kwan/ B1	adjective - pessimistic
鼓舞 /ku wu/ B1	noun - encouragement, inspiration
紓減 /ʃu d͡ʑjɛn/ C1	verb - alleviate, relieve
恐怖 /kʰʊŋ pʰʊ/ B1	adjective - terrible, horrifying
照料 /ʈʂɑʊ ljaʊ/ B1	verb - take care of, look after
彌補 /mi pʊ/ B2	verb - make up for, compensate
煩惱 /fɑn nɑʊ/ B1	noun - worry, trouble
亂世 /lwan ʂɨ/ B2	noun - turbulent times, chaotic world
蒼老 /tsʰɑŋ lɑʊ/ B2	verb - to age, to grow old
曙光 /ʂu kwɑŋ/ B2	noun - dawn, first light
平安 /pʰiŋ ɑn/ A2	adjective - safe and sound
形狀 /ɕiŋ ʈʂɑŋ/ A2	noun - shape

Key Grammar Structures

• 除了會痛一切都美好

  ➔ 除了...都...

  ➔ The phrase "除了...都..." indicates "except for" or "apart from" and expresses exclusion.

• 來紓減身邊恐怖

  ➔ 來 + verb (to indicate purpose)

  ➔ The structure "來 + verb" indicates the intention or purpose of coming to do something.

• 修修補補亂世中 一起蒼老

  ➔ Verb repeating + meaning "to do repeatedly"

  ➔ Repeating the verb emphasizes the continuous or repetitive nature of the action.

• 誰也破了等某位去補

  ➔ 者も + 動詞る / も + 〜ている

  ➔ Using "誰也..." (anyone, nobody) with a verb implies universal or negation, depending on context.

• 結局再破爛同奔往

  ➔ 再 + verb (indicating repetition or continuance)

  ➔ The prefix "再" indicates doing something again or continuing the action.

• 遠近我都護航

  ➔ 都 + verb (indicating "all" or "both")

  ➔ Using "都" emphasizes inclusiveness, meaning "all" or "both" in the context.