隱形遊樂場 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒
• Album: 《隱形遊樂場》

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of Cantonese to express deep emotions of hope and nostalgia with Hins Cheung's '隱形遊樂場' (Imaginary Fairground). This song is a beautiful exploration of creating happiness in the face of change, making it a moving and inspiring piece for language learners to connect with the heart of Hong Kong's culture and the stories of its people.

[English]

Even if where you are born wasn't chosen by you

The world may be pale, but it can still hold your dreams

The world’s blueprint is waiting for you to draw—dinosaurs and giant towers

The whole world is still your picture book

Want to see fireworks? Here they come

Haven’t you seen yet?

Castles are built from imagination, still climbable

In exile in the wilderness, everything’s in front of us

Inside the amusement park, those wooden horses

Placed within an abandoned city

Can still be built anew

Humanity’s most dreamlike

In a moment

Hear the roller coaster approaching from afar

Carrying the night’s dreams, still waiting for those who remain

Life can be cruel sometimes, but at least this amusement park never has a curfew

The lost flock of sheep can still be guided by its light

Want to see fireworks? Here they come

Haven’t you seen yet?

Castles are built from imagination, still climbable

In exile in the wilderness, everything’s in front of us

Eternal moments turn—those wooden horses

Growing up, like I’ve lost them, I’ll be afraid

Having traveled through the adult world, who doesn't have invisible scars?

Does it wish to become real?

Digging some sand every day

Building it piece by piece

If one day

We no longer need to be invisible

Children can play freely without worries

Penglai is now in the ruins of the past

Hope

Is for the adventure into the future

That wooden horse

[Chinese]

即使你降生的 時世沒選擇

人間再蒼白 容得下想法

世界藍圖 只等你畫上 恐龍和巨塔

天下 仍是你畫冊

想得到煙花 馬上有煙花

你未看到嗎

城堡靠想像 仍可再攀爬

流亡荒野 眼前都有

遊園地𥚃 那羣木馬

置身廢城

仍可建造

人類最夢幻

剎那

聽得見過山車 由遠漸駛近

來裝載深夜 仍等待的人

生活有時殘酷 至少這樂園 永不宵禁

曾迷路的羊羣 仍能被它的光 帶引

想得到煙花 馬上有煙花

你未看到嗎

城堡靠想像 仍可再攀爬

流亡荒野 眼前都有

永恆在轉 那羣木馬

長大 如遺落了它 我會害怕

遊歷過成人世界 誰沒有無形傷疤

想它變真嗎

每日挖點沙

按部砌好它

如果有一日

毋須再隱形

孩童能嬉戲再無牽掛

蓬萊實現在舊日敗瓦

希望

是遠征未來

那隻木馬

Key Grammar Structures

• 即使你降生的

  ➔ Even if (subordinate conjunction with present tense)

  ➔ Used to introduce a hypothetical or concessive clause meaning 'even if'.

• 人間再蒼白 容得下想法

  ➔ Can also be expressed as a clause of possibility or capacity ('容得下' as 'can hold/contain')

  ➔ '容得下' indicates capacity or ability to contain possibilities or ideas.

• 恐龍和巨塔

  ➔ Use of conjunction '和' (and) connecting two nouns

  ➔ '和' functions as a coordinating conjunction to link related nouns or concepts.

• 仍可再攀爬

  ➔ '仍可' indicates that something is still possible or achievable

  ➔ '仍可' expresses the idea that something remains possible despite challenges.

• 聽得見過山車

  ➔ '得見' is a structure indicating capability or that one can perceive or hear something.

  ➔ '得見' indicates that someone can perceive or hear something, similar to 'can hear' or 'be able to see'.

• 蓬萊實現在舊日敗瓦

  ➔ '實在' (really / actually) used for emphasis or to stress authenticity

  ➔ '實在' emphasizes the reality or truth of something, often used for emphasis.