在錯誤的宇宙尋找愛 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳健安

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant lyrics of On Chan's '在錯誤的宇宙尋找愛' (Looking For Love In The Wrong Universe) to explore profound themes of love, fate, and self-discovery in Cantonese. This beautifully composed Cantopop ballad offers a rich vocabulary for discussing emotions and philosophical concepts, making it an excellent choice for language learners interested in delving deeper into contemporary Hong Kong music and culture.

[English]

My consciousness has long transcended, love and all that stuff

I've crossed the heavens and earth, without appreciating the ants

No matter the time or distance, I am a burst of radio waves breaking through the sky

But your summon makes me lower my merits

Born for you, returning to this body

Lower myself by four thousand years to seek a human kiss as thanks

Who says love healing the world can create miracles, soothe all beings

You're so attractive that I lost my wisdom at the start

This universe, this deep love is just a fiction

Lost my footing, then I fell onto your Earth

With a vision as vast as mine, within your limited dimensions, I see spring and autumn

Regretful, but only dying in love can save me

...

To find true love, I search every grain of sand

Moving into your home just to understand, is this called a mistake?

Hoping to become simple lovers, experiencing life with you, then you'll see how terrifying it really is

Unable to escape the cliché breakup routines

This universe, this deep love is just a fiction

Lost my footing, then I fell into your gentle embrace

Heaven is hard to return to, I feel trapped in your spring and autumn

No hatred for you, only regret I understood too late

Self-created sins, how can others undo the consequences

Greed and obsession, buried in your earth

To hold you, I exchange these hands

All along I’ve been cut of my wings, unable to fly away

Is this bravery enough? Can you really ask?

Denying my divine status, not feeling too guilty

But loving myself too much, I laugh at my vulgarity

This universe, this deep love is just a fiction

Lost my footing, then I fell into your tenderness

In your barrier, swinging on a swing

I am powerless to look at the Big Dipper anymore

No hatred for you, only regret that my resistance isn't strong enough

All my love has been accepted

Must start anew, meditate from the beginning

Practice being pure-hearted and indifferent to desires, unafraid of seduction

...

[Chinese]

意識一早超脫 情愛這東西

越過了天地 並未眷戀螻蟻

沒有光陰跟遠近 我是叢電波 破天際

但你的召喚 讓我將功德放低

為你呱呱出世 回到這身體

自降四千等 為覓人類一吻 作謝禮

誰話愛戀 苦海濟世 會創造奇蹟 將蒼生撫慰

被你吸引 讓我當初失智慧

這宇宙 這種深情根本虛構

失了足 才會跌落你的地球

目光遠大如我 你有限維度裡 看春秋

很後悔 但愛死方會得救

為了找到真愛 尋遍每粒沙

住進你的家 就為明白這叫 錯誤嗎

求做對簡單的愛侶 與你歷其境 方知多可怕

沒法擺脫 俗套的分手戲碼

這宇宙 這種深情根本虛構

失了足 才會跌落你的地球

上天已難回去 我似被囚在你 那春秋

不恨你 恨我太晚參透

親手作孽 惡果他人怎可解救

貪怨癡 要葬在你的地球

為了擁抱你 換這雙手

一早已 被切去兩翼 禁飛走

這樣勇 試問你可能夠

自絕位列仙班 都不算太內疚

但愛到欠自我 我笑我下流

這宇宙 這種深情根本虛構

失了足 才會跌入你的溫柔

在你的結界 盪過韆鞦

我便無力 再看北斗

不恨你 恨我的反抗不夠

我的愛全被接收

必須再重頭禪修

練到清心寡愛 無懼色誘

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
意識 /yìshí/ B2	noun - consciousness, awareness
超脫 /chāotuō/ C1	verb - transcend, detach from
情愛 /qíng’ài/ B2	noun - romantic love, affection
天地 /tiāndì/ A2	noun - heaven and earth
眷戀 /juànliàn/ C1	verb/noun - to be attached to, longing
光陰 /guāngyīn/ B2	noun - time, passing time
破天際 /pòtiānjì/ C1	verb phrase - break through the sky's horizon
召喚 /zhàohuàn/ C1	verb - summon, call
功德 /gōngdé/ C1	noun - merit, virtuous deeds
身體 /shēntǐ/ A2	noun - body
等 /děng/ A2	noun - waiting, class (rank)
吻 /wěn/ A2	noun - kiss
苦海 /kǔhǎi/ C1	noun - sea of suffering
奇蹟 /qíjì/ C1	noun - miracle
蒼生 /cāngshēng/ C2	noun - the common people, the masses
吸引 /xīyǐn/ B2	verb - to attract, draw in
智慧 /zhìhuì/ C1	noun - wisdom
地球 /dìqiú/ A2	noun - Earth
面对 /miànduì/ B1	verb - to face, confront
救 /jiù/ B2	verb - to save, rescue

Key Grammar Structures

• 意識一早超脫 情愛這東西

  ➔ Use of '這' to indicate a specific thing.

  ➔ The word '這' means 'this', referring to '情愛' (love) as a specific concept.

• 但你的召喚 讓我將功德放低

  ➔ Use of '讓' to indicate causation.

  ➔ '讓' means 'to let' or 'to allow', indicating that the call from '你' (you) causes a change in the speaker's actions.

• 為了找到真愛 尋遍每粒沙

  ➔ Use of '為了' to express purpose.

  ➔ '為了' means 'in order to', indicating the intention behind the action of searching.

• 這宇宙 這種深情根本虛構

  ➔ Use of '根本' to emphasize negation.

  ➔ '根本' means 'fundamentally' or 'essentially', indicating that the deep feelings in this universe are entirely fictional.

• 不恨你 恨我太晚參透

  ➔ Use of '不' to negate a verb.

  ➔ '不' means 'not', negating the verb '恨' (to hate), indicating the speaker's feelings towards '你' (you).

• 貪怨癡 要葬在你的地球

  ➔ Use of '要' to express intention.

  ➔ '要' means 'to want' or 'to need', indicating the speaker's desire to bury their feelings in '你的地球' (your world).

• 一早已 被切去兩翼 禁飛走

  ➔ Use of passive voice with '被'.

  ➔ '被' indicates that the subject has undergone an action, in this case, being '切去' (cut off) from their wings.