在月台上等你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 衛蘭

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of Cantonese through Janice Vidal's “在月台上等你”. This song uses rich, emotional lyrics to depict the sorrow of growing apart, offering listeners a chance to learn about love and loss in Cantonese culture.

[English]

Walking a little slower

Pondering the future

I didn't see you there

When I turned into

the platform of growth

Leaving a mark

Downloaded by the hustle and bustle

In the crowded sea of people, I can't wait for your love

Waiting, just waiting for a flower to bloom

Waiting for a sign, a little hint

Can't even get a vague idea

I hate that you didn't compete on the scene

Waiting desperately for you to come

The train is about to arrive

People haven't arrived yet

Bidding farewell to tomorrow

Please don't run away

Love loses its value

Not trying hard enough

How much have you done?

Time won't wait anymore

My heart panicked when I set out

One day turns dark, then dawn breaks

Your figure fades on the platform

...

Thinking, thinking, shoulder to shoulder

Remember when we met

Like a paradise untouched by pollution

I think our pace got ahead of ourselves

Spectators step back

Speechless, no words

You stop over there

Bidding farewell to you

Please don't run away

Love loses its value

Not trying hard enough

How much have you done?

Time won't wait anymore

My heart panicked when I set out

One day turns dark, then dawn breaks

Your figure fades on the platform

...

Who has become tired of chasing?

Who has waited until numb?

Love polarizes

Full of pressure, isn't it?

The cost isn't small

Time won't wait anymore

We are no longer in sync, drifting apart

One day turns dark, then dawn breaks

Holding my single ticket in hand

...

[Chinese]

慢了腳步

思索著未來

未見你在

當我轉入

成長的月台

做個記號

被繁榮下載

在人海擠擁 等不到你愛

等 等一朵花會開

等不到個大概

恨你在現場沒出賽

等 絕望地等你來

列車將到站

人還未到

向明日致哀

和你將要離別了

求你不要逃避了

情愛失去價值

不夠努力

問你做過多少

時間不會停頓了

由我出發那刻 心慌了

一天黑一破曉

月台上你身影飄渺

想 想彼此肩並肩

想當初那遇見

像世外桃源未污染

想 步伐踏得太前

旁觀者退後

無言沒語

你停在那邊

和你將要離別了

求你不要逃避了

情愛失去價值

不夠努力

問你做過多少

時間不會停頓了

由我出發那刻 心慌了

一天黑一破曉

月台上你身影飄渺

誰已追到疲倦了

誰也等到麻木了

情愛分化兩極

充滿壓力 是嗎？

代價不小

時間不會停頓了

和你不再同步 走散了

一天黑一破曉

便拿著獨身的車票

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
慢 /màn/ A1	adjective - slow
腳步 /jiǎobù/ A2	noun - footstep
未來 /wèilái/ A2	noun - future
成長 /chéngzhǎng/ B1	noun - growth verb - to grow up
月台 /yuètái/ B1	noun - platform (railway)
記號 /jìhào/ B1	noun - mark
繁榮 /fánróng/ B2	adjective - prosperous noun - prosperity
人海 /rénhǎi/ B2	noun - sea of people
花 /huā/ A1	noun - flower
恨 /hèn/ B1	verb - to hate
絕望 /juéwàng/ B2	adjective - desperate noun - despair
列車 /lièchē/ A2	noun - train
離別 /líbié/ B2	verb - to part noun - farewell
逃避 /táobì/ B2	verb - to escape
價值 /jiàzhí/ B1	noun - value
努力 /nǔlì/ A2	adjective - hardworking noun - effort
時間 /shíjiān/ A1	noun - time
心慌 /xīnhuāng/ B2	adjective - panicked
身影 /shēnyǐng/ B1	noun - figure
飄渺 /piāomiǎo/ C1	adjective - vague
肩 /jiān/ A2	noun - shoulder
桃源 /táoyuán/ C1	noun - utopia
疲倦 /píjuàn/ B2	adjective - tired
麻木 /mámù/ B2	adjective - numb
壓力 /yālì/ B1	noun - pressure
代價 /dàijià/ B2	noun - price
同步 /tóngbù/ B2	adjective - synchronized verb - synchronize
獨身 /dúshēn/ B2	noun - single

Key Grammar Structures

• 未見你在

  ➔ Use of the verb '見' (see) in the negative form '未見' (not see) to indicate that someone is not present or has not appeared.

  ➔ The phrase '未見你在' means 'I haven't seen you there' or 'you are not present there.'

• 和你將要離別了

  ➔ Use of '將要' (will/going to) to express an imminent future event or intention.

  ➔ The phrase '和你將要離別了' means 'You are about to leave' or 'We are about to part.'

• 時間不會停頓了

  ➔ Use of '不會' (will not) with verb to express future negation, indicating that something will not stop or pause.

  ➔ The phrase '時間不會停頓了' means 'Time will not stop anymore,' indicating the unstoppable march of time.

• 由我出發那刻 心慌了

  ➔ Use of '由' (by/from) to indicate the starting point or agent in a phrase, combined with '那刻' (that moment) to specify the time.

  ➔ The phrase '由我出發那刻 心慌了' means 'At the moment I set out, I felt anxious,' emphasizing the starting point of an emotional change.

• 想 想彼此肩並肩

  ➔ Use of '想' (think/long for) as a verb repeated to emphasize desire or longing, with '彼此' (each other) and '肩並肩' (shoulder to shoulder) to describe intimacy.

  ➔ The phrase '想 想彼此肩並肩' emphasizes longing to be together closely, physically and emotionally.