最後一間唱片舖 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Dear Jane

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

如若世間這刻經已沒唱片舖

If at this moment the world has no record store anymore

餘下這間交給你我守到老

I'll leave this one to you and me to keep until old

時代變很少真愛會不倒

Times have changed so much, real love rarely stands tall

難得你 還跟我 去撐這小店舖

It's rare that you still go with me to support this small shop

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聽黑膠的聲線 多溫潤

Listening to the warm sound of vinyl

高音清低音美有輕有重

High notes bright, bass beautiful, light and heavy

新產品幾天已 不感動

New releases don't move us much these days

這古董多優雅卻小眾

This antique is elegant but niche

誰話愛 和誓約 同樣要變通

Who says love and vows can’t adapt

無奈你 無奈我 還是有點勇

You and I, still a little brave we are

花一生追逐浪漫這種淒美哪個懂

Spending our lives chasing romance—who truly understands its sadness?

總好過搏世界施捨認同

Better than risking the world’s approval or charity

如若世間這刻經已沒唱片舖

If at this moment the world has no record store anymore

餘下這間交給你我守到老

I'll leave this one to you and me to keep until old

時代變很少真愛會不倒

Times have changed so much, real love rarely stands tall

難得你 還跟我 去撐這小店舖

It's rare that you still go with me to support this small shop

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卡式帶於這裡 安心睡

Cassette tapes here, sleep peacefully

等知音翻出了再一醉

Waiting for a soulmate to rediscover and get drunk again

CD碟躲這裡 不恐懼

CDs hide here, free from fear

給消失於虛有數位裡

Gone into the digital void

捱下去 捱下去 無懼潑冷水

Endure this, endure that, unafraid of cold water thrown

窮極了 難極了 還是有這裡

Exhausted and difficult, still we have this place

不擔心科技巨浪沖走小店變廢墟

Not worried that technology's wave will turn the shop into ruins

黑膠播到尾句捨身伴隨

Vinyl spins to the last note, willing to sacrifice myself with it

如若世間這刻經已沒唱片舖

If at this moment the world has no record store anymore

餘下這間交給你我守到老

I'll leave this one to you and me to keep until old

時代變很少真愛會不倒

Times have changed so much, real love rarely stands tall

難得你 還跟我 去撐這小店舖

It's rare that you still go with me to support this small shop

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年年話愛戀快不保

Every year we say love might not last

年年又脫險找到路

Every year we break out and find a way

祈求就似這唱片舖

Our hope is like this record shop

一起撐到最尾 一起自豪

We support it till the very end, proud together

如若世間這刻經已沒唱片舖

If at this moment the world has no record store anymore

餘下這間交給你我守到老

I'll leave this one to you and me to keep until old

門壞了飾櫃穿了讓我修補

The door's broken, the cabinet’s worn—let me repair

如果你 來打氣 有信心撐到老

If you come to cheer us on, with confidence to see it through

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
唱片舖 (chàng piàn pù) /tʂʰɑŋ˥˩ pi̯ɛn˥˩ pʰu˥/ B1	noun - record store
守 (shǒu) /ʂoʊ̯/ B1	verb - to guard, to defend, to protect
老 (lǎo) /laʊ̯/ A1	adjective - old
時代 (shí dài) /ʂʐ̩˧˥ taɪ̯˥˩/ A2	noun - era, age, period
真愛 (zhēn ài) /tʂən˥ aɪ̯˥˩/ B1	noun - true love
撐 (chēng) /ʈʂʰɤŋ/ B1	verb - to support, to prop up, to maintain
聲線 (shēng xiàn) /ʂɤŋ˥ ɕi̯ɛn˥˩/ B2	noun - voice
溫潤 (wēn rùn) /wɤn˥ ʐwən˥˩/ B2	adjective - mild and moist, gentle and refined
優雅 (yōu yǎ) /joʊ̯˥ ja/ B2	adjective - elegant, graceful
小眾 (xiǎo zhòng) /ɕi̯aʊ̯˩ tʂʊŋ˥˩/ B2	noun - niche market, small group
浪漫 (làng màn) /lɑŋ˥˩ mɑn˥˩/ B1	adjective - romantic
淒美 (qī měi) /t͡ɕʰi˥ mei̯˩/ C1	adjective - tragically beautiful, bittersweet
捨身 (shě shēn) /ʂɤ˩ ʂən/ C1	verb - to sacrifice oneself, to give up one's life
隨 (suí) /sweɪ̯/ B1	verb - to follow, to accompany
脫險 (tuō xiǎn) /twɔ˥ ɕi̯ɛn˩/ B2	verb - to escape from danger, to avert a crisis
壞 (huài) /hwaɪ̯/ A2	adjective - bad, broken verb - to break down
修補 (xiū bǔ) /ɕjoʊ̯ ˀbu/ B2	verb - to repair, to mend

Key Grammar Structures

• 如若世間這刻經已沒唱片舖

  ➔ 如若 (rúruò) - if, in case (classical/formal conditional)

  ➔ This phrase uses the classical/formal conditional '如若' meaning 'if' or 'in case'.

• 時代變很少真愛會不倒

  ➔ 會 (huì) - will, indicating future tense or possibility

  ➔ '会' indicates future possibility or intention, expressing that true love rarely changes over time.

• 難得你 還跟我 去撐這小店舖

  ➔ 還 (hái) - still, yet; also used to emphasize continuation

  ➔ '还' is used here to emphasize that despite challenges, the person continues to support and continue together.

• 花一生追逐浪漫這種淒美哪個懂

  ➔ 這種 (zhèzhǒng) - this kind of, such

  ➔ '這種' is used to specify a particular kind or type of thing, in this case, romantic and tragic beauty.

• 門壞了飾櫃穿了讓我修補

  ➔ 了 (le) - particle indicating a completed action or change of state

  ➔ '了' is a particle indicating that something has changed or been completed, here suggesting the door or furniture is damaged and needs repair.

• 如果你 來打氣 有信心撐到老

  ➔ 如果 (rúguǒ) - if, in case (conditional)

  ➔ '如果' is a conditional conjunction meaning 'if', used to introduce a hypothetical situation.