作品的說話 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 姜濤
• Album: 九胎《鏡中鏡》

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

可記得

I remember

見證半個廣島　炸碎了　那張照片

Witnessing half of Hiroshima, the explosion shattering that photo

勸你去猜想　世界無國界　那一闋歌

Encouraging you to imagine a world without borders, that song

少女困斗室　晦暗裡記載　那一本書

A young girl in a tough room, recording in darkness, that book

有這些作品

Contains these works

你再置身事外　但是活在這地球

You remain detached, but live on this Earth

循環千秋萬代　善或恨原是自由

Revolving through thousands of generations, good or evil, is ultimately freedom

用我手中　一張相

With a photograph in my hand

換你手中　一張刀

Swapping it for a knife in your hand

用我手中　一首歌

With a song from my heart

換你手中　一把槍

Exchanging for a gun in your hand

愛真的面貌　用藝術呈現莫負擅長

The true face of love, expressed through art—must not let skill go to waste

只希望　默默地提示人類善良

I only hope silently reminding humanity to be kind

用我手中　一本書

With a book in my hand

換你手中　一子彈

Swapping it for a bullet in your hand

用我手中　一幅畫

With a painting from my hand

換你手中　一勳章

Exchanging it for a medal in your hand

去　說　明

Go and explain

燒毀　的小教堂響起　鐘聲

The ringing bell of a burnt small church

鐘聲　撫慰　雙方的　傷兵

The bell comforted the wounded soldiers on both sides

傷兵　一眾　差不多　年齡

The soldiers, mostly around the same age

本應　相對　如男孩　友情

Should have faced each other like boys, friendship

家鄉　的信　家鄉的　心聲

Letters from my hometown, the heartfelt voices

心聲　想你　烽煙中　細聽

Hearts longing for you, amidst the smoke of war, listen closely

簡單　的愛　簡單的　和平

Simple love, simple peace

才是　以後　路　　　　程

That’s the future path

可記得

I remember

曾融和天與地　東跟西　繪於一面圍牆　的噴畫

Once blending sky and earth, east and west—graffiti on a wall

圓圈裡那　撇與捺　加多一戙而成　的標誌

Within the circle, that stroke and dot—adding a stroke to form the symbol

誰　曾肩負重任　用力地唱　盡力拍

Who once bore great responsibility, singing with passion, striving to record

落力畫滿　合力地說　但願沒有　世界大戰

Diligently painting and speaking together—hoping there’s no world war

你再置身事外　但是活在這地球

You remain detached, but live on this Earth

循環千秋萬代　善或恨原是自由

Revolving through thousands of generations, good or evil, is ultimately freedom

用我手中　一張相

With a photograph in my hand

換你手中　一張刀

Swapping it for a knife in your hand

用我手中　一首歌

With a song from my heart

換你手中　一把槍

Exchanging for a gun in your hand

愛真的面貌　用藝術呈現莫負擅長

The true face of love, expressed through art—must not let skill go to waste

只希望　默默地提示人類善良

I only hope silently reminding humanity to be kind

用我手中　一本書

With a book in my hand

換你手中　一子彈

Swapping it for a bullet in your hand

用我手中　一幅畫

With a painting from my hand

換你手中　一勳章　去　喊　停

Exchanging it for a medal in your hand—shout 'Stop!'

燒毀　的小教堂響起　鐘聲

The ringing bell of a burnt small church

鐘聲　撫慰　雙方的　傷兵

The bell comforted the wounded soldiers on both sides

傷兵　一眾　差不多　年齡

The soldiers, mostly around the same age

本應　相對　如男孩　友情

Should have faced each other like boys, friendship

家鄉　的信　家鄉的　心聲

Letters from my hometown, the heartfelt voices

心聲　想你　烽煙中　反省

Hearts longing for you, reflecting amidst the smoke of war

簡單　的愛　簡單的　和平

Simple love, simple peace

才是　以後　　路　　　程

That’s the future path

燒毀　的小教堂響起　鐘聲

The ringing bell of a burnt small church

鐘聲　撫慰　雙方的　傷兵

The bell comforted the wounded soldiers on both sides

傷兵　一眾　差不多　年齡

The soldiers, mostly around the same age

本應　相對　如男孩　友情

Should have faced each other like boys, friendship

家鄉　的信　家鄉的　心聲

Letters from my hometown, the heartfelt voices

心聲　想你　烽煙中　細聽

Hearts longing for you, listening carefully amidst the smoke of war

簡單　的愛　簡單的　風景

Simple love, simple scenery

藏著　　　　　　性　　命

Hiding within our life's core

翻新　的小教堂響起　歌聲

The newly renovated small church begins to sing

歌聲　擁抱　家鄉的　孤嬰

Songs embracing the hometown's abandoned and lonely

孤嬰　怎會　懂得這　文明

How could a lonely child understand this civilization?

幾番　波折　才從頭　建成

After twists and turns, finally rebuilt from scratch

天真　的笑　天真的　哭聲

Innocent laughter, innocent crying

哭聲　想你　於心中　見性

Crying, thinking of you, seeing your true nature in the heart

一體　的愛　一體的　心境

Unified love, unified mindset

人類　　　　　　　　有靈

Humankind, with spirit

Key Grammar Structures

• 用我手中　一張相 / 換你手中　一張刀

  ➔ Using '用' + object + '中' + noun, meaning 'to use' or 'with'.

  ➔ '用' indicates 'to use' or 'with' when combined with objects and '中'.

• 燒毀　的小教堂響起　鐘聲

  ➔ Adjective + noun + verb phrase indicating that the noun is affected or described, e.g., 'small chapel burning' described with '燒毀' (burned down).

  ➔ The adjective describes the noun, and the verb phrase indicates the action affecting the noun.

• 我們循環千秋萬代 / 善或恨原是自由

  ➔ Using '循環' (cycle or circulate) with time descriptors '千秋萬代' (eternity) to express continuous timeless recurrence.

  ➔ '循環' means to cycle or circulate, and '千秋萬代' refers to eternity or vast time span—together emphasizing endless recurrence.

• 只希望　默默地提示人類善良

  ➔ Using '只希望' + verb + '地' + adverb to express a sincere wish or desire.

  ➔ '只希望' means 'only wish' or 'simply hope', and '地' + adverb expands the wish with manner or sincerity.

• 家鄉　的信　家鄉的　心聲

  ➔ Using '的' to show possession or relationship between noun and modifier, indicating 'home's letter' and 'home's voice'.

  ➔ '的' functions as a possessive or descriptive particle linking nouns to their modifiers.

• 幾番　波折　才從頭　建成

  ➔ Using '幾番' + noun to indicate 'several times' or 'many times', emphasizing repeated efforts.

  ➔ '幾番' indicates multiple times or efforts, emphasizing repeated attempts or challenges.

• 一體的愛　一體的　心境

  ➔ Using '一體的' + noun to describe 'unity' or 'holistic' qualities, emphasizing integration.

  ➔ '一體的' describes a sense of unity or holistic nature associated with the noun.