情感的廢墟 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 麥浚龍

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Cantopop with Juno Mak's “情感的廢墟”. This song is a perfect gateway to learning Cantonese, as its clear, ballad-style vocals allow you to easily follow the lyrics. More than just a song, it's a cultural time capsule, deliberately crafted to evoke the golden era of 90s Hong Kong music through its rich, descriptive, and emotional language. By listening, you can learn classic Cantonese phrases of love and loss while appreciating a pivotal moment in music history.

[English]

Cold wind, cold wind

Carving into midnight from the evening sky

Ten miles long street

Littered with cigarette butts and rainwater

Catch a fast train

Who along the way is still playing, loving someone

Who knows my partner

Will lose them tomorrow

...

Fast train, fast train

Accidentally passing by your old place

Brings me back

To happiness and all the sighs

Even if the sky clears

Making vows too heavy to carry

On the way out, I hope you tell me

We never regret sharing life and death together

The strong wind blows, love forever just a memory

Don’t force yourself to chase anymore, I only say I’ll see you off

If this love has already been judged, a death sentence

I’d rather go alone, without you by my side

A ruin of emotions, everything falls into the forbidden zone

We tried fighting for it, but sadly, tears fell in the end

Once we were a perfect match, who will hold you now?

Keep you in my heart

...

My arms

Once held you close every day

If you leave

Only a devoted man remains

If you're unhappy

Come back and hold me, smile and say those old times

The most beautiful moment in life

Turns out, it was the night I depended on you in the cold wind

The strong wind blows, love forever just a memory

Don’t force yourself to chase anymore, I only say I’ll see you off

If this love has already been judged, a death sentence

I’d rather go alone, without you by my side

A ruin of emotions, everything falls into the forbidden zone

We tried fighting for it, but sadly, tears fell in the end

Once we were a perfect match, who will hold you now?

The strong wind blows, love forever just a memory

Don’t force yourself to chase anymore, it’s over, I see you off

Knowing it’s destined, loving you is a death sentence

Actually, I don’t mind being shattered in your passionate kiss

A ruins of obsession, everything falls into the forbidden zone

We tried fighting for it, but sadly, tears fell in the end

Once we were good together, who will be with you now?

Keep you in my heart

...

[Chinese]

冷風 冷風

從晚空 劃進午夜裡

十里長街

遍地得 烟頭跟雨水

踏快車

誰沿途 還在播 深愛著誰

誰知我那伴侶

明日快將失去

快車 快車

無意中 路過你舊居

令我回想

快樂跟 種種唏噓

就算天一光

讓兩人的誓約 揹著也太累

臨走盼告訴我一句

從前未悔恨共我 說生死相許

狂風給我吹 戀愛永遠告吹

不要勉強再追 我只說 我送你歸去

如果這份愛 早已被判 是死罪

情願我 一個别去 沒你的伴隨

情感的廢墟 一切跌進禁區

跟你試過爭取 可惜結局卻 流下眼淚

曾天生一對 日後抱著是誰

放你在心裡

我的 臂彎

曾抱緊着你過日子

若你離開

會剩低痴心的漢子

若你不開心

就再來擁著我 笑著說舊時

人生裡最美那一次

原來是 那夜共我 冷風中相依

狂風給我吹 戀愛永遠告吹

不要勉強再追 我只說 我送你歸去

如果這份愛 早已被判 是死罪

情願我 一個别去 沒你的伴隨

情感的廢墟 一切跌進禁區

跟你試過爭取 可惜結局卻 流下眼淚

曾天生一對 日後抱著是誰

狂風給我吹 戀愛永遠告吹

不要勉強再追 結束了 我送你歸去

明知註定了 深愛著你 是死罪

其實我 不怕在你 熱吻中粉碎

痴心的廢墟 一切跌進禁區

跟你試過爭取 可惜結局卻 流下眼淚

曾好好一對 日後你伴著誰

放我在心裡

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
冷風 /lěng fēng/ B1	noun - cold wind
快樂 /kuài lè/ A2	noun - happiness
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love
伴侶 /bàn lǚ/ B2	noun - partner
誓約 /shì yuē/ C1	noun - oath, vow
眼淚 /yǎn lèi/ A2	noun - tears
結局 /jié jú/ B2	noun - ending, conclusion
痴心 /chī xīn/ C1	adjective - infatuated, devoted
廢墟 /fèi xū/ B2	noun - ruins, wasteland
狂風 /kuáng fēng/ B1	noun - strong wind
失去 /shī qù/ B1	verb - to lose
追 /zhuī/ A2	verb - to chase, pursue
回想 /huí xiǎng/ B2	verb - to recall, remember
路過 /lù guò/ B1	verb - to pass by
告訴 /gào sù/ A2	verb - to tell, inform
別去 /bié qù/ B1	verb - to not go, to leave

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰沿途 還在播 深愛著誰

  ➔ Use of the question word '誰' (who) as the subject of a sentence

  ➔ '誰' is a question word meaning 'who', used as the subject to inquire about a person

• 如果這份愛 早已被判 是死罪

  ➔ Use of the conditional '如果' (if) to introduce a hypothetical situation

  ➔ '如果' means 'if', used to introduce a hypothetical or conditional clause

• 跟你試過爭取 可惜結局卻 流下眼淚

  ➔ Use of the verb '試過' (tried) with '跟你' to indicate 'tried with you'

  ➔ '試過' means 'tried' or 'attempted', used here with '跟你' (with you) to express attempting to fight for something

• 放你在心裡

  ➔ Use of the verb '放' (to put/place) with '你在心裡' to mean 'put you in my heart/mind'

  ➔ '放' means 'to put' or 'to place', here used metaphorically to indicate keeping someone in one's thoughts or heart