新地球

• Par: 林俊傑
• Album: GENESIS

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[中文]

[English]

是一種藍色的哀愁

It's a kind of blue sorrow

我醒在荒涼的地球

I wake up on a desolate earth

紐約在海底的角落

New York in the corner of the sea

陽光把大地變沙漠

Sunlight turns the land into a desert

變了味道 人們才開始哀掉

Only when the taste changes do people start to mourn

諷刺的是空氣很好

Ironically, the air is quite good

煙囪在水裡無聲飄搖

Chimneys sway silently in the water

沒了情調 人們為三餐奔跑

Without romance, people run for their meals

一切的愛恨 都在自尋煩惱

All the love and hate are just self-inflicted troubles

新地球 他們這麼叫

New Earth, that's what they call it

臉上沒有笑 說著一口陌生腔調

No smiles on their faces, speaking in a strange accent

新地球 他們很驕傲

New Earth, they are very proud

只是眼神 有意無意的逃

Only their eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, escape

新地球 星星很閃耀

New Earth, the stars shine brightly

遙遠海平面 總是一條直線 單調

The distant horizon is always a straight line, monotonous

新地球 永遠回不到 那一年

New Earth can never return to that year

那年 被遺忘的小島

That year, the forgotten little island

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灰色的土地很枯燥

The gray land is very dull

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人們的娛樂好無聊

People's entertainment is so boring

轉圈圈 不停轉圈圈 然後摔倒

Spinning around, endlessly spinning, then falling down

地平線 眺望地平線

The horizon, gazing at the horizon

默默祈禱 沒有颶風就好

Silently praying, hoping there are no hurricanes

新地球 他們跑不了

New Earth, they can't escape

像是個圈套 只能庸庸碌碌到老

Like a trap, they can only live a mundane life until old

新地球 他們的監牢

New Earth, their prison

只是眼神悲傷 難以去掉

Only their eyes are sad, hard to shake off

新地球 從頭來一遭

New Earth, starting over again

過去的錯誤 不能一直重彈老調

Past mistakes can't keep replaying the old tune

新地球 我卻想回到 那一年

New Earth, yet I want to return to that year

那年 被遺忘的小島

That year, the forgotten little island

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新地球 他們這麼叫

New Earth, that's what they call it

臉上沒有笑 說著一口陌生腔調

No smiles on their faces, speaking in a strange accent

新地球 他們很驕傲

New Earth, they are very proud

只是眼神 有意無意的逃

Only their eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, escape

新地球 星星很閃耀

New Earth, the stars shine brightly

遙遠海平面 總是一條直線 單調

The distant horizon is always a straight line, monotonous

新地球 永遠回不到 那一年

New Earth can never return to that year

那年 被遺忘的小島

That year, the forgotten little island

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Vocabulaire dans cette chanson:

Vocabulaire	Significations
哀愁 /aìchóu/ B2	noun - melancholy; sadness
荒涼 /huāngliáng/ C1	adjective - desolate; barren
角落 /jiǎoluò/ B2	noun - corner; nook
陽光 /yángguāng/ A2	noun - sunlight
沙漠 /shāmòc/ A2	noun - desert
變 /biàn/ A2	verb - to change
味道 /wèidào/ B1	noun - taste; flavor
哀掉 /āidiào/ C1	verb - to grieve; to lament
空氣 /kōngqì/ A2	noun - air; atmosphere
水裡 /shuǐ lǐ/ A2	noun - water
無聲 /wúshēng/ B2	adjective - silent; soundless
情調 /qíngdiào/ C1	noun - mood; atmosphere; tone
奔跑 /bēnpǎo/ A2	verb - to run; to race
愛恨 /àihèn/ B2	noun - love and hatred

Grammaire:

• 是一種藍色的哀愁

  ➔ Subject + 是 + Adjective + 的 + Noun: This structure emphasizes the adjectival quality of the noun.

  ➔ The sentence structure “是…的” emphasizes that the “哀愁 (sorrow)” is of a “藍色的 (blue)” quality. It's not just sorrow, it's *blue* sorrow.

• 變了味道 人們才開始哀掉

  ➔ 了 (le) to indicate a change of state + 才 (cái) meaning 'only then'.

  ➔ The sentence means 'Only when the taste changed did people start to lament.' '了' indicates the change (the taste changing) and '才' indicates that the lamenting happened only after that change.

• 有意無意的逃

  ➔ AABB structure: This structure often describes a repeated or emphasized action or state. It implies some indecision or struggle with action.

  ➔ “有意無意” (yǒuyì wúyì) means 'intentionally or unintentionally'. It suggests that the escaping/avoiding is happening sometimes consciously and sometimes subconsciously, hinting at internal conflict.

• 像是個圈套 只能庸庸碌碌到老

  ➔ 像是 (xiàng shì) + Noun: 'like/resembles' + 只能 (zhǐ néng) + verb phrase: 'can only' + 到 (dào) + time/age: 'until' indicating duration or endpoint.

  ➔ The sentence translates to 'It's like a trap; one can only live a mediocre life until old age.' 像是 compares the situation to a trap. 只能 restricts the possibilities, and 到老 indicates the duration.

• 過去的錯誤 不能一直重彈老調

  ➔ 不能 (bù néng) + Verb Phrase: 'Cannot' + 一直 (yīzhí) + Verb: expressing continuous action + 重彈老調 (chóng tán lǎo diào) - idiom 'repeat the same old tune'

  ➔ This means 'Past mistakes cannot always be repeated' or 'We can't keep repeating the same old mistakes'. '一直' implies the action is ongoing. The idiom reinforces the avoidance of repeating old errors.