查克靠近 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄧紫棋
• Album: 新的心跳

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poetic beauty of Mandopop with G.E.M.'s '查克靠近' (Chuck Close). This song offers a unique way to learn Mandarin, weaving together colors, emotions, and a clever artistic metaphor to tell a story of love and distance. The lyrics are both beautiful and poignant, making it a memorable song for language learners to explore vocabulary related to colors, feelings, and relationships. What makes this song special is its intellectual depth, drawing a parallel between visual art and the complexities of the human heart.

[English]

Orange is the palm holding your hand

Red is the lipstick mark you left

Green is the scenery I watch with you

Yellow is the stars we count together

Gray is the back you walk away from

Blue is his mood from then on

Black is your silent reply

White is his lonely world

Chuck, get closer, again and again

But I can't see clearly the familiar face from before

Your reflection is so sharp and clear

Yet he only sees the close light and shadows

...

Once, romance was just any random restaurant

Emotion was the quiet comfort of shoulder to shoulder

Memories are shooting stars twinkling in the night sky

Reality is when they fall to the ground

Chuck, get closer, again and again

Your beauty is just defined by clear lines

One sentence—how far is love?

Is it when hearts are far apart, the outlines become unclear?

You make me see

The shadow that comes with light, tears sharpened by smiles

The closeness of love and hate, dreams and reality so distinct

Finally, I open my eyes

...

[Chinese]

橘色是牽著你的手心

紅色是你留下的唇印

綠色是陪你看的風景

黃色是陪你數的星星

灰色是你離開的背影

藍色是他從此的心情

黑色是你沉默的回應

白色是他世界的伶仃

查克靠近 一再靠近

卻看不清從前熟悉的表情

你的倒影 如此的清晰

他卻只看到親密的光線和影

曾經浪漫是隨便一間餐廳

感動是並著肩的安靜

回憶是夜空裡閃爍的流星

現實是當它殞落大地

查克靠近 一再靠近

你的美麗只是線條的分明

一句到底 愛情的距離

是心若遠了 輪廓再也看不清

你讓我看到

光伴隨的陰影 笑銳化的哭泣

愛與恨的接近 夢和現實的分明

我終於睜開眼睛

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
橘色 /dʒú sè/ B1	noun - orange (color)
紅色 /hóng sè/ A2	noun - red (color)
綠色 /lǜ sè/ A2	noun - green (color)
黃色 /huáng sè/ A2	noun - yellow (color)
灰色 /huī sè/ A2	noun - grey (color)
藍色 /lán sè/ A2	noun - blue (color)
黑色 /hēi sè/ A2	noun - black (color)
白色 /bái sè/ A2	noun - white (color)
手心 /shǒu xīn/ B1	noun - palm (of the hand)
唇印 /chún yìn/ B2	noun - lip print
風景 /fēng jǐng/ A2	noun - scenery, landscape
星星 /xīng xīng/ A1	noun - star
背影 /bèi yǐng/ B1	noun - view of someone's back
心情 /xīn qíng/ A2	noun - mood, feeling
沉默 /chén mò/ B1	noun - silence adjective - silent
表情 /biǎo qíng/ B1	noun - expression
倒影 /dào yǐng/ B1	noun - reflection
清晰 /qīng xī/ B1	adjective - clear, distinct
光線 /guāng xiàn/ B1	noun - ray (of light)
陰影 /yīn yǐng/ B2	noun - shadow