另一個諾貝爾 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Ian Chan

Lyrics & Translation

"另一個諾貝爾" by Ian Chan offers a poignant reflection on perspective and remembrance. Explore the nuances of Cantonese as you delve into the song's message, learning to appreciate the often-overlooked aspects of life and history, and discovering the beauty in Ian Chan's musical storytelling.

[English]

Spring is a wonderful festival

Yet unexpectedly, it destroyed my place

How can we not share and rewrite the beautiful destiny?

Who once sympathized and gave me the warmth of embrace?

In the end, yet in the end, yet in the end, it was too exhausting

The rubble of emotions is desperately lifted

How I wish to remember how good peace was

But I hear the deafening call

Love suddenly turns to dust

Who seems to be named Che?

...

Winter may bring us together again

Yet if we meet, we can't escape that radiation

Who, as usual, asks me how heart-wrenching today is?

Is there an answer, is there an answer, is there an answer? I'm doing well

The rubble of emotions is desperately lifted

How I wish to remember how good peace was

But I hear the deafening call

Love suddenly turns to dust

Still blaming myself for not treating you well enough

Lingering memories are talked about later

Not afraid of death, while others praise

But the prize can never be obtained

Our meeting couldn't have been any earlier

Who can unnecessarily encourage?

The wreckage and old love are desperately let go

Next year will be covered by tomorrow

Can't keep the rubble, yet still lifted

Time and again, clearly able to endure

But I hear the deafening call

Kneeling on the abandoned island

Who treated you better?

Cruel memories are magnificently talked about

Congratulations to you, all of humanity praises

But the prize can never be obtained

The end also comes too early

Who greedily claims to be Nobel?

Now it has become history

...

[Chinese]

春天是個好佳節

然而被意外 摧毀了我的位置

怎麼共你不可免 給他改寫美滿天意

誰曾同情 贈我相擁的溫度?

最後卻 最後卻 最後卻 過於虛耗

情感的瓦礫 竭力地抬起

多想記起 和平期多好

但聽到 徹耳的呼叫

相愛驟變糞土

誰彷彿名字 切爾

冬天或再可相見

然而若見面 擋不過那輻射線

誰人如常 問我今天驚心度?

有沒答 有沒答 有沒答 過得很好

情感的瓦礫 竭力地抬起

多想記起 和平期多好

但聽到 徹耳的呼叫

相愛驟變糞土

仍怨我待你不夠好

留戀的記憶 過後又談起

不懼怕死 旁人在讚美

但有獎 永遠得不到

相遇沒法更早

誰可多餘地勸勉?

殘骸和舊愛 用盡力放開

明年由明日覆蓋

留不起瓦礫 照樣亦抬起

多番企起 明明受得起

但聽到 徹耳的呼叫

雙腳跪進棄島

誰叫對待你 他更好?

殘忍的記憶 壯麗地談起

恭賀你好 全人類讚美

但有獎 永遠得不到

終局亦也太早

誰貪稱為 諾貝爾?

如今竟成了歷史

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
春天 (chūntiān) /t͡ʂʰún tʰi̯ɛn/ A1	noun - spring (season)
摧毀 (cuīhuǐ) /tsʰwéi xwei/ B2	verb - to destroy, to devastate
位置 (wèizhi) /wêi tʂɻ̩/ A2	noun - position, place
改寫 (gǎixiě) /kài ɕi̯ɛ/ B2	verb - to rewrite, to revise
美滿 (měimǎn) /mèi mǎn/ B1	adjective - happy, perfectly satisfactory
同情 (tóngqíng) /tʰʊŋ t͡ɕʰiŋ/ B1	verb - to sympathize noun - sympathy
溫度 (wēndù) /wə́n tû/ A2	noun - temperature
虛耗 (xūhào) /ɕý xâu/ B2	verb - to waste, to squander
瓦礫 (wǎlì) /wà lì/ B2	noun - rubble, debris
竭力 (jiélì) /t͡ɕi̯ě lî/ C1	adverb - to strive, to do one's utmost
和平 (hépíng) /xə̌ pʰiŋ/ A2	noun - peace
呼叫 (hūjiào) /xú t͡ɕjâu/ B1	verb - to shout, to yell
糞土 (fèntǔ) /fən tù/ C1	noun - excrement, useless thing
輻射線 (fúshèxiàn) /fǔ ʂɤ̂ ɕi̯ɛn/ B2	noun - radiation
留戀 (liúliàn) /liǔ li̯ɛ̂n/ B2	verb - to be reluctant to leave; to recall fondly
記憶 (jìyì) /t͡ɕî ì/ A2	noun - memory
殘忍 (cánrěn) /tsʰǎn ʐən/ B2	adjective - cruel, ruthless
讚美 (zànměi) /tsân mèi/ B1	verb - to praise, to extol noun - praise, extolment
諾貝爾 (Nuòbèi'ěr) /nuò pêi àr/ NA	noun - Nobel
歷史 (lìshǐ) /lî ʂɻ̩/ A2	noun - history

Key Grammar Structures

• 然而被意外 摧毀了我的位置

  ➔ the passive construction using 被 to indicate the action is performed by an unspecified agent

  ➔ The sentence uses the 被 structure to form a passive voice, indicating that "my position" was destroyed by an unforeseen event

• 誰曾同情 贈我相擁的溫度?

  ➔ use of 曾 to indicate 'once' or 'someone once' in the past

  ➔ 曾 emphasizes that the event happened at some point in the past, implying a sense of longing or reflection

• 情感的瓦礫 竭力地抬起

  ➔ adverbial phrase 使用-地 to modify verbs, indicating the manner of the action

  ➔ The -地 suffix transforms the verb into an adverbial phrase, describing how the action of 'lifting' is performed

• 但聽到 徹耳的呼叫

  ➔ 用徹耳的 to emphasize 'ear' as an intensifier, indicating hearing something very clearly

  ➔ 徹耳的 acts as an adjective phrase emphasizing the extent of hearing, meaning 'very clearly'

• 終局亦也太早

  ➔ 亦也 emphasizes 'also' or 'too', highlighting that the end is premature

  ➔ 亦也 is used to add emphasis, meaning 'also' or 'too', stressing that the ending is sooner than expected