這麼近 那麼遠 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張學友

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of Cantonese through Jacky Cheung's classic song, “So Close Yet So Far”. This song is a great way to learn about expressing complex emotions and understanding relationships in Cantonese culture, offering a blend of touching lyrics and melodic composition.

[English]

Day after day, facing each other night and day

We share more than just living; we sleep together too

Bit by bit, gradually I begin to notice

Even when facing each other, there's no words exchanged

Silently, quietly, I watch your familiar back

A curve of your silhouette, yet you're so far from me

Like somewhere at the edge of the horizon

Can't take a step forward

I keep your presence close to me

But my heart still feels so far away

Maybe one day, finally

When you stand in front of me

But I can't tell whose face is there

I keep your presence close to me

But my heart still feels so distant

I want to reach out and bring us closer

Yet I can't touch the other side

Just a little more

But that little bit feels so far

I can touch but can't figure out

So close, yet so far away

We live and coexist silently, unspoken, just you and me

Have already changed, become speechless

Silently, I watch a stranger's back

What I think in my heart, turns out to be so far from me

Like somewhere at the edge of the horizon

Can't take a step forward

I keep your presence close to me

But my heart still feels so distant

Maybe one day, finally

When you stand in front of me

But I can't tell whose face is there

I keep your presence close to me

But my heart still feels so distant

I want to reach out and bring us closer

Yet I can't touch the other side

Just a little more

But that little bit feels so far

...

I keep your presence close to me

But my heart still feels so distant

Maybe one day, finally

When you stand in front of me

But I can't tell whose face is there

I keep your presence close to me

But my heart still feels so distant

I want to reach out and bring us closer

Yet I can't touch the other side

Just a little more

But that little bit feels so far

I want to reach out and bring us closer

Yet I can't touch the other side

Just a little more

But that little bit feels so far

...

[Chinese]

一天一天日日夜夜面對面

既相處 也同眠

一點一點逐漸逐漸便發現

縱相對 卻無言

靜靜默默 望着熟悉的背面

一彎身影 原來離我多麼的遠

像天涯那一端

沒法行前一寸

我留着你在身邊

心仍然很遠

也許終於都有天

當你站在前面

但我分不出這張是誰的臉

我留着你在身邊

心仍然很遠

我想伸手拉近點

竟觸不到那邊

就欠一點點

但這一點點 卻很遠

觸摸得到 揣摩不到

這麼近 那麼遠 卻仍然

相宿相棲 不聲不響 我跟你

已改變 已無言

靜靜默默 望着陌生的背面

心中所想 原來離我多麼的遠

像天涯那一端

沒法行前一寸

我留着你在身邊

心仍然很遠

也許終於都有天

當你站在前面

但我分不出這張是誰的臉

我留着你在身邊

心仍然很遠

我想伸手拉近點

竟觸不到那邊

就欠一點點

但這一點點 卻很遠

我留着你在身邊

心仍然很遠

也許終於都有天

當你站在前面

但我分不出這張是誰的臉

我留着你在身邊

心仍然很遠

我想伸手拉近點

竟觸不到那邊

就欠一點點

但這一點點 卻很遠

我想伸手拉近點

竟觸不到那邊

就欠一點點

但這一點點 很遠

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
面對面 (miàn duì miàn) /mi̯ɛ̂n t̯ueɪ mi̯ɛ̂n/ A2	adverb - face to face
相處 (xiāng chǔ) /ɕi̯ɑ́ŋ ʈʂʰu/ B1	verb - to get along (with one another)
同眠 (tóng mián) /tʰʊŋ mi̯ɛ̌n/ B2	verb - to sleep together
發現 (fā xiàn) /fá ɕi̯ɛ̂n/ A2	verb - to discover
相對 (xiāng duì) /ɕi̯ɑ́ŋ t̯ueɪ/ B1	verb - to face each other, to be relatively
無言 (wú yán) /wǔ i̯ɛ̌n/ B2	adjective - speechless, without words
熟悉 (shú xī) /ʂǔ ɕi/ A2	adjective - familiar
背面 (bèi miàn) /peɪ mi̯ɛ̂n/ B1	noun - back (side)
身影 (shēn yǐng) /ʂən iŋ/ B2	noun - figure, silhouette
天涯 (tiān yá) /tʰi̯ɛ́n i̯a/ C1	noun - the end of the world, remotest corner
仍然 (réng rán) /ʐəŋ ʐǎn/ A2	adverb - still, yet
分不出 (fēn bù chū) /fən pû ʈʂʰu/ B1	verb - cannot distinguish
伸手 (shēn shǒu) /ʂən ʂoʊ/ A2	verb - to reach out one's hand
拉近 (lā jìn) /la ʥîn/ B1	verb - to draw closer, to pull closer
觸不到 (chù bù dào) /ʈʂʰû pú tâʊ/ B1	verb - cannot touch
揣摩 (chuǎi mó) /ʈʂʰwaɪ mwo/ C1	verb - to try to fathom, to analyze, to figure out
陌生 (mò shēng) /mwo ʂəŋ/ A2	adjective - strange, unfamiliar