跌嘢唔好搵 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: MC$oHo, KidNey

Lyrics & Translation

This song is a fantastic and fun entry point for learning Cantonese because it's performed almost entirely in natural, spoken Cantonese, unlike many formal pop songs. Through its catchy and repetitive chorus, learners can pick up everyday slang and a very current cultural phrase, all while enjoying a uniquely Hong Kong-style hip-hop track that's both humorous and surprisingly philosophical.

[English]

If you drop something, try not to look for it.

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If you drop something, try not to get annoyed.

If you drop something, try not to rush.

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If you drop something, try not to pick it up.

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If you drop something, try not to look for it.

If you drop something, try not to be anxious.

Searching like that just makes you irritated.

Don't look, maybe try waiting a bit.

If something falls on the ground, don't be so eager.

If something falls on the ground, don't be so stubborn.

The more you rush, the more it will keep disappearing.

Don't rush, sit down, take a deep breath.

Dropping something, it's not that surprising.

If you don't look for it, it will come back out on its own.

Being a person, you really don't need to be so anxious.

If something falls to the ground, why not try not picking it up.

Dropping and dropping, things all disappear.

Could it be that there's a barrier on the ground here?

Or am I playing Tetris?

Finding it makes me annoyed, annoyed to the point of wanting to shout.

Nothing can escape the Earth's gravity.

Unless you know Street Fighter moves, sonic boom.

Compared to the planes in Bermuda,

Dropping a little something is just a small thing.

Don't look for things you drop

Don't get angry when you drop things

Don't rush when you drop things

Don't pick up things you drop

Have you heard of the double-slit experiment in physics?

The truth is, even Einstein couldn't figure it out.

Can't think of how to fill in the lyrics for this song.

Do I have to write about quantum entanglement?

Simply put, actually this experiment

Proves that actually, whether or not you turn your face away

The experimental results will really be presented differently

Don't look for things you drop

Don't get annoyed when you drop things

Don't rush when you drop things

Don't pick up things you drop

Don't look for things you drop

Don't get annoyed when you drop things

Don't rush when you drop things

Don't pick up things you drop

Wanting to never drop anything, there's no such luck

Why not change your mood a bit

Accessories, parts, or cash

Goals, ideals, or your dream

Trying hard to find it will only stop you at the starting point.

If you're eating potato chips, don't ask what time it is.

Or maybe wait another three, five, seven years

Suddenly, it will reappear on its own.

This song actually doesn't mean much

Just want you to relax a bit after listening

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Don't look for things you drop

Don't get annoyed when you drop things

Don't rush when you drop things

Don't pick up things you drop

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[Chinese]

跌咗嘢試吓唔好搵

跌咗嘢試吓唔好炆

跌咗嘢 試吓唔好急

跌咗嘢 試吓唔好執

跌咗嘢 試吓唔好揾

跌咗嘢 試吓唔好忟

係咁揾 搞到個人好忟憎

唔好揾 不妨試吓等一等

跌咗嘢落地 唔好咁心急

跌咗嘢落地 唔好咁固執

你愈急 佢愈會繼續消失

唔好急坐低 做個深呼吸

跌咗嘢 就係咁那出奇

唔揾佢 就會走返出嚟

做人實在唔使 太心急

跌咗嘢落地 不如試吓唔好執

跌吓跌吓 啲嘢唔見晒

唔通呢度個地下 有結界？

定係我玩緊 俄羅斯方塊？

搵到我好忟 忟到想大嗌

冇嘢可以逃避 地心吸力

除非你識街霸招 直直bird極

比起百慕達 啲飛機

跌咗少少嘢 只係好兒戲

落としたものを探さないで（跌嘢唔好搵）

落としても怒らないで（跌嘢唔好炆）

落としても急がないで（跌嘢唔好急）

落としたものを拾わないで（跌嘢唔好執）

有冇聽過 物理學嘅雙縫實驗？

實情係 愛因斯坦都搞佢唔掂

首歌諗唔到點填

要寫埋量子糾纏？

簡單啲講 其實呢個實驗

証實咗 原來你有冇擰轉塊面

實驗結果 真係會唔同咁呈現

跌嘢唔好揾

跌嘢唔好忟

跌嘢唔好急

跌嘢唔好執

跌嘢唔好揾

跌嘢唔好忟

跌嘢唔好急

跌嘢唔好執

想永遠唔跌嘢 邊有咁好彩

不如將 自己嘅 心情改一改

配件 零件 定現錢

目標 理想 定Your Dream

搏命去搵 只會停喺起點

食緊薯片 就唔好問幾點

或者等多 三五七年

失驚無神 佢又會自己出現

呢首歌 其實冇乜意思

純粹想你聽完可以放鬆啲

跌嘢唔好揾

跌嘢唔好忟

跌嘢唔好急

跌嘢唔好執

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
跌 /diē/ A2	verb - to fall
試 /shì/ A2	verb - to try
唔好 /m̀hóu/ A1	phrase - do not
急 /gáp/ B1	adjective - urgent
心情 /sām ching/ B1	noun - mood
執 /jāp/ B2	verb - to hold
惡 /ngok/ B2	adjective - bad
出奇 /chut kèi/ B2	adjective - unexpected
目標 /muk biu/ B2	noun - goal
理想 /lei seung/ B2	noun - ideal
逃避 /tóu bei/ B2	verb - to escape
出現 /chut yin/ B2	verb - to appear
放鬆 /fong sung/ B2	verb - to relax

Key Grammar Structures

• 跌咗嘢試吓唔好搵

  ➔ Negative imperative form

  ➔ The phrase uses the negative imperative to advise against searching for something that has fallen.

• 唔好急坐低 做個深呼吸

  ➔ Negative imperative with suggestion

  ➔ This line suggests to not rush and instead take a deep breath, using a negative imperative.

• 唔好揾 不妨試吓等一等

  ➔ Negative imperative with alternative suggestion

  ➔ This line advises against searching and suggests waiting instead, using a negative imperative.

• 你愈急 佢愈會繼續消失

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ This line uses a comparative structure to express that the more anxious you are, the more something will disappear.

• 想永遠唔跌嘢 邊有咁好彩

  ➔ Conditional structure

  ➔ This line presents a conditional structure, implying that wanting to never drop anything is unrealistic.

• 呢首歌 其實冇乜意思

  ➔ Simple present tense for stating facts

  ➔ This line uses the simple present tense to state that the song doesn't have much meaning.