圍城 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: KOLOR

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is about understanding its culture, and KOLOR's '圍城' offers a powerful entry point into the Cantonese language and the soul of Hong Kong. Through its poignant rock melody and evocative lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to urban life, emotions, and societal critique. The song is special because it articulates a collective feeling of struggle and resilience, making it a meaningful way to connect with the authentic voice of a generation in Hong Kong.

[English]

Whose home is this comfortable greenhouse?

Like a mirage of splendor, the urban myth continues.

True and false, living on the mountaintop, sipping tea.

Tearing down memories, trading them for fireworks.

In the crowded streets, whose flowers are being sent?

Like the years that have passed, what we long for seems like a fairy tale.

When the wind and rain strike, if there were a ladder to the sky, I just want to keep climbing.

Please draw me another future home.

In the end, who walks away tired? There’s an extra dog in the new house.

Looking at the thick bricks within the walled city, we play together in joy, applauding our achievements.

You have passed, those hands.

And the struggles every night and day, sweat and blood carry the beauty behind it all.

You have aged, yet you shrink and tremble.

What I always hoped for, I did not obtain, but I can share a drink with you.

When youth is no more, why do you make noise?

In the fashion of glory, artifacts can turn to dust.

Do you believe? The rebuilt units can still see the sunset.

The seagulls have said goodbye, replaced by crows.

In the end, who walks away tired? There’s an extra dog in the new house.

Looking at the thick bricks within the walled city, we play together in joy, applauding our achievements.

You have passed, those hands.

And the struggles every night and day, sweat and blood carry the beauty behind it all.

You have aged, yet you shrink and tremble.

What I always hoped for, I did not obtain, but I can share a drink with you.

You have passed, those hands.

And the struggles every night and day, sweat and blood carry the beauty behind it all.

You have aged, yet you shrink and tremble.

What I always hoped for, I did not obtain, but I can share a drink with you.

You have passed, those hands.

And the struggles every night and day, sweat and blood carry the beauty behind it all.

You have aged, yet you shrink and tremble.

What I always hoped for, I did not obtain, but I can share a drink with you.

Woo Woo

Woo Woo

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[Chinese]

舒適的溫室 那是誰的家

如幻覺的浮華 延續的都市神話

真與假 住進山頂寫意喝啖茶

把憶記拆下了 換來煙花

擠逼的街裡 送著誰的花

如逝去的年華 期待的都似童話

風雨打 若有天梯只想繼續爬

請給我再畫個 未來的家

最後誰疲倦的走 新屋裡多一隻狗

看著圍城內的磚厚 歡欣裡合奏 為成就拍手

過去了你 那一雙手

還有每晚每天的奮鬥 汗血盛載這風光的背後

老去了你卻瑟縮顫抖

曾一直希望的得到沒有 但我共你可一起喝悶酒

當青春不再 你為何喧嘩

時尚裡的榮華 文物都可變泥沙

相信嗎 重建單位都可見落霞

海鷗已告別了 換成烏鴉

最後誰疲倦的走 新屋裡多一隻狗

看著圍城內的磚厚 歡欣裡合奏 為成就拍手

過去了你 那一雙手

還有每晚每天的奮鬥 汗血盛載這風光的背後

老去了你卻瑟縮顫抖

曾一直希望的得到沒有 但我共你可一起喝悶酒

過去了你 那一雙手

還有每晚每天的奮鬥 汗血盛載這風光的背後

老去了你卻瑟縮顫抖

曾一直希望的得到沒有 但我共你可一起喝悶酒

過去了你 那一雙手

還有每晚每天的奮鬥 汗血盛載這風光的背後

老去了你卻瑟縮顫抖

曾一直希望的得到沒有 但我共你可一起喝悶酒

Woo Woo

Woo Woo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
溫室 /wēnshì/ B2	noun - greenhouse
神話 /shénhuà/ B2	noun - myth, legend
假 /jiǎ/ A2	adjective - false, fake
山頂 /shāndǐng/ B1	noun - mountaintop
煙花 /yānhuā/ A2	noun - fireworks
街 /jiē/ A1	noun - street
童話 /tónghuà/ B1	noun - fairy tale
風雨 /fēngyǔ/ B2	noun - wind and rain
梯 / tī/ B2	noun - ladder
未來 /wèilái/ B2	noun - future
疲倦 /píjuàn/ B2	adjective - tired
奮鬥 /fèndòu/ B2	verb - to struggle, to fight
背後 /bèihòu/ B2	noun - behind, back
潮 /cháo/ B2	noun - tide