零下幾分鐘 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅
• Album: C'mon in~

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of Eason Chan's "零下幾分鐘" (A Few Minutes Below Zero). This poignant Mandarin pop ballad offers a rich tapestry of emotions, perfect for learners to grasp nuanced expressions of longing and solitude in Chinese. Through its evocative lyrics and warm melody, you can explore poetic language and cultural sentiments, making it an excellent gateway to understanding contemporary Mandopop.

[English]

Longing is like mosquitoes, appearing out of nowhere

They bite me, but I don't cry out in pain

Walking through the subway's white mist in New York's cold winter

Can't get past the black hole inside my heart

I breathe but can't get the heat I need

Jazz old songs drifting along the street

An old man with a child waiting for the train

I'm here

A few minutes below zero, freezing time in place

Frozen me, lost and unable to find my way

This time, this place

To me, just loneliness as a traveler

After a few days of Coke and rice

Forgot which week I'm staying at this hotel

A chaotic world, a gram of loneliness added

Creates the most perfect heartbreak

It's okay, things aren't that serious

Isn't it just loving and unknowingly cursing

The human heart, fragile like a balloon

Pierced and burst dramatically

A few minutes below zero, in Times Square

Countless memories roaring within me

Cold wind and music, double the torment

I'm the one enjoying it

Whether I want it or not, it doesn't matter

Oh oh oh

A few minutes below zero, freezing time in place

Frozen me, lost and unable to find my way

This time, this place

To me, just loneliness as a traveler

A few minutes below zero, in Times Square

Countless memories roaring

Cold wind and music

God knows, I enjoy it

Whether I want it or not, it doesn't matter

Oh oh oh

...

[Chinese]

想念像蚊子 神出鬼沒

咬我一口 但我沒喊痛

走過地鐵白煙 紐約寒冬

走不過 心中的黑洞

我呼吸 吸不到需要的熱

沿路上 飄來爵士老歌

老先生 帶著孩子等車

我在這

零下幾分鐘 把時光暫停了

把找不到路的我給冰凍

這時間地點

對於我這遊客 只等於寂寞

可樂拌飯了幾天以後

忘了住這旅館第幾週

混亂的世界 加一公克寂寞

成就了 最完美的心痛

沒關係 事情沒那麼嚴重

不就是 愛念了莫名的咒

人的心 脆弱得像個氣球

被狠狠戳破

零下幾分鐘 時代廣場之中

我數不清的記憶 咆哮著

冷風加音樂 是雙倍的折磨

享受的人是我

要或不要都沒用

Oh oh oh

零下幾分鐘 把時光暫停了

把找不到路的我給冰凍

這時間地點

對於我這遊客 只等於寂寞

零下幾分鐘 時代廣場之中

數不清的記憶咆哮著

冷風加音樂

天知道 享受的是我

要或不要都沒用

Oh oh oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
想念 /xiǎng niàn/ B1	verb - to miss; to remember with longing
蚊子 /wén zi/ A2	noun - mosquito
咬 /yǎo/ A2	verb - to bite
地鐵 /dì tiě/ A2	noun - subway
寒冬 /hán dōng/ B1	noun - severe winter; midwinter
黑洞 /hēi dòng/ B2	noun - black hole
呼吸 /hū xī/ A2	verb - to breathe
爵士 /jué shì/ B1	noun - jazz
暫停 /zàn tíng/ B1	verb - to suspend; to pause
冰凍 /bīng dòng/ B1	verb - to freeze
遊客 /yóu kè/ A2	noun - tourist
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	adjective - lonely; solitary
混亂 /hùn luàn/ B2	adjective - chaotic; in disarray
心痛 /xīn tòng/ B1	noun - heartache; heartbreak
脆弱 /cuì ruò/ B2	adjective - fragile; weak
氣球 /qì qiú/ A2	noun - balloon
記憶 /jì yì/ B1	noun - memory
咆哮 /páo xiào/ C1	verb - to roar; to bellow
折磨 /zhé mó/ B2	verb - to torment; to torture
享受 /xiǎng shòu/ B1	verb - to enjoy

Key Grammar Structures

• 把時光暫停了

  ➔ Use of '把' to indicate the handling or manipulation of an object.

  ➔ '把' introduces the object being acted upon and emphasizes the action performed.

• 想念像蚊子 神出鬼沒

  ➔ Comparison using '像' to indicate 'like' or similarity.

  ➔ '像' is used to compare one thing to another, akin to 'like' in English.

• 會讓我沒喊痛

  ➔ Use of '會' to express future intention or probability.

  ➔ '會' indicates that something will happen or is likely to happen in the future.

• 我數不清的記憶 咆哮著

  ➔ Use of '數不清' to indicate 'countless' or 'uncountable'.

  ➔ '數不清' describes a large, uncountable number of things, emphasizing magnitude.

• 沒關係 事情沒那麼嚴重

  ➔ Use of '沒關係' and '沒那麼嚴重' to express 'it's okay' and 'not that serious'.

  ➔ '沒關係' means 'it's okay' or 'no problem', and '沒那麼嚴重' means 'not that serious'.