亂世情侶 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 古巨基, Leo Ku

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful way to connect with its culture. '亂世情侶' is a perfect example of contemporary Cantopop that beautifully articulates the feelings and challenges of a generation in Hong Kong. Through its heartfelt lyrics, you can learn vocabulary related to love, work, and the pressures of city life, all while being moved by a beautiful melody that captures a very specific, modern-day romantic struggle.

[English]

Today

It's our ten-year anniversary

Like in previous years, we didn't celebrate specially

Because we're saving up to get married

She works during office hours

While I work the night shift

These past few years

We've been living almost the same life every day

For love, we carry on - we just want to work hard

The price we pay is just exhaustion

In the beautiful dreams at the cinema

Unfortunately, the ending hasn't come, and I've fallen asleep

The usually extravagant pleasures

Holding you and chatting all night

Tomorrow is a holiday, no more fears

With no budget, I'm still willing to escape here for a cherry blossom trip

Let's chase happiness while we're young

In joy, we might feel guilty

Such ordinary couples

How can we dare to think about the future?

But I just want to learn the joy of enduring hardships

When you still believe in me

Love has no elegy

Not believing that feelings lose to the world

Still blooming and bearing fruit in this chaotic world

No matter who can sing every night

Don't care about the world's harshness

If in this life, I can just find

Someone to share every meal of simple greens with, what does it matter?

In this chaotic world, loving you is my only great ambition

Just this one lifetime

Romantically saying I'm willing

Together, we must prepare to face the world's difficulties

Finding stability and happiness has already made sending flowers a great joy

Reality will gradually squeeze the initial feelings

But we must be grateful for this test, understanding the meaning of love

Holding hands requires ambition, turning lovers into martyrs

When you still believe in me, love has no elegy

Not believing that feelings lose to the world, still blooming and bearing fruit in this chaotic world

No matter who can sing every night - don't care about the world's harshness

If in this life, I can just find

Someone to share every meal of simple greens with, what does it matter?

Reality will gradually squeeze

The partner may also be wrong

As long as you still believe in me

Could it be like struggling in quicksand?

Tonight's cake has fallen apart

The sea breeze is also very cold

But tonight is the most profound night we've had in these years

Love may require planning for the future

But we can't forget what love is because of planning for the future

但不可以因為計劃將來

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[Chinese]

今天

是我們拍拖十周年

跟往年一樣 我們沒特別慶祝

因為我們正儲錢計劃結婚

她上班是 Office Hour

而我則是通宵夜班

這幾年

我們每天都過著幾乎一樣的生活

為愛下去 過下去 我們才想工作萬歲

那代價不過是疲累

在電影院的美夢裡

可惜結局也未到已沉睡

平常極奢侈的樂趣

抱著你一夜閒談

明日是假日再也無懼

沒有預算也願逃出這裡赴賞櫻之旅

快樂趁青春去追

樂極偏會心虛

這麼普通的情侶

未來又怎麼敢想下去

但求學會 吃苦的樂趣

當你 仍然信我

愛情 沒有輓歌

未相信情懷輸給世道

仍在亂世中開花結果

不理 誰能夜夜笙歌

別管 世界艱辛的錯

如果 這一生只要找得到

誰陪我每餐青菜淡飯 有哪關闖不過

在這亂世愛定你 已是人生僅有大志

就這麼一輩子

浪漫的講聲我願意

一起要預了挨世界不易

樂業安居早已 已令送花是重大樂事

現實會逐吋逐呎擠壓當初情意

但更要感激這測試 明瞭相戀的意義

牽手須要心懷壯志 成就了愛侶變烈士

當你 仍然信我 愛情 沒有輓歌

未相信情懷輸給世道 仍在亂世中開花結果

不理 誰能夜夜笙歌 別管 世界艱辛的錯

如果 這一生只要找得到

誰陪我每餐青菜淡飯 有哪關闖不過

現實會逐吋逐呎擠壓

對象亦出錯

得你 仍然信我

可會 像在浮沙掙扎過

今晚的蛋糕爛掉了

海風也很冷

但今晚是我們這幾年來

最深刻的一晚

愛情可能是要計劃將來

但不可以因為計劃將來

而忘記了甚麼是戀愛

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love, to be fond of noun - love
結婚 /jié hūn/ A1	verb - to marry
工作 /gōng zuò/ A1	verb - to work noun - job, work
生活 /shēng huó/ A1	noun - life verb - to live
快樂 /kuài lè/ A2	adjective - happy, joyful noun - happiness
情侶 /qíng lǚ/ A2	noun - couple
信 /xìn/ A2	verb - to believe
世界 /shì jiè/ A2	noun - world
浪漫 /làng màn/ B1	adjective - romantic
艱辛 /jiān xīn/ B2	adjective - difficult, hard
結局 /jié jú/ B1	noun - ending, result
青春 /qīng chūn/ B1	noun - youth
現實 /xiàn shí/ B1	noun - reality adjective - realistic
深刻 /shēn kè/ B2	adjective - profound, deep
亂世 /luàn shì/ C1	noun - turbulent times, chaotic world

Key Grammar Structures

• 我們沒特別慶祝

  ➔ Use of negation with '沒' to indicate 'not' or 'none'.

  ➔ '沒' is a negative marker used before verbs to indicate that the action did not happen or that someone does not have something.

• 我們正儲錢計劃結婚

  ➔ Use of '正' to indicate an ongoing action or current state.

  ➔ '正' emphasizes that the action is currently happening or is in progress at the moment.

• 未相信情懷輸給世道

  ➔ Use of '未' to indicate 'not yet' or 'have not'.

  ➔ '未' is used to denote that something has not happened or has not been done up to the moment.

• 愛情可能是要計劃將來

  ➔ Use of '可能是' to express possibility or conjecture.

  ➔ '可能是' is used to suggest that something might be the case, indicating uncertainty or conjecture.

• 但更要感激這測試

  ➔ Use of '但更要' to emphasize 'more than ever' or 'must'.

  ➔ '但更要' means 'more than ever' or 'need to', emphasizing the importance of the action in current circumstances.

• 今晚的蛋糕爛掉了

  ➔ Use of '爛掉了' to indicate 'became spoiled' or 'rotten'.

  ➔ '爛掉了' expresses that something has decayed, spoiled, or broken apart.