最遠的距離 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 吳若希

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Cantopop with Jinny Ng's '最遠的距離'. This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Cantonese through its poetic and sorrowful lyrics about unattainable love. Its clear pronunciation and relatable theme of love and loss make it an engaging way to explore the nuances of the language and the emotional depth of Hong Kong television dramas.

[English]

Watching you fly among the pedestrians, how can I reach out to hold you back?

Two worlds, separated by the sky and the ground.

Like black paint secretly touching white daylight.

Waiting quietly from afar, retreating when you come close.

Parallel lines, how they run side by side. Sharing a moment is still beautiful.

Continuing might only bring sorrow.

The closest moments are still millions of miles apart.

Destined to have no luck entering your heart.

Like a brief holiday, it turns out just empty joy.

When everything has its limit, I realize I can't break free from this worry.

The farthest is this kind of distance.

I see and hear you, but I can't love you.

Knowing it's worlds apart, yet I still wish we weren't apart.

Why not seize the limited time? Escape quickly from this forbidden zone.

You're separated by the most fleeting distance.

My heart is about to land, but in the next second, I turn and soar high again.

...

Sharing a moment is still beautiful when we run parallel.

Pushing for results only brings sadness.

If love can't be, let go. I understand this truth.

There's no need to say sorry if you shed tears.

Like a brief holiday, it turns out just empty joy.

When everything has its limit, I realize I can't break free from this worry.

The farthest is this kind of distance.

I see and hear you, but I can't love you.

Knowing it's worlds apart, yet I still wish we weren't apart.

Why not seize the limited time? Escape quickly from this forbidden zone.

You're separated by the most fleeting distance.

My heart is about to land, but in the next second, I turn and fly far away again.

Like a brief holiday, it turns out just empty joy.

When everything has its limit, I realize I can't break free from this worry.

The farthest is this kind of distance.

I see and hear you, but I can't love you.

Knowing it's worlds apart, yet I still wish we weren't apart.

Why not seize the limited time? Escape quickly from this forbidden zone.

You're separated by the most fleeting distance.

My heart is about to land, but in the next second, I turn and fly far away again.

...

[Chinese]

行人裡看著你飛 如何伸手留住你

兩個世界差天與地

如同是漆黑 偷戀上白晝

遠遠靜待臨近再退避

平行線哪樣串起 同行一刻仍是美

再繼續也許會傷悲

最親暱的瞬間 亦相差千百萬里

注定無運氣走入你心扉

如一個短速假期 原來是空歡喜

如一切都有限期 才明白衝不開這顧忌

最遠是這一種距離

看見亦聽到 但卻愛不起

明知道差天與地 還情願不一起

何不趁將到限期 能逃避快出走這禁地

你隔著最飄忽距離

快降落我心 下秒鐘 又再轉身高飛

平行線哪樣串起 同行一刻仍是美

太強求結果會傷悲

愛不到請放手 我都清楚這道理

要是流淚也不用說對不起

如一個短速假期 原來是空歡喜

如一切都有限期 才明白衝不開這顧忌

最遠是這一種距離

看見亦聽到 但卻愛不起

明知道差天與地 還情願不一起

何不趁將到限期 能逃避快出走這禁地

你隔著最飄忽距離

快降落我心 下秒鐘 又再轉身高飛

如一個短速假期 原來是空歡喜

如一切都有限期 才明白衝不開這顧忌

最遠是這一種距離

看見亦聽到 但卻愛不起

明知道差天與地 還情願不一起

何不趁將到限期 能逃避快出走這禁地

你隔著最飄忽距離

快降落我心 下秒鐘 又再轉身遠飛

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飛 (fēi) /feɪ/ A1	verb - to fly
世界 (shìjiè) /ˈʃiːˌdʒje/ A1	noun - world
黑 (hēi) /heɪ/ A1	adjective - black
白晝 (báizhòu) /baɪ˨˩ dʒoʊ̯˥/ B2	noun - daytime
遠 (yuǎn) /juɛn/ A1	adjective - far
傷悲 (shāngbēi) /ʃɑŋ beɪ/ B2	adjective - sad; sorrowful
心扉 (xīnfēi) /ɕin feɪ/ C1	noun - heart; innermost feelings
假期 (jiàqī) /t͡ɕia̯˥˩ t͡ɕʰi/ A2	noun - holiday
空歡喜 (kōng huānxǐ) /kʰʊŋ xwɑn ɕi/ C1	noun - false joy; vain hope
限期 (xiànqí) /ɕjɛn t͡ɕʰi/ B2	noun - deadline; time limit
距離 (jùlí) /d͡ʑyli/ A2	noun - distance
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love
逃避 (táobì) /tʰɑʊ̯ pi/ B1	verb - to escape; to evade
禁地 (jìndì) /t͡ɕin ti/ B2	noun - forbidden zone; taboo area
飄忽 (piāohū) /pʰiaʊ̯ xu/ C1	adjective - fleeting; erratic; fickle