哑巴(薛之谦): English Translation

薛之谦 (Joker Xue)
哑巴 (The Mute)
原词曲 / Original Lyricist & Composer:汪苏泷 (Silence Wang)
原唱 / Original Singer: 刘维 (Julius Liu)
新版作词 / Remake Lyricist:薛之謙 (Joker Xue), 汪苏泷 (Silence Wang)
新版作曲 / Remake Composer:薛之謙 (Joker Xue), 汪苏泷 (Silence Wang)

我们都迁就嘴巴
We accommodate to our mouths
我们都憋著真话
We suppress the truths
我们都让爱先发芽
We allow love to grow first

我们会接受惩罚
We will receive punishments
有一个变成哑巴
One of us will turn into a mute
越退让越不会表达
The more we give in,
The more we are lost in expressing

所有的安静都是人造的冷清
All silence is man-made desolation
所有的杂音在安慰后平静
All noise will silence after consolation
我不需要证明
I don’t need proof
我不需要声音
I don’t need sound

我就像一个哑巴一样
I’m like a mute
你翻译不了我的声响
You can’t translate the sound I make
怕腻烦过量
Afraid of being an annoyance
我举止要限量
I restrict my gestures

你可以当我哑巴一样
You can treat me like a mute
你不会看见我的抵抗
You will not see me defend
请别怕我受伤
Please don’t be afraid that I will get hurt
我自己会圆场
I will wrap up the situation myself

我们会接受惩罚
We will receive punishments
有一个变成哑巴
One of us will turn into a mute
越退让越不会表达
The more we give in,
The more we will be lost in expressing

所有的安静都是人造的冷清
All silence is man-made desolation
所有的杂音在安慰后平静
All noise will silence after consolation
我不需要证明
I don’t need proof
我不需要声音
I don’t need sound

我就像一个哑巴一样
I’m like a mute
你翻译不了我的声响
You can’t translate the sound I make
怕腻烦过量
Afraid of being an annoyance
我举止要限量
I restrict my gestures

你可以当我哑巴一样
You can treat me like a mute
你不会看见我的抵抗
You will not see me defend
请别怕我受伤
Please don’t be afraid that I will get hurt
我自己会圆场
I will wrap up the situation myself

我就像一个哑巴一样
I’m like a mute
反正我也不擅长抵抗
Well, defending has never been my talent.

Translated by PinkOlifant.

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不爱我就拉倒(周杰伦): English Translation

周杰伦 (Jay Chou)
不爱我就拉倒 (If You Don’t Love Me, It’s Fine)
作词 / Lyricist:周杰伦 (Jay Chou), 宋健彰(彈頭) (Devon Song)
作曲 / Composer:周杰伦 (Jay Chou)

寒流来了 刚好
The cold wave has arrived, just right
刚好可以 把你手放外套
Just right I could put your hand in my coat
把安全帽戴好
Secure your helmet
不让你在 爱情路上跌倒
On the road of love,
I wouldn’t let you fall

加速狂飙 你说不要
You stopped me from accelerating speed
爱的险你不想冒
You didn’t want to take risk in love
不想被套牢
You didn’t want to be locked up in the jail of love
他的怀抱 真比我好?
Is his embrace really better than mine?
你幸福就好
As long as you are happy, it’s fine

不爱我就拉倒
If you don’t love me, it’s fine
离开之前
Before you left
不要爱的抱抱
You didn’t even care for a hug
反正 我又不是没有人要
It’s fine, people who desire me are lining up
哥练的胸肌
如果你还想靠
If you would still like to lie on my chiseled chest
好胆你就麦造
I dare you to stay

寒流来了 刚好可以 把你手放外套
The cold wave has arrived,
Just right I could put your hand in my coat
把安全帽戴好 不要在爱情路上跌倒
Secure your helmet,
I wouldn’t let you fall on the road of love
加速狂飙 你 你说不要
You stopped me from accelerating speed
爱的险你不想冒 不想被我给套牢
You didn’t want to take risk in love and
You didn’t want to be locked up in the jail of love
反正我又不是没有人要
It’s fine, people who desire me are lining up
哥练的胸肌如果你还想靠
If you would still like to lie on my chiseled chest
算了 你幸福你幸福就好
Forget it, as long as you are happy

寒流来了 刚好
The cold wave has arrived, just right
刚好可以 把你手放外套
Just right I could put your hand in my coat
把安全帽戴好
Secure your helmet
不让你在 爱情路上跌倒
On the road of love,
I wouldn’t let you fall

加速狂飙 你说不要
You stopped me from accelerating speed
爱的险你不想冒
You didn’t want to take risk in love
不想被套牢
You didn’t want to be locked up in the jail of love
他的怀抱 真比我好?
Is his embrace really better than mine?
你幸福就好
As long as you are happy, it’s fine

不爱我就拉倒
If you don’t love me, it’s fine
离开之前
Before you left
不要爱的抱抱
You didn’t even care for a hug
反正 我又不是没有人要
It’s fine, people who desire me are lining up
哥练的胸肌
如果你还想靠
If you would still like to lie on my chiseled chest
好胆你就麦造
I dare you to stay

你幸福就好
As long as you are happy, it’s fine

不爱我就拉倒
If you don’t love me, it’s fine
离开之前
Before you left
不要爱的抱抱
You didn’t even care for a hug
反正 我又不是没有人要
It’s fine, people who desire me are lining up
哥练的胸肌
如果你还想靠
If you would still like to lie on my chiseled chest
好胆你就麦造
I dare you to stay!

Translated by PinkOlifant.

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易碎品(周兴哲): English Translation

周兴哲 (Eric Chou)
易碎品 (Get Out Of My Head)
作词 / Lyricist:吴易纬, 周兴哲 (Eric Chou)
作曲 / Composer:周兴哲 (Eric Chou)
编曲 / Arranger: Freddy Haggstam

我们不过是刚好的结束
(We broke up just right)
你的眼神别像怜悯动物
(Stop giving me the expression of a pitiful animal)
不任谁摆布 Yeah
(I will not be manipulated by anyone 耶)

你送的礼物 没带走的书
(The presents that you gave,
The books that you didn’t take)
手机对话纪录
(Chat history in my mobile)
清 清空你的纪录
(Clear, clear off all your data)
Cus I Know You Baby
(亲爱的 因为我了解你)

感情怎会易碎得如此无助
(Fragile to this extent,
How could a relationship be so helpless)
像是电脑疯狂地显示错误
(Like a computer,
Popping up error messages insanely)
说的谎 像回音 Get Out Of My Head
(Those lies are like echoes,
快滚离我的大脑)

每动一次清记忆的手术
(Whenever I undergo the surgery to remove my memory)
把心切除感情就不被束缚
(I will get my heart removed so that I will no longer be under anyone’s control)
背叛我们的人 Get Out Of My Head
(Those who betrayed us,
快滚离我的大脑)

So Why Why You Gotta Be So Rude The way I treated you
(所以你为何如此无礼,
我对你那么用情)
For Love For Us For Me And You
(为了我们为了爱情,
为了我和你)
Say Why Why You Gotta Be So Rude When All I Do Is For You
(请告诉我原因,
为何你如此无礼,
我所做的一切都是为了你)
For Love For Us For Me And You
(为了我们为了爱情,
为了我和你)

我们不过是三角的函数
(We are just trigonometric functions)
连科学家也算不出变数
(Even mathematicians couldn’t figure out our variables)
难怪错得离谱
(No wonder everything was utterly wrong)

爱是种艺术 不需要战术
(Love is an art,
It doesn’t require tactics)
让我展现风度
(It’s for me to display my demeanour)
清 清空你的篇幅
(Clear, clear off all your space)
Cus I Know You Baby
(亲爱的 因为我了解你)

感情怎会易碎得如此无助
(Fragile to this extent,
How could a relationship be so helpless)
像是电脑疯狂地显示错误
(Like a computer,
Popping up error messages insanely)
说的谎 像回音 Get Out Of My Head
(Those lies are like echoes,
快滚离我的大脑)

每动一次清记忆的手术
(Whenever I undergo the surgery to remove my memory)
把心切除感情就不被束缚
(I will get my heart removed so that I will no longer be under anyone’s control)
背叛我们的人 Get Out Of My Head
(Those who betrayed us,
快滚离我的大脑)

So Why Why You Gotta Be So Rude The way I treated you
(所以你为何如此无礼,
我对你那么用情)
For Love For Us For Me And You
(为了我们为了爱情,
为了我和你)
Say Why Why You Gotta Be So Rude When All I Do Is For You
(请告诉我原因,
为何你如此无礼,
我所做的一切都是为了你)
For Love For Us For Me And You
(为了我们为了爱情,
为了我和你)

So Why Why You Gotta Be So Rude The way I treated you
(所以你为何如此无礼,
我对你那么用情)
For Love For Us For Me And You
(为了我们为了爱情,
为了我和你)
Say Why Why You Gotta Be So Rude When All I Do Is For You
(请告诉我原因,
为何你如此无礼,
我所做的一切都是为了你)
For Love For Us For Me And You
(为了我们为了爱情,
为了我和你)

Translated by PinkOlifant.

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说散就散(JC / 袁娅维 (TIA RAY) / 何维健+潘嘉丽): English Translation

说散就散 (Being Apart)
作词 / Lyricist:张楚翘 (Cheung Cho Kiu)
作曲 / Composer:伍乐城 (Ronald Ng)
【”前任3:再見前任”電影主題曲】

抱一抱 就当作从没有在一起
Let’s give each other a hug,
And treat it as if we were never together
好不好 要解释都已经来不及
Would this be fine?
Since it’s too late for any explanation
算了吧 我付出过什么没关系
Forget it,
What I have sacrificed doesn’t matter
我忽略自己 就因为遇见你
I neglect myself,
Upon meeting you

没办法 好可怕 那个我 不像话
There’s no other solution, how scary
I was out of my own control
一直奋不顾身 是我太傻
Giving it all,
How foolish I was

说不上爱别说谎 就一点喜欢
That wasn’t love, don’t lie
That was just a droplet of affection
说不上恨别纠缠 别装作感叹
That wasn’t hatred, let’s stop the entanglement
Let’s shake off that act of regret
就当作我太麻烦 不停让自己受伤
Just treat it as I was being troublesome,
Looking for ways to hurt myself
我告诉我自己 感情就是这样
I told myself,
This is how a relationship is
怎么一不小心太疯狂
How we would accidentally fall into the world of craziness

抱一抱 再好好觉悟不能长久
Let’s give each other a hug,
And learn that this wouldn’t last
好不好 有亏欠我们都别追究
Would this be fine?
Let’s not pursue the debts that we owe each other
算了吧 我付出再多都不足够
Forget it,
However much I sacrifice, it would never be enough
我终于得救 我不想再献丑
I am finally saved from embarrassing myself

没办法 不好吗 大家都 不留下
There’s no other solution,
Isn’t it good that none of us had stayed?
一直勉强相处 总会累垮
Forcing ourselves to bear with each other,
We would eventually wear out

说不上爱别说谎 就一点喜欢
That wasn’t love, don’t lie
That was just a droplet of affection
说不上恨别纠缠 别装作感叹
That wasn’t hatred, let’s stop the entanglement
Let’s shake off that act of regret
就当作我太麻烦 不停让自己受伤
Just treat it as I was being troublesome,
Looking for ways to hurt myself
我告诉我自己 感情就是这样
I told myself,
This is how a relationship is
怎么一不小心太疯狂
How we would accidentally fall into the world of craziness

别后悔 就算错过
Let’s not regret,
Even if we missed each other
在以后 你少不免想起我
I will cross your mind in the future
还算不错
That doesn’t sound too bad
当我不在你会不会难过
Would you be sad when I’m no longer there?
你够不够我这样洒脱
I have let everything go,
Could you even do it?

说不上爱别说谎 就一点喜欢
That wasn’t love, don’t lie
That was just a droplet of affection
说不上恨别纠缠 别装作感叹
That wasn’t hatred, let’s stop the entanglement
Let’s shake off that act of regret
将一切都体谅 将一切都原谅
Let’s understand,
Let’s forgive
我尝试找答案 而答案很简单
I’ve tried to search for an answer,
Yet it was simple
简单得很遗憾
It was so simple that it was kind of a pity
因为成长 我们逼不得已要习惯
Because of growth,
We have to get used to it
因为成长 我们忽尔间说散就散
Because of growth,
We grew apart suddenly,
Helplessly.

Translated by PinkOlifant.

[JC]

[Derrick 何維健 & Kelly 潘嘉麗]


【翻译感想】

这首歌很恐怖。为了去体会与了解歌词的意思,我将自己穿越回那段不告而别与一厢情愿的感情里。揭开伤疤是难受的,无限循环歌曲时仿佛被忧伤洗脑,那个从前的我从沉睡中苏醒,在被我关闭的心房里歇斯底里。受过情伤的,听这首歌时,千万别太入戏。

KKBOX一共有三个版本。最爱的是由作曲者伍乐城所编曲与制作,由Tia Ray(袁娅维)演唱的那个版本。这版本是电影“前任3:再见前任”的电影主题曲。但Tia Ray并非原唱。原唱是来自香港的JC(陈咏桐)。最近KKBOX又更新了一个由新加坡歌手何维健及潘嘉丽合唱的版本。

2016版:JC
2017版:Tia Ray
2018版:何维健&潘嘉丽

JC的演唱洒脱带点野蛮。虽然技巧很不错,但少了那种,真正明白为何成长会带走身边的人的味道与领悟。2016版的bass编的不错,但觉得2017版的更胜一筹。2018版加了一段电吉他独奏的桥段,挺特别的。2016与2018的编曲相同地大量使用爵士鼓来带动节奏,但个人觉得副歌偏高音域并不适合太多的钹(cymbals)这样的编曲会有点刺耳。

比起2016及2018版,2017版更显成熟稳重。Tia Ray勾灵的语气很适合此编曲。2017版中的大鼓与吉他带领着歌曲的主节奏,每次听见副歌中的大鼓,总有种心被重重敲击的感觉。轻轻的开头与沉重的收尾,就如那突如其来却无奈收场的爱情一样。

稻香(周杰伦): English Translation

周杰伦 (Jay Chou)
稻香 (Fragrant Paddy)
作词 / Lyricist:周杰伦 (Jay Chou)
作曲 / Composer:周杰伦 (Jay Chou)
【第20届台湾金曲奖最佳年度歌曲奖】

对这个世界如果你有太多的抱怨
If you have too many complaints about this world
跌倒了 就不敢继续往前走
If you are too afraid to carry on when you fall
为什么 人要这么的脆弱 堕落
Why is it that we have to be so fragile and depraved?

请你打开电视看看
Please switch on your television and watch
多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去
How many people are still bravely fighting for life
我们是不是该知足
Shouldn’t we be contented
珍惜一切 就算没有拥有
And cherish everything even those we don’t own

还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
I still remember you saying home is the only castle we have
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
Keep on running along with the fragrant paddy and that little stream
微微笑 小时候的梦我知道
Slightly smiling
I’ve always known my childhood dream

不要哭让萤火虫带著你逃跑
Stop crying
Let the fireflies take you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
Country music is always there when we need it
回家吧 回到最初的美好
Go back home
Go back to the good old times
and the beginning of beauty and peace

不要这么容易就想放弃 就像我说的
Don’t think about giving up so easily
Remember what I said
追不到的梦想 换个梦不就得了
If you can’t realize your dream then just change one
为自己的人生鲜艳上色
Paint and colour your life brightly
先把爱涂上喜欢的颜色
First of all start with painting love in your favourite colour

笑一个吧 功成名就不是目的
Come on,
Give me a smile
Fame or success aren’t our goals
让自己快乐快乐这才叫做意义
Making ourselves happy is the real meaning of life
童年的纸飞机 现在终于飞回我手里
Now the paper plane of my childhood
Flies back to my hand at last

所谓的那快乐
Barefooted, chasing dragonflies in the paddy field till tired
赤脚在田里追蜻蜓追到累了
The so called happiness
偷摘水果被蜜蜂给叮到怕了
Stung by the bees while stealing fruits,
Swearing never doing this again
谁在偷笑呢
Who’s sniggering there?
我靠着稻草人吹着风唱着歌睡着了
I’m leaning against the scarecrow in the wind,
singing songs till finally fallen asleep
哦 哦 午后吉它在虫鸣中更清脆
Oh Oh The guitar sounds even more crunchy in the Insect-singing afternoon
哦 哦 阳光洒在路上就不怕心碎
Oh Oh Fearless of heartbreaking when the sunshine spreads on the roads
珍惜一切 就算没有拥有
Cherish everything even those we don’t own

还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
I still remember you saying home is the only castle we have
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
Keep on running along with the fragrant paddy and that little stream
微微笑 小时候的梦我知道
Slightly smiling
I’ve always known my childhood dream

不要哭让萤火虫带著你逃跑
Stop crying
Let the fireflies take you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
Country music is always there when we need it
回家吧 回到最初的美好
Go back home
Go back to the good old times
And the beginning of beauty and peace

还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
I still remember you saying home is the only castle we have
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
Keep on running along with the fragrant paddy and that little stream
微微笑 小时候的梦我知道
Slightly smiling
I’ve always known my childhood dream

不要哭让萤火虫带著你逃跑
Stop crying
Let the fireflies take you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
Country music is always there when we need it
回家吧 回到最初的美好。
Go back home
Go back to the good old times
And the beginning of beauty and peace

Translated by Albert Cai.