羅生門

By 麥浚龍

Lyrics - Practice Pronunciation
若果你 未覺荒謬

If you don't find this ridiculous,

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joek6
gwo2
nei5
mei6
gok3
fong1
mau6
被傳聞談論的瘋子挽着手

The rumored lunatic held hands.

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pei5
zyun6
man6
taam4
leon6
dik1
fung1
zi2
waan5
jyu3
sau2
很感激 喜歡我十年仍不休

I'm so grateful. I'm glad I'm not off for 10 years.

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han2
gam2
gik1
hei2
fun1
ngo5
sap6
nin4
jing4
fau2
nau2
近日舊同學説我已

I've been teaching with them lately.

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kan5
mik6
gau6
tung4
hok6
seoi3
ngo5
ji5
耿耿於你心六百周

It's in your heart for 600 weeks.

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gang2
gang2
wu1
nei5
sam1
luk6
mak6
zau1
很可惜 這一世未能長廝守

It's a shame that this world didn't last long.

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han2
ho2
sik1
ze5
jat1
sai3
mei6
toi4
zoeng6
si1
sau3
但事實如若告訴你或更內疚

But the truth is, if you tell them, or even more embarrassingly,

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daan6
si6
sat6
jyu4
joek6
guk1
sou3
nei5
waak6
gang3
noi6
gau3
我愛過哈囉吉蒂嗎似乎沒有

I love Hachighetti more than I do, it seems.

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ngo5
oi3
gwo3
haai1
lo4
gat1
ding3
maa5
ci5
wu4
mei6
jau6
狄更斯是漫畫嗎

Dickens is a comic book?

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dik6
gang3
si1
si6
maan4
waak6
maa5
仍然少女誤會了嗎

Is she still wrong?

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jing4
jin4
siu3
neoi6
ng6
wui6
liu4
maa5
迷戀蔽眼才給美化

It's the blindfold that makes you beautiful.

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mai4
lyun5
bai3
ngaan5
coi4
kap1
mei5
faa3
但其實真懂得我嗎

But do you really understand me?

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daan6
kei4
sat6
zan1
dung2
dak1
ngo5
maa5
那動人時光 不用常回看

That exciting time, you don't have to look back.

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no6
dung6
jan4
si4
gwong1
fau2
jung6
soeng4
wui4
hon3
能提取温暖以後渡嚴寒

It can extract heat from the cold.

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toi4
tai4
ceoi2
wan1
hyun1
jyu5
hau6
dou6
jim4
hon4
就關起那間房

And I closed the room.

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zau6
gwaan1
hei2
no6
haan4
pong4
最動人時光 未必地老天荒

The most exciting times are not necessarily the worst.

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zeoi3
dung6
jan4
si4
gwong1
mei6
bit1
deng6
lou5
tin1
fong1
難忘的因你太念念才難忘

Remembering is because you miss it so much.

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no4
mong6
dik1
jan1
nei5
taai3
nim6
nim6
coi4
no4
mong6
容易抱住誰十年 最難是放

Ten years is easy to hold, and the hardest thing is to put it down.

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jung4
jik6
pou5
zyu6
seoi4
sap6
nin4
zeoi3
no4
si6
fong3
真心講 想起那段情仍不枉

And to be honest, it's not unreasonable to think about that.

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zan1
sam1
gong2
soeng2
hei2
no6
dyun6
cing4
jing4
fau2
wong2
若路上重遇會笑笑問你近況

If you meet again on the road, you'll smile and ask what's going on.

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joek6
lou6
soeng6
zung6
jyu6
wui6
siu3
siu3
man6
nei5
kan5
fong3
你每晚更新的臉書卻無謂看

You're not going to see your Facebook page every night.

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nei5
mei5
maan5
gang3
san1
dik1
lim5
syu1
koek3
mou4
wai6
hon3
離別了若想心安

I'm going to say goodbye if I want to be safe.

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lei4
bit6
liu4
joek6
soeng2
sam1
on1
先不要每夜重翻舊案

Don't go over it every night.

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sin3
fau2
jiu3
mei5
je6
zung6
faan1
gau6
on3
望着更好的地方

Looking for a better place.

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mong6
jyu3
gang3
hou3
dik1
deng6
fong1
為下段愛戀吸收陽光

And so I'm going to love this moment.

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wai6
haa6
dyun6
oi3
lyun5
ngap1
sau1
joeng4
gwong1
那動人時光 不用常回看

That exciting time, you don't have to look back.

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no6
dung6
jan4
si4
gwong1
fau2
jung6
soeng4
wui4
hon3
能提取温暖以後渡嚴寒

It can extract heat from the cold.

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toi4
tai4
ceoi2
wan1
hyun1
jyu5
hau6
dou6
jim4
hon4
就關起那間房

And I closed the room.

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zau6
gwaan1
hei2
no6
haan4
pong4
最動人時光 未必地老天荒

The most exciting times are not necessarily the worst.

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zeoi3
dung6
jan4
si4
gwong1
mei6
bit1
deng6
lou5
tin1
fong1
難忘的因你太念念才難忘

Remembering is because you miss it so much.

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no4
mong6
dik1
jan1
nei5
taai3
nim6
nim6
coi4
no4
mong6
容易眼淚流十年 難在擦乾

Ten years of tears, hard to wipe.

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jung4
jik6
ngaan5
leoi6
lau4
sap6
nin4
no4
zoi6
caat3
kin4
還在嘆息那愛戀不到氣絕便已安葬

And the one who was so in love with her, who was still in mourning, was buried.

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waan4
zoi6
taan1
sik1
no6
oi3
lyun5
fau2
dou3
hei3
zyut6
pin4
ji5
on1
cong2
(怕掛念太猖狂)

(Laughter)

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paa3
gwaa3
nim6
taai3
coeng1
kwong4
敎兩人心裏有道不解的咒沒法釋放

To teach them to release the unintelligible curse in their minds.

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loeng5
jan4
sam1
leoi5
jau6
dou6
fau2
haai5
dik1
zau3
mei6
fat3
sik1
fong3
個個也探問愛戀不老的秘方

They also asked the secret of eternal love.

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go3
go3
jaa5
taam3
man6
oi3
lyun5
fau2
lou5
dik1
bai3
fong1
(個個也探問愛戀不老的秘方)

(He also asked the secret of eternal love)

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go3
go3
jaa5
taam3
man6
oi3
lyun5
fau2
lou5
dik1
bai3
fong1
唯獨壯烈離座 可百世流芳

And it's only when you're strong that you can make a living.

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wai4
duk6
zong6
lit6
lei4
zo2
ho2
mak6
sai3
lau4
fong1
(難道抱着殘像 可百世流芳)

(Please hold the sculpture and let it flow)

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no4
dou6
pou5
jyu3
caan4
zoeng6
ho2
mak6
sai3
lau4
fong1
你未忘 我未忘 猶勝伴在旁

You didn't forget, and I didn't forget, that Yu-Gi-Oh! was there.

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nei5
mei6
mong6
ngo5
mei6
mong6
jau4
sing3
bun6
zoi6
pong4
(你未忘 我未忘 情信亦泛黃)

(You remember, I remember, the love letters were also yellow.)

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nei5
mei6
mong6
ngo5
mei6
mong6
cing4
seon3
jik6
fung3
wong4
不心安 清早與夜來亦望望

And I look forward to it in the morning and at night.

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fau2
sam1
on1
cing1
zou2
jyu6
je6
loi6
jik6
mong6
mong6
收不到信號過兩秒又再看看

You can't get the signal for two seconds, and you can look at it again.

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sau1
fau2
dou3
seon3
hou6
gwo3
loeng5
miu5
jau6
zoi3
hon3
hon3
你説過常聯繫對方

You've been teaching to connect.

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nei5
seoi3
gwo3
soeng4
lyun4
hai6
deoi3
fong1
從前號碼 等於老地方

The old number is the same as the old place.

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zung6
cin4
hou6
maa5
ting2
wu1
lou5
deng6
fong1
不敢拆掉再裝

I can't take it off and put it back on.

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fau2
gam2
caak3
zaau6
zoi3
zong1
(那動人時光 不用常回看)

(That exciting time, not looking back)

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no6
dung6
jan4
si4
gwong1
fau2
jung6
soeng4
wui4
hon3
(能提取温暖以後渡嚴寒

(It can take heat and then heat and then heat and then heat and then heat)

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toi4
tai4
ceoi2
wan1
hyun1
jyu5
hau6
dou6
jim4
hon4
就關起那間房)

And I closed the room.

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zau6
gwaan1
hei2
no6
haan4
pong4
猶如絕症 天天有預感

I have a feeling of depression every day.

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jau4
jyu4
zyut6
zing3
tin1
tin1
jau6
jyu2
gam2
幸福即將再降

Happiness is about to decline.

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hang6
fuk1
zik1
zoeng3
zoi3
hong4
(最動人時光 未必地老天荒)

(The most exciting time is not necessarily the most exciting time.)

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zeoi3
dung6
jan4
si4
gwong1
mei6
bit1
deng6
lou5
tin1
fong1
(最纏綿那黑影 即使每夜遊蕩

(The darkest shadow ever wrapped, even if it was wandering every night.)

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zeoi3
zin6
min4
no6
hak1
jing2
zik1
si2
mei5
je6
jau6
dong6
其實一早已給安葬)

It's actually a funeral.

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kei4
sat6
jat1
zou2
ji5
kap1
on1
cong2
情人若你也未忘

And if you haven't forgotten,

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cing4
jan4
joek6
nei5
jaa5
mei6
mong6
約定誰過十年暗渡陳倉 再續夜航

Who has spent ten years in hiding and continues to fly at night?

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joek3
ding6
seoi4
gwo3
sap6
nin4
am3
dou6
zan6
cong1
zoi3
zuk6
je6
hong4
別瘋狂 下個一月

Don't go crazy next January.

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bit6
fung1
kwong4
haa6
go3
jat1
jyut6
願如期團聚於 冰島某地方

I hope to reunite somewhere in Iceland.

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jyun6
jyu4
kei4
tyun4
zeoi6
wu1
jing4
dou2
mau5
deng6
fong1
(讓前塵沉澱於 福島某地方)

(Let the dust settle somewhere in Fukushima)

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joeng6
cin4
can4
zam6
din6
wu1
fuk1
dou2
mau5
deng6
fong1
About This Song

"" by encapsulates the emotions associated with nostalgia, love, and the complexity of past relationships. The title, referencing the famous Akira Kurosawa film "Rashomon," suggests a deeper look into the intricate nature of memory and perception. At its core, the song reflects on a love story that is both cherished and marked by the pain of separation. Throughout the lyrics, the artist conveys a sentiment of gratitude for enduring feelings over a decade, while simultaneously grappling with the reality that some relationships are not meant to last. The emotional core lies in the tension between longing for the past and the acceptance of moving forward, making it a relatable anthem for anyone reflecting on lost love.

The narrative unfolds as the protagonist reminisces about a relationship that has left a profound impact on them. There's a sense of melancholic reflection as the lyrics suggest a constant inquiry into the meaning of love, intimacy, and the passage of time. The refrain about how "the most touching times need not be revisited" indicates a desire to look forward while acknowledging the warmth those memories bring. The artist's use of metaphor, such as comparing relationships to inevitable environments, underscores a temporary yet eternal connection that lingers in their heart and mind.

Musically, the song employs a mix of contemporary pop and soft balladry, featuring melodic lines that are both haunting and uplifting. The instrumentation typically supports the lyrical themes with gentle progressions, enhancing the emotional weight as the artist explores these reflective ideas. Noteworthy is the lyrical technique of juxtaposing past memories with affirmations of hope for the future, inviting listeners to contemplate their own experiences. Moreover, the conversational tone of the lyrics creates an intimate atmosphere, drawing the audience closer to the artist's feelings and thoughts.

Culturally, "" resonates strongly within the context of modern relationships in Asia, where the complexities of love and societal expectations often intertwine. The notion of "not letting go" and the quest for understanding in love speaks to many listeners who have experienced similar tribulations. By addressing both the beauty and pain of past relationships, crafts a narrative that is both timeless and uniquely relevant, encouraging a universal contemplation of love's lingering impact.

Song Details
Singer:
麥浚龍
Total Lines:
58