Lyrics Translation: [ 失業情歌 | shī yè qíng gē | Unemployment Love Song ]

失業情歌 | shī yè qíng gē | Unemployment Love Song
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Singer: Anson Hu
Composer: Anson Hu
Lyricist: 林文炫
English Translation: DeniseJF



( This morning, the boss called me in, )
今天早上 被老闆叫去
jīn tiān zǎo shang   bèi lǎo bǎn jiào qù

( he said this season's orders were cut by half, )
他說這一季的訂單少了一半
tā shuō zhè yī jì de dìng dān shǎo le yī bàn

( asked if my salary should be cut in half )
問我的薪水 該不該減半
wèn wǒ de xīn shuǐ gāi bù gāi jiǎn bàn

( Also said that last night's problem, will not help me pay )
又說昨天晚上那攤 不能幫我買單
yòu shuō zuó tiān wǎn shàng   nà tān bù néng bāng wǒ mǎi dān



*marking
( Watch my youth gradually fade away )
看著青春也離我漸漸遠去
kàn zhe qīng chūn yě lí wǒ jiàn jiàn yuǎn qù

( The house is still under bank loans )
住的屋子還在問銀行貸款
zhù de wū zǐ huán zài wèn yín háng dài kuǎn

( Girlfriend wants the Tiffany, LV, Gucci )
女朋友要的Tiffany LV Gucci
nǚ péng yǒu yào de Tiffany LV Gucci

( Can I possibly enroll in life-long interest-free? )
能不能去辦個終身無息
néng bù néng qù bàn gè zhōng shēn wú xi



( At this point in life, I don't even have strength to cry )
人生走到這裡 想哭也沒力氣
rén shēng zǒu dào zhè lǐ   xiǎng kū yě méi lì qì

( Can only pretend that I am still very popular )
只好假裝自己還是萬人迷
zhǐ hǎo jiǎ zhuāng zì jǐ hái shì wàn rén mí

( Can only pretend that my youth has not gone )
只好假裝青春還沒有離去
zhǐhǎo jiǎ zhuāng qīng chūn hái méi yǒu lí qù

( Pretend that I still have human spirit )
假裝自己還有人氣
jiǎ zhuāng zì jǐ hái yǒu rén qì



( At this point in life, don't even have strength to smile )
人生走到這裡 想笑也沒力氣
rén shēng zǒu dào zhè lǐ   xiǎng xiào yě méi lìqì

( Can only pretend that I am the only one for you )
只好假裝自己是你的唯一
zhǐ hǎo jiǎ zhuāng zì jǐ shì nǐ de wéi yī

( Can only only pretend that tomorrow, boss would change his mind )
只好裝作明天 老闆會改變心意
zhǐ hǎo zhuāng zuò míng tiān   lǎo bǎn huì gǎi biàn xīn yì

( Pretend that girlfriend loves me more than those little gadgets )
*Note: little gadgets refer to materialistic things
假裝女朋友愛我勝過那顆小玩意
jiǎ zhuāng nǚ péng yǒu ài wǒ shèng guò nà kē xiǎo wán yì



Return to *marking



( Can only only pretend that tomorrow, boss would change his mind )
只好裝作明天 老闆會改變心意
zhǐ hǎo zhuāng zuò míng tiān   lǎo bǎn huì gǎi biàn xīn yì

( Pretend that girlfriend loves me more than those little gadgets )
假裝女朋友愛我勝過那顆小玩意
jiǎ zhuāng nǚ péng yǒu ài wǒ shèng guò nà kē xiǎo wán yì




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