海上的島 Sea Island

Posted by bukAir on 2006/3/22 12:01:18

海上的島 Sea Island
作詞：伍佰　作曲：伍佰
English translation by Andy from wubai fans club America.

聽妳的心跳　聽妳咧喘氣
Listen to your heartbeat, listen to your breathing
看你的目睭　給你穿乎水水
Looking into your eyes, dress you up pretty
迷戀妳的姿態　欣賞妳的標緻
Infatuated with your attitude, appreciate your beauty
乎我給你照顧　乎妳不通嚥氣
Let me take care of you, (I) won't let you sigh (be unhappy)
傷害　不通擱繼續來
Don't let harm continue.
好天　草仔才企會在
Only in nice day, the grass can stand still.
就好像欲畫一幅圖　留住我青春的現在
It's like trying to draw a picture to capture my youth.
啥咪款的色彩　攏靠恁來安排
What kind of colors depends on how you arrange them.
海上的島鳥的厝　美麗的世界真少有
Sea Island, birds' home, it's a beautiful world that is rarely seen.
海上的島鳥的厝　千辛萬苦的一個巢
Sea island, birds' home, it's the net (home) we work arduously to have.
衝破巨浪甲海流　有我少年的模樣
Breaking the ocean wave and current, I see the young look that I used to have.
海上的島鳥的厝　日頭照起攏無霧
Sea island, birds' home, when the sun rises, the fog will disappear.
高山的神秘　溪水的青苔
The mystery of the high mountain, the green moss in the creek
海水的波浪　鹽埕的景緻
The wave of the ocean, the scenery of salt mountain. (鹽埕 is a place where they sun-dry the salt.)
管芒花的堅持　市仔口的蕃薯
The persistence of “g_an-bhang-hue”The yams at the market
(管芒花is a kind of plant commonly seen in Taiwan. It can survive in a environment of hardship.)
歐巴桑的笑容　烏托麥的趣味
The smile of grandma(s), the joy of motorcycle riding
傷害　不通擱繼續來
Don't let harm continue.
好天　草仔才企會在
Only in nice day, the grass can stand still.
就好像欲行一隻船　浮在咧無邊的大海
It's like cruising a boat on the sea (without seeing the bounds).
啥咪款的將來　攏是要靠現在
What kind of future we have depends on what we do now.
海上的島鳥的厝　美麗的世界真少有
Sea Island, birds' home, it's a beautiful world that is rarely seen.
海上的島鳥的厝　千辛萬苦的一個巢
Sea island, birds' home it's the net (home) we work arduously to have.
衝破巨浪甲海流　有我少年的模樣
Breaking the ocean wave and current, I see the young look that I used to have.
海上的島鳥的厝　撒啥咪種子有啥咪樹
Sea island, birds' home, what kind of seed you plant, what kind of tree it grows
(Whatever you sow, you will reap)
阮攏麥擱再冤家　朋友弟兄無常在有
Let's not to fight any more. We don't often have friends and brothers.
深淵註定是薄溜溜　小心大膽來向前游
Deep sea is certainly dangerous. Be cautious and be brave to swim ahead.
衝破巨浪甲海流　有我少年的模樣
Breaking the ocean wave and current, I see the young look that I used to have.
海上的島鳥的厝　日頭照起攏無霧
Sea island, birds' home, when the sun rises, the fog will disappear.
海上的島鳥的厝　海上的島鳥的厝
海上的島鳥的厝　海上的島鳥的厝
Sea island, birds' home …