Paroles et traduction 梁漢文 - 零時十一分

零時十一分

零時十一分 床前未關燈
仍回未歌中 一杯暖香檳
慶幸某人 聯同門外細雨
無言含淚送吻
是夜為我添氣氛

零時十一分 門前像宵禁
難平靜的心 比主角天真
留下來 等到世界
燈光都轉暗
還在最暗處聽誰的吻

用了最好的歲月去等
命裡那一位卻未有走近
慣了每個生辰 選播這歌韻
由旁白聲音 講我的傷感
為我解釋窘

零時十一分 仍然甚不忿
仍然在空等 等足這一生
如別人將我過去 寫進這歌韻
何事 語氣卻帶預言口吻

用了最好的歲月去等
浪費了多少節日氣氛
永遠應約光臨 只得這歌韻
如流落他鄉之際 重遇故知 找到至親
一等繼續再等
命裡那一位卻未有走近
慣了每個生辰 又重播窩心的歌韻
既動人 也斷魂 當做淪落裡的悲憫

Eleven Minutes Past Midnight

Eleven minutes past midnight, the light by my bed not yet out,
I return to a song, a glass of warm champagne in my hand,
Elated with someone, and the gentle rain outside my door,
Silently holding back tears to give me a kiss,
Adding to the atmosphere of the night.

Eleven minutes past midnight, the scene outside my door like a curfew,
My restless heart more naive than the protagonist,
I remain, waiting for the world,
Until the lights dim,
Still in the darkest corner, listening to the kiss of who?

I've waited with the best years of my life,
Yet the one destined for me has not yet come close,
I'm used to choosing this melody for every birthday,
Letting the narrator's voice speak of my sorrow,
Explaining my predicament.

Eleven minutes past midnight, and I'm still resentful,
Still waiting in vain, waiting for my whole life,
As if someone wrote my past into this melody,
Why is the tone so prophetic?

I've waited with the best years of my life,
Wasted so many festive atmospheres,
The only one who always shows up is this melody,
Like meeting an old friend in a foreign land, finding a close relative,
Waiting and waiting again,
Yet the one destined for me has not yet come close,
I'm used to playing this heartfelt melody again on every birthday,
Both touching and heartbreaking, like the compassion of the lost.