陀飛輪 Tourbillon

gwogwo過heoiheui去sapsap十baatbaat八seoiseui歲mutmut沒daaidaai戴biubiu錶batbat不gwogwo過jauyau有sisi時gaangaan間At eighteen I wore no watch, but I had time,

gaugau夠ngongo我mutmut沒jauyau有hauhau後gugu顧jeye野singsing性taamtaam貪waanwaan玩enough to play wild without a care for what came next.

saapsaap霎ngaanngaan眼jaaya廿catchat七seoiseui歲sisi時jatyat日moumou無dodo多fongfong方batbat不gamgam敢tautau偷laanlaan懶In a blink I was twenty-seven, time running short, so I didn't dare slack off;

wangwang宏jyunyun願zungjung縱meimei未liuliu了fanfan奮daudau鬥zungjung總batbat不taaitaai太maanmaan晚my big dreams weren't done yet, but it's never too late to strive.

jinyin然hauhau後datdat突jinyin然gamgam今cauchau秋mongmong望mongmong望sansan身binbin邊jingying應goigoi該jauyau有jiyi已zeonjeun盡jauyau有Then suddenly this autumn, I look around: I have everything I should have,

ngongo我dikdik的meimei美zaujau酒paaupaau跑ceche車soengseung相geigei機gamgam金biubiu錶jaaya也gonggong講gaugau究fine wine, sports car, cameras, gold watch, all top-end.

zikjik直doudou到saisai世gaangaan間gogo個gogo個jaaya也doudou妒geigei忌jingying仍batbat不zamjam怎momo麼fufu富jauyau有Everyone in the world envies me, yet I don't feel that rich.

jungyung用ngongo我soengseung尚jauyau有wunwun換ngongo我mutmut沒jauyau有keikei其satsat實jiyi已jungyung用zeonjeun盡soso所jungyung擁jauyau有Trading what I had for what I lacked, I've used up all I owned.

cangchang曾fufu付ceotcheut出geigei幾dodo多samsam心tiutiu跳How many heartbeats have I spent

loiloi來wunwun換ceoicheui取jatyat一deoideui堆deoideui堆dikdik的faatfaat發piupiu票in exchange for stacks and stacks of receipts?

janyan人zikjik值dakdak得mingming命zungjung中gaamgaam減siusiu少geigei幾miumiu秒dodo多maaimaai買jatyat一zekjek隻biubiu錶Is it worth shaving a few seconds off your life to buy one more watch?

miumiu秒cukchuk速zukjuk捉dakdak得gangan緊liuliu了jiyi而peipei皮fufu膚gingging竟tautau偷tautau偷sungsung鬆liuliu了I've got a tight grip on every second, yet my skin has quietly sagged.

waiwai為hoho何jungyung用doudou到zeonjeun盡liuliu了ziji至ziji知naana那joengyeung樣gangan緊jiuyiu要Why do we only learn how much it matters once it's used up?

loulou勞liklik力sisi是moumou無ziji止gingging境wutwut活zoekjeuk著dodo多houhou好batbat不seoiseui需jiuyiu要kaaukaau靠matmat物zingjing證Work never ends; just being alive is good, no need for things to prove it,

jaaya也batbat不jiyi以gougou高sansan薪gougou高zikjik職gougou高kapkap級banban品bokbok搏zyunjyun尊gingging敬no need to win respect with a big salary, big title, luxury goods.

zaujau就syunsyun算bokbok搏doudou到baakbaak伯zoekjeuk爵naana那deidei地waiwai位wowo和siusiu蕭bongbong邦dikdik的syunsyun雋wingwing永Even if you win a count's status like Piaget and the timelessness of Chopin,

maaimaai賣liuliu了jamyam任singsing性jatyat日pingping拼jeye夜pingping拼mongmong忘diudiu掉liuliu了waiwai為samsam甚momo麼gougou高hinghing興you've sold your freedom, grinding day and night, and forgotten what made you happy.

cangchang曾fufu付ceotcheut出geigei幾dodo多samsam心tiutiu跳How many heartbeats have I spent

loiloi來wunwun換ceoicheui取jatyat一deoideui堆deoideui堆dikdik的faatfaat發piupiu票in exchange for stacks and stacks of receipts?

janyan人zikjik值dakdak得mingming命zungjung中gaamgaam減siusiu少geigei幾miumiu秒dodo多maaimaai買jatyat一zekjek隻biubiu錶Is it worth shaving a few seconds off your life to buy one more watch?

miumiu秒cukchuk速zukjuk捉dakdak得gangan緊liuliu了jiyi而peipei皮fufu膚gingging竟tautau偷tautau偷sungsung鬆liuliu了I've got a tight grip on every second, yet my skin has quietly sagged.

waiwai為hoho何jungyung用doudou到zeonjeun盡liuliu了ziji至ziji知naana那joengyeung樣gangan緊jiuyiu要Why do we only learn how much it matters once it's used up?

geigei記zyujyu住naana那gwaangwaan關jyuyu於gwonggwong光jamyam陰dikdik的gaaugaau教fanfan訓Remember that lesson about time:

wuiwui回tautau頭zaujau走tintin天jiyi已amam暗by the time you turn back, it's already dark.

neinei你hinhin獻ceotcheut出liuliu了sapsap十cyunchyun吋sisi時wowo和fanfan分You gave up ten inches of hours and minutes;

hoho可jauyau有wunwun換doudou到sapsap十cyunchyun吋gamgam金did you get ten inches of gold for it?

waanwaan還zingjing剩daidai低geigei幾dodo多samsam心tiutiu跳How many heartbeats do I have left?

janyan人minmin面gangan跟seoiseui水zingjing晶biubiu錶minmin面deoideui對ziujiu照I compare my face with the crystal of my watch;

linlin連ziji自geigei己jikyik亦doudou都fanfan分siksik析batbat不liuliu了dakdak得doudou到dodo多jyuyu與siusiu少I can't even work out for myself how much I've gained or lost.

jaaya也heoiheui許zanjan真dikdik的fungfung瘋liuliu了naana那gogo個doudou倒jingying影dodo多momo麼hoho可siusiu笑Maybe I really have gone mad; that reflection looks so ridiculous.

lingling靈wanwan魂joekyeuk若binbin變maaimaai賣liuliu了soengseung上linlin鏈jaaya也mutmut沒samsam心tiutiu跳If you've sold your soul, winding it won't bring back a heartbeat.

nganngan銀waakwaak或gamgam金doudou都batbat不gangan緊jiuyiu要seoiseui誰zoujou造geigei機samsam芯jatyat一joengyeung樣liuliu了Silver or gold doesn't matter; whoever made the movement, it's all the same.

gaigai計waakwaak劃liuliu了ziujiu照zoujou做liuliu了dakdak得doudou到liuliu了sisi時gaangaan間koekkeuk卻taaitaai太siusiu少I planned it, did it, got it, but there's too little time left.

waanwaan還zingjing剩daidai低geigei幾dodo多samsam心tiutiu跳waanwaan還zoijoi在sousou數gongon趕batbat不kapkap及liuliu了How many heartbeats left? Still counting, and I can't catch up.

ngongngong昂gwaigwai貴sisi是zeje這hakhak刻ngongo我gokgok覺ngng悟liuliu了What's precious is that right now, I've finally woken up.

zoijoi在sisi時gaigai計leoileui裏honhon看popo破jatyat一sangsang生miumiu渺miumiu渺In a timepiece I see through a whole life, so small and fleeting.