Parts of this song is fantastic, almost Buddhistic…
寂寞寂寞就好 (田馥甄 Hebe)
I’ll Be Better After I’m Lonely For A While (Rough Translation)
不算什麼 爱错就爱错
早点认错 早一点解脱
Translation: This is nothing much, to love wrongly is just to love wrongly. The sooner this is recognised, the sooner will there be liberation. Comments: This is courage, to see things as they are, to admit one’s mistake, so as to swiftly recover.
我寂寞寂寞就好
这时候谁都别来安慰拥抱
就让我一个人去痛到 受不了
想到快疯掉 死不了就还好
Translation: I’ll be better after I’m lonely (left alone) a while. During this period of time, may no one come to comfort or hug me. Just let me suffer the pain till it’s unbearable, till I’m almost crazy. As long as I won’t die, it’s still alright. Comments: This acknowledges how time heals, as strong misplaced emotions fade eventually. This too, will pass, due to the law of impermanence, of constant change. After the rain comes the sun. It also shows strength to face the trial of being heartbroken alone, though it seems a little harsh to oneself to want to do it all by oneself. Wallowing in misery isn’t the way though, as mindful reflection is needed for true healing. There is some expectation that one will almost ‘go crazy’. Whether one will be so or not, to think this way is itself is an attachment to one’s attachment.
我就不相信我会笨到 忘不了 赖著不放掉
人本来就寂寞的 借来的都该还掉
我总会把你戒掉
Translation: I don’t believe I would be so stupid as to be unable to forget, to cling on and not let go. Humans are originally lonely [as they are born alone]. That borrowed should be returned. I will eventually wean myself off you. Comments: This is confidence in one’s ability to be rational, to be able to transform forces of habits that shouldn’t be there.
每个人有每个人的业障因果
会有什麼 什麼都没有
早点看破 才看得见以後
Translation: Everyone has their own karmic obstacles, causes and effects. What one will have, or having nothing at all, the sooner this is seen through, the sooner can the future be seen. Comments: This recognises how karma might affect our lives, though in a somewhat fatalistic manner, for karma is also dynamic, up to us to transform. This is how what one has or not can be changed, and the future reshaped. But how do you know if a situation is truly beyond salvage? You might not be able to know for sure. Isn’t this what makes life a tricky struggle? Just do what you can and think you should, but to avoid being heartbroken again, do it with less, if any expectations.