《天才兒童1985》
作詞：黃偉文 作曲：伍樂城
臨床幾千樽荒廢的藥水
临床几千樽荒废的药水
→ Thousands of abandoned vials left by the bedside
完成不到的火箭有一堆
完成不到的火箭有一堆
→ A heap of rockets never completed
才能 一出生舉國已嘉許
才能 一出生举国已嘉许
→ Talent, acclaimed nationwide from birth
注定流行的歌只寫了三句
注定流行的歌只写了三句
→ A song meant to be a hit, written only three lines
作個序 其餘待續然後睡覺
作个序 其余待续然后睡觉
→ Write a preface, leave the rest for later, then fall asleep
廿八年後 精粹還在腦內發酵
廿八年后 精粹还在脑内发酵
→ Twenty-eight years on, the essence still ferments in the mind
油畫繪一半
油画绘一半
→ An oil painting painted halfway
台詞寫不過半
台词写不过半
→ Lines written not even halfway
完成將很美滿 半途卻放下沒有管
完成将很美满 半途却放下没有管
→ Finished, it would be perfect; abandoned midway, left untended
一世即將過半
一世即将过半
→ A lifetime already nearing halfway
才華竟早已入了棺
才华竟早已入了棺
→ Yet talent has long been laid to rest
有天才 為何我們 卻是無後半
有天才 为何我们 却是无后半
→ With such talent, why is there no second half for us
偶爾亦明瞭別讓潛力浪費
偶尔亦明了别让潜力浪费
→ At times aware that potential should not be wasted
但發完力三秒還是怕倦坐低
但发完力三秒还是怕倦坐低
→ Yet after three seconds of effort, weariness sends us sitting down
油畫繪一半
油画绘一半
→ An oil painting painted halfway
台詞寫不過半
台词写不过半
→ Lines written not even halfway
前途本應美滿 最後太懶惰賣了盤
前途本应美满 最后太懒惰卖了盘
→ The future should have been bright; in the end, sold off out of laziness
一世即將過半
一世即将过半
→ A lifetime already nearing halfway
才華竟早已入了棺
才华竟早已入了棺
→ Yet talent has long been laid to rest
有天才 為何我們卻是無後半
有天才 为何我们却是无后半
→ With such talent, why is there no second half for us
從前曾自滿 笑前人們落伍
从前曾自满 笑前人们落伍
→ Once smug, laughing at those who came before as outdated
誰人能料最後老大只得這般
谁人能料最后老大只得这般
→ Who could have foreseen such an ending
程式編一半
程式编一半
→ A programme coded halfway
長橋起不過半
长桥起不过半
→ A long bridge built not even halfway
完成將很美滿 半途卻放下沒有管
完成将很美满 半途却放下没有管
→ Finished, it would be perfect; abandoned midway, left untended
一世即將過半
一世即将过半
→ A lifetime already nearing halfway
旁人統統已做了官
旁人统统已做了官
→ Everyone else is already in office
喂 天才 為何我們卻是無後半
喂 天才 为何我们却是无后半
→ Hey, genius—why is there no second half for us
人人將一生搬進博物館
人人将一生搬进博物馆
→ Everyone moves a lifetime into a museum
完成不到的雕塑有幾款
完成不到的雕塑有几款
→ How many sculptures remain unfinished
明明可寫出佳作那筆管
明明可写出佳作那笔管
→ That pen could clearly write a masterpiece
進殿堂前 枝枝只寫到一半
进殿堂前 枝枝只写到一半
→ Before reaching the hall of greatness, every stroke stops halfway