Mayday or Wu Yue Tian (五月天), is a Taiwanese rock band that originated in th… Read Full Bio ↴Mayday or Wu Yue Tian (五月天), is a Taiwanese rock band that originated in the late 1990s but has since become one of the biggest rock bands to hit Taiwan pop culture. As one of Taiwan's million-selling rock artists, they have received a range of accolades as well as moving records all over the world.

They are locally regarded as the best rock band after Beyond, a popular rock band that is based in Hong Kong. Mayday's songs resonate greatly with many Taiwanese youths who can identify with their themes of love, world peace and growing up. They are also influenced by The Beatles, which is their favourite group whom they aspire to be like.

Their music has the unique ability to bring the listener to his feet or move the listener to tears. They sing songs mostly in Taiwanese and Chinese although some fans profess that their Taiwanese songs are more emotional and touching. Unlike some rock bands, they also project a clean and healthy image and have never been seen smashing musical instruments willfully, drinking or gambling. Mayday represent the zeitgeist of the Taiwanese and Chinese youth who identify with the band's themes of innocence, childhood, dreams, aspirations, loneliness and determination. At the same time, the band's unique outlook on life has attracted many fans who find their views refreshing.

擁抱
五月天 Lyrics

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脫下長日的假面奔向夢幻的疆界
南瓜馬車的午夜換上童話的玻璃鞋
讓我享受這感覺我是孤傲的薔薇
讓我品嚐這滋味紛亂世界的不了解

昨天太近明天太遠
默默聆聽那黑夜
晚風吻盡荷花葉

任我醉倒在池邊

等你清楚看見我的美
月光曬乾眼淚
哪一個人愛我
將我的手緊握
抱緊我吻我
喔愛別走

隱藏自己的疲倦表達自己的狼狽
放縱自己的狂野找尋自己的明天
向你要求的誓言就算是你的謊言
我需要愛的慰藉就算那愛已如潮水

昨天太近明天太遠
默默聆聽那黑夜
晚風吻盡荷花葉
任我醉倒在池邊

等你清楚看見我的美
月光曬乾眼淚
哪一個人愛我
將我的手緊握
抱緊我吻我
喔愛別走

哪一個人愛我
將我的手緊握
抱緊我吻我
喔愛別走

抱緊我吻我
喔愛別走

抱緊我吻我
喔愛

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 五月天's song "擁抱" (Embrace) express the desire for freedom and the pursuit of happiness. The first stanza describes the desire to escape from the mundane routine of life and enter a world of fantasy and wonder. The singer wants to shed the mask of the long day and embrace the feeling of being a proud and unique individual, like a rose. They long to taste the flavor of the world and feel not understood by it. The second stanza begins with a reflection on the past and worries about the future, but finds solace in the present moment, sitting by the pond, intoxicated by the night breeze and the floating lotus leaves. The chorus repeats the message of love and the fear of losing it, which is an anchor in this ever-changing world.

The third stanza invites us to confront our own vulnerabilities and take risks in order to explore the unknown and find our own path. Even if the promises of love turn out to be lies, we need the comfort and consolation of love. The chorus is repeated twice more at the end as a plea to hold on to the love that one has and not let it go.

Overall, this song encourages us to pursue our own dreams and desires, enjoy the moment, and cherish the love we have.

Line by Line Meaning

脫下長日的假面奔向夢幻的疆界
Taking off the mask of the long day, running towards the dreamy horizon.

南瓜馬車的午夜換上童話的玻璃鞋
At midnight on a pumpkin carriage, putting on glass slippers of a fairy tale.

讓我享受這感覺我是孤傲的薔薇
Let me enjoy this feeling, I am a proud rose.

讓我品嚐這滋味紛亂世界的不了解
Let me taste this flavor, the world of chaos cannot understand.

昨天太近明天太遠
Yesterday is too close, tomorrow is too far.

默默聆聽那黑夜
Silently listening to the night.

晚風吻盡荷花葉
The evening breeze kisses the lotus leaves.

任我醉倒在池邊
Let me get drunk by the pool.

等你清楚看見我的美
Waiting for you to clearly see my beauty.

月光曬乾眼淚
Moonlight dries tears.

哪一個人愛我將我的手緊握
Which person loves me, holding my hand tightly.

抱緊我吻我
Embrace me, kiss me.

喔愛別走
Oh love, don't leave.

隱藏自己的疲倦表達自己的狼狽
Hiding my exhaustion, expressing my distress.

放縱自己的狂野找尋自己的明天
Indulging my wildness, searching for my tomorrow.

向你要求的誓言就算是你的謊言
The promise that I ask of you, even if it's your lie.

我需要愛的慰藉就算那愛已如潮水
I need love and comfort, even if that love is like a tide.

哪一個人愛我將我的手緊握
Which person loves me, holding my hand tightly.

喔愛別走
Oh love, don't leave.

抱緊我吻我
Embrace me, kiss me.

喔愛別走
Oh love, don't leave.

Writer(s): Nicholas George Littlemore, Peter Bruce Mayes, Samuel David Littlemore, Phillipa Margaret Brown

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