<p>心中是一片火海 - My heart is an ocean of fire</p>
<p>无法容下世间之爱 - It cannot contain (accept) any love in the world</p>
<p>但愿无声 自有人在 - Just wish (when I am) voiceless, there is always someone there (to accompany me or speak for me)</p>
<p>但愿无能 自有人在 - Just wish (when I am) powerless, there is always someone there (to accompany me or to help me)</p>
<p>The problem with the phrase '自有人在' (there is naturally/ always someone there) is it doesn't state what that person is supposed to do. I have to presume that someone is there to accompany me or actually be there to help me</p>
<p>Typical usage of '自有':</p>
<p>你不爱我<strong>自有</strong>人爱我 (you don’t love me, naturally there is someone else who would love me) = Even if you didn’t love me, <strong>there is always</strong> someone who would love me</p>
<p>Common expression: 山人自有妙計 = I naturally (always) have a good plan</p>

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Quote:- "The problem with the phrase '自有人在' (there is naturally/ always someone there) is it doesn't state what that person is supposed to do." Perhaps this "problem" could be overcome by saying "....there is always someone there for me"? -- like the ever present "Guardian Angel"?
Wayne Cheah
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@WayneCheah That has the same problem; the original text doesn't contain "for me". Either way the translation needs to interpolate (as Tang Ho has already indicated with brackets).
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so I've got the gist of it before posting this. That's good for me because it comes to show that my Chinese is improving. Yet the translation I wrote was kind of non-sensical, even though I could comprehend somehow, I could not use the proper words to translate it. Thank you very much for your help!
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Tang Ho
<p>Tricky, sounds like lyrics from the renegade province!!</p>
<p>心中是一片火海无法容下世间之爱<br />
My heart is on fire (bursting) with too much love</p>
<p>但愿无声自有人在<br />
if only I had a silent someone there</p>
<p>心中是一片火海无法容下世间之爱<br />
My heart is on fire with too much love</p>
<p>但愿无能自有人在<br />
if only (I ) could 'not have  someone there<br />
if only I could live without someone by my side</p>
<p>Reminds me of: &quot;I can't live if living is without you&quot;</p>

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An ocean of fire destroy everything, therefore love cannot exist, and you misinterpreted 自有人在, (there's always someone there); 自有 (自然有) means 'naturally have' not 'self has' (自己有); 'I have' in Chinese is '我有'
Tang Ho
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Love is a fire of burning passion, for some people at least.  That is not to say it destroys itself. You know  自有  = (自然有) and not 自动有 how? Assume you are correct: If you 自有， that is still 有。
Pedroski
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Love is different from passion. either 自有 = 自然有 or 自动有, you translated it as 'I had' is incorrect. Notice: Something 'naturally happens' will 'happen automatically'
Tang Ho
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Pedroski
<p>I have a blog on which I translate Chinese Music. I've come to a halt at the verses</p>
<p>无法容下世间之爱
and
但愿无声自有人在
and
但愿无能自有人在</p>
<p>in the song 臥軌的火車 【火海 The Flame of Love】</p>
<p>I don't quite understand this, even going word by word or word groups, it doesn't make any sense to me.</p>
<p>Could somebody help me out?</p>

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Hard to translate music verse
# Hard to translate music verse

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-28)

I have a blog on which I translate Chinese Music. I've come to a halt at the verses

无法容下世间之爱
and
但愿无声自有人在
and
但愿无能自有人在

in the song 臥軌的火車 【火海 The Flame of Love】

I don't quite understand this, even going word by word or word groups, it doesn't make any sense to me.

Could somebody help me out?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-11-29. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

心中是一片火海 - My heart is an ocean of fire

无法容下世间之爱 - It cannot contain (accept) any love in the world

但愿无声 自有人在 - Just wish (when I am) voiceless, there is always someone there (to accompany me or speak for me)

但愿无能 自有人在 - Just wish (when I am) powerless, there is always someone there (to accompany me or to help me)

The problem with the phrase '自有人在' (there is naturally/ always someone there) is it doesn't state what that person is supposed to do. I have to presume that someone is there to accompany me or actually be there to help me

Typical usage of '自有':

你不爱我**自有**人爱我 (you don’t love me, naturally there is someone else who would love me) = Even if you didn’t love me, **there is always** someone who would love me

Common expression: 山人自有妙計 = I naturally (always) have a good plan

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Quote:- "The problem with the phrase '自有人在' (there is naturally/ always someone there) is it doesn't state what that person is supposed to do." Perhaps this "problem" could be overcome by saying "....there is always someone there for me"? -- like the ever present "Guardian Angel"?  
> **username_3**: @username_2 That has the same problem; the original text doesn't contain "for me". Either way the translation needs to interpolate (as username_1 Ho has already indicated with brackets).  
> **username_0**: so I've got the gist of it before posting this. That's good for me because it comes to show that my Chinese is improving. Yet the translation I wrote was kind of non-sensical, even though I could comprehend somehow, I could not use the proper words to translate it. Thank you very much for your help!  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-11-29. Score: 0

Tricky, sounds like lyrics from the renegade province!!

心中是一片火海无法容下世间之爱  
My heart is on fire (bursting) with too much love

但愿无声自有人在  
if only I had a silent someone there

心中是一片火海无法容下世间之爱  
My heart is on fire with too much love

但愿无能自有人在  
if only (I ) could 'not have someone there  
if only I could live without someone by my side

Reminds me of: "I can't live if living is without you"

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: An ocean of fire destroy everything, therefore love cannot exist, and you misinterpreted 自有人在, (there's always someone there); 自有 (自然有) means 'naturally have' not 'self has' (自己有); 'I have' in Chinese is '我有'  
> **username_4**: Love is a fire of burning passion, for some people at least.  That is not to say it destroys itself. You know  自有  = (自然有) and not 自动有 how? Assume you are correct: If you 自有， that is still 有。  
> **username_1**: Love is different from passion. either 自有 = 自然有 or 自动有, you translated it as 'I had' is incorrect. Notice: Something 'naturally happens' will 'happen automatically'  

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