半点心 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 草蜢

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt lyrics of Grasshopper's "半点心," a classic Cantonese pop song that beautifully expresses the universal yearning for love. Through its poignant words and melodic charm, you can learn common expressions of love, desire, and emotional vulnerability in Cantonese, while appreciating a piece of iconic Hong Kong music history.

[English]

Grasshopper - Half a Heart - Cantonese Version

Lyrics: Pan Yuanliang

Music: Depardieu/Perrier/Bernheim

I asked, "Is it nice here?"

You looked up, speechless

You hugged and kissed me

But it felt like you were kissing him

I secretly think, surely there's a little love

Can you give it to me?

At least let me have some love

Even if it's a little less love

But I understand even more that it is

Weaving a dream

Half a heart

Please give it to me, it's just a small wish

Your heart

Has already been completely given to him

Afraid to talk about you and him

I keep saying foolish things

You always laugh when you hear them

I am even more speechless

Surely there's a little love between us

Can you give it to me?

At least let me have some love

Even if it's a little less love

But I understand even more that it is

Weaving a dream

Half a heart

Please give it to me, it's just a small wish

Your heart

Has already been completely given to him

Said that love should be free

If it's wrong love, turn back

Tonight you say just half a heart

Still hoping to stay

Surely there's a little love between us

Can you give it to me?

At least let me have some love

Even if it's a little less love

But I understand even more that it is

Weaving a dream

Half a heart

Please give it to me, it's just a small wish

Your heart

Has already been completely given to him

Is he good to you?

Why is all your love given to him?

Is it okay to split a heart in half?

At least give me half, okay?

Give it to me?

[Chinese]

草蜢 - 半点心 - 粤语版

词：潘源良

曲：Depardieu/Perrier/Bernheim

我说这里好吗

你抬头而无话

你抱我吻上我嘴巴

却似你吻向他

我暗中想总有一点爱吧

可以交给我吧

总算得恋爱吧

相爱少点也吧

我却更了解是

编织梦话

半点心

请交给我不过是个小小愿望吧

你的心

却一早已整个完完全全交给他

怕说到你跟他

我说无穷傻话

你听了永远笑哈哈

我更言而无话

你我之间总有一点爱吧

可以交给我吧

总算得恋爱吧

相爱少点也吧

我却更了解是

编织梦话

半点心

请交给我不过是个小小愿望吧

你的心

却一早已整个完完全全交给他

说过爱要潇洒

错爱了回头吧

到这晚却说半点心

仍然求能留下

你我之间总有一点爱吧

可以交给我吧

总算得恋爱吧

相爱少点也吧

我却更了解是

编织梦话

半点心

请交给我不过是个小小愿望吧

你的心

却一早已整个完完全全交给他

他跟你好吗

一切的爱怎么都送给他

一颗心分一半好吗

起码一半都交给我好吗

给我吗

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
吻 /wěn/ A1	verb - to kiss
爱 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
恋爱 /liàn'ài/ A2	noun - romantic love
了解 /liǎojiě/ A2	verb - to understand
编织 /biānzhī/ B1	verb - to weave
梦话 /mènghuà/ B1	noun - dream talk
愿望 /yuànwàng/ A2	noun - wish
潇洒 /xiāosǎ/ B2	adjective - carefree
回头 /huítóu/ A2	verb - to turn back
留下 /liúxià/ A2	verb - to stay
傻话 /shǎhuà/ B1	noun - nonsense
笑 /xiào/ A1	verb - to laugh
之间 /zhījiān/ A2	noun - between
分 /fēn/ A1	verb - to divide noun - part
整个 /zhěnggè/ A2	adjective - entire

Key Grammar Structures

• 我说这里好吗

  ➔ The particle **吗** turns a statement into a yes‑no question.

  ➔ The phrase **"好吗"** asks for confirmation: “Is it good here?”

• 你抬头而无话

  ➔ The conjunction **而** links two clauses, often indicating a contrast or a sequential action.

  ➔ The word **"而"** links “抬头” (raise head) with “无话” (no words), implying “you raise your head **and** say nothing.”

• 却似你吻向他

  ➔ **却** introduces a contrast, while **似** functions like “seems like/appears as”. Together they mean “however it seemed that…”.

  ➔ The combination **"却似"** signals a contrast: “but it **seems like** you are kissing him.”

• 我暗中想总有一点爱吧

  ➔ The sentence‑final particle **吧** softens the statement, turning it into a tentative suggestion or guess.

  ➔ The word **"吧"** at the end makes the line a gentle guess: “maybe there is a little love.”

• 请交给我不过是个小小愿望吧

  ➔ **不过是**‑ “just, merely” – limits the preceding noun phrase, often followed by **吧** for a soft request.

  ➔ The phrase **"不过是"** means “merely”, and the final **"吧"** turns the request into a gentle suggestion: “It’s just a tiny wish, isn’t it?”

• 你的心却一早已整个完完全全交给他

  ➔ **已** (or 已经) indicates a completed action in the past; **完完全全** intensifies completeness.

  ➔ **"已"** shows that the heart was given long ago, and **"完完全全"** stresses that it was given **completely**.

• 说过爱要潇洒

  ➔ **过** after a verb marks a past experience or completed action (“have/has …ed”).

  ➔ **"说过"** means “have said before”; it shows that the speaker once said love should be carefree.

• 错爱了回头吧

  ➔ **了** marks a completed action or a change of state; combined with **吧** it softens a suggestion about something that has already happened.

  ➔ **"了"** shows that the “mistaken love” has already happened, and **"吧"** makes the speaker’s advice gentle: “It’s already a mistaken love, so maybe turn back.”

• 一颗心分一半好吗

  ➔ **好吗** combines the adjective **好** with the question particle **吗** to ask for approval or consent.

  ➔ **"好吗"** asks “Is it okay?” – here the speaker wonders if splitting the heart in half is acceptable.

• 他跟你好吗

  ➔ **跟** is a preposition meaning “with” or “and”; when combined with **吗**, it forms a yes‑no question about someone’s condition.

  ➔ **"跟"** links “him” and “you”, and **"吗"** turns the whole clause into a question: “Are you okay with him?”