Better Me – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Fiona Sit
• Album: Filicious

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

遠處海港傳來陣陣船笛

The distant harbor echoes with the sound of ships' horns

我一直飄零到被你揀起

I kept drifting until you picked me up

如今望著反映窗戶玻璃

Now I look at the reflection in the glass

有個我陌生又熟悉

There's a me that's both strange and familiar

I can Smile a little more

I can smile a little more

Sing a little more

Sing a little more

Feel a little more

Feel a little more

全因為你

All because of you

說好了要為幸福 一天天地練習

We promised to practice happiness day by day

練習 Laugh a little more

Practice laughing a little more

Love myself a little more

Loving myself a little more

要學會更加善待我自己

Learning to treat myself even better

為你我變成了 Better me

For you, I became a Better me

甚麼距離都不算是真的分離

No distance is truly a separation

想念和默契能代替一切言語

Missing you and our understanding can replace all words

有一天生命會老去 還好謝謝有你

One day, life will grow old, but luckily I have you

在你眼中 I see the better in me

In your eyes, I see the better in me

Coz I can Smile a little more

Because I can smile a little more

Sing a little more

Sing a little more

Feel a little more 全因為你

Feel a little more, all because of you

說好了要為幸福 一天天地練習

We promised to practice happiness day by day

練習 Laugh a little more

Practice laughing a little more

Love myself a little more

Loving myself a little more

要學會更加善待我自己

Learning to treat myself even better

為你我變成了 Better me

For you, I became a Better me

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就是那麼神奇

It's so miraculous

從前的錯都有意義

All past mistakes now have meaning

教我拋開所有猜疑 也許

Teaching me to let go of all doubts, maybe

我也美麗 值得一個奇蹟

I am also beautiful, worthy of a miracle

我的眼淚會墜落

My tears will fall

絕不是因為懦弱

But not because of weakness

而是感謝天讓我遇見你

It's because I thank the heavens for meeting you

不然今天就不能 如此地有勇氣

Otherwise, today I wouldn't have the courage

Now I promise to you

Now I promise you

And I can swear to you

And I swear to you

為你我 一定加倍 愛護 我自己

For you, I will love and care for myself twice as much

做一個值得你 驕傲的 Better me

Becoming a Better me you're proud of

一個值得你 愛的 Better me

A Better me deserving of your love

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Key Grammar Structures

• I can Smile a little more

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + base verb to express ability or possibility

  ➔ 'Can' indicates ability or capacity to do something

• Feel a little more

  ➔ Verb 'feel' used as a linking verb followed by a complement, expressing sensation or emotion

  ➔ 'Feel' serves as a linking verb linking the subject to the emotion or sensation described

• Say好了要為幸福 一天天地練習

  ➔ Using 'say' + '好了' (indicating completion or agreement) + infinitive or verb phrase to express intentions or plans

  ➔ '好了' implies completion or agreement; together with 'say', it suggests finalization of a decision or plan

• 我要學會更加善待我自己

  ➔ Verb '要' + infinitive 'learn' + comparative 'more' + verb 'treat myself better' to express intention and improvement

  ➔ '要' indicates a strong intention or desire to do something, here to learn and improve oneself

• 為你我變成了 Better me

  ➔ Preposition '為' + pronoun 'you' + pronoun 'me' + '變成了' (became) + noun phrase 'Better me' to express transformation or change for someone

  ➔ Prepositions like 'for' or 'to' show purpose or direction; here, indicating transformation for someone else