大開眼界 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 炎明熹

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of the Cantonese language through Gigi 炎明熹's touching song, "大開眼界." This song offers a glimpse into Hong Kong's pop music scene while imparting a valuable lesson about self-love and maintaining one's perspective in relationships.

[English]

Smiling together, shouting together, gradually getting used to echoing you

Even the habits feel so like you, enjoying shows with you

Every perspective feels so familiar, like we've become close friends

And in the end, making you happy, I gradually forget myself

Could it be that I’ve become you, and the world is just you alone

But I finally start to feel the danger

I see myself reflected in your eyes

Lost in your eyes

Turns out the road is a bit narrow, burying my thoughts

Letting go of every struggle with you

Using my vision to see, only then I notice the sunlight become so bright

Pulling back from the edge, doing what’s best for everyone

If I leave you, will the world become bigger?

...

Things I can’t understand or accept, they keep increasing on this journey

Walking with you to explore, yet I can't find myself

Loving means just copying what I see

I see myself reflected in your eyes

Lost in your eyes

Turns out the road is a bit narrow, burying my thoughts

Letting go of every struggle with you

Using my vision to see, only then I notice the sunlight become so bright

Pulling back from the edge, doing what’s best for everyone

If I leave you, will the world become bigger?

Leaving when parting feels like my own small revolution

Let me forget those beautiful past scenes

Set me free

And I can fly

I wanna fly

Turns out I can use my own eyes to seek and observe

And have you transformed into a scenery now?

Let me take responsibility for myself, grow along the way, make choices

Smile freely, cry freely

Can I love this world from self-love?

...

[Chinese]

微笑於一起喊於一起 漸漸熟習迎合你

連習慣也太似你 與你欣賞的戲

每個觀點感覺説起 似到變了知己

而最終討得你的歡喜 漸漸地淡忘自己

難道變做了你 世界都只得你

我卻終於感到危機

I see myself in your eyes

Lost in your eyes

原來沿路有點窄 埋沒了想法

陪你放棄各種掙扎

用我視覺在看 才留神陽光變得燦爛

臨崖勒馬 成全大家

如離別你 世界會變更闊嗎

如看不開的説不通的 在途上越來越多

陪着你去探索 我卻找不到我

愛到只懂得去模仿

I see myself in your eyes

Lost in your eyes

原來沿路有點窄 埋沒了想法

陪你放棄各種掙扎

用我視覺在看 才留神陽光變得燦爛

臨崖勒馬 成全大家

如離別你 世界會變更闊嗎

背著離別時 就如自己的小小革命

讓我遺忘那從前的 美好光景

Set me free

And I can fly

I wanna fly

原來能用我雙眼 尋覓與觀察

而你已化作風景嗎

讓我為我負責 能沿途成長 能做選擇

能隨便笑 能隨便哭

能從自愛 愛上這個世界嗎

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
熟習 /ʃǔ xí/ B1	verb - to familiarize; to be familiar with
迎合 /yíng hé/ B2	verb - to cater to; to pander to
欣賞 /xīn shǎng/ B1	verb - to appreciate; to admire
觀點 /guān diǎn/ B1	noun - viewpoint; perspective
感覺 /gǎn jué/ A2	noun - feeling; sense verb - to feel; to perceive
討 /tǎo/ B2	verb - to seek; to ask for
歡喜 /huān xǐ/ B1	noun - joy; delight
淡忘 /dàn wàng/ B2	verb - to fade from memory; to forget
危機 /wēi jī/ B2	noun - crisis
窄 /zhǎi/ A2	adjective - narrow
埋沒 /mái mò/ C1	verb - to bury; to neglect; to stifle
掙扎 /zhēng zhá/ B2	verb - to struggle
視覺 /shì jué/ B2	noun - vision
燦爛 /càn làn/ B2	adjective - bright; brilliant; splendid
臨崖勒馬 /lín yá lè mǎ/ C1	idiom - to rein in at the edge of a precipice; to come to a stop before it's too late
探索 /tàn suǒ/ B2	verb - to explore; to probe
革命 /gé mìng/ C1	noun - revolution
尋覓 /xún mì/ B2	verb - to seek; to look for
觀察 /guān chá/ B1	verb - to observe; to watch
負責 /fù zé/ B1	verb - to be responsible for adjective - responsible