非凡人生 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄭融

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of Cantonese through 鄭融's poignant ballad, '非凡人生'. This song offers a powerful lesson in expressing vulnerability and resilience in the face of heartbreak, using vivid lyrics and emotive delivery to convey the journey from disillusionment to the hope of recovery.

[English]

I always felt that being ordinary wasn't enough

I prayed for a remarkable story to encounter

Only then did I feel proud afterwards

Until that day I met him

Became the treasure in his palm

Devoutly he confided in me

Even predicted a willingness to grow old with this one

At that time, naive child, without doubt, with dreams

Looking at him with my ring finger, my heart was true

I felt that the beautiful years were about to begin

Even my close friends truly believed

To share joys and sorrows, without a care for this marriage

Why let those temptations consume me

Causing me to be afraid to face others

Who could be so heartless

Is this my extraordinary life?

Time and again, love that is slowly tortured, worse than death

Suddenly thinking of someone for no reason

Unknowingly, tears have begun to crawl

Can I be reborn through the scars?

The reflection on the road is still him

Enduring this intense pain

There must be some comfort that helps me heal, right?

But I have already paid a sky-high price

...

At that time, naive child, without doubt, with dreams

Looking at him with my ring finger, my heart was true

I felt that the youthful days were about to end

Even my close friends truly believed

To share joys and sorrows, without a care for this marriage

Why let those betrayals bury me

Causing me to die from love

Who could be so heartless

Is this my extraordinary life?

Time and again, love that is slowly tortured, worse than death

Suddenly thinking of someone for no reason

Unknowingly, tears have begun to crawl

Can I be reborn through the scars?

The reflection on the road is still him

Enduring this intense pain

There must be some comfort that helps me heal, right?

But I have already paid a sky-high price

...

Is this my extraordinary life?

Only feeling the pain lingering, even after it has scarred

Who in their lifetime writes a proverb

Losing is what makes everything complete, what nonsense

Can I be reborn through the scars?

In the future, how should I hate him?

I wish that day I could still smile

In the blink of an eye, facing this heavy price

I wish I could dare to give once more, okay?

...

[Chinese]

一直覺得平凡普通不夠好

祈求驚世故事給我遇到

才令往後覺得自豪

直到當天遇上他

成為他掌心瑰寶

虔誠地與我傾訴

還預告 願意跟這一位終老

當時無知 傻孩子 無疑心 有夢兒

無名指 看著他 真心至此

便覺得美麗年華就快要開始

連密友亦真心相信

能同好 能同憂 無暇地 這婚事

為何給那些誘惑蠶食了

害我不敢見人

誰狠心至此

這是我的非凡人生嗎

一次又一次凌遲的愛 比死更差

平白無端想起一個人

不覺 原來眼淚已亂爬

可以穿過傷痕重生嗎

路上那倒影仍然是他

經得起這場劇痛

總有些安慰使我痊癒是嗎

但我經已付出一個天價

當時無知 傻孩子 無疑心 有夢兒

無名指 看著他真心至此

便覺得少艾時期就快要終止

連密友亦真心相信

能同好 能同憂 無暇地 這婚事

為何給那些背叛埋掉了

害我死於愛情

誰狠心至此

這是我的非凡人生嗎

一次又一次凌遲的愛 比死更差

平白無端想起一個人

不覺 原來眼淚已亂爬

可以穿過傷痕重生嗎

路上那倒影仍然是他

經得起這場劇痛

總有些安慰使我痊癒是嗎

但我經已付出一個天價

這是我的非凡人生嗎

只覺受的痛遲遲不退 即使結疤

誰在有生寫一則格言

失去 才圓滿什麼瘋話

可以穿過傷痕重生嗎

日後我應該如何恨他

想當天我還再笑

轉眼間身處這個沉重代價

願我敢再付出一次 好嗎

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
平凡 /píngfán/ A2	adjective - ordinary, common
故事 /gùshì/ B1	noun - story, tale
遇到 /yùdào/ A2	verb - to encounter, to meet
自豪 /zìháo/ B2	adjective - proud
瑰寶 /guībǎo/ C1	noun - precious gem or treasure
傾訴 /qīngsù/ C1	verb - to confide, to pour out one's feelings
終老 /zhōnglǎo/ C1	verb - to live until old age, to stay together for life
凌遲 /língchí/ C2	verb - to dismember or execute by slicing
傷痕 /shānghén/ B2	noun - scar, wound
痊癒 /quányù/ C1	verb - to recover, to heal
付出 /fùchū/ B2	verb - to give, to devote
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain, ache
結疤 /jiébā/ C1	verb - to scar, to form a scar
恨 /hèn/ B2	verb - to hate, to resent

Key Grammar Structures

• 一直覺得平凡普通不夠好

  ➔ Present tense for expressing ongoing feelings or beliefs.

  ➔ The phrase "一直覺得" indicates a continuous feeling of inadequacy.

• 當時無知 傻孩子 無疑心 有夢兒

  ➔ Use of past tense to reflect on previous states or feelings.

  ➔ The phrase "當時無知" reflects a lack of awareness in the past.

• 為何給那些誘惑蠶食了

  ➔ Use of passive voice to indicate actions done to the subject.

  ➔ The phrase "給那些誘惑蠶食了" suggests being consumed by temptations.

• 這是我的非凡人生嗎

  ➔ Use of interrogative form to ask questions.

  ➔ The phrase "這是我的非凡人生嗎" questions the nature of one's life.

• 可以穿過傷痕重生嗎

  ➔ Use of modal verbs to express possibility.

  ➔ The phrase "可以穿過傷痕重生嗎" asks if rebirth is possible after pain.

• 願我敢再付出一次 好嗎

  ➔ Use of subjunctive mood to express wishes or desires.

  ➔ The phrase "願我敢再付出一次" expresses a wish to try again.