哈囉 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: AGA
• Album: AGA

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of AGA's debut hit, '哈囉' (Hello). This song offers a beautiful entry point into learning Cantonese through its relatable themes of love, loss, and moving on. Its melancholic yet hopeful lyrics, penned by the renowned Lin Xi, combined with AGA's soulful composition and 60s-inspired harmonies, make it a unique and emotionally resonant piece. You can grasp practical vocabulary and expressions related to emotions and relationships, and appreciate the poetic depth of Cantonese songwriting. Discover the artistry that launched AGA's career and resonates with listeners facing their own transitions.

[English]

Who has already gone to the end of the road with me

But now I turn to ask you for directions

Hello, hello

You say you want to take a walk with me

I want to thank you, but

Hello, hello

This is what you call mistaken love, I understand clearly but pretend to be confused

If rebirth is possible, why not

Why not be happy if you’re happy with you, it’s only fair

For us to be together, why give up over minor dislikes

No longer afraid of loneliness, who’s lucky now

I loved with all my heart before, but since I can’t sacrifice, I’d rather love you

Yeah hey

...

Forget the past, let’s be happy

Struggling through, you’ll see, hello, hello

Can you bear this apology, just as I pretend to be confused

Loving my partner, everything’s good

Why not be happy if you’re happy with you, it’s only fair

For us to be together, why give up over minor dislikes

No longer afraid of loneliness, who’s lucky now

I loved with all my heart before, but since I can’t sacrifice, I’d rather love you

I’ve been very active, trying to soothe with feelings

Even pretending to be genuinely moved

Hoping long-term, sympathy can lead to something

...

Why not be happy if you’re happy with you, it’s only fair

For the unwilling to be abandoned, I only seek someone to be with me

Fighting loneliness with you, don’t ask who’s lucky

I would love to the death too; since I understand each other, why not love you

...

[Chinese]

誰與我已去到末路

卻變了向你問路

哈囉 哈囉

你說要帶我漫步

我要報答你但是

哈囉 哈囉

這叫錯愛全明白 但是我扮糊塗

能重生為甚麼不好

被你歡喜怎麼不歡喜你無道理

為了一起不管鍾不鍾意我何苦放棄

不再怕寂寞又是誰好運氣

我過去愛到要死 既然犧牲不起 不如愛你

Yeah hey

忘記過去我快樂吧

勉強過你發現吧 哈囉 哈囉

這歉意你能承受 亦像我扮糊塗

情人好 做甚麼都好

被你歡喜怎麼不歡喜你無道理

為了一起不管鍾不鍾意我何苦放棄

不再怕寂寞又是誰好運氣

我過去愛到要死 既然犧牲不起 不如愛你

我已很積極 盡力以感情撫摸

甚至假裝真感動過

但願長此以往 憑同情能結果

被你歡喜怎麼不歡喜你無道理

為了不甘心給拋棄但求有人可一起

跟你鬥寂寞別問誰好運氣

我也會愛到要死 既然知己知彼 不如愛你

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
末路 /mò lù/ C1	noun - the end of the road, dead end; decline; doomed
問路 /wèn lù/ A2	verb - to ask for directions
漫步 /màn bù/ B1	verb - to stroll, to ramble
報答 /bào dá/ B2	verb - to repay, to requite
錯愛 /cuò ài/ C1	noun - misplaced love, wrong love
糊塗 /hú tu/ B2	adjective - muddled, confused
重生 /chóng shēng/ B2	verb - to be reborn, to be regenerated
歡喜 /huān xǐ/ B1	adjective - happy, joyous
道理 /dào lǐ/ A2	noun - reason, sense
放棄 /fàng qì/ A2	verb - to abandon, to give up
寂寞 /jì mò/ A2	adjective - lonely, solitary
犧牲 /xī shēng/ B2	verb - to sacrifice
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy
勉強 /miǎn qiǎng/ B1	adjective - reluctant, forced
積極 /jī jí/ B1	adjective - positive, active
感情 /gǎn qíng/ A2	noun - feeling, emotion
撫摸 /fǔ mō/ B2	verb - to stroke, to caress
感動 /gǎn dòng/ A2	verb - to move (emotionally), to touch
同情 /tóng qíng/ B1	noun - sympathy, compassion
結果 /jié guǒ/ A2	noun - result, outcome
拋棄 /pāo qì/ B2	verb - to abandon, to discard

Key Grammar Structures

• 能重生為甚麼不好

  ➔ Rhetorical question structure with '為甚麼' meaning 'why'.

  ➔ '為甚麼' is used to ask 'why' in a rhetorical or inquisitive manner.

• 你說要帶我漫步

  ➔ Use of '要' to indicate intention or desire to do something.

  ➔ '要' is a modal verb indicating a future intention or desire.

• 我過去愛到要死

  ➔ Using '到' after a verb to indicate the extent or intensity of an action.

  ➔ '到' functions as a complement to express the extent or degree of the action.

• 只是扮糊塗

  ➔ Use of '只是' to mean 'just' or 'simply', implying an explanation or justification.

  ➔ '只是' indicates that something is merely or simply what is described, often to justify or explain.

• 我曾假裝真感動過

  ➔ Use of '曾' to indicate past experience or occurrence; '假裝' to mean 'pretend'.

  ➔ '曾' is used to indicate that an action or experience happened in the past, often with '假裝' meaning 'to pretend'.

• 憑同情能結果

  ➔ Use of '憑' to mean 'to rely on' or 'by means of'.

  ➔ '憑' indicates reliance on something like sympathy to achieve a result.