好人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 側田

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of Cantonese through Justin Lo's poignant ballad, “好人”. This song delves into the emotion of being perpetually seen as 'just a good guy,' offering a rich context for understanding love, longing, and the complexities of modern relationships in Cantonese culture .

[English]

If I talk about appearance, it won't impress, not the most charming

But my inner beauty, lacks flavor, what’s there to be proud of?

Talking about being a good person, of course that’s fine, I can give a hug

Helplessly, only my partner asks about the road ahead

I never wanted to dance with the neighbor boy

Only when I’m a mentor or apprentice

Everyone is close to me, no one fights for me

No one cares—who’s just selling kindness and peace

An ordinary person like me just passing by, ten like me, there are too many rivals

Everyone encourages me, no one admires me

Often inspiring others to fall passionately and then leave me behind

Like a curse, no one loves me—don’t scare me

...

I’m not fooling myself—everyone dies alone, only fit to be confidantes

Willing to recount love struggles with me, holding me tight, I’d die

After love ends, we hold hands, then everyone abandons me

Never cared about my happiness or sadness

So ordinary, we can still argue

Love makes my heart die—let me die then

Everyone is close to me, no one fights for me

No one cares—who’s just selling kindness and peace

An ordinary person like me passing by, ten like me, too many rivals

You can’t control much

Even heaven doesn’t love me, sets me apart, isolates me

If ordinary people talk about feelings, do they seem unworthy?

Don’t I see that the current situation is the result?

Let me be, no one fights for me

No one cares—who’s just selling kindness and peace

An ordinary person like me passing by, ten like me, too many rivals

Even heaven ignores me, makes me think clearly

Love is a sad song written by the weak's desire for freedom

In reality, why not settle down? Honestly, I’m not beautiful—trust me

...

[Chinese]

若談樣子 不會叫好 不算最討好

但我的內在美 不夠味道 哪足以自豪

談為人 當然好 雙手也好抱

無奈獨有伴侶問前路

沒有想陪同鄰家男孩跳舞

唯獨當我師徒

人人親近我 無人爭奪我

無人關懷是誰大平賣親和

平凡像我路過 十個似我 情敵實在太多

人人鼓勵我 無人傾慕我

常常激勵別人盡情熱戀事後遺下我

像毒咒 無人愛我 別嚇我

並無自欺 所有老死 只配作知己

願意跟我細數戀愛挫折 抱住我會死

談完情 拖好手 都將我拋棄

從來沒理會我喜與悲

是那麼平凡仍可以來鬥氣

談情令我心死 由得我死

人人親近我 無人爭奪我

無人關懷是誰大平賣親和

平凡像我路過 十個似我

你管不到那麼多

天都不愛我 立心孤立我

平凡的人若提及情份便顯得不配麼

難道我看不到現況正是結果

由得我 無人爭奪我

無人關懷是誰大平賣親和

平凡像我路過 十個似我 情敵實在太多

天都不理我 令我想清楚

感情是來自由弱者所寫的悲歌

事實上為什麼不拍到拖 說穿了我不美 信我

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
樣子 /jɪŋ˧˥ tsɨː/ A2	noun - appearance
內在美 /nàizài měi/ B2	noun - inner beauty
伴侶 /bànlǚ/ B1	noun - partner
跳舞 /tiàowǔ/ A1	verb - to dance
心死 /xīn sǐ/ B2	verb - to feel dead inside
平凡 /píngfán/ B1	adjective - ordinary
情敵 /qíngdí/ B2	noun - love rival
激勵 /jīlì/ B2	verb - to encourage
戀愛 /liàn'ài/ A2	noun - romance
挫折 /cuòzhé/ B2	noun - setback
孤立 /gūlì/ B2	verb - to isolate
悲歌 /bēigē/ C1	noun - sad song
自豪 /zìháo/ B2	verb - to be proud

Key Grammar Structures

• 無奈獨有伴侶問前路

  ➔ Use of '無奈' to express helplessness or resignation.

  ➔ '無奈' means helplessness or resignation, often used to indicate acceptance of a difficult situation.

• 人人親近我 無人爭奪我

  ➔ Use of '人人' and '無人' to indicate 'everyone' and 'no one' respectively, combined with verbs to describe social interactions.

  ➔ '人人' means 'everyone' and '無人' means 'no one', used here to describe social situations emphasizing inclusion or isolation.

• 常常激勵別人盡情熱戀事後遺下我

  ➔ Use of '常常' (often) with '激勵' (to motivate) to form adverbial phrases indicating frequency.

  ➔ '常常' means 'often', used with verbs like '激勵' ('to motivate') to express repeated or habitual actions.

• 願意跟我細數戀愛挫折 抱住我會死

  ➔ Use of '願意' (willingness) + verb to indicate willingness to perform an action.

  ➔ '願意' means 'willing', followed by a verb to express the willingness to do something.

• 天都不愛我 立心孤立我

  ➔ Use of '都' (even) with '不愛我' to emphasize universality; use of '立心' (to set one's mind) + verb to denote determination.

  ➔ '都' emphasizes 'even' or 'all', used here to stress universality; '立心' means 'to set one's mind', indicating resolve.