好心分手 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 盧巧音, 王力宏

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of Cantonese and Mandarin through "好心分手," a duet by Candy Lo and Wang Leehom. This song offers a window into the emotional complexities of relationships while providing a valuable language learning experience. Discover the heartfelt lyrics and cultural significance of this classic ballad.

[English]

Are you surprised that I can't find the words?

That's right, I'm asking, do you want to break up?

I once tamed you like a sheep.

Why did you bite back? Do you know?

Looking back, walking with you, I’ve never been happy.

I've walked through fire and water, why was there no love along the way?

In the second half of my life, being with you, I doubt there’s much happiness.

If you have no heart, don’t drag it out.

Kindly let me go early, starting over is tough.

I don’t want to be better off, there are so many years ahead.

Continuing just for the sake of continuing, there’s no benefit for me.

If there’s bound to be some pain, I’d rather cut it myself.

...

Are you unwilling to let go first?

If you were me, could you endure it?

Enduring countless times, loneliness is torturous.

Life is too early to be seen through, and it’s frightening.

Looking back, walking with you, I’ve never been happy.

I've walked through fire and water, why was there no love along the way?

In the second half of my life, being with you, I doubt there’s much happiness.

If you have no heart, don’t drag it out.

Kindly let me go early, starting over is tough.

I don’t want to be better off, there are so many years ahead.

Continuing just for the sake of continuing, it’s better to admit the mistake directly.

If forcing it doesn’t yield much, it’s better to break everything.

...

If it’s hard, there’s no point in dragging it out.

Kindly let me go early, starting over is tough.

I don’t want to be better off, there are so many years ahead.

Continuing just for the sake of continuing, there’s no benefit for me.

If there’s bound to be some pain, I’d rather cut it myself.

...

[Chinese]

是否很驚訝 講不出說話

沒錯我是說 你想分手嗎？

曾給你馴服到 就像綿羊

何解會反咬你一下 你知嗎

回頭望 伴你走 從來未曾幸福過

赴過湯 蹈過火 沿途為何沒愛河

下半生 陪住你 懷疑快樂也不多

沒有心 別再拖

好心一早放開我 重頭努力也坎坷

統統不要好過 來年歲月那麼多

為繼續而繼續 沒有好處還是我

若註定有一點苦楚 不如自己親手割破

是否不甘心 首先給撇下

換了你是我 你忍得到嗎？

捱得過 無限次 寂寞凌遲

人生太早已看得化 也可怕

回頭望 伴你走 從來未曾幸福過

赴過湯 蹈過火 沿途為何沒愛河

下半生 陪住你 懷疑快樂也不多

沒有心 別再拖

好心一早放開我 重頭努力也坎坷

統統不要好過 來年歲月那麼多

為繼續而繼續 直接不過承認錯

若勉強也分到不多 不如什麼也摔破

難行就無謂再拖

好心一早放開我 重頭努力也坎坷

統統不要好過 來年歲月那麼多

為繼續而繼續 沒有好處還是我

若註定有一點苦楚 不如自己親手割破

Key Grammar Structures

• 是否很驚訝 講不出說話

  ➔ Adjective + 很 + Verb/Adjective (Degree Adverb)

  ➔ The structure "很" + Verb/Adjective indicates a high degree of the quality. Here, "很驚訝" means "very surprised".

• 曾給你馴服到 就像綿羊

  ➔ 到 (dào) as a resultative complement

  ➔ "到" indicates the result of the action. "馴服到" means "tamed to the point of".

• 何解會反咬你一下 你知嗎

  ➔ Question word + Verb + 嗎 (ma)

  ➔ "何解" (héjiě) means "why". Adding "嗎" at the end turns the statement into a question. "你知嗎" means "Do you know?".

• 回頭望 伴你走 從來未曾幸福過

  ➔ 從來未曾 (cónglái wèicéng) - never ever

  ➔ "從來未曾" emphasizes the absence of something throughout the entire past. "從來未曾幸福過" means "never ever been happy".

• 赴過湯 蹈過火 沿途為何沒愛河

  ➔ 過 (guò) - Experiential Aspect

  ➔ "過" indicates that the action has been experienced. "赴過湯 蹈過火" means "have gone through boiling water and fire", indicating difficult experiences.

• 為繼續而繼續 沒有好處還是我

  ➔ 為...而... (wèi...ér...) - in order to...

  ➔ The structure "為...而..." indicates purpose. "為繼續而繼續" means "continuing for the sake of continuing".

• 若註定有一點苦楚 不如自己親手割破

  ➔ 不如 (bùrú) - it's better to

  ➔ "不如" expresses a preference. "不如自己親手割破" means "it's better to cut it open yourself".