戀愛腦之死 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳健安

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Chan Kin On's '戀愛腦之死.' This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Cantonese through its powerful and descriptive lyrics that paint a vivid picture of obsessive love. The phrase '戀愛腦 (lin oi nou)' itself is a popular modern term, and understanding its nuances will give you a deeper insight into contemporary Chinese vocabulary and culture. The song's raw emotion and compelling narrative make it a special and memorable way to enhance your language skills.

[English]

Loving so fiercely, smashing open the heavens

Lazy to care about all the criticism

Loving so absurd, if you're willing to be with me

Can casually exchange everything

Give me burning pain, let my hair and skin burn away, my soul be scorched

All advice I won't listen to

Consuming my own rationality

This willing to waste my life

Once I said I love you, I’d love you to death

Exhausting all my strength like a reckless ghost

Even killed God for you

And then love you enough to realize love is dead

Hoping yesterday was just a ruined rebellious show

Meaningless

Longing in unrequited love, obsession after heartbreak

My Heaven, I want to be obsessed and shameless

Fierce obsession makes me so humble

My madness, deceived and loves to pretend

Sharpen the sword, for that day, don’t escape

I crave love too much

Pain so deep I mourn the world

No way out, don’t step down

I want you to watch and cheer

When the ship crashes, it’s even better—don’t rescue

You said I should learn to love

I also said I should, honestly

But it was covered up early on

Unable to truly understand love

Once I said I love you, I’d love you to death

Exhausting all my strength like a reckless ghost

Even killed God for you

And then love you enough to realize love is dead

Hoping yesterday was just a ruined rebellious show

Meaningless

Gone, far away, I’ve already cooled down this time

I see it, I see through it

Saying I love you is just

All because love-blindness is self-expanding and laughable

Actually, only love me—

Reflects a sad contrast

Gone, far away, I’ve already cooled down this time

Finally understanding that giving and letting go are equally important

Come to mourn that lost love

It's too tragic, and also so small

[Chinese]

喜歡得轟烈 轟得開天門

懶去管 萬千種批判

喜歡得荒謬 若你也肯相伴

能隨便 用一切交換

可給我烙刑 能燃盡髮膚 燒光心性

全部勸解不會聽

蠶食了本身理性

這麼情願 消耗生命

曾話我愛你我願愛到死

用盡力沒頭沒腦似鬼魅

殺了上帝亦為你

然後愛夠你發現愛已死

望昨日就如爛透文青戲

毫無意味

單戀的思念 失戀的痴纏

我的天 我要痴戀不要臉

洶湧的執念 讓我這麼低賤

我的癲 如受騙 又愛演

磨利劍 為那天 別脫險

我太過渴望被愛

痛到向世界致哀

斷絕後路別下台

我要你看著喝采

船撞碎 就更好 別救災

你說要我學習愛

我也說真的應該

卻一早給掩蓋

無能力明白愛

曾話我愛你我願愛到死

用盡力沒頭沒腦似鬼魅

殺了上帝亦為你

然後愛夠你發現愛已死

望昨日就如爛透文青戲

毫無意味

過去了 遠去了 去到這次我已退燒

看到了 看破了

說我愛你也都不過

統統只因戀愛腦是自我擴張而惹笑

其實說破 唯獨愛我

只反映出哀傷的對照

過去了 遠去了 去到這次我已退燒

終於都得知收跟放 也極重要

就來憑弔 那段錯戀

太可悲 同樣也 極渺小

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
喜歡 /xǐ huān/ A1	verb - to like
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
生命 /shēng mìng/ A2	noun - life
痛 /tòng/ A2	verb - to hurt noun - pain
思念 /sī niàn/ B1	noun - longing
執念 /zhí niàn/ B2	noun - obsession
渴望 /kě wàng/ B2	verb - to desire
悲 /bēi/ B2	adjective - sad
錯 /cuò/ B2	verb - to mistake
絕 /jué/ C1	verb - to cut off
發現 /fā xiàn/ B1	verb - to discover
燒 /shāo/ B1	verb - to burn
理性 /lǐ xìng/ B2	noun - reason
無 /wú/ B2	adjective - none
艱難 /jiān nán/ C1	adjective - difficult

Key Grammar Structures

• 喜歡得轟烈 轟得開天門

  ➔ The structure of "得" indicates an adverbial complement expressing degree or manner.

  ➔ In this case, "喜歡得轟烈" means "liking something intensely" with "得" highlighting the degree of liking.

• 用盡力沒頭沒腦似鬼魅

  ➔ The phrase "用盡...似" uses a simile structure, comparing the action to something else.

  ➔ This structure, "用盡力沒頭沒腦似鬼魅", compares the effort or action to a ghostly or reckless state, highlighting intensity or chaos.

• 終於都得知收跟放 也極重要

  ➔ The phrase "都得知" uses the auxiliary "得" to express the realization of a fact.

  ➔ In this context, "都得知" means "finally realized" or "came to understand" a truth or conclusion.

• 說我愛你也都不過

  ➔ The phrase "也都不過" employs "不過" as a modal particle indicating limitation or that something is merely.

  ➔ This phrase suggests that even when saying "I love you," it might be just trivial or not truly meaningful.

• 我們擺脫了愛的束縛

  ➔ The phrase "擺脫了" uses the verb "擺脫" with a past tense marker "了" indicating the completion of removing or escaping.

  ➔ This expresses that they have already freed themselves from the constraints of love, emphasizing a completed action.

• 就來憑弔 那段錯戀

  ➔ The phrase "就來憑弔" combines "就" (indicating immediacy or readiness) with "來" (come), forming a phrase meaning "to come or proceed to".

  ➔ This means "then come to" or "proceed to" to mourn or reflect on that failed love segment.