Only For Me – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Gigi 炎明熹

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with its culture and nuances. 'Only For Me' by Gigi Yim offers a great opportunity to learn Cantonese through its emotive and narrative-driven lyrics. The song's exploration of vulnerability and self-discovery in a relationship provides a rich emotional context that can make learning new vocabulary and expressions more memorable. What makes this song special is its relatable theme and Gigi's heartfelt delivery, allowing learners to not only practice their language skills but also to feel the deep emotions embedded in the song.

[English]

Learning guitar just for you

Writing words just for you

Everything starts to shake tomorrow

I just want to be close to you

I'm a thorn

I'm also a broken piece

Hiding my wounds, holding on for you

Playing the part of beauty, who refined me

Who knew that, in a blink, I’d be like a confused peacock in the world

Like a balloon drifting with the chaotic wind

Dazzling and lost

Then I love to the point of being one-sided

This song is only for, only for me

Cling to you, understanding my fragility and smallness

Cherishing your gaze for a moment, no need to pretend

Actually, I also have flaws

Trust begins

Reaching out with my fingertips

Handing it over to you (fearful) in the dark, (scarred) from wounds

Like a quiet promise

This song is only for, only for me

Cling to you, understanding my fragility and smallness

Cherishing your gaze for a moment, no need to pretend

Actually, I also have flaws

This song is only for, only for me

Knowing someone’s trying to love me

When hugging, it’s really just for happiness

Who’s wasting energy hiding?

Even if I have an imperfect shape

Opening my palm will make me sweat

I believe you will recognize more of me

I think I want to trust that you will soothe my fragile heart

The world is shining with the most beautiful fireworks

Only for, only for me

Whether love is like a fierce snowstorm or dawn

It drives me to many discoveries, my soul like poetry

Then I learn to embrace my honest needs

Only for, only for me

Knowing someone’s trying to love me

After panic, I become brave and celebrate, taking one more step forward

Hand-drawn, revealing the shadow of my heart

Only for, only for me

Only for, only for me

Only for, only for me

Only for, only for me

...

[Chinese]

為你學結他

為你寫字

來日一切在動搖

都想挨到你身邊

我是一根刺

我也是碎片

將傷口雪藏 為你堅持

充當美麗誰人完成我磨練

誰知轉眼 就如世上迷惘的孔雀

就如氣球隨凌亂風向

炫目與迷失

然後我愛到變得片面

This song is only for, only for me

捉緊你明白我柔弱渺小

珍惜你一刻注視 無用扮演

其實我亦有污點

信就開始

伸出指尖

交給你 (害怕的) 是暗黑 (裂過的) 是創傷

就像靜靜的諾言

This song is only for, only for me

捉緊你明白我柔弱渺小

珍惜你一刻注視 無用扮演

其實我亦有污點

This song is only for, only for me

Knowing somebody's trying to love me

當擁抱其實為了 快樂一點

誰浪費力氣遮掩?

即使 我有不堪的形狀

打開手心會有汗

我信你會辨認我更多

我想 我要信你會安撫 我脆弱心臟

世界放著最美煙火

Only for, only for me

不管愛如暴雪還是破曉

驅使我很多發現 靈魂像詩

然後我能學會坦率的需要

Only for, only for me

Knowing somebody's trying to love me

慌張後 就勇敢 就慶祝 行近一次

親手翻開 是我心的影子

Only for, only for me

Only for, only for me

Only for, only for me

Only for, only for me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
學 (xué) /ɕɥě/ A1	verb - to learn, to study
寫 (xiě) /ɕjè/ A1	verb - to write
動搖 (dòngyáo) /tʊŋjǎʊ/ B2	verb - to waver, to shake
身邊 (shēnbiān) /ʃə́nbi̯ɛn/ A2	noun - side, at one's side
刺 (cì) /tsʰî/ B1	noun - thorn, splinter
碎片 (suìpiàn) /swèi̯pjɛ̀n/ B2	noun - fragment, shard
傷口 (shāngkǒu) /ʃáŋkʰoʊ/ B1	noun - wound, cut
堅持 (jiānchí) /tɕjɛnt͡ʂʰɻ/ B2	verb - to persist, to insist
美麗 (měilì) /mèi̯lî/ A2	adjective - beautiful
磨練 (móliàn) /mwǒljân/ C1	verb - to temper oneself, to train
迷惘 (míwǎng) /mǐwàŋ/ C1	adjective - perplexed, bewildered
孔雀 (kǒngquè) /kʰʊŋt͡ɕʰwé/ B2	noun - peacock
氣球 (qìqiú) /t͡ɕʰît͡ɕʰjǔ/ A2	noun - balloon
風向 (fēngxiàng) /fɤŋɕjâŋ/ B1	noun - wind direction
炫目 (xuànmù) /ɕɥânmʊ/ C1	adjective - dazzling, glaring
片面 (piànmiàn) /pjɛ̂nmjɛ̂n/ B2	adjective - one-sided
捉緊 (zhuōjǐn) /ʈʂwóʈ͡ʂìn/ B1	verb - to seize, to grasp tightly
柔弱 (róuruò) /ɻǒʊɻwô/ B2	adjective - frail, weak
渺小 (miǎoxiǎo) /mjɑ̀ʊɕjɑ̀ʊ/ B2	adjective - insignificant, tiny
珍惜 (zhēnxī) /ʈ͡ʂə́nxɪ/ B1	verb - to cherish, to treasure
注視 (zhùshì) /ʈ͡ʂûʂî/ B2	verb - to gaze at, to fix one's eyes on
污點 (wūdiǎn) /wúdjɛ̀n/ B2	noun - stain, blemish
指尖 (zhǐjiān) /t͡ʂɻ̩̀t͡ɕjɛn/ B1	noun - fingertip
暗黑 (ànhēi) /ânhéi̯/ B2	adjective - dark
裂 (liè) /ljê/ B2	verb - to crack, to split
創傷 (chuāngshāng) /ʈ͡ʂʰwáŋʂáŋ/ B2	noun - trauma, wound
諾言 (nuòyán) /nwôjǎn/ B2	noun - promise
擁抱 (yōngbào) /jʊ́ŋpâʊ/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
快樂 (kuàilè) /kʰwài̯lə̂/ A1	adjective - happy
不堪 (bùkān) /pûkʰán/ C1	adjective - unbearable, intolerable
形狀 (xíngzhuàng) /ɕíŋʈ͡ʂwâŋ/ B1	noun - shape, form
手心 (shǒuxīn) /ʂòʊɕín/ B1	noun - palm of the hand
汗 (hàn) /xân/ A1	noun - sweat
辨認 (biànrèn) /bjênɻên/ B2	verb - to recognize, to identify
安撫 (ānfǔ) /ánfù/ B2	verb - to soothe, to comfort
脆弱 (cuìruò) /tsʰwèiɻwô/ B2	adjective - fragile, vulnerable
心臟 (xīnzàng) /ɕíntsâŋ/ B1	noun - heart
煙火 (yānhuǒ) /jánχwò/ A2	noun - fireworks
暴雪 (bàoxuě) /pâʊɕɥě/ B2	noun - snowstorm, blizzard
破曉 (pòxiǎo) /pʰwôɕjɑ̀ʊ/ B2	noun - dawn, daybreak
驅使 (qūshǐ) /t͡ɕʰýʂɻ̩/ B2	verb - to drive, to urge
靈魂 (línghún) /líŋxǔn/ B1	noun - soul
坦率 (tǎnshuài) /tʰànʂwèi̯/ B2	adjective - frank, candid
需要 (xūyào) /ɕýjâʊ/ A2	verb - to need, to require noun - need, requirement
慌張 (huāngzhāng) /xwáŋʈ͡ʂáŋ/ B1	adjective - flustered, panicked
影子 (yǐngzi) /ìŋtsi/ A2	noun - shadow