殺死我的溫柔 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 麥家瑜

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotional depth of Cantopop with Keeva Mak's “殺死我的溫柔”. This song is a fantastic way to learn Cantonese, as its clear and emotive lyrics, penned by the master lyricist Lin Xi, tell a relatable story of a painful farewell. The song's unique perspective on breakups makes it a special and memorable piece of Hong Kong music.

[English]

The rain has stopped, the farewell has been said, what else is there to need

Even the sunlight is willing to shine

Love has run out, the pain has settled, only facing the wall to heal

And time moves slower than my watch

I'd rather fall in love with a bad guy, even if your looks are tempting

Then my character is rotten to the core, more temperamental and fickle

I'd rather become your enemy, not even one more second together

If not for you, I'd be even more willing to escape suffering

It's my fault for loving a good person, so good there's no one else like you

Being too gentle in saying goodbye prevents me from crying out my pain

You even come to find me, knowing I'm sick, and buy medicine for me

Destined to hurt even more

Why is a good person, so willing to let me go

Since you're a good person, but you won’t give me a good ending

You even feel ashamed to treat me well on purpose

You are better off leaving your worries to me

...

Something happened, I’ve accepted it, no need for you to visit

Even conscience can be wiped away

Afraid of guilt, so great, healing my inner self

And sincerity is overwhelming to the point of pain

I'd rather fall in love with a bad guy, even if your looks are tempting

Then my character is rotten to the core, more temperamental and fickle

I'd rather become your enemy, not even one more second together

If not for you, I'd be even more willing to escape suffering

It's my fault for loving a good person, so good there's no one else like you

Being too gentle in saying goodbye prevents me from crying out my pain

You even come to find me, knowing I'm sick, and buy medicine for me

Destined to hurt even more

Why is a good person, so willing to let me go

Since you're a good person, but you won’t give me a good ending

You even feel ashamed to treat me well on purpose

You are better off leaving your worries to me

How can my feelings be touched (Haha)

You are a good person, so much so that you slowly kill me

I am hurt by your tenderness, unable to move past the beginning

Deciding to cut ties is for the best, yes, I swear to pretend so I can forget myself

Tell me, guests, please take a seat

Ignore me, trample on me, don’t use kindness to hurt me

...

[Chinese]

雨靜了 吻別了 還有甚麼需要

連陽光都肯照耀

愛盡了 痛定了 唯有面壁治療

而時間慢過我的錶

寧願愛上個壞人 寧願你樣子雖吸引

然後性格爛到卑劣 暴躁更花心

寧願變作了敵人 連共渡多一秒都不忿

如沒有你免去一刧更甘心

錯在你好人 好到沒法多一個

告別太溫和 使我未能哭出痛楚

你甚至找我 知我病了竟買藥給我

注定我傷得更多

為何好人 好到願意放開我

既是個好人 偏不給我好的結果

你甚至羞愧 刻意待我好

你便好過 將牽掛卸給我

有事了 我受了 來探望不需要

連良心都可抹掉

畏罪了 偉大了 為我內心治療

而誠意大到吃不消

寧願愛上個壞人 寧願你樣子雖吸引

然後性格爛到卑劣 暴躁更花心

寧願變作了敵人 連共渡多一秒都不忿

如沒有你免去一刧更甘心

錯在你好人 好到沒法多一個

告別太溫和 使我未能哭出痛楚

你甚至找我 知我病了竟買藥給我

注定我傷得更多

為何好人 好到願意放開我

既是個好人 偏不給我好的結果

你甚至羞愧 刻意待我好

你便好過 將牽掛卸給我

心事怎可以被撫摸（哈）

你是個好人 好到慢性殺死我

我被你溫柔 傷到未能走出最初

決絕有好處 好 我誓要假到能忘我

講聲稀客請坐

冷待我 踐踏我 別以善心害我

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
吻 /wěn/ A1	noun - kiss verb - to kiss
陽光 /jáng guāng/ A1	noun - sunlight, sunshine
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain, ache adjective - painful
時間 /shí jiān/ A1	noun - time
壞人 /huài rén/ A2	noun - bad person, villain
樣子 /yàng zi/ A2	noun - appearance, look
吸引 /xī yǐn/ B1	verb - to attract, to draw
性格 /xìng gé/ A2	noun - personality, character
爛 /làn/ B1	adjective - rotten, terrible
暴躁 /bào zào/ B2	adjective - irritable, short-tempered
敵人 /dí rén/ A2	noun - enemy
溫和 /wēn hé/ B1	adjective - gentle, mild
哭 /kū/ A1	verb - to cry
藥 /yào/ A1	noun - medicine
羞愧 /xiū kuì/ B2	adjective - ashamed
結果 /jié guǒ/ A2	noun - result, outcome
良心 /liáng xīn/ B1	noun - conscience
誠意 /chéng yì/ B1	noun - sincerity, good faith

Key Grammar Structures

• 寧願愛上個壞人

  ➔ Use of 結構『寧願 + verb』to express a preference for doing something over another.

  ➔ 『寧願』means 'would rather' or 'prefer to'.

• 連陽光都肯照耀

  ➔ Use of 『連 + noun + 都 + verb』to emphasize 'even'.

  ➔ 『連』means 'even' or 'also'.

• 你甚至找我 知我病了竟買藥給我

  ➔ Use of 『甚至』to mean 'even' or 'actually'.

  ➔ 『甚至』means 'even' or 'actually', emphasizing surprising or extreme cases.

• 心事怎可以被撫摸

  ➔ Use of passive voice 『被 + verb』to indicate that the subject is acted upon.

  ➔ 『被』indicates passive voice, meaning the action is performed upon the subject.

• 好到願意放開我

  ➔ Use of 『到 + verb』to express extent or degree—‘to the point of’.

  ➔ 『到』indicates the extent or degree of an action, similar to 'to the point of'.

• 決絕有好處 好 我誓要假到能忘我

  ➔ Use of 『到 + verb』to indicate achieving a state or reaching a point—‘to the extent of’.

  ➔ 『到』here expresses reaching or achieving a certain point or extent.