天生愛情狂 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張智霖

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and "天生愛情狂" by Julian Cheung offers a unique window into the more complex and dramatic side of Cantopop. Through its emotive lyrics, you can explore themes of intense love and obsession, learning vocabulary that expresses deep and powerful feelings. The song is special because it's tied to a film's narrative, allowing you to understand the lyrics within a compelling story, making the language learning process both engaging and memorable.

[English]

Maybe I'm just too scary, making you tired of me, like a soap opera line

I'd rather watch this sunset with a mute person, enjoying the moment together

Yet you still have no time to have dinner with me

I know I have no style, calling me is too cheesy, maybe passersby are still laughing

Staying at someone’s place, spending weekends and long holidays

Avoiding seeing me, this love becomes harder the more I love

Are lovers afraid of me, like a devil with horns, trying to push me away

They still look at me with disdain, like street beggars' eyes on the side of the road

Talking too much, but you're unaware, the pain of wounds cuts deep like a revelation

Turns out, loving you too fiercely just makes everyone laugh at me for being a fool

Finally, I realize I’m not worthy to reach your throne, as if lovers are loved

Tears never stop, making love hard, as if being continuously glorified

Only I see that I’m actually even worse

Are lovers afraid of me, like a devil with horns, trying to push me away

They still look at me with disdain, like street beggars' eyes on the side of the road

Talking too much, but you're unaware, the pain of wounds cuts deep like a revelation

Turns out, loving you too fiercely just makes everyone laugh at me for being a fool

Still making mistake after mistake, but I still want to get it wrong, crying too much

Who's constantly mocking me, being crazily in love only to be disappointed

I’ve already carried too much, hurt by love, suffering the tragic consequences

Like tearing arteries, blood spilling along the way, only loving torment is all I wish for

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[Chinese]

應該我是太可怕 逼得你厭煩 如肥皂劇對白

寧願和啞巴 欣賞這一天的落霞

仍沒空與我共進晚餐

清楚我沒有風格 稱呼都太肉麻 途人還在笑吧

留在誰的家 來度過周末及長假

避開見我 這段愛像越愛越難

情人因我害怕麼 像滿頭尖角的一位惡魔 要推開我

還歧視的看著我 像歧視 長路邊乞丐眼光

廢話太多 但你無知覺 傷口的痛楚 如像一語道破

原來因你越愛得過火 終於誰亦笑我是傻

終於我未夠資格 高攀於你殿堂 如情人被愛吧

流淚無止境 難度愛不斷被神化

就只有我 發現原來就更差

情人因我害怕麼 像滿頭尖角的一位惡魔 要推開我

還歧視的看著我 像歧視 長路邊乞丐眼光

廢話太多 但你無知覺 傷口的痛楚 如像一語道破

原來因你越愛得過火 終於誰亦笑我是傻

仍然一錯又錯麼 但我仍想錯 哭泣得太多

誰又不停在笑我 瘋戀得太過才會失望

我已經背負太多 被愛情傷過 悲慘的結果

如像撕斷脈搏 沿途鮮血滴過 得我只一廂情願愛上折磨

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
可怕 (kěpà) /kʰɤ³ pa⁵/ B1	adjective - terrible, dreadful, frightening
厭煩 (yànfán) /jɛn⁴ fan²/ B2	adjective - annoyed, fed up, sick of
欣賞 (xīnshǎng) /ɕin¹ ʂɑŋ³/ B1	verb - to appreciate, to admire
落霞 (luòxiá) /lwo⁴ ɕia²/ C1	noun - sunset glow, afterglow
風格 (fēnggé) /fɤŋ¹ kɤ²/ B1	noun - style, manner
肉麻 (ròumá) /ʐou⁴ ma²/ B2	adjective - sickeningly sentimental, goosebumpy
周末 (zhōumò) /tʂou¹ muɔ/ A1	noun - weekend
長假 (chángjià) /tʂʰɑŋ² tɕia⁴/ B1	noun - long vacation
害怕 (hàipà) /xai⁴ pʰa⁴/ A2	verb - to be afraid, to fear
惡魔 (èmó) /ɤ⁴ muɔ²/ B2	noun - devil, demon
歧視 (qíshì) /t͡ɕʰi² ʂɨ⁴/ B2	verb - to discriminate (against)
乞丐 (qǐgài) /t͡ɕʰi³ kai⁴/ B1	noun - beggar
傷口 (shāngkǒu) /ʂɑŋ¹ kʰou³/ B1	noun - wound
痛楚 (tòngchǔ) /tʰʊŋ⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰu³/ B2	noun - pain, suffering
資格 (zīgé) /tsɨ¹ kɤ²/ B2	noun - qualification, eligibility
殿堂 (diàntáng) /tiɛn⁴ tʰɑŋ²/ C1	noun - palace, hall (of fame)
悲慘 (bēicǎn) /pei¹ tsʰan³/ B2	adjective - miserable, tragic
折磨 (zhémó) /t͡ʂɤ² muɔ²/ B2	verb - to torment, to torture