天天都是愚人節 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 呂爵安

Lyrics & Translation

“天天都是愚人節” (Every Day is April Fools' Day) offers a unique opportunity to learn Cantonese through its emotionally rich and nuanced lyrics. The song's theme of self-deception in love provides a deep emotional context that can make learning new vocabulary and expressions more memorable. What makes this song special is its blend of a beautiful, yet challenging, melody composed by the artist himself and the clever, thought-provoking lyrics by one of Cantopop's most celebrated lyricists. By exploring this song, you can gain insight into modern Cantonese pop music and the intricate ways emotions are expressed through language.

[English]

I’m not really that foolish

My actions are careful

Loving you is the reason

Risking everything impulsively

Like a day in April

Knowing there will be bad luck

Still I head full speed ahead

Getting closer and closer

Could have stepped back, but desire makes me silly

This holiday—lovers and fools, no need to divide

Gently pressing my lips close

Pretending to truly want a kiss

Every day I get deceived, still I fall for it

Don’t attract me too much

No one’s face matters

Even if, in the end, you see it as a joke

I agree, I tolerate, I don’t think it troubles me

Addicted to you, I can’t stop

Life is dull

But with you, I laugh and shout

At least, you pretend to be a liar, the nails still feel wonderful—thrilling in its own way

And I’ve figured it out

Even if, in the end, you see it as a joke

I know, I understand, my role in this script needs to be played and consumed

A lifetime of sadness

Yet with you, I shout and laugh

Every day I serve as your sacrifice—doesn’t matter

Why is this holiday so full of misdeeds with no punishment

Whose prank is so boring and ruthless—so lacking in virtue

I wish I could get mad at you

But I can’t bring myself to blame you

Always allowing you to plan and set up this cruel game

No one’s face matters

Even if, in the end, you see it as a joke

I agree, I tolerate, I don’t think it troubles me

Addicted to you, I can’t stop

Life is dull

But with you, I shout and laugh

At least, you pretend to be a liar, the nails still feel wonderful—thrilling in its own way

And I’ve figured it out

Even if, in the end, you see it as a joke

I know, I understand, my role in this script needs to be played and consumed

A lifetime of sadness

Yet with you, I shout and laugh

Every day I serve as your sacrifice—doesn’t matter

How much is the character destroyed—Hoo—

This is why I deserve to be entangled with you—

How many identities lost—Whoa—

Only then can I make you happy, value, and need you

I’ve already figured it out

Even if, in the end, you see it as a joke

I agree, I tolerate, I don’t think it troubles me

I think every day I dig into my heart to let you consume it— (I’ve figured it out, I accept, I want to be eaten by you)

My tiniest self— (My just-minuscule self)

But with you, I still feel important

Every day I squeeze out my jokes, it doesn’t matter— (Even smaller, it doesn’t matter)

Night falls, night falls, I have no strength, I hate it

Night falls, night falls, exhausted, I go to sleep

Night falls, night falls, looking in the mirror, I see my bitter smile

Night falls, night falls, I have no strength, I hate it

Night falls, night falls, exhausted, I go to sleep

My fate is accepted, it’s just my destiny—it's gone

[Chinese]

我也未算笨

舉止也小心

愛你才這樣

貿貿然犧牲

似四月某天

明知將有惡運

也不顧一切

自己越走越近

本可退後 但是欲望 令人愚笨

這個節日 情人愚人 無需細分

咀巴輕輕貼近

假裝真的要吻

天天給欺騙 也會上當

你別太吸引

誰臉都不要

那怕 末了 被你視作玩笑

我肯 我忍 我不覺得困擾

對你上癮 到停不了

人世很枯燥

卻有著你 令我 又喊又笑

至少 你當騙子 碰釘仍算美妙 痛快未算少

而我想通了

那怕 末了 被你視作玩笑

我知 我懂 我這角色 劇本需要 必需被吃掉

難過的一世

卻有著你 令我又喊又笑

每天也當 你的祭品 也不緊要

何解這節日 壞事做盡 亦無懲罰

誰的惡作劇 無聊無情 如此缺德

多麼想生你氣

不捨得追究你

始終准許你 設計佈置 殘酷遊戲

誰臉都不要

那怕 末了 被你視作玩笑

我肯 我忍 我不覺得困擾

對你上癮 到停不了

人世很枯燥

卻有著你 令我 又喊又笑

至少 你當騙子 碰釘仍算美妙 痛快未算少

而我想通了

那怕 末了 被你視作玩笑

我知 我懂 我這角色 劇本需要 必需被吃掉

難過的一世

卻有著你 令我又喊又笑

每天也當 你的祭品 也不緊要

人設毀多少～ Hoo～

才有這資格來 纏繞～

人格失多少～ Whoa～

才能令你快樂 重視和需要

我已想通了

那怕 末了 被你視作玩笑

我肯 我忍 我不覺得困擾

我想 每天 挖出我心 讓你吃掉 （ 我已想通了 我肯 我想 被你吃掉 ）

最渺小的我 （ 已渺小的我 ）

卻有著你 令我尚覺重要

每天搾取 我的笑料 也不緊要 （ 更小 也不緊要 ）

夜了 夜了 沒有 力氣 恨了

夜了 夜了 倦透 就去 睡了

夜了 夜了 望鏡 望見 我苦笑

夜了 夜了 沒有 力氣 恨了

夜了 夜了 倦透 就去 睡了

命也 認了 是我 大勢 已去了

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love
愚笨 /yú bèn/ B1	adjective - foolish
節日 /jié rì/ A2	noun - festival
困擾 /kùn rǎo/ B2	verb - to trouble
欲望 /yù wàng/ B2	noun - desire
笑 /xiào/ A1	verb - to laugh
痛快 /tòng kuài/ B2	adjective - delightful
祭品 /zài pǐn/ B1	noun - offering
惡運 /è yùn/ B2	noun - bad luck
枯燥 /kū zào/ B2	adjective - boring
角色 /jué sè/ B1	noun - role
設計 /shè jì/ B2	verb - to design
無聊 /wú liáo/ A2	adjective - boring
生氣 /shēng qì/ A2	verb - to get angry
資格 /zī gé/ B1	noun - qualification
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	adjective - happy