偷故事的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張惠妹,艾怡良,徐佳瑩
• Album: Thief

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Mandopop with A-Mei's 'Story Thief.' This song offers a unique opportunity to learn Chinese through its poetic lyrics and universal theme of love and loss. The narrative structure of the lyrics makes it an excellent tool for understanding storytelling in another language, while A-Mei's masterful vocal delivery conveys a depth of emotion that transcends words, making the learning process both engaging and moving.

[English]

With red eyes, running a high fever, frog legs, pretending to be high

Black magic, which trick, jealousy is bubbling over

Girls, pray, the poisonous apple is secretly laughing

Love potion, I love everyone, I know

Ah, it's so hard to endure

My front is curvy, who did I provoke?

The latest style, water snake waist

From afar, I smell your jealousy fermenting

Who’s afraid, who might misunderstand?

I was born bold, I advise others not to bother me

Witches in glamorous costumes, let jealousy burn

Act One: Green smoke

Act Two: Raise the anger

Enduring envy and jealousy, a trivial deception

First step: tears like pearls

Second step: your loneliness

Love makes you毒, crying loudly, my dear, you shouldn't bet on me

Love, truly shouldn't be

It makes you scold and curse, not attractive

Pity me, so innocent

Even if you're beautiful, it wouldn't lead to beheaded

Who’s afraid, who might misunderstand?

I was born bold, I advise others not to bother me

Witches in glamorous costumes, let jealousy burn

Your mind is still wrapped around foot-binding

No matter how little you wear, my dad thinks it's good, you can't tell me what to do

Rebellion is a sign of pride

If the witch doesn’t show power, you really think I’m a sick cat

A beauty is a troublemaker, just blame it on me

Jealousy is a sin, hide that witchcraft poison

Too much inferiority, accept it so you don't have to look anymore

Go home and play with your 18-speed toys, Zhonxiao

Act One: Green smoke

Act Two: Raise the anger

Enduring envy and jealousy, a trivial deception

First step: tears like pearls

Second step: your loneliness

Love makes you毒, crying loudly, my dear, you shouldn't bet on me

With red eyes, running a high fever, frog legs, pretending to be high

Black magic, which trick, jealousy is bubbling over

Girls, tears like pearls

Poisoned apple, your loneliness

Love makes you毒, crying loudly

My dear, you shouldn't bet on me

[Chinese]

紅了眼 發高燒 青蛙腿 假清高

黑魔咒 哪一招 忌妒心 在發泡

女孩們 請祈禱 毒蘋果 在偷笑

迷魂藥 用不著 都愛我 我知道

唉 好難熬

我前凸後翹又招惹誰了

最新款 水蛇腰

老遠聞到妳醋味在發酵

誰怕誰誤會

我生來高調 奉勸生人勿擾

女巫盛裝狂歡 讓忌妒燒

第一幕 綠色煙霧

第二幕 揚起憤怒

熬了羨慕忌妒 不痛不癢的騙術

第一步 眼淚珍珠

第二步 妳的孤獨

愛讓妳中毒 痛哭 親愛的妳不該跟我賭

愛 真不該

它害妳潑婦罵街 不可愛

可憐我 多清白

再美也不至於上斷頭台

誰怕誰誤會

我生來高調 奉勸生人勿擾

女巫盛裝狂歡 讓忌妒燒

你的腦 仍在裹小腳

穿得再少 我爸覺得好就好妳管不著

放蕩是傲嬌的一種記號

女巫不發威妳真當我病貓

紅顏禍水 算我頭上就好

忌妒是罪 巫術毒藥收好

過多自卑 收下就不用找

回家自己玩十八段變速玩具 通霄

第一幕 綠色煙霧

第二幕 揚起憤怒

熬了羨慕忌妒 不痛不癢的騙術

第一步 眼淚珍珠

第二步 妳的孤獨

愛讓妳中毒 痛哭 親愛的妳不該跟我賭

紅了眼 發高燒 青蛙腿 假清高

黑魔咒 哪一招 忌妒心 在發泡

女孩們 眼淚珍珠

毒蘋果 妳的孤獨

愛讓妳中毒 痛哭

親愛的妳不該跟我賭

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
眼 /jǎn/ A1	noun - eye
高燒 /ɡāo shāo/ B1	noun - high fever
忌妒 /jì dù/ B2	noun - jealousy verb - to be jealous
祈禱 /qí dǎo/ B1	verb - to pray
蘋果 /píng guǒ/ A1	noun - apple
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
難熬 /nán áo/ B2	adjective - unbearable
水蛇腰 /shuǐ shé yāo/ C1	noun - slim waist
醋味 /cù wèi/ B2	noun - sour taste, jealousy
誤會 /wù huì/ B1	noun - misunderstanding verb - to misunderstand
高調 /gāo diào/ B2	adjective - high-profile
女巫 /nǚ wū/ B1	noun - witch
狂歡 /kuáng huān/ B2	verb - to revel, to carouse
煙霧 /yān wù/ B1	noun - smoke, mist
憤怒 /fèn nù/ B2	noun - anger, rage
珍珠 /zhēn zhū/ B1	noun - pearl
孤獨 /gū dú/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
中毒 /zhòng dú/ B2	verb - to be poisoned, to be addicted
清白 /qīng bái/ B2	adjective - innocent
腦 /nǎo/ A1	noun - brain
放蕩 /fàng dàng/ C1	adjective - dissolute, licentious
傲嬌 /ào jiāo/ C1	adjective - tsundere (initially cold and hostile but later warm and friendly)
病貓 /bìng māo/ C1	noun - sick cat (idiomatically: someone who looks weak but is actually strong)
紅顏禍水 /hóng yán huò shuǐ/ C2	noun - beautiful woman can cause trouble (idiom)
罪 /zuì/ B1	noun - crime, sin
毒藥 /dú yào/ B1	noun - poison
自卑 /zì bēi/ B2	noun - inferiority complex

Key Grammar Structures

• 我知道

  ➔ Verb + 知道 (to know)

  ➔ Used to express knowledge or awareness of something.

• 請祈禱

  ➔ 請 + Verb (polite request)

  ➔ Used to politely ask someone to do something.

• 在發泡

  ➔ 在 + verb (progressive aspect)

  ➔ Expresses an ongoing action or state.

• 誰怕誰誤會

  ➔ 誰 + 怕 + 誰 (question structure with '怕' expressing fear or worry about someone)

  ➔ A question pattern indicating concern or fear about someone or something.

• 奉勸生人勿擾

  ➔ 奉勸 + verb (polite suggestion)

  ➔ A formal or polite way to advise someone to refrain from disturbing.

• 愛讓妳中毒

  ➔ Verb + 讓 + pronoun + verb (causative construction)

  ➔ Shows causation, indicating love causes someone to become addicted.

• 再美也不至於上斷頭台

  ➔ 再 + adjective + 也 + negative clause (even if... still not...)

  ➔ Expresses limitation, indicating even if something is very beautiful, it does not reach a terrible consequence.