小謊言 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 連詩雅

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive world of Cantopop with Shiga Lin's '小謊言' (Little Lies). This song offers a great opportunity to learn Cantonese through its poignant lyrics about complex family dynamics. Its special quality lies in its connection to the drama 'Life After Death,' allowing you to explore storytelling through both music and television, and understand the nuanced expressions of love and regret in Cantonese culture.

[English]

Most afraid of picking up cold arrows, piercing through lies

Even more afraid of tearing open the beautiful, bright side of things

Past events are like shadows, following my heart, stealing away seven years

The cold rain is torrential, hard to wash away the stains

The greatest pain is not daring to see you again, yet still missing you

Even more painful is having a promise with each other that can't be fulfilled

If we return to the starting point, and get to know each other again

Will we laugh it off, or will tears stream down our faces

Forgive and pardon myself, find the courage to let go

And no matter how painful the memories, they all have a warm taste

Having matured, I distinguish right from wrong, rewriting my diary

Being with you is unreasonable

Even if it's not perfect, there's imperfect beauty

...

That small lie born out of affection

That exaggerated cold face born out of a fit of pique

Past events have moved on, no need to explain it again

Lest we both shed tears for nothing

Forgive and pardon myself, find the courage to let go

And no matter how painful the memories, they all have a warm taste

Having matured, I distinguish right from wrong, rewriting my diary

Being with you is unreasonable

Even if it's not perfect, I am blessed

To cherish the one beside me again

The days cannot be chased back, in the future, I must awaken to my past mistakes

Forgive and pardon myself, find the courage to let go

And no matter how painful the memories, they all have a warm taste

Having matured, I distinguish right from wrong, rewriting my diary

Being with you is unreasonable

Even if it's not perfect, there's imperfect beauty

...

[Chinese]

最怕執起冷箭 刺穿謊言

更怕撕開美滿 光影背面

往事如影 隨心 已偷走七年

冷雨滔天 難清洗汚點

最痛不敢再見 卻偏思念

更痛彼此有約 不可兑現

要是回歸原點 再相知一遍

會笑一聲 還是淚流遍

原諒再赦免自己 找到放下的勇氣

而無論再痛記憶 都有著和暖滋味

成熟了辨別是非 改寫我日記

共你相對 不合情理

縱未完美 有缺陷美

那個出於疼愛 細小謊言

那次出於鬥氣 誇張冷面

往事情遷 無需 再解釋一遍

以免彼此 無事淚流遍

原諒再赦免自己 找到放下的勇氣

而無論再痛記憶 都有著和暖滋味

成熟了辨別是非 改寫我日記

共你相對 不合情理

縱未完美 也有福氣

重頭地珍惜身邊一個你

日子追不返 未來時間 要覺悟前非

原諒再赦免自己 找到放下的勇氣

而無論再痛記憶 都有著和暖滋味

成熟了辨別是非 改寫我日記

共你相對 不合情理

縱未完美 有缺陷美

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
謊言 (huǎngyán) /xwaŋ˧˥ jɛn˧˥/ B1	noun - lie, falsehood
刺穿 (cìchuān) /tsʰɿ˥ tʂʰwan˥/ B2	verb - to pierce, to penetrate
美滿 (měimǎn) /mei˨˩˦ man˨˩˦/ B2	adjective - happy and satisfying; perfect
光影 (guāngyǐng) /kwaŋ˥ jɪŋ˨˩˦/ B2	noun - light and shadow
往事 (wǎngshì) /waŋ˨˩˦ ʂʐ̩˥/ B1	noun - past events, bygone days
偷走 (tōuzǒu) /tʰou˥ tsou˨˩˦/ B2	verb - to steal away, to slip away
冷雨 (lěngyǔ) /lɤŋ˨˩˦ y˨˩˦/ B1	noun - cold rain
滔天 (tāotiān) /tʰau˥ tʰjɛn˥/ C1	adjective - overwhelming, immense
清洗 (qīngxǐ) /t͡ɕʰɪŋ˥ ɕi˨˩˦/ B1	verb - to wash, to clean
汚點 (wūdiǎn) /u˥ tjɛn˨˩˦/ B2	noun - stain, blemish
思念 (sīniàn) /sz̩˥ njɛn˥/ B1	verb - to miss, to think of
兑现 (duìxiàn) /tuei˥ ɕjɛn˥/ B2	verb - to fulfill (a promise), to honour
回歸 (huíguī) /xuei˧˥ kuei˥/ B2	verb - to return, to revert
原諒 (yuánliàng) /ɥɛn˧˥ ljɑŋ˥/ B1	verb - to forgive, to excuse
赦免 (shèmiǎn) /ʂɤ˥ mjɛn˨˩˦/ B2	verb - to pardon, to grant amnesty
勇氣 (yǒngqì) /jʊŋ˨˩˦ t͡ɕʰi˥/ B1	noun - courage, bravery
和暖 (hénuǎn) /xɤ˧˥ nwan˨˩˦/ B2	adjective - warm, mild
滋味 (zīwèi) /tsɿ˥ wei˥/ B1	noun - taste, flavor
成熟 (chéngshú) /t͡ʃʰɤŋ˧˥ ʂu˧˥/ B1	adjective - mature, ripe
辨別 (biànbié) /pjɛn˥ pjɛ˧˥/ B2	verb - to differentiate, to distinguish
是非 (shìfēi) /ʂʐ̩˥ fei˥/ B1	noun - right and wrong
改寫 (gǎixiě) /kai˨˩˦ ɕjɛ˨˩˦/ B2	verb - to rewrite, to revise
缺陷 (quēxiàn) /t͡ɕʰɥɛ˥ ɕjɛn˥/ B2	noun - defect, flaw
疼愛 (téng'ài) /tʰɤŋ˧˥ ai˥/ B1	verb - to love dearly, to be very fond of
鬥氣 (dòuqì) /tou˥ t͡ɕʰi˥/ B2	verb - to compete, to vie; to be petulant/sulky
誇張 (kuāzhāng) /kʰwa˥ tʂaŋ˥/ B1	adjective - exaggerated
覺悟 (juéwù) /t͡ɕɥœ˧˥ u˥/ B2	verb - to come to realize, to become aware
前非 (qiánfēi) /t͡ɕʰjɛn˧˥ fei˥/ C1	noun - past mistakes, former errors