笑住喊 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: gareth.t

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is about connecting with its culture and emotions, and Gareth.T's “笑住喊” is a perfect gateway to the heart of modern Cantopop. This song is special because it uses everyday, colloquial Cantonese to talk about a universal human experience: the bittersweet release of 'crying with a smile'. By listening, you can pick up authentic phrases and a deeper understanding of how emotions are expressed in Hong Kong, all wrapped in a catchy, retro-inspired tune.

[English]

When you shout, I want to laugh at you.

When you shout, I'll shout loudly too.

Anything makes you so mad? Wait, I'll hold you and kiss you back.

Don't be afraid to cry. Just treat me like a soft tissue.

Cry, cry until your nose runs two inches.

Let that drip down, and remember to keep smiling.

Even if we say we need to cry,

We'll still laugh and cry at the same time. Shine when we shout.

To be happy, you gotta fight and shout, my love.

Baby, just cry like that.

Not loud enough? Don't dodge the issue.

Be a big crybaby of happiness.

This heatwave, like a drought, makes tears fall and wet everything.

Youth isn't afraid of teary eyes.

Even if reality is bitter, soak it with hot tears.

Don't pretend to be okay when you're unhappy.

Stop pretending, it's absurd—cry out bravely through your tears.

After crying out your sadness, it'll drift away.

...

Yeah, arguing is kind of fun—balancing the tables and fighting hard enough to cry is even better.

Love, speak honestly from the heart. Instead of pretending, count only to each other.

Love without pretending. This is real, no eye drops involved.

Your watery eyes, the most beautiful reaction in the world.

Soaking wet, cherish the feelings of spring sadness and autumn melancholy.

A youthful song, just simple and free-spirited.

Autumn, Copenhagen, riding alone, on the beach—this letter is for you.

Capturing that forever true you.

Cry until your nose runs two inches.

Let it fall on me, and remember to keep smiling.

Even if we say we need to cry,

We'll still laugh and cry at the same time. Shine when we shout.

To be happy, you gotta fight and shout, my love.

Onion, tears keep falling.

Not loud enough? Don't dodge the issue.

Be a big crybaby of happiness.

This heatwave, like a drought, makes tears fall and wet everything.

Youth isn't afraid of teary eyes.

Even if reality is bitter, soak it with hot tears.

Teary eyes, both sweet and bitter, shine even brighter.

Cry out fearlessly in one go.

The house in winter feels so down.

Sneaking a cry at the faucet.

Every year, I yell and cry out loud.

Long streams of tears falling through a thousand-year-old stone.

Talking about wanting to cry.

Not loud enough? Don't dodge the issue.

Joyfully shout until you're full.

This heatwave, like a drought, makes tears fall and wet everything.

Tears mixed with tears, men have moist eyes.

Reality is bitter. Use hot tears to cover it.

Tears, both sweet and bitter, shine even more brilliantly.

Tears in the eyes deserve applause.

Red hearts, eyes full of emotion.

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[Chinese]

你一喊 我好想唧你笑

你一喊 我都會大聲喊

有乜嘢 咁激氣你等我攬你錫返啖

怕乜喊 快將我當一塊柔軟嘅紙巾

喊呢 喊到 滴兩吋鼻涕

滴正落我度記得繼續笑

就算 我哋話要喊

都笑住喊 應喊就喊

想快樂要先搏命喊 my love

BB 仔噉喊

未夠大聲 咪避重就輕

快樂做大喊包

這熱浪大旱 落滴淚潤濕

年輕不怕腫眼

就算現實係苦 用熱淚面敷

唔開心咪死撐

唔該收聲真荒誕 叫眼淚勇敢狂喊

流完悲傷會散

Yeah 嗌交幾好 反面反枱 嗌到要爆喊仲好

情愛講堅講真心 愛到兩個去互數

愛不假裝 呢鋪嚟真 冇帶眼藥水

你水汪汪 世界最靚 一種反應

整濕嗮 好好珍惜傷春悲秋感性

青春的歌 只需一些簡簡單單率性

秋天 哥本哈根 單⾞ 沙灘 這一封信

記載那個永遠摯真的你

喊到 滴兩吋鼻涕

滴正落我度記得繼續笑

就算 我哋話要喊

都笑住喊 應喊就喊

想快樂要先搏命喊 my love

洋蔥捽捽眼

未夠大聲 咪避重就輕

快樂做大喊包

這熱浪大旱 落滴淚潤濕

年輕不怕腫眼

就算現實係苦 用熱淚面敷

流出又甜又苦的眼淚更璀燦

無懼地喊一餐

回南間屋好 down

龍頭花灑偷偷喊

年年叱吒要喊

悠悠長涙滴穿千歲巨岩

講起想喊

未夠大聲 咪避重就輕

快樂盡力喊飽

這熱浪大旱 落滴淚潤濕

含淚叫好 男人濕濕眼

現實係苦 用熱淚面敷

流出又甜又苦的眼淚更璀燦

流淚眼要畀讚

紅紅心心兩眼

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
喊 /haːm/ A1	verb - to cry, to shout
笑 /siːu/ A1	verb - to smile, to laugh
快樂 /faɪ lɔk/ A2	adjective - happy
眼淚 /ŋaːn lɵy/ B1	noun - tears
現實 /jiːn sɪt/ B1	noun - reality
苦 /fu/ A1	adjective - bitter
年輕 /niːŋ hɐp/ A2	adjective - young
悲傷 /piː sœːŋ/ B2	noun - sadness
濕 /sɪp/ A2	adjective - wet
熱浪 /jɪt lɔːŋ/ B2	noun - heatwave
大旱 /daː hɔn/ B2	noun - severe drought
真心 /tʃɐn sɐm/ B1	noun - sincerity
愛 /ɔi/ A1	verb - love noun - love
勇敢 /jʊŋ gon/ B1	adjective - brave
荒誕 /fɔːŋ tan/ C1	adjective - absurd

Key Grammar Structures

• 你一喊 我都會大聲喊

  ➔ Use of 會 (huì) to express future intention or possibility

  ➔ The particle 會 (huì) indicates that the action '喊' (shout) is going to happen or be performed in the future.

• 有乜嘢 咁激氣你等我攬你錫返啖

  ➔ Use of 咁 (gám) to denote degree or extent, similar to 'so' or 'such as'

  ➔ 咁 (gám) intensifies the adjective 激氣 (jām héi), meaning 'so irritated' or 'such anger'.

• 用熱淚面敷

  ➔ Use of 用 (yòng) to indicate the means or method by which an action is performed

  ➔ 用 (yòng) introduces the means of '用熱淚面敷' (using hot tears to cover or soothe), meaning 'to soothe with tears'.

• 流淚更璀燦

  ➔ Use of 更 (gèng) to indicate 'more' or 'even more' in comparative contexts

  ➔ 更 (gèng) emphasizes that the tears are 'even more' bright and radiant when they flow, compared to before.

• 流完悲傷會散

  ➔ Use of 會 (huì) to indicate the future or a natural consequence

  ➔ The phrase 會散 (huì sàn) suggests that after crying, the sadness will naturally disperse or disappear over time.