心亂如麻 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 衛蘭

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Cantonese with Janice Vidal's classic "心亂如麻." This song is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the language, featuring heartfelt lyrics by Albert Leung that beautifully articulate the pain and confusion of a love in decline. Its evocative storytelling and Janice's captivating vocals make it a perfect piece for understanding nuanced expressions of sadness and longing in Cantonese.

[English]

I wanted to celebrate our first kiss

But you started to distance yourself from me

If you felt timid

Would you have rejected me?

If you wanted to find me

You would call and arrange to meet again

If you genuinely liked me, or were just trying to placate me

Even a three-year-old can tell now

That you don't want me, you won't even look for me

Just a few days of change, like slapping me thousands of times

Could our kiss and embrace have caused such a deviation?

If you don't want to be with me, please tell me the truth

...

I hope you're just lazy with love

That's why you've ignored me for so many days

My mood is plummeting every second

What did I do wrong?

You used to cherish me so much

After the pleasure, you humiliate me

I've asked myself if I was selfishly happy, if I was worried from low self-esteem

Now I just want to know clearly

That you don't want me, you won't even look for me

Just a few days of change, like slapping me thousands of times

Could our kiss and embrace have caused such a deviation?

If you don't want to be with me, please tell me the truth

I don't have the courage to cling to you, my heart is a mess

Go back, go back, let my wounds scar over

Is it that you don't want me? Is it that you won't look for me?

Just a few days of change, like slapping me thousands of times

Could our kiss and embrace have caused such a deviation?

If you don't want to be with me, then just tell me the truth

...

[Chinese]

因初吻著你想慶賀

你卻開始疏遠我

假使你是覺得怯懦

你會不會拒絕我?

你有意欲去找我

你會通電再會過

如實在認真喜歡我 或是有心敷衍我

如今只有三歲都清楚

是你不想我啦 甚至不找我啦

無非幾天變化 就像刮我幾千巴

難道你共我親吻抱擁 之後竟有偏差

不想和我好 請求直説真話

很想你是愛得懶惰

至會多天不理我

心境正逐秒鐘跌墮

我哪一樣有做錯

過去你極愛惜我

快慰之後侮辱我

曾自問自私開心過 自問自卑擔心過

如今的我 只要知清楚

是你不想我啦 甚至不找我啦

無非幾天變化 就像刮我幾千巴

難道你共我親吻抱擁 之後竟有偏差

不想和我好 請求直説真話

沒有膽色纏你 心亂如麻

回去吧 回去吧 來讓我傷口結疤

是你不想我嗎? 是你不找我嗎?

無非幾天變化 就像刮我幾千巴

難道你共我親吻抱擁之後竟有偏差

不想和我好 不如直說真話

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
親吻 /qīnwěn/ B1	noun - kiss verb - to kiss
慶賀 /qìnghè/ B2	verb - to celebrate
疏遠 /shūyuǎn/ B2	verb - to alienate; to become estranged
拒絕 /jùjué/ B2	verb - to refuse
意欲 /yìyù/ B2	noun - desire; intention
認真 /rènzhēn/ B1	adjective - serious
喜歡 /xǐhuān/ A2	verb - to like
變化 /biànhuà/ B1	noun - change; transformation
親吻 /qīnwěn/ B1	noun - kiss verb - to kiss
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
真話 /zhēnhuà/ B2	noun - truth
傷口 /shāngkǒu/ B2	noun - wound
結疤 /jiébā/ C1	verb - to scar; to form a scar
纏 /chán/ C2	verb - to bind; to wrap around
懶惰 /lǎnduò/ B2	adjective - lazy

Key Grammar Structures

• 你卻開始疏遠我

  ➔ The use of '卻' indicates a contrast or unexpected result.

  ➔ The phrase '你卻開始疏遠我' translates to 'You unexpectedly started to distance yourself from me.'

• 你會不會拒絕我?

  ➔ The structure '會不會' is used to form a question about possibility.

  ➔ The phrase '你會不會拒絕我?' translates to 'Will you reject me?'

• 如今只有三歲都清楚

  ➔ The phrase '如今' indicates the current time or situation.

  ➔ The phrase '如今只有三歲都清楚' translates to 'Even a three-year-old can understand it now.'

• 不想和我好 請求直説真話

  ➔ The phrase '不想' indicates a lack of desire or intention.

  ➔ The phrase '不想和我好 請求直説真話' translates to 'If you don't want to be good with me, please tell me the truth directly.'

• 心亂如麻

  ➔ The phrase '如麻' is a simile indicating a state of confusion.

  ➔ The phrase '心亂如麻' translates to 'My heart is as chaotic as hemp.'