自我安慰 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 古巨基,張天賦

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt emotions of '自我安慰' (Self-comfort), a poignant Cantopop ballad by Leo Ku and MC Cheung Tin Fu. This song offers a beautiful insight into Cantonese lyrical expression, especially in conveying complex feelings about heartbreak and resilience. Listen closely to the poetic lines by renowned lyricist Lin Xi and the intricate vocal harmonies of two generations of 'falsetto kings,' making it a perfect piece to appreciate the beauty and depth of the Cantonese language and its music.

[English]

Being sick can be a vacation, unread books keep me company at home

If the flight is suddenly delayed, I can watch the sunset

Even if pricked, I'm not afraid, I'll treat the bloody hands as if picking flowers

Even if insomnia is unbearable, I can still meditate for a bit

The pain of breaking up with you is good practice

Nothing will be harder for me later

Being with you is still a good result

Leaving, I got freedom, it doesn't matter

The suffering is to make me cherish this floating world

Being able to cry proves the past wasn't in vain

Not being able to stay allows us to find a brand new relationship

Memories are a gift, enabling me to cultivate myself in the future

I finally realize that I don't need to let go of the beautiful glow with you

We should be grateful that we are both still alive

Love is still like changing seasons, I can still self-soothe

Always thinking on the bright side, having the cultivation of saying goodbye

I can withstand several battles, no matter how hard it is later

Only because of you do I know what counts as pain

Separation, I can get freedom, it doesn't matter

Suffering is to make me cherish everything

Being able to cry proves the past wasn't in vain

Heartbreak allows us to find a brand new relationship

Memories are a gift, enabling me to cultivate myself in the future

I finally realize that I don't need to let go of the beautiful glow with you

We should be grateful that we are both still alive

Love is still like changing seasons, I can still self-soothe

Still alive

Love is still like changing seasons, I can still self-soothe

[Chinese]

是 病了也可當渡假 未看的書陪我在家

班機忽然被延遲 可 觀看落霞

就算刺傷也未怕 滿手鮮紅當摘花

即使失眠極難捱 仍可冥想一下

與你分手的痛楚 當作練習都不錯

日後 更苦都不會難倒我

共你 仍堪稱好結果

離開 我得到自由沒關係

難受是為了使我珍惜這浮世

能流淚證實前事 不算枉費

留不低 令彼此找到全新關係

回憶 贈給我未來能修為

才頓悟共你美好光輝 不用去放低

該感激彼此也 仍然在世

談情仍像換季 仍能自我 安慰

永遠都找好處想 有了道別的修養

日後 再苦都可以捱幾仗

為你 才知怎先算傷

分開 可得到自由 沒關係

難受是為了使我珍惜這一切

能流淚證實前事 不算枉費

失戀 令彼此找到全新關係

追憶 贈給我未來能修為

才頓悟共你美好光輝不用去放低

該感激彼此也 仍然在世

談情仍像換季 仍能自我 安慰

仍然在世

談情仍像換季 仍能自我 安慰

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
病 /bìng/ B1	noun - illness, disease
渡假 /dùjià/ B2	noun - vacation, holiday
書 /shū/ A2	noun - book
班機 /bānjī/ B2	noun - flight
延遲 /yánchí/ B2	verb - to delay, to postpone
落霞 /luòxiá/ B2	noun - setting sun glow, afterglow of sunset
刺傷 /cìshāng/ B2	noun - stab wound, injury caused by stabbing
鮮紅 /xiānhóng/ B2	adjective - bright red, vivid red
摘花 /zhāihuā/ B2	verb, noun - to pluck flowers / flower picking
失眠 /shīmián/ B1	noun - insomnia, inability to sleep
冥想 /míngxiǎng/ B2	verb, noun - meditation, to meditate
痛楚 /tòngchǔ/ B2	noun - suffering, pain
練習 /liànxí/ A2	noun, verb - practice, to practice
後 /hòu/ A1	noun, adverb - after, behind
自由 /zìyóu/ A2	noun - freedom, liberty
關係 /guānxì/ A2	noun - relationship, connection
回憶 /huíyì/ B2	noun - recollection, memories
修為 /xiūwéi/ C1	noun - cultivation, self-improvement

Key Grammar Structures

• 即使失眠極難捱 仍可冥想一下

  ➔ 即使...也... (Even if... still...)

  ➔ This structure expresses concession, indicating that the action or situation occurs **despite** the condition.

• 留不低 令彼此找到全新關係

  ➔ 令 (lìng): To cause or make someone do something

  ➔ This verb indicates causation, where the subject causes another person or thing to do or become something.

• 与你分手的痛楚 當作練習都不錯

  ➔ 的... (possessive or descriptive marker)

  ➔ This grammatical particle links nouns to form possessive or descriptive phrases.

• 再苦都可以捱幾仗

  ➔ 都... (Even... / All...)

  ➔ This adverb emphasizes inclusiveness or completeness, meaning 'even' or 'all' under certain circumstances.

• 談情仍像換季 仍能自我安慰

  ➔ 仍然 (Still / Yet)

  ➔ This adverb indicates continuity or persistence of an action or state over time.