我不是偉人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳小春

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Cantonese with Jordan Chan's powerful ballad, "我不是偉人." This song offers a raw and relatable exploration of heartbreak, challenging the notion of being a "perfect" ex-lover. Through its sincere lyrics and melancholic melody, you can learn authentic expressions of lingering pain and complex emotions in Cantonese, making it an excellent piece to connect with the language's nuanced emotional delivery and Jordan Chan's unique vocal storytelling.

[English]

I'm not willing to wish you two a happy love

Isn't it strange? Wanting to dissect it apart

Even if an ex-lover pretends to be just a friend

Who cares if I act sweet or obedient

Willing to bless you is like letting go of you

Or willing to forgive, even if it hurts me

Never truly parting, pouring my good heart out to wait for you

The pride I keep still wants to be carved into my bones until death

Unable to let go, forgetting that selfishness isn't love

Still harboring selfishness, still making you worry about me for the rest of your life

Great enough that even feeling inferior is human

Unable to sincerely be open-minded and noble to be a hero

Forgive my ruthlessness, unlimited generosity isn't love

Only with sincerity is it hard to fake oneself and cover the conscience

Just think I’m petty and cruel

Unfinished feelings, always harboring resentment, I tell the truth

...

I never imagined you’d value me so much

Could it be that blessing you makes you better off?

Why must I distort my nature and be myself

Is it that I have to sing love songs for you out of grievance?

Honestly, forgetting that selfishness isn't love

Still harboring selfishness, still making you worry about me for the rest of your life

Great enough that even feeling inferior is human

Unable to sincerely be open-minded and noble to be a hero

Forgive my ruthlessness, unlimited generosity isn't love

Only with sincerity is it hard to fake oneself and cover the conscience

I once cherished you like a god

But love always leaves some resentment, I tell the truth

Unable to let go, forgetting that selfishness isn't love

Still harboring selfishness, still making you worry about me for the rest of your life

Great enough that even feeling inferior is human

Unable to sincerely be open-minded and noble to be a hero

Forgive my ruthlessness, unlimited generosity isn't love

Only with sincerity is it hard to fake oneself and cover the conscience

You can think I’m petty and cruel

Once perfectly matched, but lacked the virtue to stay together, now just a suitable match

...

[Chinese]

不肯祝你兩人戀愛愉快

是否很古怪 要去肢解

舊情人即使假裝好友狀態

誰又希罕我賣口乖

肯祝福你有如肯放下你

還是肯寬恕 對我不起

未別離 花光好心地去待你

留下的骨氣 還是想刻骨至死

無法死心 忘掉自私非愛人

還有私心 仍能令你為我牽掛餘生

偉大到自卑也是人

無法誠懇豁達做偉人

恕我狠心 無限大方非愛人

還有真心 才難偽裝自己遮蓋良心

你就當我小氣殘忍

餘情未了 總有記恨 我講真

真想不到你如此看重我

難道祝福你 你更好過

我為何必須扭曲本性做我

難道委屈我來為你點播情歌

如要講真 忘掉自私非愛人

還有私心 仍能令你為我牽掛餘生

偉大到自卑也是人

無法誠懇豁達做偉人

恕我狠心 無限大方非愛人

還有真心 才難偽裝自己遮蓋良心

我待你曾恩厚像神

然而為愛總有記恨 我講真

無法死心 忘掉自私非愛人

還有私心 仍能令你為我牽掛餘生

偉大到自卑也是人

無法誠懇豁達做個偉人

恕我狠心 無限大方非愛人

還有真心 才難偽裝自己遮蓋良心

你就當我小氣殘忍

從前絕配 不夠道行 變配襯

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
戀愛 /liàn'ài/ B1	verb - to be in love; to have a love affair noun - love affair; romance
古怪 /ɡǔɡuài/ B2	adjective - eccentric; odd; strange
肢解 /zhījiě/ C1	verb - to dismember; to dissect
假裝 /jiǎzhuāng/ B1	verb - to pretend; to feign; to simulate
祝福 /zhùfú/ B1	verb - to wish well; to invoke blessing
放下 /fàngxià/ B1	verb - to put down; to release; to let go
寬恕 /kuānshù/ B2	verb - to forgive; to pardon
別離 /biélí/ B2	verb - to part; to leave noun - parting; separation
骨氣 /gǔqì/ B2	noun - integrity; moral strength; backbone
刻骨 /kègǔ/ C1	adjective - deeply; unforgettable
自私 /zìsī/ B1	adjective - selfish
私心 /sīxīn/ B2	noun - selfish motives; personal considerations
牽掛 /qiānguà/ B2	verb - to worry about; to be concerned about
偉大 /wěidà/ B2	adjective - great; mighty; grand
自卑 /zìbēi/ B2	adjective - feeling inferior; self-abased
誠懇 /chéngkěn/ B2	adjective - sincere; honest
豁達 /huòdá/ C1	adjective - open-minded; optimistic; generous
狠心 /hěnxīn/ B2	adjective - ruthless; heartless
大方 /dàfāng/ A2	adjective - generous; magnanimous
偽裝 /wěizhuāng/ B2	verb - to disguise; to feign; to pretend
遮蓋 /zhēgài/ B2	verb - to cover; to conceal
良心 /liángxīn/ B1	noun - conscience
小氣 /xiǎoqì/ A2	adjective - stingy; petty; mean
殘忍 /cánrěn/ B2	adjective - cruel; ruthless; brutal
恩厚 /ēn hòu/ C1	adjective - deeply kind, benevolent
記恨 /jìhèn/ B2	verb - to bear a grudge; to harbor resentment
扭曲 /niǔqū/ B2	verb - to distort; to twist
本性 /běnxìng/ B1	noun - nature; natural disposition
委屈 /wěiqu/ B1	adjective - wronged; aggrieved
道行 /dàohéng/ C2	noun - spiritual power; attainment (Buddhism)
絕配 /juépèi/ B2	noun - perfect match

Key Grammar Structures

• 未別離

  ➔ Negation with '未' + verb to indicate 'not yet' or 'not' in the context of action.

  ➔ The character **未** is used to negate or indicate that something has not happened yet.

• 肯祝福你

  ➔ Use of '肯' + verb to express willingness or acceptance of doing something.

  ➔ The word **肯** indicates willingness or acceptance to do the action expressed by the verb.

• 令人牽掛

  ➔ Use of '令人' + verb/adjective to indicate causing someone to feel or do something.

  ➔ The phrase **令人牽掛** means 'to make someone feel concerned or to leave someone thinking about you.'

• 自私非愛人

  ➔ Negation of noun + '非' + noun to mean 'not' or 'is not' in formal or written Chinese.

  ➔ The structure **非** + noun is used to negate or deny the identity or nature of the noun.

• 變配襯

  ➔ Use of '變' + noun to indicate change or adaptation of something.

  ➔ The character **變** signifies change, transformation, or adaptation related to the following noun.