陳奕迅 - 苦瓜

共你乾杯再舉箸　突然間相看莞爾
gung nei gon bui zoi geoi zyu dat jin gaan zoeng hon wun ji
with you 'toast a drink' then raise chopsticks suddenly look at each other with a smile
盤中透著那味兒
pun zung tau zoek naa mei ji
in the dish revealing that flavor
大概今生有些事　是提早都不可以
daai koi gam saang jau se si si tai zou dou bat ho ji
generally this life some matters cannot be advanced
明白其妙處
ming baak kei miu cyu
understand the intriguing part

就像你當日痛心她回絕一番美意
zau zoeng nei dong jat tung sam taa wui zyut jat faan mei ji
resembles your heartache that day she turned down the nice gesture
怎發現你從情劫亦能學懂開解與寬恕
zam faat jin nei cung cing gip jik nang hok dung hoi gaai jyu fun syu
how to discover from hijacking emotions you also can learn to console and forgive
也像我很糾結的公事
jaa zoeng ngo han gau git dik gung si
also resembles my very entangled work matters
此際回頭看　原來並沒有事
ci zai wui tau hon jyun loi bing mut jau si
as a result turn around to look yet actually nothing happened

*真想不到當初我們也討厭吃苦瓜
zan soeng bat dou dong co ngo mun jaa tou jim hek fu gwaa
really hard to imagine originally we also dislike to eat bitter melon
今天竟吃得出那睿智愈來愈記掛
gam tin ging hek dak ceot naa jeoi zi jyu loi jyu gei gwaa
today actually can taste that wisdom miss it more and more
開始時捱一些苦　栽種絕處的花
hoi ci si ngaai jat se fu zoi zung zyut cyu dik faa
when beginning endure some bitterness grow an extinct flower
幸得艱辛的引路　甜蜜不致太寡
hang dak gaan san dik jan lou tim mat bat zi taai gwaa
fortunate to obtain the guide for hardships sweetness is not too plain

青春的快餐只要求快不理哪一家
cing ceon dik faai caan zi jiu kau faai bat lei naa jat gaa
the fast food from youthful days only request quick do not care which one
哪有玩味的空檔來欣賞細緻淡雅
naa jau waan mei dik hung dong loi jan soeng sai zi daam ngaa
when will have free time to contemplate to admire elegant details
到大悟大徹將虎嚥的昇華
dou daai ng daai cit zoeng fu jin dik sing waa
until 'enlightenment' to splendidly raise the rank of tiger's spit
等消化學沏茶　至共你覺得苦也　不太差*
dang siu faa hok cai caa zi gung nei gok dak fu jaa bat taai caa
wait to digest learn to brew tea then with you feel bitterness also is not too inferior

下半生竟再開學　入迷的終於醒覺
haa bun saang ging zoi hoi hok jap mai dik zung jyu sing gok
second half of life unexpectedly start school again enchanted ones eventually awaken
移走最後的死角
ji zau zeoi hau dik sei gok
shift from the final dead end
用痛苦烘托歡樂　讓餘甘彰顯險惡
jung tung fu hong tok fun lok joeng jyu gam zoeng hin him ok
use suffering to offset merriment let excess tangyness display viciousness
如藝壇傑作
jyu ngai taan git zok
as a masterpiece of the art world

就像我一直聽香夭從未沾濕眼角
zau zoeng ngo jat zik ting hoeng jiu cung mei zim sap ngaan gok
resembling me to continuously listen the gentle fragrance never steep into the corner of eye
仔細地看神壇裡木紋什麼精巧也不覺
zi sai dei hon san taan leoi muk man sam mo zing haau jaa bat gok
attentively look at the spiritual altar's wood grain how exquisite also is not aware
卻在某蕭瑟晚秋深夜
koek zoi mau siu sat maan cau sam je
however during a certain desolate autumn late evening
忽爾明瞭了　而黃葉便碎落
fat ji ming liu liu ji wong jip bin seoi lok
suddenly understood and then yellow leaves fragmentary fall

*真想不到當初我們也討厭吃苦瓜
今天竟吃得出那睿智愈來愈記掛
開始時捱一些苦　栽種絕處的花
幸得艱辛的引路　甜蜜不致太寡

青春的快餐只要求快不理哪一家
哪有玩味的空檔來欣賞細緻淡雅
到大悟大徹將虎嚥的昇華　
等消化學沏茶　至共你覺得苦也　不太差*

做人沒有苦澀可以嗎
zou jan mut jau fu gip ho ji maa
being human is it possible to not have bitterness
真想不到當初我們也討厭吃苦瓜
zan soeng bat dou dong co ngo mun jaa tou jim hek fu gwaa
really hard to imagine originally we also dislike to eat bitter melon
當睇清世間所有定理又何用再怕
dong tai cing sai gaan so jau ding lei jau ho jung zoi paa
when clearly see all of the world's established theories then why fear anymore
珍惜淡定的心境　苦過後更加清
zan sik daam ding dik sam ging fu gwo hau gang gaa cing
treasure the calm and confident mental state of mind after bitter passes even clearer
萬般過去亦無味但有領會留下
maan bun gwo heoi jik mou mei daan jau ling wui lau haa
ten of thousands pass also tasteless but does leave behind understanding

今天先記得聽過人說這叫半生瓜
gam tin sin gei dak ting gwo jan syut ze giu bun saang gwaa
today only remember hearing people say this is called half a lifetime melon
那意味著它的美年輕不會洞察嗎
naa ji mei zoek taa dik mei nin heng bat wui dung caat maa
does that implies it is beautifully young unlikely to clearly notice
到大悟大徹將一切都昇華
dou daai ng daai cit zoeng jat cai dou sing waa
until 'enlightenment' to splendidly raise the rank of everything
這一秒坐擁晚霞　我共你覺得苦也　不太差
ze jat miu co jung maan haa ngo gung nei gok dak fu jaa bat taai caa
this one second sitting embraced by sunset glow you and me feel bitterness also is not too inferior



~ translation by yes4me