古巨基 - 花灑

為了要搏世界讚美　便苦惱
wai liu jiu bok sai gaai zaan mei bin fu nou
for want to seize the world's praise then distressed
害怕永遠也做不到
hoi paa wing jyun jaa zou bat dou
afraid forever also cannot achieve
忘掉了偶爾懶理世界　或會更好
mong diu liu ngau ji laan lei sai gaai waak wui gang hou
forgot sometimes to care less the world perhaps will be even better
期望要有這個與那個　像匹布
kei mong jiu jau ze go jyu naa go zoeng pat bou
expect to must have this one and that one resembles fabric
被剪碎飛舞
bei zin seoi fei mou
being cut into pieces flutter in the air
盲目了兩眼也但求　要拾到
maang muk liu loeng ngaan jaa daan kau jiu sap dou
blinded in both eyes also but seek the need to collect them

*何必要做奴隸
ho bit jiu zou nou dai
why certainly need to be a slave
無需要為失去了的執迷
mou seoi jiu wai sat heoi liu dik zap mai
no need for lost to be obsessed
輪流涼或暖像四季　做人做過世
leon lau loeng waak nyun zoeng sei gwai zou jan zou gwo sai
alternate cold or warm like the four seasons be a person for a lifetime
漫長年月有路軌
maan coeng nin jyut jau lou gwai
very long years and months have a track
人總想擁有東西
jan zung soeng jung jau dong sai
people always want to process omething
要是代價高　越令心中牽繫
jiu si doi gaa gou jyut ling sam zung hin hai
if the cost is high the more it makes the heart drawn in and attached
擔憂要是無謂　拿花灑洗禮*
daam jau jiu si mou wai naa faa saa sai lai
worrying if pointless use the shower head to ritually clean

為了要與某某愛上　便希冀
wai liu jiu jyu mau mau oi soeng bin hei kei
for want to fall in love with so-and-so then to hope
為了挫折過　便緊記
wai liu co zit gwo bin gan gei
for having setbacks then firmly remember
全為貢獻過　要有報答　便有對比
cyun wai gung hin gwo jiu jau bou daap bin jau deoi bei
completely for having contributed need to have repayment then to have comparison
全為看中過　發覺看錯　便生氣
cyun wai hon zung gwo faat gok hon co bin sang hei
completely for having selected realize misinterpreted then get angry
甚麼叫天理
sam mo giu tin lei
what is known as natural order
忘掉奮鬥過要隨緣　信命理
mong diu fan dau gwo jiu ceoi jyun seon ming lei
forgot strived for need to depend on fate believe in destiny

*何必要做奴隸
無需要為失去了的執迷
輪流涼或暖像四季　做人做過世
漫長年月有路軌
人總想擁有東西
要是代價高　越令心中牽繫
擔憂要是無謂　拿花灑洗禮*

沙發自在自在齊齊坐
so faa zi zoi zi zoi cai cai co
sofa comfortable comfortable together sit
拿去它都總可去站去跑　無謂靠甚麼
naa heoi taa dou zung ho heoi zaam heoi paau mou wai kaau sam mo
take it away also always can go stand go run pointless to rely on what
何不將一切拋低
ho bat zoeng jat cai paau dai
why not take everything to cast away
志願大過天　亦像世上螻蟻
zi jyun daai gwo tin jik zoeng sai soeng lau ngai
aspiration bigger than the sky also resembles the world's mole crickets and ants
星星永未流逝
sing sing wing mei lau sai
stars always not yet elapse
如只可感嘆它美麗
jyu zi ho gam taan taa mei lai
if only can lament their beauty
得到也是無謂
dak dou jaa si mou wai
obtained also is pointless
負擔高過天際
fu daam gou gwo tin zai
burden is taller than horizon



~ translation by ch4nges