1975

天才與白痴 Genius and Idiot

Sam Hui 許冠傑

A comic run through all the types of people in the world that keeps asking who is the genius and who is the fool. The theme song of the Hui brothers' 1975 film of the same name, sung in everyday spoken Cantonese.

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ni呢go個sai世gaai界seung上yau有jeng精jai仔yau有mung懵jai仔yau有lek叻jai仔saan散jai仔dou賭jai仔jung重yau有ngong戇geui居jai仔In this world there are sharp guys, dozy guys, clever guys, nobodies, gamblers, and dimwits too.

yau有seui衰jai仔yau有hou好jai仔faan反gwat骨jai仔din癲jai仔cheun蠢jai仔chung重bai弊gwo過baai敗ga家jai仔There are bad boys, good boys, turncoats, madmen, and fools even worse than a son who squanders the family fortune.

sai細man蚊jai仔chau臭fei飛jai仔jiu招hing卿jai仔leng靚jai仔da打jai仔lyun亂gam咁cheut出dou刀jai仔man問nei你dim點gam敢lyun亂saang生jai仔Little kids, punks, show-offs, pretty boys, thugs pulling knives left and right; how dare you go having kids?

bin邊go個hai係tin天choi才tin天choi才bin邊go個hai係baak白chi痴baak白chi痴Who's the genius (genius)? Who's the idiot (idiot)?

baan扮mung懵ding定cheun蠢choi才mou冇gam咁yi易wui會ji知a阿mau茂ji至ji知Playing dumb or really stupid? Not so easy to tell (only Ah Mau knows).

tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴nei你chi黐ding定ngo我chi黐tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴mou冇gam咁yi易wui會ji知tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴Genius and idiot: are you nuts, or am I? Genius and idiot: not so easy to tell. Genius and idiot.

ni呢go個sai世gaai界seung上yau有yun冤gwai鬼yau有wa嘩gwai鬼yau有gaan奸gwai鬼dou賭gwai鬼jaan盞gwai鬼jung重yau有haam咸sap濕gwai鬼In this world there are vengeful ghosts, loudmouths, crooks, gamblers, jokers, and dirty old men too.

yau有seui衰gwai鬼yau有yin煙gwai鬼sip攝cheng青gwai鬼saang生gwai鬼jong撞gwai鬼jong撞jeuk著go個mou冒sat失gwai鬼There are rotters, smokers, sneaks, live wires, and when your luck's out you bump into a clumsy oaf.

jeui醉jau酒gwai鬼diu吊heu靴gwai鬼chau醜sei死gwai鬼ga假gwai鬼jan真gwai鬼lyun亂gam咁gwai鬼da打gwai鬼man問nei你gau究ging竟gaau攪mat乜gwai鬼Drunks, hangers-on, shameless ones, fake ghosts, real ghosts, all fighting each other at random; what on earth are you all up to?

mat乜gwai鬼hai係tin天choi才tin天choi才mat乜gwai鬼hai係baak白chi痴baak白chi痴baan扮mung懵ding定cheun蠢choi才mou冇gam咁yi易wui會ji知a阿mau茂ji至ji知What the devil is a genius (genius)? What the devil is an idiot (idiot)? Playing dumb or really stupid? Not so easy to tell (only Ah Mau knows).

tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴nei你chi黐ding定ngo我chi黐tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴mou冇gam咁yi易wui會ji知tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴Genius and idiot: are you nuts, or am I? Genius and idiot: not so easy to tell. Genius and idiot.

ni呢go個sai世gaai界seung上yau有gin堅ye野yau有lau流ye野yau有jing精ye野wo喎ye野ja喳ye野jung重yau有daai大wok鑊ye野In this world there's real stuff, fake stuff, clever stuff, broken stuff, shoddy stuff, and big trouble too.

yau有seui衰ye野yau有hou好ye野yau有seun筍ye野gwai貴ye野jin賤ye野jeui最wa划gei忌jau就laai賴ye野There's bad stuff, good stuff, bargains, pricey stuff, cheap stuff, and worst of all is screwing up.

sing醒wai胃ye野lam林sam嬸ye野jeng正dau斗ye野leng靚ye野git杰ye野jeui最song爽jau就lou撈chou粗ye野kok確hai係ying認jan真m唔siu少ye野Tasty stuff, soft stuff, top-notch stuff, pretty stuff, heavy stuff; most fun of all is the crude stuff; there really is a lot of stuff.

mat乜ye野hai係tin天choi才tin天choi才mat乜ye野hai係baak白chi痴baak白chi痴baan扮mung懵ding定cheun蠢choi才mou冇gam咁yi易wui會ji知a阿mau茂ji至ji知What's genius (genius)? What's idiocy (idiot)? Playing dumb or really stupid? Not so easy to tell (only Ah Mau knows).

tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴nei你chi黐ding定ngo我chi黐tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴mou冇gam咁yi易wui會ji知Genius and idiot: are you nuts, or am I? Genius and idiot: not so easy to tell.

tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴tin天choi才yu與baak白chi痴Genius and idiot, genius and idiot, genius and idiot.

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