1989

我恨我痴心 I Hate My Foolish Heart

Andy Lau 劉德華

A rock song about being torn between hating and loving someone who has grown tired of you. A Cantonese version of Joan Jett's I Hate Myself for Loving You, from Andy Lau's 1989 album, it is a fixture of his concerts.

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jok昨ye夜chang曾laap立sai誓lei離bit別nei你Last night I swore I would leave you.

nei你yim厭liu了ngo我yau又wa話ngo我fat乏mei味You grew tired of me and said I was dull,

yau又jik藉jeuk著fat乏mei味jeung將ngo我lou路seung上wai遺hei棄then used dullness as your excuse to abandon me by the roadside.

jok昨yat日yau有seung雙sau手kwai攜jeuk著nei你Yesterday another pair of hands was holding yours;

ngo我faat發gok覺ngo我lok落leui淚ngo我dou妒gei忌I found myself in tears, I was jealous.

seung想gan跟nei你fan分lei離jeung將nei你jeun盡leung量mong忘gei記I want to break away from you and forget you as best I can.

ngo我yun怨yung勇hei氣chung匆chung匆bat不yu預bei備I blame my courage for being caught unprepared;

joi再chi次gin見nei你han狠sam心bat不loi來naan難sing勝lei利when I see you again I can't harden my heart, and I can't win.

yik亦oi愛yik亦han恨chi似lung籠lou牢bei被kwan困Loving and hating, trapped as if in a cage.

yiu要fong放hei棄nei你waak或si是jip接sau受ming命wan運Should I give you up, or accept my fate?

sam心gaan間jin戰jang爭si使ngo我sat實joi在naan難gwo過The war in my heart leaves me truly miserable.

mei未han恨nei你fu負yi義ngo我han恨ngo我chi癡sam心I don't hate you for betraying me; I hate my foolish heart.

laang冷mok漠ching情daam淡bok薄chyun全jou做jok作The coldness and fading love were all an act;

nei你jaak責gwaai怪ngo我mak默mak默ngo我yik亦sau受lok落you blamed me, and I quietly took it,

ji只seung想wui會bou保lau留seung相oi愛mung夢waan幻wong王gwok國only wanting to keep our dream kingdom of love.

jam怎ji知yau有seung雙sau手wai圍jeuk著nei你Who knew another pair of arms would be around you,

gang更yu與ngo我pung碰min面daan但si是ngo我yik亦jaam暫bei避and you'd even run into me, while I kept out of the way?

seung想gan跟nei你fan分lei離jeung將nei你jeun盡leung量mong忘gei記I want to break away from you and forget you as best I can.

ngo我yun怨yung勇hei氣chung匆chung匆bat不yu預bei備I blame my courage for being caught unprepared;

joi再chi次gin見nei你han狠sam心bat不loi來naan難sing勝lei利when I see you again I can't harden my heart, and I can't win.

yik亦oi愛yik亦han恨chi似lung籠lou牢bei被kwan困Loving and hating, trapped as if in a cage.

yiu要fong放hei棄nei你waak或si是jip接sau受ming命wan運Should I give you up, or accept my fate?

sam心gaan間jin戰jang爭si使ngo我sat實joi在naan難gwo過The war in my heart leaves me truly miserable.

mei未han恨nei你fu負yi義ngo我han恨ngo我chi癡sam心I don't hate you for betraying me; I hate my foolish heart.

ngo我yun怨yung勇hei氣kyut缺fat乏liu了yu預bei備I blame my courage for not being prepared;

joi再chi次gin見nei你han狠sam心bat不loi來naan難sing勝lei利when I see you again I can't harden my heart, and I can't win.

yik亦oi愛yik亦han恨chi似lung籠lou牢bei被kwan困Loving and hating, trapped as if in a cage.

yiu要fong放hei棄nei你waak或si是jip接sau受ming命wan運Should I give you up, or accept my fate?

sam心gaan間jin戰jang爭si使ngo我sat實joi在naan難gwo過The war in my heart leaves me truly miserable.

mei未han恨nei妳him欠ngo我ngo我han恨ngo我oi愛cho錯I don't hate you for what you owe me; I hate myself for loving the wrong one.

yik亦oi愛yik亦han恨chi似lung籠lou牢bei被kwan困Loving and hating, trapped as if in a cage.

yiu要fong放hei棄nei妳waak或si是jip接sau受ming命wan運Should I give you up, or accept my fate?

sam心gaan間jin戰jang爭si使ngo我sat實joi在naan難gwo過The war in my heart leaves me truly miserable.

mei未han恨nei你fu負yi義ngo我han恨ngo我chi癡sam心I don't hate you for betraying me; I hate my foolish heart.

han恨nei你fu負yi義han恨ngo我chi癡sam心Hating your betrayal, hating my foolish heart.

han恨nei你fu負yi義han恨ngo我chi癡sam心Hating your betrayal, hating my foolish heart.

han恨nei你fu負yi義han恨ngo我chi癡sam心Hating your betrayal, hating my foolish heart.

han恨nei你fu負yi義Hating your betrayal.

yik亦oi愛yik亦han恨si是ngo我chi癡sam心Loving and hating: that is my foolish heart.

Timed to 劉德華 · 經典重現 (2003) · 4:11. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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