Leon Lai 黎明
对得起自己 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1992
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:11
匆匆一生只盼可没有负谁人
In this fleeting life, I only wish to burden no one.
何必必需要每一个人都开心
Why must everyone be happy all the time?
不安的心早惯于在每日浮沉
An uneasy heart has long been accustomed to drifting daily.
从前愿意来一点牺牲
In the past, I was willing to make some sacrifices.
并没有不接受的教训
There are no lessons I've refused to learn.
完全为可以让我亲近你
Completely, for the chance to draw close to you.
要你知道今天我是否真心
I need you to know whether my heart is true today.
谁明白我 已经改变了许多
Who understands me? I've changed so much.
茫茫然是我 只盼望一些结果
Lost and confused am I, only hoping for some results.
谁明白我 我的心你知几多
Who understands me? How much do you know of my heart?
完全迎合你喜爱 遗忘自我一生痛楚
Completely catering to your likes, I forget my lifelong pain.
只要对得起自己 不必你清楚
As long as I can be true to myself, no need for you to understand.
只要对得起自己 那怕馀恨多
As long as I can be true to myself, even if anger lingers on.
不安的心早惯于在每日浮沉
A restless heart is accustomed to drifting each day.
从前愿意来一点牺牲
In the past, I was willing to make some sacrifices.
并没有不接受的教训
There are no lessons I refuse to accept.
完全为可以让我亲近你
Completely just to let me get close to you.
要你知道今天我是否真心
I want you to know today if my heart is sincere.
谁明白我 已经改变了许多
Who understands me has changed so much.
茫茫然是我 只盼望一些结果
In confusion I remain, just hoping for some results.
谁明白我 我的心你知几多
Who understands me, how much do you know my heart?
完全迎合你喜爱 遗忘自我一生痛楚
Completely catering to your likes, forgetting my lifelong pain.
只要对得起自己 不必你清楚
As long as I can face myself, you don’t need to understand.
只要对得起自己 那怕馀恨多
As long as I can face myself, even if there’s much resentment.
只要对得起自己 不必你清楚
As long as I can face myself, you don’t need to understand.
只要对得起自己 那怕馀恨多
As long as I can face myself, even if there’s much resentment.
Key vocabulary
- 匆匆cōng cōng
- hurriedly6
- 一生yì shēng
- lifetime2
- 盼pàn
- hope7
- 可kě
- can
- 人rén
- person1
- 何必hé bì
- why bother7
- 必bì
- must
- 需要xū yào
- need
- 每一个人měi yí ge rén
- everyone
- 不安bù ān
- unease3
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About this song
Leon Lai is a Hong Kong singer and actor of Chinese origin, associated with Cantopop and Mandopop. He is known for dominating the Chinese-language music scene in the 1990s as one of the Four Heavenly Kings, while also building a major film career with award-winning performances and original songs.