Stressed! Song for the poor working class like me.

[Sleepyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7-R1iM0Hv4&feature=related

 

Its simple lyrics and light-hearted nature never fails to cheer me up!

 

 

 

半斤八兩 　曲／詞：許冠傑

gun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 - Words & music by Samuel Hui

 

Verse-1:

 

我地呢班打工仔

ngo5 dei6 ni1 baan1 daa2 gung1 zai2

We are poor working people

 

通街走糴直頭係壞腸胃

tung1 gaai1 zau2 dek6 zik6 tau4 hai6 waai6 coeng4 wai6

Getting ulcers, running around

 

搵個些少到月底點夠洗（奀過鬼）

wan2 go3 se1-siu2 dou3 jyut6 dai2 dim2 gau3 sai2 (ngan1 gwo3 gwai2)

Chicken feed is our reward

 

確係認真濕滯

kok3 hai6 jing6 zan1 sap1 zai6

Round deal is what we get

 

Verse-2:

 

最弊波士郁啲發威（癲過雞）

zeoi3 bai6 bo1 si6*2 juk1 di1 faat3 wai1 （din1 gwo3 gai1）

The boss is ever ready to explode

 

一味喺處係唔係就亂嚟吠

jat1 mei6 hai2 syu3 hai6 m4 hai6 zau6 lyun6 lai4 fai6

His barks are long, his face longer

 

翳親加薪塊面嗱起惡睇（扭下計）

ai3 can1 gaa1 san1 faai3 min6 naa4 hei2 ok3 tai2 （nau2 haa5 gai3）

When we ask for a raise

 

你就認真開胃

nei5 zau6 jing6 zan1 hoi1 wai6

Brother, you're in a treat

 

Chorus:

 

（半斤八兩）做到隻積咁嘅樣

(bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2)

... zou6 dou3 zek3 zik1 gam3 ge3 joeng6

... Working like a dog

 

（半斤八兩）濕水炮仗點會響

... sap1 seoi2 paau3 zoeng6*2 dim2 wui5 hoeng2

... Things keep on going wrong

 

（半斤八兩）夠薑呀，楂鎗走去搶

... gau3 goeng1 aa3, zaa1 coeng1 zau2 heoi3 coeng2

... Why don't we grab a gun and hold 'em up?

 

(* coda of Chorus-1)

 

出咗半斤力，想話囉番足八兩

ceot1 zo2 bun3 gan1 lik6, soeng2 waa6 lo4 faan1 zuk1 baat3 g?/loeng2

At least making our effort worthwhile

 

家陣惡搵食，邊有半斤八兩咁理想（吹漲）

gaa1 zan6 ok3 wan2 sik6, bin1 jau5 bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2 gam3 lei5 soeng2（ceoi1 zoeng3）

It's tit for tat, tat for tit

 

(Verse3)

 

我地呢班打工仔

ngo5 dei6 ni1 baan1 daa2 gung1 zai2

We are poor working people

 

一生一世為錢幣做奴隸

jat1 sang1 jat1 sai3 wai4 cin4*2 bai6 zou6 nou4 dai6

Slaves to money for life

 

個種辛苦折墮講出嚇鬼（死俾你睇）

go3 zung2 san1 fu2 zit3 do6 gong2 ceot1 haak3 gwai2 （sei2 bei2 nei5 tai2）

Our misery, it's unspeakable

 

咪話冇乜所謂

mai6 waa6 mou5 mat1 so2 wai6

The burden, unbearable

 

First time Instrumental

Second time Fine

 

(Chorus-2)

 

（半斤八兩）就算有福都冇你享

(bun3 gan1 baat3 loeng2)

... zau6 syun3 jau5 fuk1 dou1 mou5 nei5 hoeng2

... Happiness is not ours to share

 

（半斤八兩）重慘過滾水淥豬腸

... zung6 caam2 gwo3 gwan2 seoi2 luk6 zyu1 coeng4

... Sufferings are ours to bear

 

（半斤八兩）雞碎咁多都要啄

... gai1 seoi3 gam3 do1 dou1 jiu3 doek3

... A little more is a little more, we care

[Linus]

haha.. classic oldies from sam hui. you cant get songs like this nowadays.

 

[Mzrmazda3]

This song really reflect us, the commoners

[Watwheels]

This song bring back memories.

 

I think it's older dan some ppl in this forum.

[Comfy]

[Rncw]

i watched this movie when it was released in the cinema...tat time was really big hit..long playing

[Mustank]

Bro, thank you so much for the translation.....

 

my reservist group played this song during our reservist and we all and

 

all of us were by , by and by

 

all worked late and no time to go home to and

 

then there was inflation

 

but the boss say no increament becuase garmen say one

 

we and when the reservist was over

Edited July 18, 2008 by Mustank

[Miles]

1975 hit song from the movie of the same title... i will never forget this movie/song and its soundtrack because it reminds me of my uncle who has since passed on.

[Gadgeter]

classic old song.

[Hub_n_mona]

I have this song on mp3!

Classic. The other one that I like is Jonathan Lee Zhong shen's Fan Ren Ge. Nice

 

Thanks for the lyrics bro.

[Robin]

catchy tune

[Hub_n_mona]

Bro, my cantonese a bit rusty but I think

（sei2 bei2 nei5 tai2） translated into English is "Die Let you see" leh. ANd there's "bump into ghost" as well. The translation good but can't really bring the full meaning across. The music has a dog woofing somewhere when he sang about the boss coming in to bark. I think the original language is still the best..

[Roborovskii]

Thanks bro! I just converted the video to play in my phone. Gonna show it to my boss!

[Mzrmazda3]

 

Don't

 

I also Sama Sama like you

Edited July 18, 2008 by Mzrmazda3

[Comfy]

[Sleepyman]

classics... i agree u really cant find songs like these

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XiftkqIFhA&feature=related

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JcsGRCfv5k&feature=related

[Preakshox]

yea watched him recently in sg, fella really rox.

[Vroomtattat]

I watched this movie during the late 70's at Ruby theatre in Balestier.

 

Haiz . . .those were the days.

 

It truly reflects the situation I'm in now, after 30+ years!!

Edited July 18, 2008 by Vroomtattat