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Leslie Cheung
張國榮

Year
2000
Composers
Leslie Cheung 張國榮
Lyricists
Albert Leung 林夕
Leslie Cheung was an acclaimed singer and actor. His most notable films include《霸王別姬》Farewell My Concubine (dir. Chen Kaige),《英雄本色》A Better Tomorrow (dir. John Woo) and《春光乍洩》Happy Together (dir. Wong Kar-Wai). His music also defined an era of Cantopop. Leslie suicided on April’s Fool Day in 2003 - 21 years ago today. Everybody thought it was a joke when the news came out. His legacy lives on.

Please seek for help from family, friends, any other trusted persons or dedicated organisations if you have any thoughts or plans to harm yourself in any way.

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Leslie Cheung
張國榮

Year
2000
Composers
Leslie Cheung 張國榮
Lyricists
Albert Leung 林夕
Leslie Cheung was an acclaimed singer and actor. His most notable films include《霸王別姬》Farewell My Concubine (dir. Chen Kaige),《英雄本色》A Better Tomorrow (dir. John Woo) and《春光乍洩》Happy Together (dir. Wong Kar-Wai). His music also defined an era of Cantopop. Leslie suicided on April’s Fool Day in 2003 - 21 years ago today. Everybody thought it was a joke when the news came out. His legacy lives on.

Please seek for help from family, friends, any other trusted persons or dedicated organisations if you have any thoughts or plans to harm yourself in any way.

I am what I am 我是我 多麼特別的我

I am what I am I am me, the very special ‘me’

多慶幸 大地有不只一種足印

So glad
There’s more than just one kind of footprints on Earth

神造世人 種種色色都有他公允

God created human
All colours and races gets His endorsement

我很慶幸 站在我屋頂快樂做人

I’m so glad
To be standing on my rooftop living happily

拿著我心 告訴世界何謂勇敢

With my heart
I tell the world what it means to be brave

我是什麼 在十個當中只得一個

What am I
Only one in every ten

葡萄園裡 響起水仙子的讚歌

Melodies by nymphs
Overheard in the vineyard

我是什麼 是萬世沙礫當中一顆

What am I
A grain of sand in sands through the ages

石頭大這麼多 我也會喜歡這個我

Rocks are so much larger
Yet I still like the ‘me’ I am

我很慶幸 萬物眾生中磊落做人

I’m so glad
To be living amongst all beings with pride

懷著誠懇 告訴世界何謂勇敢

To sincerely tell the world
What it means to be brave

感激天生這個我

I’m grateful I’m born this way

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I am what I am 我是我 多麼特別的我

I am what I am I am me, the very special ‘me’

多慶幸 大地有不只一種足印

So glad
There’s more than just one kind of footprints on Earth

神造世人 種種色色都有他公允

God created human
All colours and races gets His endorsement

我很慶幸 站在我屋頂快樂做人

I’m so glad
To be standing on my rooftop living happily

拿著我心 告訴世界何謂勇敢

With my heart
I tell the world what it means to be brave

我是什麼 在十個當中只得一個

What am I
Only one in every ten

葡萄園裡 響起水仙子的讚歌

Melodies by nymphs
Overheard in the vineyard

我是什麼 是萬世沙礫當中一顆

What am I
A grain of sand in sands through the ages

石頭大這麼多 我也會喜歡這個我

Rocks are so much larger
Yet I still like the ‘me’ I am

我很慶幸 萬物眾生中磊落做人

I’m so glad
To be living amongst all beings with pride

懷著誠懇 告訴世界何謂勇敢

To sincerely tell the world
What it means to be brave

感激天生這個我

I’m grateful I’m born this way

return to gallery