He was the national singing champion in Hong Kong 1984 with the song Fatherland, ousting more than ten thousand other contestants. He was signed by the then Polygram Records, now Universal Music Group. Although encouraged by a bright start, he was not yet able to achieve immediate supremacy in Cantopop, then dominated by 譚詠麟, 梅艷芳, Leslie Cheung and 陳百強. Cheung suffered a nosedive in his career in 1988 after a best-selling first two albums. That year he did not have a single song awarded in the annual TVB JSG. His subsequent sales record dipped and one of his albums in the late 1980s managed just around ten thousand in sales. The reason for the fall in his CD sales was partially attributed to his alcohol problem - he could get drunk 5 times a week. After disrupting his friend's birthday party while being drunk, Cheung vowed in public that he would not consume alcohol again till he was 40. He kept that promise.
His recording career subsequently returned to its track. Then, in 1991, with the song 每天愛你多一些 (Loving You More Everyday), his career took a massive upturn. The album, 真情流露True Love Expression in 1992, as well as the succeeding release, 愛火花Love Sparks in 1992, became the two most successful albums in Hong Kong history, achieving audited sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone and turned Cheung into a superstar, paving the way for himself and his contemporaries, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, to take Cantopop to even greater heights. Subsequent albums continue to be a hit like 我與你True Love Expression 1993, 餓狼傳說 Wolf Tale 1994 etc. Since then his career has grown from strength to strength, and Cheung has managed to garner thousands of fans overseas as well as numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Chinese singer in the Worlds Music Awards. Cheung has also been elected one of the world's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.
Among his most famous songs are Amour, 只想一生跟你走 (Only Thinking of Going Through Life With You) and the everlasting 吻别 (Goodbye Kiss) which confirms his status as one, and many consider the pre-eminent member, of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Goodbye Kiss, a Mandarin number, was also one of the best-selling albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as not attained before, with an astounding 5 million copies sold in 1993 alone, a record that has remained yet unbroken. Goodbye Kiss was also instrumental in helping Cheung to break into the mando-pop market, and it also prompted other Hong Kong singers who wanted to gain a wider market to follow suit, even though, to this very day, very few indeed have been able to approach Cheung's level of success.
His work on the ground-breaking cantonese musical, Snow, Wolf, Lake musical (1997), was also enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics. Cheung not only played the male lead, but was also the artistic director for this production. The female lead was played by Sandy Lam and they achieved 43 full-house performances at the gigantic Hong Kong Coliseum. In November 2004, Jacky and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-Fan, worked on a revised Mandarin version of Snow, Wolf, Lake so as to bring it to a wider audience. The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100 million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing. The production subsequently toured China and other Asian destinations to huge acclaim.
Cheung won, for the umpteenth time, the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award in the Hong Kong IFPI Awards of 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung is able to maintain his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, which is unparalleled in the history of Hong Kong pop music.
Cheung acted in many films, although singing has always been his priority. His versatility and acting skills have enabled him to play a lot of diverse parts. He received the Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for his work in Swordsman (1990). He also received the Best Actor Award at the New Dehli Film Festival for his portrayal of the protagonist in July Rhapsody. His song Perhaps Love, which serves as the theme song for the multi-award-winning film Perhaps Love, also won the Best Song Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
He is married to May Lo with two daughters.
Cheung was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland in 2004. As the theme park's spokesperson, Cheung took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, beginning by hosting a TV program, Magical World of Disneyland. [1] He also recorded a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, a multi-lingual song entitled One. The music video for One was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
Xin Ru Dao Ge
張學友 Lyrics
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我的心是蓝色
触摸着你的心
竟是透明的
你的悠然自得
我却束手无策
我的心痛竟是你的快乐
其实我不想对你恋恋不舍
不觉我说着说着天就亮了
我的唇角尝到一种苦涩
我是真的为你哭了
你是真的随他走了
就在这一刻
全世界伤心角色 又多了我一个
我是真的为你爱了
你是真的跟他走了
能给的我全都给了我都舍得
除了让你知道 我心如刀割
你的悠然自得
我却束手无策
我的心痛竟是你的快乐
其实我不想对你恋恋不舍
但什么让我辗转反侧
不觉我说着说着天就亮了
我的唇角尝到一种苦涩
我是真的为你哭了
你是真的随他走了
就在这一刻
全世界伤心角色 又多了我一个
我是真的为你爱了
你是真的跟他走了
能给的我全都给了我都舍得
除了让你知道 我心如刀割
The lyrics of 張學友's song 心如刀割 (Heart Aches) depict the pain of unrequited love. The singer's world is grey and his heart is blue, contrasting with the transparency of the person he loves. She is carefree and he is helpless. He experiences the pain of heartbreak as the person he loves leaves him for someone else. He confesses that he truly loved her and gave her everything he could, except for revealing the extent of his suffering. The song ends with him being added to the list of the world's sad characters, all because of the one-sided love he experienced.
The lyrics of 心如刀割 are emotionally charged and relatable, striking a chord with many listeners who have gone through similar experiences. The use of color imagery provides a vivid picture of the singer's state of mind while the transparency of the person he loves serves as a metaphor for her inability to empathize with his pain. The portrayal of unrequited love and the pain it brings is a recurring theme in many of 張學友's songs, particularly during the early stages of his career.
Line by Line Meaning
我的天是灰色
My days are bleak
我的心是蓝色
My heart is blue
触摸着你的心，竟是透明的
Touching your heart reveals its transparency
你的悠然自得，我却束手无策
You are carefree, while I feel helpless
我的心痛竟是你的快乐
My pain is your pleasure
其实我不想对你恋恋不舍
In truth, I don't want to cling to you
但什么让我辗转反侧
But something keeps me up at night
不觉我说着说着天就亮了
Unknowingly I talked until dawn
我的唇角尝到一种苦涩
Bitterness lingers on my tongue
我是真的为你哭了
I truly wept for you
你是真的随他走了
You truly followed him
就在这一刻，全世界伤心角色又多了我一个
At this moment, the world gains another sad character in me
我是真的为你爱了
I truly loved you
你是真的跟他走了
You truly went with him
能给的我全都给了我都舍得
I gave all I could give, and was willing to give more
除了让你知道我心如刀割
Except for letting you know that my heart is in pain
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Laurie
I love this Mandarin song of Jacky Cheung. I'm glad that he was singing this one cuz he showed as being great.
Wai Khant
I've even got goosebumps 😢😢😢
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Hi Tommy! Many THANKS for sharing such a beautiful song and taking the time to write all the subtitles! This is very useful for Mandarin Learners like me. 再次感谢您！🌈🌷 (Patrick)
Tommy Li
Thanks for your support
Grace Partible
thank's a lot for the eng sub and lyrics in pinyin...😘 ❤️❤️❤️
TheLatiosnlatias02
Xīn rú dāo gē has been my favourite along with Dèng Lìjūn aka Teresa Teng (RIP) and Chénjiélì (Lily Chan)
kevin chin gold coast
Thx Tommy, was hoping you have more of Jacky songs....so I can also sing along ..I will try this one non the less, thx Tommy 🙏😊
Tommy Li
will do
Laurynn Heart
Thank you for this
管美男Sugiarto Kwan
guess, when this song was released ?
Thx for your translation effort.