Cheung's parents divorced when she was just a child and was sent to Australia to live with her aunt when she was 14. Before completing her secondary education, she returned to Hong Kong at the age of 17 because she missed her family in Hong Kong too much.
In 1998, while helping a hair salon friend at a catwalk show, she was noticed and offered to appear in a TV commercial advertising lemon tea. Later, Cheung made her film debut as a young nightclub hostess in Stephen Chow's The King of Comedy (1999), followed soon after by Fly Me to Polaris (1999). The latter role earned her the award for Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong Film Awards. In the same year, Cheung launched her singing career with her first Cantopop album Any Weather (1999).
For Derek Yee's romantic drama Lost in Time (2003), Cheung won Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards. She played a young woman who lost her fiance to a traffic accident which left her as a grieving single mother struggling to make ends meet.
Cheung speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Gai Tian Zai Niao
Cecilia Cheung Lyrics
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我才不要这样会没完没了
你说很好我觉得只是还好不好笑
感觉不到爱情还剩下多少
不愿再绕我不能再跟你受不了
改天再聊爱情不应只是搂搂抱抱
也不是微笑就一切就美好
拿我来对抗无聊
却想着谁的拥抱谁的好
对不起爱并不是你的解药
随便的歇一歇脚
可是当遇到了烦恼你就跑掉
我才不要这样会没完没了
你说很好我觉得只是还好不好笑
感觉不到爱情还剩下多少
不愿再绕我不能再跟你受不了
改天再聊爱情不应只是搂搂抱抱
也不是微笑就一切就美好
对不起我并不是你的解药
拿我来对抗无聊
却想着谁的拥抱谁的好
对不起爱并不是你的解药
随便的歇一歇脚
可是当遇到了烦恼你就跑掉
自尊是黑猫有点娇傲不要依靠
我想我还是学不了刻意讨好
对不起我并不是你的解药
拿我来对抗无聊
却想着谁的拥抱谁的好
对不起爱并不是你的解药
随便的歇一歇脚
可是当遇到了烦恼你就跑掉
对不起我并不是你的解药
拿我来对抗无聊
却想着谁的拥抱谁的好
对不起爱并不是你的解药
随便的歇一歇脚
可是当遇到了烦恼你就跑掉
The lyrics of Cecilia Cheung's song "Gai Tian Zai Niao" express the sentiment of a relationship that has lost its spark. The singer acknowledges that while the other person may find their relationship "very good," she merely thinks it's "just okay" and not worth smiling over. She no longer feels the love that once existed between them, and she cannot continue to stay with the other person. She wants to put their conversation on hold until another day and stop pretending that their relationship is anything more than comforting embraces and forced smiles.
In the last verse, the singer asserts that she cannot rely on others for her self-worth and independence, as she is determined to develop it herself. She knows she cannot continue to use love as a way to escape boredom and insists that it is not her responsibility to make another person feel good about themselves. Despite her willingness to take a stand and end the relationship, she still struggles with the temptation of the physical pleasure that the other person can offer.
Overall, the lyrics convey the idea that love should not be used as a crutch to cope with boredom, and instead, it should be an enthralling and exhilarating experience. The singer understands that a relationship without passion or love is not worth holding on to and is brave enough to stand up for what she believes in.
Line by Line Meaning
改天再聊
We'll talk about it another day
我才不要这样会没完没了
I don't want to keep going like this
你说很好我觉得只是还好不好笑
You say it's great, but I think it's just okay and not funny
感觉不到爱情还剩下多少
I can't feel how much love is left
不愿再绕我不能再跟你受不了
I don't want to go around in circles anymore, I can't take it with you
爱情不应只是搂搂抱抱
Love shouldn't just be hugs and kisses
也不是微笑就一切就美好
It's not just a smile that makes everything okay
对不起我并不是你的解药
I'm sorry I'm not the cure for you
拿我来对抗无聊
You use me to fight boredom
却想着谁的拥抱谁的好
But you only think about whose embrace is better
随便的歇一歇脚
Take a break and rest for a while
可是当遇到了烦恼你就跑掉
But when you face problems, you run away
自尊是黑猫有点娇傲不要依靠
Self-respect is like a black cat, a bit stubborn and shouldn't be relied upon
我想我还是学不了刻意讨好
I don't think I can learn to please others intentionally
Writer(s): Wai Man Leung, Li Zhuo Xiong, Ting Fung Nicholas Tse
Contributed by Scarlett J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.