Yufeimen - Happy New Year 2U

Trying something a little different with this one... this is the pinyin and translation, instead of the original Chinese.

keai de Xiao Ji fei wang Wen'gehua	cute Lucky1 flies towards Vancouver
pei zai fumu de shenpang	at the side of his parents
piaoliang de Luyi yiran hai zai	beautiful Louie2 is still there
meitian bu ting de fannao	the everyday troubles never stop
jianqiang de Aling zai Malaixiya	strong Ah-Ling in Malaysia
zhuiqiu ziji de mengxiang	chasing her own dreams
congming de Dandan yiran hai zai	smart Dandan is still there
yingfu bu duan de benmang	coping with the constant rush
CHORUS:	CHORUS:
wulun tianya	no matter if it's the other end of the sky, la i yeah3
bu fen haijiao	without regard to what corner of the sea4, la i yeah
xi nu ai le	affections, rages, sorrows, joys5, la i yeah
yi yiqi wu	all dancing together
happy new year 2 u	happy new year 2 u
happy new year 2 u	happy new year 2 u
happy new year	happy new year
happy new year	happy new year
yonggan de Tuzi hai liu zai taxiang	brave Rabbit is still staying in a distant land
xunzhao xinxian de fangxiang	looking for a fresh direction
wenrou de Saosao yiran hai zai	tender Sister-in-Law6 is still there
yangzhe wawa de chengzhang	gazing at her growing baby
(repeat chorus)	(repeat chorus)

1. Xiao Ji, "Little Luck". A name for a kid.
2. This is the transliteration for either English Louie or French Louis.
3. My own transcription for the little meaningless sound she makes at the end of the lines.
4. For both of these lines I am being a little more literal in order to sound more poetic. Tianya, "sky shore", means "a far away place, the other side of the world"; haijiao, "sea corner", means cape.
5. Again, being literal because it sounds nicer. It's an idiom meaning the whole range of human emotions.
6. No way not to make this sound awkward in English, because we don't use the familial titles in English the way they are used in Chinese. This means specifically one's older brother's wife. If my brother's wife spoke Chinese, it would be totally normal in our conversations for me to address her as Saosao instead of her name.

Sa Dingding - Ha Ha Lili (The Story of Heaven and Earth/Tian Di Ji)

In the album's English tracklisting, this is called "Ha Ha Lili", in the Chinese, it is called 天地记, tian di ji, which is a... conceit? motif? whatever, in titles of stories, to end with ji which means "record". So for example, one of the titles of the story usually called Dream of the Red Chamber in English is shitou ji, "stone record", or, "The Story of the Stone". The word is also found in the title of Journey to the West in Chinese. So, a sense of ancient stories in this choice.

The music video is quite a trip.

传说中天与地连在一起 永不分离	legend has it that heaven and earth were connected together and never separated
勤劳的人们和那些神奇的动物生活在山洞里 啊咿	the hard-working people and those mystical animals lived in a cave, ayi
下过雨的清晨 一束光照着树神	on an early rainy morning, a shining dryad1
远处传来隆隆的鼓声	from a distant place sent the rumbling of drumbeats
沉沉的鼓声 阵阵震醒山洞里的人	wave after wave of heavy drumbeats shook the people in the cave awake
墙上的预言这就要发生	according to the prophecies on the wall, this would happen
沙啦啦啦啦 伴着节奏急促的脚步	sha la la la la, quickened footsteps following the rhythm
沙啦啦啦啦 人们的心在跳 跳	sha la la la la, people's hearts jumping, jumping2
沙啦啦啦啦 金色公鸡带来了传奇	sha la la la la, a golden rooster brings about the legend
分开了天地	the parting of heaven and earth
ha li li ha li etc.	ha li li, ha li etc
从那天起人们走出了山洞	beginning that day, people walked out of the cave
和山神和树神住在一起	and lived together with the oreads and dryads1
从那天起人们走出了山洞	beginning that day, people walked out of the cave
和大自然完美的在一起	and were perfectly together with Nature3

1. I'm choosing to translate the literal "mountain spirit and tree spirit" as oread and dryad because... I can? LOL. IDK, I always liked the "fairy" translation of xian too, rather than the more common "immortal".
2. The word for heartbeat in Chinese is xintiao, "heart jump", and the tiao can also mean dance. I think the insertion of the tense marker makes it more forceful and pushes it from "heartbeat" to "heart jump".
3. Nature with a capital N. Like earth (soil) versus Earth (the planet). This is almost like Mother Nature, but without the personification of the English idiom.

Power Station - When

4Shared stream later.

This is the opening song to the smash hit series "Princess Returning Pearl."

當山峰沒有稜角的時候	when the mountains no longer have ridges
當河水不再流	when the river water no longer flows
當時間停住　日夜不分	when time stops and there's no difference between night and day
當天地萬物　化為虛有	when all the things of heaven and earth turn to nothing
我還是不能和你分手	I still will be unable to let go of your hand
不能和你分手	unable to let go of your hand
你的溫柔　是我今生最大的守候	your tenderness is the greatest thing I look for in this life
當太陽不再上升的時候	when the sun no longer rises
當地球不再轉動	when the earth no longer spins
當春夏秋冬　不再變換	when the four seasons no longer change
當花草樹木　全部凋殘	when all sorts of plants wither completely
我還是不能和你分散	I will still be unable to be parted from you
不能和你分散	unable to be parted from you
你的笑容　是我今生最大的眷戀	your smile is the greatest thing I long for in this life
讓我們紅塵作伴　活的瀟瀟灑灑	let us keep company in this mortal world, living according to nature
策馬奔騰　 共享人世繁華	urge our steeds onward, enjoying the marvels of this world
讓我們對酒當歌　唱出心中喜悅	let us make merry with wine and song, singing out our hearts' joy
轟轟烈烈　 把握青春年華	with all our strength grab onto the years of our youth
repeat chorus	repeat chorus
verse 2	verse 2
chorus x2	chorus x2

Huang YiDA - Jerk

Chou nanren is very specifically a male term; it means "stinky man" literally.

The music video for this song is creepy. Which you might think is the point, but actually it's wrong for the song, IMHO. The song is about the self-confident bastard who women know is bad news yet intrigues them because they want to believe that they can change him (guys, it's pretty much exactly the same thought process that causes men to chase and spend money on selfish and unattainable women... you want what you can't/shouldn't have).

The music video, on the other hand, seems to depict a stalker, and instead of being actively and irresistibly drawn to his arrogance and potency like a moth to a flame, the girl seems more like she wants to get away but doesn't have the self-confidence to say anything. I'm yelling at the screen "No! Don't let him see your contact info! NEVER GO TO A SECOND LOCATION WITH A STRANGER!"

YiDA's smile at about 2:36 suits the song perfectly, however. Me-OW.

＊我就是你們女生最討厭的那種人	＊I'm that kind of guy you girls despise the most
專門欺騙女人感情的臭男人	the jerk who specializes in manipulating women's feelings
我就是那個家裡有了一個還嫌不夠	I'm that guy who's got one at home but still isn't satisfied
還在外頭養了一個小女人	so I keep a girl on the side
喔　喔　喔　喔	oh oh, oh oh
我就是你們所謂的不在乎天長地久	I'm your so-called "doesn't care about eternity" guy
只在乎曾經擁有的臭男人	the jerk who only cares about notching off another conquest1
我就是那個一三五會在家　二四六哪還用說	I'm that guy who's home MWF, no need to ask what I'm doing THS2
而星期天是平靜的渡過	and Sundays go by totally quietly
＃奇怪的是這世界	＃and the funny thing about this world is
男人不壞女人不愛	if men aren't bad then women don't love them
要帥要體貼又要關懷	handsome and considerate and devoted
這種男人已不存在	that kind of guy doesn't exist!
△我就是那個讓你不明白	△I'm that guy who messes you up
讓你看不開　讓你好無奈	who keeps you from seeing clearly, who makes you so helpless
對了就是那個臭男孩	that's right, it's that jerk
讓你叫天　天不理睬	who makes you scream "God"3, but God isn't paying attention
Repeat ＊,＃,△	Repeat ＊,＃,△
我就是那個那個讓你不明白	I'm that guy, that guy who messes you up
讓你看不開　讓你好無奈	who keeps you from seeing clearly, who makes you so helpless
對了就是那個臭男孩	that's right, it's that jerk
讓你叫天　天不理睬	who makes you scream "God", but God isn't paying attention
就是那個讓你失去	that jerk who makes you lose things
讓你心痛　讓你淚流	who makes your heart ache, who makes your tears flow
讓你一生好痛恨的臭男人	whom you'll hate dearly your whole life
我就是那個讓你無法自拔	yeah I'm that guy who gives you no way to get free
無法渴望　無法預料	no way to hope, no way to see what's coming
一生痛恨的臭男人	that jerk you'll hate your whole life
臭男人　臭男人　臭男人	jerk, jerk, jerk
我這個這個這個這個這個這個臭男人	I'm a j-j-j-j-j-jerk4

1. I'm being fairly free with my translation here. Literally "only cares about 'having something' (IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. and you do.) once".
2. Monday Wednesday etc. The lyrics use abbreviations, so I do too. No need to ask because you know what he's doing. SEXING.
3. Chinese will say "tian (sky or heaven)" where English speakers say "Oh my God" or "God". This is actually tian not God.
4. This construction in Chinese, if I can use Chinglish for a moment, is pronoun/this/insult. So "wo zhege chounanren" in this instance, I/this/stinks/male/person; another example would be "ni zhege bailei" you/this/fail/category. The latter is idiomatically "You scum!" For some reason in English we can say "You scum/jerk/idiot!" but you can't say "I scum/jerk/idiot". So I would translate it as "I'm a jerk" or "a jerk like me". So the repeating "zhege zhege zhege" isn't "this this this this", it's more like singing and purposefully stuttering over the first syllable of a word.

David Tao and Jolin Tsai - Marry Me Today

Can I just say that David has THE DORKIEST LAUGH EVER? Because he does. XD

陶：春暖的花開　帶走冬天的感傷	D: the flowers blooming in the warm spring carrying away the winter melancholy
微風吹來浪漫的氣息	a breeze blowing in a romantic atmosphere
每一首情歌　忽然充滿意義	every love song suddenly full of meaning
我就在此刻突然見到妳	in that very moment, I suddenly see you
蔡：春暖的花香　帶走冬天的凄寒	J: the flowers blooming in the spring carrying away the cold loneliness of winter
微風吹來意外的愛情	a breeze blowing in a romance I never expected
鳥兒的高歌　拉近我們距離	the loud songs of the birds pulling us closer together
我就在此刻突然愛上你	in that very moment, I suddenly fell in love with you
合:聽我說 手牽手 跟我一起走 創造幸福的生活	Together: listen to me, hand in hand, come with me and create a blessed life
昨天已來不及　明天就會可惜	it's already too late for yesterday, and tomorrow would be a pity,
今天嫁給我好嗎	so how about marrying me today?
陶：JOLIN IN THE HOUSE	David：JOLIN IN THE HOUSE
蔡：DT IN THE HOUSE	Jolin：DT IN THE HOUSE
陶：JOLIN IN THE HOUSE	David：JOLIN IN THE HOUSE
蔡：DT IN THE HOUSE	Jolin：DT IN THE HOUSE
陶：Come On JOLIN IN THE HOUSE	David：Come On JOLIN IN THE HOUSE
蔡：DT IN THE HOUSE	Jolin：DT IN THE HOUSE
合：OUR LOVE IN THE HOUSE	Together：OUR LOVE IN THE HOUSE
陶：SWEET SWEET LOVE	David：SWEET SWEET LOVE
陶：夏日的熱情　打動春天的懶散	D: the passion of summer, rousing from the laziness of spring
陽光照耀美滿的家庭	the sunlight shining on a blissful household
每一首情歌　都會勾起回憶	every love song brings back memories
想當年我是怎麼認識妳	thinking of how I met you in those days
蔡：冬天的憂傷　接續秋天的孤單	J: the sorrow of winter after the loneliness of autumn
微風吹來苦樂的思念 [I'M MISSIN' YOU]	the breeze blowing in bittersweet recollection (I'M MISSING YOU)
鳥兒的高歌　唱著不要別離	the loud song of the birds singing "don't leave"
合：此刻我多麼想要擁抱你　聽我說	Together: in this moment, how much I want to embrace you, listen to me
合：手牽手　跟我一起走　過著安定的生活	Together: hand in hand, come with me and have a quiet life
昨天已來不及　明天就會可惜　今天妳要嫁給我　聽我說	it's already too late for yesterday, and tomorrow would be a pity, so marry me today, listen to me
手牽手　我們一起走　把妳一生交給我	hand in hand, we'll go together, give me your whole life
昨天不要回頭　明天要到白首	don't look back on yesterday, tomorrow we'll go until death do us part1
今天妳要嫁給我	marry me today
(RAP)	(RAP)
HEY HEY,UH UH　叮噹　聽著禮堂的鐘聲	HEY HEY, UH UH, ding dong, listening to the sound of the bells of the church
我們在上帝和親友面前見證	in front of the witness of God, relatives, and friends
這對男女現在就要結為夫妻	this man and woman will now bind themselves as husband and wife
不要忘了這一切是多麼的神聖	don't forget that all of this is so sacred
你願意生死苦樂永遠和她在一起	are you willing to be with her forever in life or death, bitterness or happiness?
愛惜她　尊重她　安慰她　保護著她	to cherish her, respect her, comfort her, and protect her?
倆人同心建立起美滿的家庭	two people with one heart building up a blissful household
你願意這樣做嗎？　YES,I DO	are you willing2 to do this? YES, I DO
合:聽我說 手牽手 一路到盡頭 把妳一生交給我	Both: listen to me, hand in hand, to the very end of the road, give me your whole life
昨天已是過去　明天更多回憶	yesterday's already passed, tomorrow we'll have more memories
今天妳要嫁給我	marry me today
今天妳要嫁給我　今天妳要嫁給我	marry me today, marry me today
今天妳要嫁給我　今天妳要嫁給我	marry me today, marry me today

1. This references a Chinese idiom, "until our heads our white", which is the equivalent of the English idiom "til death do us part".
2. In Chinese wedding ceremonies, Instead of "do you take this blah blah" and the answer being "I do", it's "are you willing to blah blah blah" and the answer is "I am willing." Hence the disconnect in translation between "are you willing to do this" and "YES I DO" in English.

Landy Wen - Wish Me Happy Birthday

The title could just as easily be "Happy Birthday to Me". I used to prefer that, now I'm leaning towards "Wish Me Happy Birthday". Could go either way.

我知道傷心不能改變什麼　那麼　讓我誠實一點	I know a broken heart can't change anything, so, let me be honest a little
誠實　難免有不能控制的宣洩	honest, I can't get away from an uncontrollable urge to come clean
只要關上了門　不必理誰	just shut the door, no need to mind anyone
＊一個人坐在空盪包廂裡面　手機　讓它休息一夜	＊sitting alone within an empty booth, my cellphone? I'll let it rest for the night
難　像切割切掉回憶的畫面	it's hard, like cutting until the edges of my memory drop away
眼淚不能流過十二點	the tears can't keep going past 12 o'clock
＃生日快樂　我對自己說	＃happy birthday, I say to myself
蠟燭點了　寂寞亮了	the candles are lit, the loneliness shining
生日快樂　淚也融了	happy birthday, the tears are melting too
我要謝謝你給的你拿走的一切	I want to thank you for everything that you gave and took away
△還愛你　帶一點恨　還要時間　才能平衡	△I still love you, with a little hatred, I still need time, before I stabilize
熱戀傷痕　幻滅重生	a scar from passionate love, a rebirth from disillusion
祝我生日快樂	wish me happy birthday
Repeat ＊,＃,△,△	Repeat ＊,＃,△,△

Biung Wang - Hongye Chuanqi (Legend of the Red Leaves

The Red Leaves were a 1960s little league baseball team that is indeed legendary in Taiwan. Originally the team was started to encourage Bunun (an indigenous people of Taiwan) children to go to school. This particular team did so well, however, that they won the island-wide little league championship and defeated a Japanese team as well.

Biung Wang, as I mentioned in my earlier translation, is Bunun, and so of course this song (which he wrote himself) is an expression of personal pride in his heritage.

蜿蜒的路沿著溪流	when you follow a snaking road along a stream
走到沒路有個部落	to the point where there's no road, there's a tribe
山上小孩踩著泥土	the children on the mountain stamp on the mud,
大聲的笑熱情歡呼	laughing loudly in an enthusiastic cheer
石頭當球傳給隊友	using a rock as a ball, passing it to teammates,
手當手套接每一球	using hands for gloves, catching every single one
流著汗水看著山頭	sweat drips in my eyes as I look at the mountaintop,
我的雙手用力揮著木頭	swinging a stick with all the strength of my hands
iyanaya-o-ho　讓我們高舉雙手	iyanaya-o-ho, let's lift up our hands
iyanaya-o-ho　聽聽這個節奏	iyanaya-o-ho, listen to the rhythm!
iyanaya-o-ho　緊握手上的木頭	iyanaya-o-ho, the stick tightly held by my hands
就是現在一起揮出夢想中的全壘打	is just about to swing out the home run of my dreams
Ole ole ole ole　Ole ole ole ole	Ole ole ole ole　Ole ole ole ole
Ole ole ole ole　Ole ole ole ole	Ole ole ole ole　Ole ole ole ole
門口的狗對空亂吼	the dog at the gate howls at the sky in confusion,
抱怨沒人帶牠走走	complaining that nobody's taken him along
阿嬤陪著阿公喝酒	Ama is drinking with Agong1
大人看著小孩打球	as the grown-ups watch the kids play ball
背著書包裡面裝球	the schoolbags on our backs have balls in them,
上課發呆等著練球	we stare at nothing during class waiting for practice
好球壞球保送安打	no matter if it's a good ball or bad, you gotta hit it,
我只想要快樂打棒球	I just want to have fun playing ball
哈哈　輕吻風的溫度	ha ha! the warmth of the light kiss of the breeze
哈哈　回應楓的招呼	ha ha! the echo of the maple trees
哈哈　大口呼吸一起來	ha ha! let's all take a deep breath together and
哈　哈　哈　哈	ha, ha, ha, ha
哈哈　田裡搖擺的穀	ha ha! the grain swaying in the fields
哈哈　享受孩子的舞	ha ha! the dance of the kids celebrating
哈哈　大地紋上祝福	ha ha! the earth is full of blessings
紅葉傳奇　在山谷中飛舞	the legend of the Red Leaves in dancing in the air of the valley

1. Drinking alcohol, specifically. I translated a song before where Ama was used as an ethnic (non-Han) term for mother; in this context in Taiwan it is actually a term for grandmother, and Agong is grandfather.

Biung Wang - Xinfeng (Belief)

I have a problem with this song, namely, that I have found three different versions of the lyrics, one plainly wrong (not enough syllables), two plausible and differing only in near-homonyms. This is a classic example of somebody somewhere writing down the lyrics by ear, which is even less accurate in Chinese than in other languages. Trouble is, I don't know who has the right lyrics.

Secondly I have zero clue what "hudas" means. When I first heard the song by ear, of course as a native English speaker, I thought he was singing "who does". I Googled, but all I'm finding is surnames and stuff about Tagalog. Biung is a Bunun, not a Han, so my best guess is that it means something in the Bunun language.

*googles in Chinese*

Aha! It means "長輩" in Chinese, which means that it means "elders" in English. Makes sense in context of the lyrics. MYSTERY SOLVED.

I'm not going to try to translate the other Bunun in the song. The Formosan language group is fascinating and I'd love to learn more about it, but I know pretty much zip, and I'm not going to pretend like I know more than I do. You should read the Wikipedia article to learn something about their culture--I think it definitely has a bearing on this song's meaning. My own interpretation is that Biung seems to have frustration at both his own Bunun culture and the greater Taiwanese culture which systematically suppressed the Bunun for so long--the kind of frustration you only have with things that are precious to you. I would warn against any anti-religious interpretation, however, because I've read interviews with him, and he's said his two most important beliefs are his beliefs in tribal culture and in the Christian religion (the Chinese word could also be translated as "convictions").

I actually have this album but I don't know where the case is. I rip my cds when I get them and pack the case and actual CD away.

Biung wrote both the lyrics and the melody.

CHINESE LYRICS:	ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
走在街上開始想像	walking down the street, beginning to imagine
(穿梭樹林楓葉飄落)	(the maple leaves in the forest floating back and forth)
坐在路口仿佛聽見	sitting at an intersection, it seems like one can hear
(蟲鳴鳥叫和流水聲)	(the insects' cry, the birds' song, and the sound of flowing water)
陽光照着我的側臉	the sun shines on my tilted face
(爲何一點也不溫暖)	(why isn't it the least bit warm?)
搖曳風中的小米田	the millet fields swaying in the wind
(閉上眼睛才能看見)	(only with eyes closed can it be seen)
i-ya-naya-o-hai-yan	i-ya-naya-o-hai-yan
我的腳步越走越慢	my footsteps get slower and slower
i-ya-naya-o-hai-yan	i-ya-naya-o-hai-yan
握着雙手心中祈盼	grasping my hands, my heart prays with longing
i-ya-naya-o-hai-yan	i-ya-naya-o-hai-yan
對着天空放聲呐喊	shouting a battle cry to the sky
我的眼淚一直在流	my tears are constantly falling
我不知道要怎麽走	I don't know which way to go
(親愛的孩子你有你的方向)	(dear child, you have your own direction)
狩獵爲何不能生活	why can't hunting be a way of life?1
(親愛的孩子森林給你力量)	(dear child, the forest gives you strength)
沒有你到底怎麽過	just how am I supposed to get by without you?
(親愛的孩子信仰給你希望)	(dear child, belief gives you hope)
hudas為何沒有告訴我	why didn't the hudas2 tell me?

1. Literally "hunting/why/cannot/life, to live, livelihood". No pronouns, and I'm hesitant to introduce them. Does he mean "why can't I hunt for my livelihood"? Does he mean the Bunun in general? Does he mean that some outside force is forbidding hunting (by law for example), or that hunting itself is no longer feasible to feed a family? It could be any of those meanings.
2. "Elders" in the Bunun language, as I mentioned in the prologue.

Wang Rong - Duo Ai (Much Love)

王蓉 － 多愛	Wang Rong - Duo Ai (How Much Love)
spoken	spoken
發生那麼多事 你說可以忘掉	so many things happened, and you say it can be forgotten
你準備好嗎 可我沒有	have you gotten ready? cause I haven't
verse one	verse one
我的男孩 你問我能否重來	my boy, you ask me if I can come over again
不知如何回答 只想一個人走開	I don't know how to reply, since I just want to go off by myself
你該靜下來 孤獨的夜色多美	you need to calm down, the lonely night light is beautiful
因為曾經執著的我 不想再哭著醒來	because the me who was once so attached doesn't want to wake up crying again
chorus	chorus
我的世界刮來狂風暴雨	my world was rocked by raging winds and torrential rain
冷的痛的讓我無法呼吸	it was cold and hurt to the point where I couldn't breathe
想對自己好一點	I want to treat myself better
好一點不容易	better isn't easy at all1
快樂總是讓人視線模糊	happiness always makes people's vision blurry
痛苦卻能讓我看清楚	but pain will make me see clearly
誰能告訴我 夢想擁有的愛情	who can tell me, in the romance I dream of having
到底有多愛	in the end, how much love is there?
quietly	quietly
你的世界沒有了愛 是否才會想起我存在	isn't it only when you run out of love that you remember that I exist?
verse 2	verse 2
關鍵問題現在還沒有解決	the crucial question hasn't been settled
未來想得多點又有什麼關係	how do you think our relationship will be in the future?
放下所有自尊 放下固執本身	letting go of ego, letting go of stubbornness
都是因為放不下的一個人	it was all because of a being alone that couldn't be let go of
verse 3	verse 3
我只想擁有一個屬於我的真實	I just wanted to have my very own true
愛情這個時候你就剛好出現了	love, and you just happened to appear then
於是沒有理由 崩崩嗆開始崩崩嗆結束	so, without any reason, we were choking at the beginning and choking at the end2
很快完成上半時	the time's almost half gone
distorted	distorted
你到現在還不明白生日那一天	you still don't understand why on your birthday
為什麼要送你那張王蓉的專輯	I gave you that Wang Rong album3
愛情就像裏面不同風格十首歌	romance is just like the ten songs in it with their different styles
要有快有慢有主有次	it needs fast and slow, primary and secondary
才能完成下半時	only then can you get through the second half of time
verse 4	verse 4
一年之間 我們的愛太簡單	in that year's time, our love was too simple
怪停不下腳步 沒時間慢慢成熟	strangely never stopping its steps, no time for slow maturation
不知道傷害 原來可以永遠甩不開	I didn't know that hurt, all along, was something that can never be shaken off
於是我想哭可是哭不出來	so I want to cry, but the crying won't come out
(chorus x2)	(chorus x2)
(repeat verse 2)	(repeat verse 2)
(chorus)	(chorus)

1. Repetition and wordplay here with hao yi dian. The first line could be translated in isolation as "I want to be a bit better to myself" and the second as "good isn't easy at all". In the first the yi dian is a comparative meaning "a bit more", in the second the yi dian attaches to bu to mean "not at all".
2. I need to think of a better idiom here to express this. Reminds me of a quote from Home Movies, "We got off to a bad start and then we went on to a bad middle and eventually we came to a bad end."
3. Just a tad shameless, yes.