Lyrics and translation 許冠傑 - 半斤八兩 - Live

半斤八兩 - Live

我哋呢班打工仔
通街走糴直頭係壞腸胃
搵嗰些少到月底點夠洗 (奀過鬼)
確係認真濕滯
最弊波士郁Ｄ發威 (癲過雞)
一味喺處係唔係亂嚟吠
嗡親加薪塊面挪起惡睇 (扭吓計)
你就認真開胃
半斤八兩 做到隻積咁嘅樣
半斤八兩 濕水炮仗點會響
半斤八兩 夠薑呀揸支鎗走去搶
出咗半斤力 想話攞番足八兩
家陣惡搵食 邊有半斤八兩咁理想 (吹漲)
我哋呢班打工仔
一生一世為錢幣做奴隸
嗰種辛苦折墮講出嚇鬼 (死俾你睇)
咪話冇乜所謂
半斤八兩 就算有福都冇你享
半斤八兩 仲慘過滾水淥豬腸
半斤八兩 雞碎咁多都要啄 啄
出咗半斤力 想話攞番足八兩
家陣惡搵食 邊有半斤八兩咁理想 (吹漲)
我哋呢班打工仔
一生一世為錢幣做奴隸
嗰種辛苦折墮講出嚇鬼 (死俾你睇)
咪話冇乜所謂

Half a Catty or Eight Taels - Live

We are all wage earners
Walking the streets, hungry all the time
The little we earn isn't enough by the end of the month (so stingy)
It's really frustrating
Worst of all, the boss gets angry (so crazy)
Yelling at us all the time
When we ask for a raise, he gives us a nasty look (so mean)
It really makes you lose your appetite
Half a catty or eight taels, we're worked to the bone
Half a catty or eight taels, a wet firecracker won't go off
Half a catty or eight taels, if you have the guts, go rob a bank
Put in half a catty of effort, hoping to get back eight taels
But nowadays, jobs are hard to come by, half a catty or eight taels is just a dream (nonsense)
We are all wage earners
Slaving away for money all our lives
The hardship and humiliation are enough to scare you to death (die for you)
Don't say it's nothing
Half a catty or eight taels, even if you're lucky, you won't get any
Half a catty or eight taels, worse than getting scalded by boiling water
Half a catty or eight taels, even chicken feed has to be pecked at
Put in half a catty of effort, hoping to get back eight taels
But nowadays, jobs are hard to come by, half a catty or eight taels is just a dream (nonsense)
We are all wage earners
Slaving away for money all our lives
The hardship and humiliation are enough to scare you to death (die for you)
Don't say it's nothing