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不能回頭 Can't turn back 00:16
多年前 早明言不能回頭 Years ago, I was told there's no turning back 00:18
可恨在 是我這一頭蠻牛 Sadly, it's because I am this wild bull 00:22
幾年來無法侍候 才和我分手 For years, unable to serve, so we broke up 00:26
成婚之前一刻才趕到 Got there just in time before the wedding 00:33
難得你來通報才知道 Rarely you come to inform me, so I find out 00:36
往日共你追憶永遠是好 Cherishing the past with you is forever good 00:41
怎能預計似這般難共你同揩共老 How could I have predicted it would be so hard to grow old with you 00:45
你話只需肯做 You said all it takes is willingness 00:50
差一剎與我拾回舊好 Just a moment to restore our old friendship 00:53
不甘心 Can't bring myself to give up 00:57
尤其這新婚 就像玩犧牲 Especially with this new marriage, feels like playing sacrificial lamb 00:58
想過搶新娘 我差點講真 Thinking of stealing the bride, I almost said it for real 01:02
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歷史一刻早已將舊伴侶轉送別人 History has long since transferred former lovers to someone else 01:14
我說 別傷心 仍能恰當大方去做人 I say, don’t be sad, I can still act rightly and gracefully as a person 01:19
約定日後你若和他相分 If one day you part ways with him 01:26
拿來用你尚有餘的惻隱 Use the compassion you still have 01:30
憐憫我此生的不幸 To pity the misfortune of my life 01:34
不緊要 約到明年來生 It’s okay, we’ll meet again in the next life 01:38
不甘心 人人不開心 Can't accept it, everyone’s unhappy 01:42
尤其這新婚 失去我身份 Especially with this wedding, I lose my identity 01:45
不甘心 Can't accept it 01:49
明明不開心 就是不甘心 Clearly unhappy, yet can’t accept it 01:51
不過我肯等 等一生都等 But I’m willing to wait, waiting all my life 01:55
這都好 That's okay 02:02
自小想拿到的全得到 Everything I wanted since I was little, I’ve got now 02:02
如今我求不到才知道 Now I can't get it, and I realize 02:06
我命運裡雖則當你是寶 Though I hold you as a treasure in my fate 02:10
天涯上有更多的好 There are better things beyond the horizon 02:15
情人仍然未抱 Still no embrace from my lover 02:18
要這麼的慘酷 Why has it to be so cruel 02:20
她不要我再拾回舊好 She doesn’t want me to restore what we had 02:22
不甘心 人人不開心 Can't accept it, everyone’s unhappy 02:27
尤其這新婚 失去我身份 Especially with this wedding, I lose my identity 02:30
不甘心 明明不開心 就是不甘心 Can't accept it—obviously unhappy, just can’t accept it 02:35
不過我肯等 等一生都等 But I’m willing to wait, waiting all my life 02:40
一頭蠻牛 A wild bull 02:47
闖情場竟成為一頭蠻牛 Stumbled into romance, become a wild bull 02:49
慘淡在是我知不能回頭 Miserable, I know I can't turn back 02:54
欺騙我能約定未來回頭 Deceiving myself into thinking I can plan to turn back someday 02:58
我是牛 我是牛 I am a bull, I am a bull 03:02
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不能回頭
Can't turn back
多年前 早明言不能回頭
Years ago, I was told there's no turning back
可恨在 是我這一頭蠻牛
Sadly, it's because I am this wild bull
幾年來無法侍候 才和我分手
For years, unable to serve, so we broke up
成婚之前一刻才趕到
Got there just in time before the wedding
難得你來通報才知道
Rarely you come to inform me, so I find out
往日共你追憶永遠是好
Cherishing the past with you is forever good
怎能預計似這般難共你同揩共老
How could I have predicted it would be so hard to grow old with you
你話只需肯做
You said all it takes is willingness
差一剎與我拾回舊好
Just a moment to restore our old friendship
不甘心
Can't bring myself to give up
尤其這新婚 就像玩犧牲
Especially with this new marriage, feels like playing sacrificial lamb
想過搶新娘 我差點講真
Thinking of stealing the bride, I almost said it for real
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歷史一刻早已將舊伴侶轉送別人
History has long since transferred former lovers to someone else
我說 別傷心 仍能恰當大方去做人
I say, don’t be sad, I can still act rightly and gracefully as a person
約定日後你若和他相分
If one day you part ways with him
拿來用你尚有餘的惻隱
Use the compassion you still have
憐憫我此生的不幸
To pity the misfortune of my life
不緊要 約到明年來生
It’s okay, we’ll meet again in the next life
不甘心 人人不開心
Can't accept it, everyone’s unhappy
尤其這新婚 失去我身份
Especially with this wedding, I lose my identity
不甘心
Can't accept it
明明不開心 就是不甘心
Clearly unhappy, yet can’t accept it
不過我肯等 等一生都等
But I’m willing to wait, waiting all my life
這都好
That's okay
自小想拿到的全得到
Everything I wanted since I was little, I’ve got now
如今我求不到才知道
Now I can't get it, and I realize
我命運裡雖則當你是寶
Though I hold you as a treasure in my fate
天涯上有更多的好
There are better things beyond the horizon
情人仍然未抱
Still no embrace from my lover
要這麼的慘酷
Why has it to be so cruel
她不要我再拾回舊好
She doesn’t want me to restore what we had
不甘心 人人不開心
Can't accept it, everyone’s unhappy
尤其這新婚 失去我身份
Especially with this wedding, I lose my identity
不甘心 明明不開心 就是不甘心
Can't accept it—obviously unhappy, just can’t accept it
不過我肯等 等一生都等
But I’m willing to wait, waiting all my life
一頭蠻牛
A wild bull
闖情場竟成為一頭蠻牛
Stumbled into romance, become a wild bull
慘淡在是我知不能回頭
Miserable, I know I can't turn back
欺騙我能約定未來回頭
Deceiving myself into thinking I can plan to turn back someday
我是牛 我是牛
I am a bull, I am a bull
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

回頭 (huítóu)

/xu̯eɪtʰoʊ̯/

B1
  • verb
  • - to turn one's head; to turn back; to repent

蠻牛 (mánniú)

/mǎn.njǒʊ̯/

B2
  • noun
  • - stubborn person; headstrong person

分手 (fēnshǒu)

/fə́nʃoʊ̯/

B1
  • verb
  • - to break up; to part company

成婚 (chénghūn)

/ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.xu̯ən/

C1
  • verb
  • - to get married; to marry

追憶 (zhuīyì)

/ʈʂu̯eɪ̯ì/

C1
  • verb
  • - to reminisce; to recall

預計 (yùjì)

/y̯ŷ.tɕî/

B2
  • verb
  • - to predict; to estimate

犧牲 (xīshēng)

/ɕí.ʂə́ŋ/

B2
  • noun
  • - sacrifice
  • verb
  • - to sacrifice

搶 (qiǎng)

/t͡ɕʰjǎŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to snatch; to rob; to grab

傷心 (shāngxīn)

/ʂáŋ.ɕín/

B1
  • adjective
  • - sad; heartbroken

大方 (dàfāng)

/tâ.fáŋ/

B1
  • adjective
  • - generous; magnanimous

約定 (yuēdìng)

/y̯œ́tɪ̂ŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to agree on; to promise

惻隱 (cèyǐn)

/t͡sʰɤ̂.ìn/

C1
  • noun
  • - compassion; sympathy

憐憫 (liánmǐn)

/ljěn.mìn/

C1
  • verb
  • - to pity; to show compassion

身份 (shēnfèn)

/ʂə́n.fə̂n/

B1
  • noun
  • - identity; status; capacity

慘酷 (cǎnkù)

/t͡sǎn.kʰû/

C1
  • adjective
  • - cruel; brutal

欺騙 (qīpiàn)

/t͡ɕʰí.pʰjên/

B2
  • verb
  • - to deceive; to cheat

Key Grammar Structures

  • 不能回頭

    ➔ Modal verb + verb

    ➔ The phrase uses a modal verb '不能' (cannot) + verb '回頭' (turn back), expressing inability or impossibility.

  • 多年前 早明言不能回頭

    ➔ Adverbial phrase + verb + object

    ➔ The phrase '多年前 早明言' means 'many years ago, it was already made clear', with '早' (early) emphasizing prior declaration.

  • 怎能預計似這般難共你同揩共老

    ➔ Comparative phrase + verb + conjunction + verb phrase

    ➔ The phrase expresses disbelief or question about how it's possible to expect something difficult to happen, using a rhetorical question structure.

  • 我命運裡雖則當你是寶

    ➔ Subordinate clause + main clause

    ➔ The phrase uses a concessive clause '雖則' (although/even though) to contrast with the main statement that 'you are as precious as treasure' in 'my destiny'.

  • 不甘心 人人不開心

    ➔ Adjective + noun + phrase

    ➔ This pattern repeats '不甘心' (not willing to accept) followed by '人人不開心' (everyone is unhappy), emphasizing frustration and sadness.

  • 我是牛 我是牛

    ➔ Subject + to be + noun

    ➔ The repeated phrase '我是牛' (I am a cow) emphasizes identity and self-characterization, using the simple subject + verb structure.