愛的故事上集 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 孫耀威

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of "愛的故事上集" by Eric Suen, a classic Cantonese Pop ballad that will enrich your understanding of nuanced romantic expressions in Chinese. Through its poignant lyrics about unrequited love and longing, you can grasp common vocabulary related to emotions, relationships, and time, while appreciating the poetic structure of traditional Canto-pop. Its simple yet profound narrative makes it special for language learners eager to explore the emotional depth of Hong Kong's music heritage.

[English]

Stars’ light sprinkle over midnight

Everyone happily telling stories

Tonight’s thoughts are hard to express

Slowly I watch you, wanting to say, but again slow

One night when the autumn breeze rises

Left behind her window holds a story

A lonely young man ignores his solitude

Loitering under the trees until the moon appears

Winter winds blow away many nights

Why does she at the window lack attention

Love notes etched on the window by the boy

Are like drifting dreams, completely useless

Tonight’s young man pours out his regrets

Who’s the fool still wanting to hear the story again

But foolish young hearts only know the first part

Hope the next chapter is a lovely dream

Do you know how many love feelings I’ve tied to you

Every night I ache, wasting all my heart on you

This boy’s story is impossible to end

All because I fell in love with you, yet you don’t know

(All because I fell in love with you, yet you don’t know)

Spring breeze lightly ignites sparks under the moonlit night

Everyone happily telling stories

Finally, I share this young man’s story

Years gone by, how can I still hold myself back for you

Tonight, do you realize my hints

Why do I treat this as just a story

Do you know I think of you ten or a hundred times every night

Every night I wait because I’m deeply infatuated

Can we work together to prolong this story

Keep this love alive, two souls depend on each other for a lifetime

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[Chinese]

星的光點點灑於午夜

人人開開心心說說故事

偏篇今宵所想講不太易

遲緩地望你想說又復遲緩

秋風將湧起的某夜

遺留她的窗邊有個故事

孤單單的小伙子不顧寂寞

徘徊樹下直至天際露月兒

冬風吹走幾多個月夜

為何窗邊的她欠缺注視

刻於窗扉小子寫的愛慕字

完全沒用像個飄散夢兒

今宵的小伙子傾吐憾事

誰人癡癡的要再聽故事

偏偏癡心小子只知道上集

祈求下集是個可愛夢兒

知不知對你牽上萬縷愛意

每晚也痛心空費盡心思

這小子欲斷難斷這故事

全為我愛上你偏偏你不知

(全為我愛上你偏偏你不知)

春風輕吹點點火花襯月夜

人人開開心心說說故事

終於傾出這小子的故事

長年累月為你怎再自持

今宵知否對你的暗示

為何真的將它當故事

知不知每晚想你十次百次

每晚也去等 因我極心癡

可不可合力延續這故事

延續這片愛意一生倆相依

Key Grammar Structures

• 偏篇今宵所想講不太易

  ➔ Use of the adverb '不太' + adjective, meaning 'not very' or 'slightly'.

  ➔ '不太' modifies the adjective to indicate a degree that is not very or slightly.

• 每晚也去等 因我極心癡

  ➔ Use of the conjunction '也' to indicate 'also' or 'even'.

  ➔ '也' is used to add emphasis or mean 'also' and suggests the action is in addition to others.

• 刻於窗扉小子寫的愛慕字

  ➔ Use of the possessive or descriptive particle '的' to modify nouns, showing possession or description.

  ➔ '的' functions as a possessive or adjectival marker, linking the noun to its modifier.

• 長年累月為你怎再自持

  ➔ Use of the phrase '長年累月' to emphasize 'many years' or 'long-term'.

  ➔ '長年累月' indicates a long duration spanning many years, emphasizing persistence or duration.

• 祈求下集是個可愛夢兒

  ➔ Use of '是' as a copula verb to equate or identify 'the next episode' as 'a cute dream-born child'.

  ➔ '是' functions as a copula verb linking the subject with its description.

• 每晚也去等 因我極心癡

  ➔ Use of '因' as a conjunction meaning 'because' or 'due to'.

  ➔ '因' introduces a reason or cause for the action in the sentence.