愛人執照 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 呂爵安

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Edan Lui's “愛人執照,” where love is a continuous learning process. This song uses the metaphor of a 'lover's license' to explore relationships, offering insights into personal growth and understanding. Discover the nuances of Cantonese as you explore the heartfelt lyrics and relatable themes of this compelling track.

[English]

Loving continuously, trying repeatedly, making mistakes again and again

Been loved, fooled so many times

Having experienced wonderful moments

Irreparable damage caused by losing control

Am I still unable to develop some maturity after training?

To make him see that things shouldn't be so wrong

Talking about love is like failing that subject

Is doing the right thing enough to pass?

Making mistakes, do I need to ponder in a past life?

How many more tears must I shed to qualify for the finals?

How many more times must I take the test to get my license to love?

I lack confidence

Yet I throw myself into thousands of love battles

Even if at first I didn’t know how to resist

Climbing up from my mistakes

How many more times must I hurt before I consider myself learned?

And must I go through more pain to recognize it all?

Leaving behind a few grades, I hope I finally wake up

Paying the price for happiness

Went through so many lessons without common sense, only then can I love you properly

Things I learned from a breakup

Could this be my secret to loving?

Wrong timing, wrong person, I made all the mistakes

Realized that holding onto these lessons can be a shield, perhaps I can turn mistakes into gains

Even with my ex, despite many clashes

In the agony, I learned the tango of love

I wish I could store the mistakes I've made

Enough to win an award

How many more tears must I shed before I qualify for the finals?

How many more times must I pass the test to get my license to love?

Even with extremely bad luck

Learning lessons, I probably won't be too bad

Today, about things that almost destroyed me

Will I be redeemed if I meet him again someday?

Do I need to get a license to drive?

Do lawyers and doctors need training to be fully qualified?

Learn step by step, out of respect for love

I’ve been thoroughly trained in bad love, so I can bring you home

If love’s test is also cruel, don’t be afraid

Would it be better to delay graduation?

How many more tears must I shed before I qualify for the finals?

How many more times must I pass to get my license to love?

I lack confidence

Still pouring my heart into love’s thousands of battles

Even if at first I didn’t know how to resist

Climbing from my mistakes

How many more times must I hurt before I consider myself learned?

Having had to repeat classes, I hope I finally understand

Pay the price for happiness

Like a naive child, must I wear enough bandages to move up a grade?

What I learned from heartbreak

Will meeting him again someday be the ultimate proof of love?

Can enduring more bring me peace?

Learn love deeply and intensely

[Chinese]

連續愛 連續試 連續錯

曾被愛 愚弄過 如此多

榮獲過 數段美好

不可抵消 失控惹的禍

難道我 磨練過 仍不可

熬出些修養

來使他朝 不這麽錯

談情像注定考不好那科

做對的 夠及格麼

做錯的 要用上一世 去揣摩

還要哭幾次 先有 資格 入圍嗎

還要考幾次 先有 執照 動情嗎

我自信極差

仍投入 愛戀的 千軍萬馬

就算起初 不懂招架

自錯誤𥚃攀爬

還要傷幾次 先算 一切 學成嗎

留了級幾次 先算 開竅

付完 幸福的代價

從前沒常識 跟她上過一課 方可愛你嗎

失戀𥚃學會的事情

他朝會是我的相戀秘笈嗎

時候錯 人物錯 全犯過

明白了 拿來傍身 可否將功抵過

和前度那段 即使衝撞太多

劇痛中 領悟探戈

願儲起 我犯過的錯

夠換個獎座

還要哭幾次 先有 資格 入圍嗎

還要考幾次 先有 執照 動情嗎

縱運氣極差

汲取教訓的我 總不會太差

今天殺掉我的事情

他朝再遇上 終可救贖我嗎

開車要考取 執照嗎

大狀和醫生 訓練過 才能 完全 及格嗎

慢慢學 只因 尊重它

我被錯愛 特訓過 便接你回家

若情路上 題目亦 殘酷極 毋害怕

就押後畢業好嗎

還要哭幾次 先有 資格 入圍嗎

還要考幾次 先有 執照 動情嗎

我自信極差

仍投入 愛戀的 千軍萬馬

就算起初 不懂招架

自錯誤𥚃攀爬

還要傷幾次 先算 一切 學成嗎

留了級幾次 先算 開竅

付完 幸福的代價

純如稚童的 必須貼夠膠布 才能升班嗎

失戀教導我的事情

他朝會是愛的高級証書嗎

忍多會好嗎

狠狠學會它

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
錯 /tsʰwô/ A1	adjective - wrong noun - mistake
資格 /tsɨ́.kɤ/ B2	noun - qualification
執照 /ʈʂʰɨ̌.ʈʂâʊ/ B2	noun - license
動情 /ʈôŋ.tɕʰǐŋ/ C1	verb - to be moved emotionally; to fall in love
自信 /tsɨ̀.ɕîn/ B1	noun - confidence
投入 /ʈʰóu.rû/ B2	verb - to throw into, to invest
愛戀 /ài.ljân/ B2	noun - love; amour
錯誤 /ʈʂʰwô.wʊ/ B1	noun - error, mistake
攀爬 /pʰán.pʰá/ B2	verb - to climb
幸福 /ɕîŋ.fǔ/ A2	adjective - happy; blessed
代價 /tâi.tɕjà/ B2	noun - price, cost
事情 /ʂɨ̀.tɕʰǐŋ/ A2	noun - thing, matter, affair
學會 /ɕɥě.xwêi/ A2	verb - to learn; to master
畢業 /pì.jè/ B1	verb - to graduate
教導 /tɕjâʊ.tàʊ/ B2	verb - to teach, to instruct
残酷 /tsʰáŋ.kʰû/ B2	adjective - cruel

Key Grammar Structures

• 還要哭幾次 先有 資格 入圍嗎

  ➔ using 先 (xiān) to indicate 'before' or 'prior to' an action

  ➔ The word **先** indicates that the action occurs **before** or is **priority over** another action.

• 做對的 夠及格麼

  ➔ using 的 (de) as a possessive marker or linking adjectival phrases

  ➔ The particle **的** links **做對的** (the correct ones) as an adjectival phrase describing the noun.

• 失戀𥚃學會的事情

  ➔ using 的 (de) to form a relative clause modifying **的事情**

  ➔ The particle **的** is used to create a **relative clause** that modifies **事情**, meaning **the things learned** during a breakup.

• 明白了 拿來傍身 可否將功抵過

  ➔ using 了 (le) to indicate completed action or realization

  ➔ The particle **了** signifies that the action or realization has been completed or achieved.

• 就押後畢業好嗎

  ➔ using 就 (jiù) to indicate immediacy or emphasis in an action

  ➔ The word **就** emphasizes immediacy, suggesting doing something **right away** or under **certain circumstances**.

• 縱運氣極差

  ➔ using 縱 (zòng) to mean 'even if' or 'despite' in concessive clauses

  ➔ The word **縱** introduces a concessive clause meaning **even if** or **despite** the circumstance described.