被我弄丟的你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 莫文蔚
• Album: 電影《被我弄丟的你》同名主題曲

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depths of Mandarin through Karen Mok's "Bei Wo Nong Diu De Ni," a heart-wrenching ballad about lost love. Experience the beauty of Chinese lyrics as you delve into themes of regret and longing, enhanced by Mok's evocative vocals. This song offers a poignant insight into expressing complex emotions in Mandarin, making it a compelling learning experience.

[English]

The air is filled

with traces of you

and your breath

To say it’s familiar

feels forced and unfair

Long ago,

don’t let tears

make a sound as they fall

I’m afraid I’ll give up

pretending to be casual

White rain

I’ve lost you

left alone here

Our past

can’t be returned to

This question of fate

never had logic

yet I searched for proof of our love

how hard I tried

I’ve lost you

blame my carelessness

where are you now

picked up by someone else

the scenery along the way

if I forget for a moment

don’t let missing you become a dream

become our final

ending

Such a shame

I can still see your silhouette now

but already

I’ve lost you

left alone here

Our past

can’t be returned to

This question of fate

never had logic

yet I searched for proof of our love

how hard I tried

I’ve lost you

blame my carelessness

where are you now

picked up by someone else

the scenery along the way

if I forget for a moment

don’t let missing you become a dream

become our final

ending

[Chinese]

空气里

都是你的痕迹

和气息

说熟悉

有些勉强和委屈

早已经

别轻易

让泪流的过程有声音

我怕我放弃

假装轻松的语气

白小雨

我能丢了你

独自在原地

我们的过去

已经回不去

命运这道题

本就没有逻辑

偏要找相爱的证据

曾经多么用力

我能丢了你

怪我不小心

你会在哪里

被别人拾起

眼途的风景

如果一时忘记

别让错过成了梦境

成了我们最后的

结局

Too可惜

此刻还能看清你背影

就已经

我能丢了你

独自在原地

我们的过去

已经回不去

命运这道题

本就没有逻辑

偏要找相爱的证据

曾经多么用力

我能丢了你

怪我不小心

你会在哪里

被别人拾起

眼途的风景

如果一时忘记

别让错过成了梦境

成了我们最后的

结局

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
痕迹 (hénjì) /xə̌n dʒi/ B1	noun - trace; mark
气息 (qìxī) /t͡ɕʰi˥ si/ B2	noun - breath; scent; atmosphere
熟悉 (shúxī) /ʂǔ ɕi/ B1	adjective - familiar; acquainted verb - to be familiar with
勉强 (miǎnqiáng) /mi̯ɛ̀n t͡ɕʰjǎŋ/ B2	adjective - reluctant; forced; strained verb - to force; to do with difficulty
委屈 (wěiqū) /wɛ̀i t͡ɕʰy/ B2	adjective - wronged; aggrieved; feeling wronged verb - to wrong; to treat unfairly
放弃 (fàngqì) /fâŋ t͡ɕʰi/ B1	verb - to abandon; to give up
轻松 (qīngsōng) /t͡ɕʰiŋ soŋ/ A2	adjective - relaxed; easy
丢 (diū) /tjoʊ̯/ A1	verb - to lose; to throw away
命运 (mìngyùn) /mìŋ yŵn/ B1	noun - destiny; fate
逻辑 (luóji) /lwǒ t͡ɕi/ B2	noun - logic
相爱 (xiāng'ài) /ɕjaŋ ài/ B1	verb - to love each other
证据 (zhèngjù) /ʈ͡ʂɤ̂ŋ t͡ɕy/ B2	noun - evidence; proof
小心 (xiǎoxīn) /ɕjàu ɕín/ A2	adjective - careful; cautious verb - to be careful
拾 (shí) /ʂɻ̩/ B1	verb - to pick up; to gather
错过 (cuòguò) /t͡sʰwô kwô/ B1	verb - to miss (an opportunity); to let slip
结局 (jiéjú) /t͡ɕjɛ̌ t͡ɕy/ B1	noun - ending; conclusion

Key Grammar Structures

• 空气里 都是你的痕迹 和气息

  ➔ Subject-Predicate Structure without explicit verb ('是')

  ➔ In Chinese, the verb "是" (to be) is sometimes omitted in descriptive sentences, particularly in poetry and song lyrics. Here, it's implied that the air *is* full of your traces and breath.

• 有些勉强和委屈

  ➔ Adjective as Predicate

  ➔ The phrase "有些勉强和委屈" uses adjectives directly as the predicate. The implied subject might be "feeling" or a similar noun related to the situation.

• 早已经 别轻易 让泪流的过程有声音

  ➔ Imperative sentence with '别' (bié)

  ➔ "别轻易 让泪流的过程有声音" is an imperative sentence expressing a prohibition. "别" means "don't".

• 我已经回不去

  ➔ Potential Complement '不'

  ➔ The phrase "回不去" contains the potential complement "不", indicating that it's *not possible* to return (to the past). The pattern is Verb + 得/不 + Resultative/Directional Complement. Here, the verb is 回(return), and the complement is 去(go).

• 命运这道题 本就没有逻辑

  ➔ Emphasis using '本就'

  ➔ "本就" emphasizes that something is inherently a certain way. Here, it stresses that fate inherently has no logic.

• 偏要找相爱的证据

  ➔ '偏' (piān) - expressing insistence or doing something against expectations

  ➔ The adverb "偏" indicates doing something against expectations or reason. Here, despite fate having no logic, the speaker insists on finding evidence of love.

• 如果一时忘记

  ➔ Conditional Clause with '如果'

  ➔ "如果一时忘记" introduces a conditional clause, meaning "if you forget for a moment". "如果" indicates the condition.

• 此刻还能看清你背影 就已经

  ➔ Implied Concession and Acceptance with '就'

  ➔ Here, "就" implies a concession and acceptance of a limited outcome. The speaker is saying that *even just* being able to see your back is already something.