初戀 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 魏如昀
• Album: 所謂如昀 Queen's Way

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

離開你的時候

When I left you

我說心甘情願

I said I did it willingly

從沒想過後不後悔

Never thought I’d regret it later

時間不能倒退

Time can’t be turned back

害怕回憶作祟

Afraid memories will haunt me

我卻放不下從前

But I just can't let go of the past

手上戒指還是準備

The ring I still hold in my hand, ready

你有機會看見

For you to see someday

太多的一瞬間

So many fleeting moments

記憶在 誤會中蛻變

Memories transforming through misunderstandings

這一次不要說再見

This time, let’s not say goodbye

我們有誰 還記得初戀

Who among us still remembers first love

空氣凝結 夏天都下雪

The air freezes, and even summer snows

時間走的不知不覺

Time passes so unknowingly

難過的事後知後覺

Regret hits only after it’s over

我的思念 曾經是無解

My longing was once so unexplainable

我們今天 流下了眼淚

Today, we shed tears

直視你的雙眼 是否沒有改變

Looking into your eyes, has anything changed?

你說過的永遠

You promised always

...

...

離開你的時候

When I left you

我說心甘情願

I said I did it willingly

從沒想過後不後悔

Never thought I’d regret it later

時間不能倒退

Time can’t be turned back

害怕回憶作祟

Afraid memories will haunt me

我卻放不下從前

But I just can't let go of the past

手上戒指還是準備

The ring I still hold in my hand, ready

你有機會看見

For you to see someday

太多的一瞬間

So many fleeting moments

記憶在 誤會中蛻變

Memories transforming through misunderstandings

這一次不要說再見

This time, let’s not say goodbye

我們有誰 還記得初戀

Who among us still remembers first love

空氣凝結 夏天都下雪

The air freezes, and even summer snows

時間走的不知不覺

Time passes so unknowingly

難過的事後知後覺

Regret hits only after it’s over

我的思念 曾經是無解

My longing was once so unexplainable

我們今天 流下了眼淚

Today, we shed tears

直視你的雙眼 是否沒有改變

Looking into your eyes, has anything changed?

你說過的永遠

You promised always

我們有誰 記得初戀

Who among us still remembers first love

我的思念 曾經是無解

My longing was once so unexplainable

...

...

月光搶了晚霞 都是為了黑夜

Moonlight stole the sunset, all for the night

而我等著太陽照亮明天

While I wait for the sun to brighten tomorrow

我們有誰 忘記了當年

Who among us has forgotten that year

空氣凝結 最美的初戀

The air froze — the most beautiful first love

時間走的不知不覺

Time passes so unknowingly

難過的事後知後覺

Regret hits only after it’s over

我會想念 無解的殘缺

I will miss the unexplainable imperfection

過了今天 是否還流淚

After today, will I still be crying?

直視你的雙眼 我們沒有改變

Looking into your eyes, we haven't changed

愛就讓它永遠

Let love be forever

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
離開 (líkāi) /li2 kai1/ B1	verb - to leave, to depart
心甘情願 (xīngānqíngyuàn) /xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4/ C1	adjective - willingly, be perfectly happy to
後悔 (hòuhuǐ) /hou4 hui3/ B1	verb - to regret, to repent
時間 (shíjiān) /shi2 jian1/ A1	noun - time
害怕 (hàipà) /hai4 pa4/ A2	verb - to be afraid, to fear
回憶 (huíyì) /hui2 yi4/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
戒指 (jièzhǐ) /jie4 zhi3/ A2	noun - ring (jewelry)
機會 (jīhuì) /ji1 hui4/ A2	noun - opportunity, chance
記憶 (jìyì) /ji4 yi4/ B1	noun - memory
誤會 (wùhuì) /wu4 hui4/ B1	noun - misunderstanding verb - to misunderstand
蛻變 (tuìbiàn) /tui4 bian4/ B2	verb - to transform, to metamorphose
初戀 (chūliàn) /chu1 lian4/ B1	noun - first love
凝結 (níngjié) /ning2 jie2/ B2	verb - to congeal, to freeze
夏天 (xiàtiān) /xia4 tian1/ A1	noun - summer
眼淚 (yǎnlèi) /yan3 lei4/ A2	noun - tears
雙眼 (shuāngyǎn) /shuang1 yan3/ A2	noun - pair of eyes
改變 (gǎibiàn) /gai3 bian4/ A2	verb - to change noun - change
永遠 (yǒngyuǎn) /yong3 yuan3/ B1	noun - forever

Key Grammar Structures

• 我卻放不下從前

  ➔ Use of '放不下' (cannot let go / unable to detach)

  ➔ '放不下' means 'cannot let go' or 'cannot detach from' someone or something emotionally.

• 時間不能倒退

  ➔ Use of modal verb '不能' + verb to indicate impossibility (cannot)

  ➔ '不能' means 'cannot' or 'not able to', expressing impossibility.

• 記憶在 誤會中蛻變

  ➔ Use of '在...中' to indicate something happening within a specific context

  ➔ '在...中' means 'in the process of' or 'within' a certain context.

• 我們有誰 還記得初戀

  ➔ Use of '有誰 + verb' to ask a rhetorical question about 'who' or 'what' exists or remembers

  ➔ '有誰' is a rhetorical question phrase meaning 'who still' or 'who among us' (literally 'has who').

• 愛就讓它永遠

  ➔ Use of '就...讓...' to express 'just let...' implying a simple or unconditional action

  ➔ '就...讓...' emphasizes the idea of simply allowing or letting something happen, often expressing acceptance.