錯過不錯 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: G.E.M., 鄧紫棋

Lyrics & Translation

Discover a different perspective on love and loss with G.E.M.'s '錯過不錯' (Rightfully Wrong). This song offers a great opportunity to learn Mandarin vocabulary related to relationships and emotions, all within a catchy and empowering pop-rock tune. What makes this song special is its uplifting message, turning a typically sad event into a celebration of self-discovery and moving on.

[English]

You go left, I go right, we start walking in opposite directions

You freely choose, I prefer to follow the steps

You love eating pork, lamb, beef, I eat my three daily meals with less salt and oil

You’re naturally adventurous, I just need stability

I heard long ago you come from the fourth planet

And I’m content to be ordinary, happy on Earth

That hesitant hand of yours should’ve let go long ago

No more looking back from now on

Forget me, don’t be sad

Honestly, it’s just a form of liberation

Forget me, don’t cling

Our missed connection really isn’t that bad

...

Loving again and missing out, I guess even God has a sense of humor

Even in this lonely moment, it’s just a fragile passing phase

Your life without me, isn’t that much freer

My life without you, is less turbulent

They say men come from the fourth planet

Why should they bow to Earth because of me

They say there’s an infinite universe before you

No more looking back from now on

Forget me, don’t be sad

Honestly, it’s just a form of liberation

Forget me, don’t cling

Our missed connection really isn’t that bad

...

That day’s promise just faded with a smile

You can hold on, and let me go

Forget me, don’t be sad

Honestly, it’s just a form of liberation

Forget me, don’t cling

Our missed connection really isn’t that bad

Forget me, don’t be sad anymore

Forget me, forget everything about the past, right and wrong

Forget me, I hope we can both live well from now on, restart our lives

...

[Chinese]

你向左 我向右 開始就反著方向走

你隨意 你自由 我偏愛跟著步驟

你愛吃 豬羊牛 我三餐都少鹽無油

你天生 愛浪遊 我偏安定就足夠

我早聽說你來自第四星球

而我甘於平凡安於地球

那一雙勉強的手 早就該放手

就別再回頭 從今以後

忘了我 別難過

坦白說 這不過 是一種解脫

忘了我 別執著

你和我 的錯過 真的並不錯

相愛 再錯過 只能說上帝太幽默

這一刻 再寂寞 也不過一時的脆弱

你生活 少了我 不就能更加的自我

我生活 少了你 才能夠少一點顛簸

不是說男人來自第四星球

何必為我而屈就在地球

不是說你面前有 無邊的宇宙

就別再回頭 從今以後

忘了我 別難過

坦白說 這不過 是一種解脫

忘了我 別執著

你和我 的錯過 真的並不錯

那天真的承諾 就一笑而過

拿得起你也放得了我

忘了我 別難過

坦白說 這不過 是一種解脫

忘了我 別執著

你和我 的錯過 真的並不錯

忘了我 別再難過

忘了我 忘了過往一切的對錯

忘了我 祝你我從此好好生活 重新的生活

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
方向 /fāngxiàng/ A2	noun - direction
自由 /zìyóu/ A2	noun - freedom adjective - free
愛 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
平凡 /píngfán/ B2	adjective - ordinary, common
放手 /fàngshǒu/ B1	verb - to let go
忘了 /wàngle/ A1	verb - to forget
難過 /nánguò/ A2	adjective - sad, upset
解脫 /jiětuō/ B2	noun - liberation, release
執著 /zhízhuó/ B2	adjective - persistent, stubborn
錯過 /cuòguò/ B1	verb - to miss (an opportunity)
相愛 /xiāng'ài/ B1	verb - to love each other
寂寞 /jìmò/ B1	adjective - lonely
生活 /shēnghuó/ A1	verb - to live noun - life
脆弱 /cuìruò/ B2	adjective - fragile, vulnerable
承諾 /chéngnuò/ B1	noun - promise verb - to promise

Key Grammar Structures

• 你向左

  ➔ S + 向 + direction

  ➔ The structure "向 + direction" indicates the direction towards which the subject is moving or facing.

• 我早聽說你來自第四星球

  ➔ Verb + 早 + verb phrase

  ➔ The adverb "早" (early) is used before a verb to indicate that an action is done early or beforehand.

• 就別再回頭

  ➔ 就 + negative command

  ➔ The particle "就" emphasizes immediacy or a conclusion, combined here with a negative command "別再回頭" (don't look back anymore).

• 我生活 少了你 才能夠少一點顛簸

  ➔ 少了 + noun + 才能 + verb

  ➔ The structure "少了 + noun" indicates that the lack of something leads to a certain result, expressed with "才能" (can).

• 你和我 的錯過 真的並不錯

  ➔ 的 + noun + 很强的修饰关系

  ➔ The particle "的" links nouns to form a descriptive or possessive relationship, here connecting "你和我" with "錯過".