錯過你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 衛蘭

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Cantopop with Janice Vidal's '錯過你'. This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn Cantonese through its heartfelt lyrics about love and loss. The clear, story-telling vocals of Janice Vidal make it easier for learners to follow along and appreciate the nuances of the language. What makes this song special is its universal theme of regret and its pivotal role in the artist's career, making it a modern classic in the Hong Kong music scene.

[English]

Always craving insomnia to dream.

Power outages — knowing you’re struggling late at night, only then believing that the candlelight has a real purpose.

Romantic moments are over, only then regretting they turned to ashes.

Often you have to lose your way before you find it again.

Suffering hardships makes you want to dance and forget problems; I used to want to be alone so badly, even catching a cold.

When you're weak, you understand pride; not strong enough to see others dance with love.

Only when love is gone do you realize what love really is.

After parting, I need you—like the winter night longing for the sweating heat.

Whoever is with you, I admit I’m quite jealous.

Like seeing the past, knowing how to be moved—why bother wasting time? I loved you before realizing I loved you.

Loving forever, like childhood toys left behind.

Expecting lovers who don’t understand love; missing tears I haven't shed in a long time.

After going numb, then regretting—being able to offend each other is also a kind of fun.

Only when love is gone do you understand what makes love interesting.

After parting, I need you—like the winter night longing for the sweating heat.

Who is with you? I admit I am very jealous.

Like seeing the past, knowing how to be moved—why bother wasting time? I loved you before realizing I loved you.

When you lose something like a key, you don’t feel the need until you can't come home.

Only when love is gone do you understand what love is.

After parting, I need you—like the winter night longing for the sweating heat.

Who is with you? I admit I am very jealous.

Like seeing the past, knowing how to be moved—why bother wasting time?

Missing you before realizing I love you.

Falling in love with you because I lost you.

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[Chinese]

永遠要 無眠才幻想造夢

停電先知半夜難捱 才信燭光另有實際功用

浪漫場合用完了 才恨它早變灰燼

往往要 迷途時候先認路

捱壞先想散心跳舞 曾那麼想獨處直到感冒

軟弱時明白傲氣 未夠支撐起來看別人共舞

唯有到愛不起 便明白愛的趣味

別離後至需要你 就像冬夜懷念滴汗天氣

誰正與你一起 便承認我很妒忌

像望見當時 懂得感動又何必 錯過你先知愛你

永遠愛 童年遺下的玩具

期待不懂愛的愛侶 懐緬很久沒有落過的涙

在麻木後便後悔 能夠彼此得罪也是場樂趣

唯有到愛不起 便明白愛的趣味

別離後至需要你 就像冬夜懷念滴汗天氣

誰正與你一起 便承認我很妒忌

像望見當時 懂得感動又何必 錯過你先知愛你

當你遺失如門匙 未回家不覺得有需要

唯有到愛不起 便明白愛的趣味

別離後至需要你 就像冬夜懷念滴汗天氣

誰正與你一起 便承認我很妒忌

像望見當時 懂得感動又何必

錯過你先知愛你

愛上你因失去你

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
幻想 /xuǎn xiǎng/ B2	verb - to imagine, to fancy noun - illusion, fantasy
造夢 /zào mèng/ B2	verb - to dream, to fantasize
停電 /tíng diàn/ B1	noun - power outage, blackout
難捱 /nán ái/ B2	adjective - hard to bear, unbearable
燭光 /zhú guāng/ B1	noun - candlelight
浪漫 /làng màn/ B1	adjective - romantic
灰燼 /huī jìn/ C1	noun - ashes
迷途 /mí tú/ B2	verb - to lose one's way, to go astray
散心 /sàn xīn/ B2	verb - to relax, to relieve boredom
跳舞 /tiào wǔ/ A1	verb - to dance
獨處 /dú chǔ/ B2	verb - to be alone, to live in solitude
感冒 /gǎn mào/ A2	verb - to catch a cold noun - cold
軟弱 /ruǎn ruò/ B2	adjective - weak, feeble
傲氣 /ào qì/ B2	noun - arrogance, pride
支撐 /zhī chēng/ B1	verb - to support, to sustain
愛不起 /ài bù qǐ/ C1	verb - unable to afford to love, can't afford to love
別離 /bié lí/ B2	noun - separation, parting verb - to part, to separate
懷念 /huái niàn/ B2	verb - to cherish the memory of, to think of
妒忌 /dù jì/ B2	verb - to be jealous, to envy
感動 /gǎn dòng/ B1	verb - to move (sb), to touch (sb emotionally) adjective - moving, touching
遺下 /yí xià/ C1	verb - to leave behind, to bequeath
玩具 /wán jù/ A1	noun - toy
愛侶 /ài lǚ/ B2	noun - lovers, couple
麻木 /má mù/ B2	adjective - numb, apathetic
後悔 /hòu huǐ/ B1	verb - to regret noun - regret
彼此 /bǐ cǐ/ A2	pronoun - each other, one another
得罪 /dé zuì/ B2	verb - to offend, to displease
樂趣 /lè qù/ B1	noun - delight, pleasure
遺失 /yí shī/ B2	verb - to lose
需要 /xū yào/ A2	verb - to need, to require noun - need, requirement

Key Grammar Structures

• 永遠要 無眠才幻想造夢

  ➔ Conditional structure (要...才...)

  ➔ The phrase "要...才..." indicates that one action is necessary for another to happen.

• 往往要 迷途時候先認路

  ➔ Adverbial phrase (往往要)

  ➔ The phrase "往往要" suggests that something often needs to happen under certain circumstances.

• 便明白愛的趣味

  ➔ Resultative construction (便...明白)

  ➔ The phrase "便...明白" indicates that as a result of a previous action, understanding is achieved.

• 就像冬夜懷念滴汗天氣

  ➔ Simile (就像...)

  ➔ The phrase "就像..." is used to create a comparison between two different things.

• 愛上你因失去你

  ➔ Causative structure (因...而...)

  ➔ The phrase "因...而..." indicates that one action is the cause of another.