該忘的日子 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 郭靜
• Album: 我們曾相愛

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

郭靜-該忘的日子

郭靜-該忘的日子

作詞：左中平

Song lyrics by Zuo Zhongping

作曲：張簡君偉

Music composed by Zhang Jianjunwei

愛情裡最傷人的事

The most painful thing in love

是認了錯卻還固執

Is admitting mistakes but still holding on

帶著期待重新開始

Starting over with hope

甜蜜或痛苦都諷刺

Sweetness or pain, both are Irony

握緊不是 最好的方式

Holding on isn't the best way

我也不是 那麼懂堅持

I'm not so good at persistence either

該忘的日子好多 更怕自己太灑脫

There are so many days I should forget, I fear I might be too carefree

有些事沒說你卻也從沒記得過

Some things I never spoke of, but you've never remembered either

剩下的愛請收走

Please take back the love that remains

我總是付出好多 連結束都要我說

I always give so much, even ending needs my words

以為我假裝說要走你會抱緊我

I thought pretending to leave would make you hold me tight

痛都是因為擁有

Pain is always because of holding on

等不等都難過

Waiting or not, it's all so sad

愛被濃縮成一首詩

Love distilled into a poem

過去並列成了心事

The past becomes a list of worries

離開是幫自己解釋

Leaving is just a way to explain to myself

能笑的出來都沒事

If I can smile, then everything's fine

握緊不是 最好的方式

Holding on isn't the best way

我也不是 那麼懂堅持

I'm not so good at persistence either

該忘的日子好多 更怕自己太灑脫

There are so many days I should forget, I fear I might be too carefree

有些事沒說你卻也從沒記得過

Some things I never spoke of, but you've never remembered either

剩下的愛請收走

Please take back the love that remains

我總是付出好多 連結束都要我說

I always give so much, even ending needs my words

以為我假裝說要走你會抱緊我

I thought pretending to leave would make you hold me tight

痛都是因為擁有

Pain is always because of holding on

等不等都難過

Waiting or not, it's all so sad

該忘的日子好多 更怕自己太灑脫

There are so many days I should forget, I fear I might be too carefree

有些事沒說你卻也從沒記得過

Some things I never spoke of, but you've never remembered either

剩下的愛請收走

Please take back the love that remains

我總是付出好多 連結束都要我說

I always give so much, even ending needs my words

以為我假裝說要走你會抱緊我

I thought pretending to leave would make you hold me tight

痛都是因為擁有

Pain is always because of holding on

等不等都難過

Waiting or not, it's all so sad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
傷人 (shāng rén) /ʃɑŋ ʐən/ B2	adjective - harmful, hurtful
固執 (gù zhí) /ɡù ʈʂ/ B1	adjective - stubborn, obstinate
期待 (qí dài) /t͡ɕʰǐ tài/ B1	noun - expectation verb - to expect
諷刺 (fěng cì) /fɤŋ t͡sʰi/ B2	adjective - ironic, satirical
握 (wò) /wô/ A2	verb - to hold, to grasp
堅持 (jiān chí) /t͡ɕjɛn ʈʂʰɨ/ B1	verb - to persist, to insist
灑脫 (sǎ tuō) /sà tʰwó/ B2	adjective - free and easy, unrestrained
收 (shōu) /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to receive, to collect
付出 (fù chū) /fû tʂʰu/ B1	verb - to pay, to expend
結束 (jié shù) /t͡ɕjɛ̌ ʂû/ B1	verb - to end, to conclude
假裝 (jiǎ zhuāng) /t͡ɕjà ʈʂwaŋ/ B1	verb - to pretend, to feign
擁 (yōng) /joŋ/ A2	verb - to embrace, to hug
擁有 (yōng yǒu) /joŋ joʊ/ B1	verb - to possess, to have
濃縮 (nóng suō) /nɔŋ su̯ɔ/ B2	verb - to condense, to concentrate
並列 (bìng liè) /piŋ lie/ B2	verb - to juxtapose, to put side by side
解釋 (jiě shì) /t͡ɕjɛ̀ ʂi/ B1	verb - to explain, to interpret

Key Grammar Structures

• 愛情裡最傷人的事是認了錯卻還固執

  ➔ The use of the conjunction '卻' (but/yet) to contrast two clauses

  ➔ '卻' introduces a contrast or unexpected result between the two parts of the sentence.

• 剩下的愛請收走

  ➔ The imperative form '請收走' (please take away) expressing a polite command or request

  ➔ '請收走' is a polite imperative that makes a gentle request or command.

• 痛都是因為擁有

  ➔ Using '都是' (all, everything) to emphasize causality or reason

  ➔ '都是' emphasizes that pain is entirely caused by having or possessing something.

• 我也不是那麼懂堅持

  ➔ Using '不是' (not) followed by an adjective or adverb to express a lack of understanding or capability

  ➔ '不是' indicates the speaker's limitation in understanding or persistence.

• 有些事沒說你卻也從沒記得過

  ➔ Using '沒' to negate the past tense verb '說' (say), indicating that some things were not spoken or remembered

  ➔ '沒' is used to negate the action in the past, emphasizing that some things were neither spoken nor remembered.

• 以為我假裝說要走你會抱緊我

  ➔ Using '以為' (thought/used to think) to express mistaken assumption

  ➔ '以為' indicates the speaker's mistaken belief or assumption about the situation.

• 等不等都難過

  ➔ Using '都' (all/every) to emphasize that regardless of certain conditions, the outcome remains the same

  ➔ '都' emphasizes that regardless of whether a certain condition is met, the feeling of sadness remains.