可惜沒如果 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林俊傑
• Album: 全新視野 / GENESIS

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

假如把犯得起的錯

If only I could make amends for the mistakes worth making

能錯的都錯過 應該還來得及去悔過

Missing out on all the mistakes, maybe there's still time to regret

假如沒把一切說破

If I hadn't exposed everything

那一場小風波將一笑帶過

That small storm could just be a smile and pass by

在感情面前講什麼自我?

What does it matter to speak of myself in love?

要得過且過才好過

It's better to take it easy than to overthink

全都怪我

Everything's my fault

不該沉默時沉默 該勇敢時軟弱

Silence when I should speak, weakness when I should be brave

如果不是我

If it weren't for me

誤會自己灑脫 讓我們難過

Misunderstanding myself has made us sad

可當初的你和現在的我 假如重來過

Back then and now, if only I could start over

倘若那天

If only that day

把該說的話好好說 該體諒的不執著

I had spoken the words I needed to say, understood what I shouldn’t cling to

如果那天我不受情緒挑撥 你會怎麼做?

If that day I wasn’t stirred by emotions, what would you do?

那麼多如果 可能如果我

So many 'if's, maybe if I

可惜沒如果 只剩下結果

Only if there were no 'what ifs,' only the outcome remains

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...

如果早點了解那率性的你

If only I had understood your impulsive nature earlier

或者晚一點遇上成熟的我 不過

Or met the mature me a little later, but

全都怪我

Everything's my fault

不該沉默時沉默 該勇敢時軟弱

Silence when I should speak, weakness when I should be brave

如果不是我

If it weren’t for me

誤會自己灑脫 讓我們難過

Misunderstanding myself has made us sad

可當初的你和現在的我 假如重來過

Back then and now, if only I could start over

倘若那天

If only that day

把該說的話好好說 該體諒的不執著

I had spoken the words I needed to say, understood what I shouldn’t cling to

如果那天我不受情緒挑撥 你會怎麼做?

If that day I wasn’t stirred by emotions, what would you do?

那麼多如果 可能如果我

So many 'if's, maybe if I

可惜沒如果 沒有你和我

Only if there were no 'what ifs,' just the result remains

...

...

都怪我

It’s all my fault

不該沉默時沉默 該勇敢時軟弱

Silence when I should speak, weakness when I should be brave

如果不是我

If it weren’t for me

誤會自己灑脫 讓我們難過

Misunderstanding myself has made us sad

可當初的你和現在的我 假如重來過

Back then and now, if only I could start over

倘若那天

If only that day

把該說的話好好說 該體諒的不執著

I had spoken the words I needed to say, understood what I shouldn’t cling to

如果那天我不受情緒挑撥 你會怎麼做?

If that day I wasn’t stirred by emotions, what would you do?

那麼多如果 可能如果我

So many 'if's, maybe if I

可惜沒如果 只剩下結果

Only if there were no 'what ifs,' only the outcome remains

...

...

可惜沒如果

No 'what ifs' left

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
錯 /cuò/ A2	noun - mistake verb - to make a mistake
感情 /gǎnqíng/ B1	noun - emotion
勇敢 /yǒnggǎn/ B1	adjective - brave
沉默 /chénmò/ B2	noun - silence verb - to be silent
難過 /nánguò/ B1	adjective - sad
結果 /jiéguǒ/ B2	noun - result
重來 /chónglái/ B2	verb - to start over
體諒 /tǐliàng/ C1	verb - to understand (someone's feelings)
挑撥 /tiāobō/ C2	verb - to instigate or provoke
風波 /fēngbō/ C1	noun - trouble or disturbance

Key Grammar Structures

• 假如把犯得起的錯能錯的都錯過

  ➔ Conditional sentence using '假如' (jiǎrú) to express 'if' or 'suppose'. In this case, a hypothetical situation.

  ➔ The word '**假如**' functions as an **if** clause indicating a hypothetical scenario.

• 應該還來得及去悔過

  ➔ Modal verb '應該' indicating 'should' or 'ought to' to express advice or expectation in a hypothetical context.

  ➔ The modal '**應該**' expresses **should** or **ought to** in this context, indicating a sense of obligation or expectation.

• 如果不是我

  ➔ Conditional phrase using '如果' (rúguǒ) to mean 'if' or 'if not'.

  ➔ The phrase '**如果**' introduces a **conditional** 'if' clause.

• 只剩下結果

  ➔ Phrase using '只剩下' (zhǐ shèng xià) meaning 'only剩下' or 'nothing but'.

  ➔ The phrase '**只剩下**' indicates that **only** the remaining **result** is present.

• 把該說的話好好說

  ➔ Use of the '把' (bǎ) construction to emphasize the handling or performing of an action on an object.

  ➔ The '**把**' structure emphasizes the action of '**say the good words properly**' directed at the object.

• 該體諒的不執著

  ➔ Use of '該' (gāi) to indicate 'should' or 'ought to' in expressing obligation or moral duty.

  ➔ The word '**該**' signifies **should** or **ought to** in the context of moral or emotional expectations.

• 讓我們難過

  ➔ Use of '讓' (ràng) as a causative verb meaning 'to make' or 'to let', indicating causing an emotion or action.

  ➔ The character '**讓**' signifies **to make** or **to cause**, here expressing causing **us to feel sad**.