可一可再 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅
• Album: THE ALBUM

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful journey, and Eason Chan's '可一可再' offers a beautiful entry point into Cantonese. The song's clear, emotional lyrics about friendship and memory allow learners to connect with universal themes while absorbing vocabulary related to time, relationships, and heartfelt expression. Its simple melody and sincere delivery make the lyrics memorable, providing a special opportunity to understand the nuances of Cantopop storytelling from one of its most iconic voices.

[English]

Reliving those days, looking back at that place

Drifting on faint impressions, I want to hear you talk

The grand scene of reunion, the tears at parting

Everything captured in an album, opening it to take a close look

Still green, often destructive

From a distant land, endless smiles

Calm and friendly, with oddly shaped features

All of it is real, how wonderful it looks

Can we, do you want to, meet again?

Take some new photos

Listen and share stories, encourage each other

I don't care how the world changes

Faced with maturity, luckily healthier

Having another baby again, can't undo the bond

Still dreaming and moving forward

Enduring in these years, searching for answers

...

Reliving those days, looking back at that place

Drifting on faint impressions, I want to hear you talk

The grand scene of reunion, the tears at parting

Everything captured in an album, opening it to take a close look

Can we, do you want to, meet again?

Take some new photos

Listen and share stories, encourage each other

Focusing only on how we've changed

Love is like this, you know me, I just hope each one shines

Love is like this, I know you, not accepting your laughter being stolen

Love is like this, I've seen it, no longer just pure fantasy

Reliving those days, looking back at that place

Drifting on faint impressions, I want to hear you talk

The grand scene of reunion, the tears at parting

Everything captured in an album, opening it to take a close look

...

[Chinese]

回味那日子 回望那地方

乘著印象依稀 想聽你講

團聚那盛景 臨別那淚光

全部攝入相簿 翻開細看

仍是翠綠的 常做破壞的

來自某異鄉的 無限笑容的

平靜友善的 天生形狀怪異的

全部也是真的 多麼好看

可不可 想不想 再次見面

再拍些新的照片

聽一聽 講一講 從而互勉

不想理世界怎麼變遷

成熟了面孔 猶幸更健康

輪住誕下娃娃 鬆不了綁

還是愛幻想的 提步往前方

同在歲月中 苦苦找答案

回味那日子 回望那地方

乘著印象依稀 想聽你講

團聚那盛景 臨別那淚光

全部攝入相簿 翻開細看

可不可 想不想 再次見面

再拍些新的照片

聽一聽 講一講 從而互勉

只關注你我怎麼蛻變

愛是這樣 你認識我 只盼望每個都發亮

愛是這樣 我認識你 不接受你那歡笑被劫搶

愛是這樣 我目睹了 不再是純幻想

回味那日子 回望那地方

乘著印象依稀 想聽你講

團聚那盛景 臨別那淚光

全部攝入相簿 翻開細看

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
回味 /xuí wèi/ B2	verb - to reminisce; to savor; to mull over
回望 /huí wàng/ B2	verb - to look back; to retrospect
印象 /yìn xiàng/ B1	noun - impression
團聚 /tuán jù/ B2	verb - to reunite; to have a reunion
盛景 /shèng jǐng/ C1	noun - grand occasion; magnificent scene
臨別 /lín bié/ B2	verb - parting; about to leave
淚光 /lèi guāng/ B2	noun - tearful eyes; glint of tears
攝入 /shè rù/ C1	verb - to capture (in a photo or video); to ingest
相簿 /xiàng bù/ A2	noun - photo album
翻開 /fān kāi/ A2	verb - to open (a book)
翠綠 /cuì lǜ/ B1	adjective - emerald green
破壞 /pò huài/ B1	verb - to destroy
異鄉 /yì xiāng/ B2	noun - foreign land; strange place
笑容 /xiào róng/ A2	noun - smile
友善 /yǒu shàn/ A2	adjective - friendly
怪異 /guài yì/ B2	adjective - strange; weird; peculiar
互勉 /hù miǎn/ C1	verb - to encourage each other
變遷 /biàn qiān/ B2	noun - change; vicissitudes
成熟 /chéng shú/ B1	adjective - mature
面孔 /miàn kǒng/ B1	noun - face
健康 /jiàn kāng/ A2	adjective - healthy
幻想 /huàn xiǎng/ B2	noun - fantasy
蛻變 /tuì biàn/ C1	verb - to transform
發亮 /fā liàng/ B1	verb - to shine
劫搶 /jié qiǎng/ C1	verb - to rob; to plunder

Key Grammar Structures

• 回味那日子

  ➔ Use of the verb '回味' (huíwèi) which means 'to savor' or 'to reminisce', indicating an ongoing or habitual action.

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• 乘著印象依稀

  ➔ Use of the phrase '乘著' (chéngzhe), indicating 'riding' or 'carrying' with a continuous aspect, and '依稀' (yīxī) meaning 'vaguely' or 'dimly'.

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• 全部攝入相簿

  ➔ Use of the verb '攝入' (shèrù) meaning 'to ingest' or 'to include', combined with '全部' (quánbù) meaning 'all', emphasizing completeness.

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• 再拍些新的照片

  ➔ Use of '再' (zài) to indicate 'again', combined with '些' (xiē) meaning 'some', and '新的' (xīn de) meaning 'new', forming a phrase about doing something again with new items.

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• 只關注你我怎麼蛻變

  ➔ Use of '只' (zhǐ) meaning 'only', emphasizing exclusivity, and the question phrase '怎麼' (zěnme) meaning 'how', combined with '蛻變' (tuìbiàn) meaning 'transformation' or 'metamorphosis'.

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• 愛是這樣 你認識我

  ➔ Use of '是這樣' (shì zhèyàng) meaning 'is this way' or 'is like this', emphasizing the state or nature, and '你認識我' (nǐ rènshi wǒ) meaning 'you know me', as a statement of understanding.

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