Lost at first sight – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Ian 陳卓賢

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking about learning Cantonese? Let Ian Chan's 'Lost at First Sight' be your guide. This song's poetic and romantic lyrics offer a beautiful introduction to the expressive power of the language. Learning the words to this song can help you grasp the nuances of emotion and storytelling in Cantonese music, making the learning process both enjoyable and culturally enriching.

[English]

Just take my hand

Step out of the dim and mellow vibe

Just dance all day

Just take my hand

Lights flicker and shine, casting a beautiful scene between us

On both sides, seeming to solidify as passersby drift away

Eyes meet, escaping into a paradise away from the world

In that fleeting second between our gazes, a new beginning forms

Like a riddle, like a spirit captured, like a legendary story

Appearing before us in a kaleidoscope of colors

Words, stories, intoxicating moments

Expressions and looks all seem poetic

Unspoken, unlaughed, never turning into a pair

We step into a fantasy, leaving the world behind

No hugs, no kisses, no "together" declared

But we're living in this blossom-filled city together

Even if I didn’t get your sign

Now I’m just waiting for you to show me

I can’t guess how the story will end

Even if I didn’t get your sign

Now I’m just waiting for you to show me

The beginning of our first meeting

Just take my hand

Walk out of the narrow, familiar place

Just dance all day

Just take my hand

Explore the vast meadows, just you and me

While the world stays cold, we keep our warmth alive

Listening to the waves whisper, gazing at the full moon in the night sky

In that fleeting second between our gazes, a new beginning forms

Like a riddle, like a spirit captured, like a legendary story

Appearing before us in a kaleidoscope of colors

Words, stories, intoxicating moments

Expressions and looks all seem poetic

Unspoken, unlaughed, never turning into a pair

We step into a fantasy, leaving the world behind

No hugs, no kisses, no "together" declared

But we're living in this blossom-filled city together

Even if I didn’t get your sign

Now I’m just waiting for you to show me

I can’t guess how the story will end

Even if I didn’t get your sign

Now I’m just waiting for you to show me

The beginning of our first meeting

It’s infatuation, hope, and purest feelings

Confused like reindeer bouncing in a moment

Near or far, I haven’t forgotten—it’s about you

Expressions and looks all seem poetic

[Chinese]

Just take my hand

走出昏暗的韻味

Just dance all day

Just take my hand

燈光閃爍出旖旎 投射我跟你

兩旁似要凝結而途人漸遠

四目對碰避進避世的樂園

瞳孔之間交錯的一秒 化作了開端

像謎語 像魂攝 像傳說的事

浮現在十色的眼前

是詞語 是情節 是陶醉的事

眉目互動都彷似詩

未說 未笑 未變作一雙

已步進幻想奔世外去

未抱 未吻 未叫作一起

都跟你在花都裡寄居

並未得到你示意

現在只等你示意

並未猜得到結尾仍是故事

並未得到你示意

現在只等你示意

初見的開始

Just take my hand

走出淺窄的故地

Just dance all day

Just take my hand

走訪廣闊的草地 惟獨我跟你

世人冷卻而我們維持熱暖

聽浪悄悄話仰望晚空月圓

瞳孔之間交錯的一秒 變作了開端

像謎語 像魂攝 像傳說的事

浮現在十色的眼前

是詞語 是情節 是陶醉的事

眉目互動都彷似詩

未說 未笑 未變作一雙

已步進幻想奔世外去

未抱 未吻 未叫作一起

都跟你在花都裡寄居

並未得到你示意

現在只等你示意

並未猜得到結尾仍是故事

並未得到你示意

現在只等你示意

初見的開始

是迷上 是期盼 是純粹的事

馴鹿亂撞於一秒前

近和遠 未忘記 是和你的事

眉目互動都彷似詩

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
手 /shǒu/ A1	noun - hand
光 /guāng/ A1	noun - light
舞 /wǔ/ A1	verb - to dance
夢 /mèng/ A2	noun - dream
情 /qíng/ B1	noun - emotion/feeling
故事 /gùshì/ B1	noun - story
開始 /kāishǐ/ B2	verb - to begin/start
幻想 /huànxiǎng/ B2	noun - fantasy
迷 /mí/ B2	verb - to be fascinated
情節 /qíngjié/ B2	noun - plot/sequence of events
陶醉 /táozuì/ C1	verb - to be intoxicated/enraptured
瞳孔 /tóngkǒng/ C1	noun - pupil (of the eye)
草地 /cǎodì/ B2	noun - grassland
月 /yuè/ A1	noun - moon
冷卻 /lěngquè/ B2	verb - to cool down
維持 /wéichí/ B2	verb - to maintain