那時有你 This is Heartbreak – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 艾怡良 Eve Ai
• Album: 我的問題該問誰

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart-wrenching world of Eve Ai's “那時有你 This is Heartbreak,” a song that captures the essence of longing and lost warmth. By exploring its heartfelt lyrics, you'll gain insight into Mandarin expressions of sorrow and reminiscence, making your language learning journey both emotional and enriching .

[English]

Some sigh, eventually fading away

Some revel, a new beginning

Back then, there was your face

Back then, there was your kiss

In the end, I have no regrets for this lifetime

That farewell, kept deep in my heart

Heaven knows how many years have passed

Searching for a similar face in the crowd

Or maybe it's just me, remembering, remembering, remembering

So this is heartbreak

How am I supposed to love again

How am I supposed to breathe again

How can I? How can I?

Spread my arms again

How can I tell you I’m fine again

How can I swear I will be brave again

How can I? How can I?

Show you the scene in me

You can’t see, you can’t see, you can’t see

But where are you? I lost you, missed you, obsessed with you

Your faraway place, my guess

Impulsively said, maybe I still love you

Back then, we could fantasize

Back then, we could not think

Once summer's gone, we fade and yellow

Someday, the tears will subside

Heaven knows how many years of effort

To finally make myself look like a person with a smiling face

Those parts of you that belong to me, those parts, I won't compromise

So this is heartbreak

How am I supposed to love again

How am I supposed to breathe again

How can I? How can I?

Spread my arms again

How can I tell you I’m fine again

How can I swear I will be brave again

How can I? How can I?

Show you how I

Thinking weakness is the punishment after a tight embrace

In a world of two, why must one be bitter and indignant?

Time never lets you forget

How much effort it takes to love someone

The same wound lets you finish the remaining kisses

So this is heartbreak

How am I supposed to love again

How am I supposed to breathe again

How can I? How can I?

Spread my arms again

How can I tell you I’m fine again

How can I swear I will be brave again

How can I? How can I?

Show you the scene in me

You can’t see, you can’t see, you can’t see

But where are you? I lost you, missed you, obsessed with you

Obsessed with you

Obsessed with you

You can’t see

[Chinese]

有人感嘆 終究湮滅

有人狂歡 一個起點

那時有你 的臉

那時有你 的吻

終歸一生 我沒埋怨

那個離別 收在心眼

天曉得 過了 幾個年

在人群中 找 相似的臉

而或只是我 記著些 記著些 記著些

So this is heartbreak

How am I supposed to love again

How am I supposed to breathe again

How can I ? How can I ?

Spread my arms again

How can I tell you I’m fine again

How can I swear I will be brave again

How can I ? How can I ?

Show you the scene in me

You can’t see, you can’t see, you can’t see

而你在哪裡 我丟了你 失了你 著了迷

你的遠方 我的猜想

衝動地說 或許還愛吧

那時可以 幻想

那時可以 不想

夏季一過 我們泛黃

總有一天 眼淚讓讓

天曉得 努力 多少年

才讓自己 像個人 笑著臉

你屬於我的 那一些 那一些 不妥協

So this is heartbreak

How am I supposed to love again

How am I supposed to breathe again

How can I ? How can I ?

Spread my arms again

How can I tell you I’m fine again

How can I swear I will be brave again

How can I ? How can I ?

Show you how I

以為懦弱就是 緊緊擁抱後的處分

兩人世界 怎麼就一定要讓一人悲憤

時間從沒讓你忘記

愛一個人有多用力

同樣的傷讓你去完成 剩下的吻

So this is heartbreak

How am I supposed to love again

How am I supposed to breathe again

How can I ? How can I ?

Spread my arms again

How can I tell you I’m fine again

How can I swear I will be brave again

How can I ? How can I ?

Show you the scene in me

you can’t see, you can’t see, you can’t see

而你在哪裡 我丟了你 失了你 著了迷

著了迷

著了迷

You can’t see

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
感嘆 (gǎntàn) /gǎn tàn/ B2	verb - to sigh (with feeling); to lament
湮滅 (yānmiè) /yān miè/ C1	verb - to vanish; to be annihilated
狂歡 (kuánghuān) /kuáng huān/ B2	verb - to carouse; to revel
臉 (liǎn) /liǎn/ A1	noun - face
吻 (wěn) /wěn/ A2	noun - kiss verb - to kiss
埋怨 (mányuàn) /mán yuàn/ B1	verb - to complain; to grumble
離別 (líbié) /lí bié/ B1	noun - departure; separation
心眼 (xīnyǎn) /xīn yǎn/ B2	noun - heart; mind; intention
人群 (rénqún) /rén qún/ A2	noun - crowd
相似 (xiāngsì) /xiāng sì/ B1	adjective - similar; alike
記著 (jìzhe) /jì zhe/ A1	verb - to remember; to keep in mind
遠方 (yuǎnfāng) /yuǎn fāng/ B1	noun - distant place; remote area
猜想 (cāixiǎng) /cāi xiǎng/ B2	noun - guess; conjecture verb - to guess; to conjecture
幻想 (huànxiǎng) /huàn xiǎng/ B2	noun - illusion; fantasy verb - to imagine; to fancy
泛黃 (fànhuáng) /fàn huáng/ B2	verb - to turn yellow (with age)
眼淚 (yǎnlèi) /yǎn lèi/ A2	noun - tears
懦弱 (nuòruò) /nuò ruò/ B2	adjective - cowardly; weak
擁抱 (yōngbào) /yōng bào/ A2	verb - to embrace; to hug noun - hug
處分 (chǔfèn) /chǔ fèn/ C1	noun - punishment
悲憤 (bēifèn) /bēi fèn/ C1	adjective - grieved and indignant
用力 (yònglì) /yòng lì/ A2	adverb - energetically

Key Grammar Structures

• 有人感嘆 終究湮滅

  ➔ Subject-Predicate Structure with Adverbial Modifier

  ➔ "終究" (zhōngjiū) functions as an adverb, modifying the verb "湮滅" (yānmiè), meaning 'eventually' or 'in the end.' The sentence uses a simple subject-predicate structure.

• 那個離別 收在心眼

  ➔ Topic-Comment Structure with Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ "那個離別" (nàge líbié) serves as the topic of the sentence, and "收在心眼" (shōu zài xīnyǎn) is the comment describing what happened to the separation. "在心眼" is a prepositional phrase indicating location (figuratively, 'in the heart').

• 天曉得 過了 幾個年

  ➔ Subject-Predicate Structure with a Rhetorical Question (Implicit meaning)

  ➔ "天曉得" (tiānxiǎo de) - literally 'Heaven knows', but functions as a rhetorical question implying the speaker doesn't know how many years have passed. The actual statement is that a significant amount of time has elapsed.

• 而或只是我 記著些 記著些 記著些

  ➔ Parallel Structure with Repetition

  ➔ The repetition of "記著些" (jìzhe xiē) emphasizes the speaker's uncertainty and lingering memories. The particle "些" (xiē) indicates 'a little' or 'some', suggesting a small amount of memory.

• How am I supposed to love again

  ➔ Rhetorical Question in Passive Voice with Modal Verb

  ➔ The sentence uses the modal verb "supposed to" to express obligation or expectation, combined with a passive construction to question the possibility of loving again. It's a rhetorical question because no answer is expected; it expresses the speaker's inability to imagine loving again.

• 以為懦弱就是 緊緊擁抱後的處分

  ➔ Complex Sentence with Subordinate Clause and Predicative Nominative

  ➔ The sentence "以為懦弱就是 緊緊擁抱後的處分" (yǐwéi nuòruò jiùshì jǐnjǐn yōngbào hòu de chǔfèn) is a complex sentence where "以為...就是..." (yǐwéi...jiùshì...) means 'thought that...is...'. "緊緊擁抱後的處分" (jǐnjǐn yōngbào hòu de chǔfèn) acts as the predicative nominative, defining what cowardice is considered to be.

• 兩人世界 怎麼就一定要讓一人悲憤

  ➔ Rhetorical Question with Adverb of Emphasis

  ➔ The sentence uses "怎麼就一定要" (zěnme jiù yīdìng yào) - 'why must it be' - to emphasize the rhetorical nature of the question. It questions the necessity of one person being miserable in a relationship.