飄流教室 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 古巨基,呂爵安

Lyrics & Translation

“飄流教室” (Floating Classroom) is a poignant Cantopop duet that offers a beautiful journey through the lessons of love and heartbreak. By diving into its reflective lyrics, learners can grasp expressive Cantonese vocabulary and phrases related to emotions, relationships, and personal growth. The song's special charm lies in its ability to evoke a sense of nostalgia while offering universal insights into the human experience of love, making it a rich cultural and linguistic learning resource.

[English]

Who willingly hates forever, love isn't everything

Together then apart, I’ve never learned to vow

Hold you close, then let go low, but the cost is really high

If my first love hadn't touched me so deeply

How could the next one love me to death

All the karma and cause is what brought me here

There’s just too much love

If heartbreak isn't enough to break me down

How can I be brave in just a moment

Every partner has taught me this— loving too fiercely

The pressure’s so heavy, no matter how good they are, we still have to part

Trying friendship as a temporary loan, loving alone, so sad—maybe

Honestly, I just want to say thank you for the love

What I’ve learned is so wonderful

Who are we in this world—tears don’t mean everything

I give my heart, but I also need to protect myself properly

It’s me being competitive, I love to cry—doesn’t matter

If I don’t love this way, the next one won’t see the truth

Who willingly hates forever, love isn’t everything

Together then apart, I’ve never learned to vow

Hold you close, then let go low

But the tuition really is too high

Once, this pair of hands wiped her tears

Used to hold you so your heart wouldn’t break

One after another, I’ve gone through it, and I see right through you

Fear loneliness, so I found you, had no choice but to be together

In the past, someone made me lose a true confidant

Don’t be afraid, I understand you’ll ultimately leave

Thank you—now I can afford to lose

Who are we in this world—tears don’t mean everything

I give my heart, but I also need to protect myself properly

It’s me being competitive, I love to cry—doesn’t matter

If I don’t love this way, the next one won’t see the truth

Who willingly hates forever, love isn’t everything

Together then apart, I’ve never learned to vow

Hold you close, then let go low, but the tuition really is too high

The most important thing to learn is how to restart after numbness

Making every time feel like the first love again

And then start again for the next

Who are we in this world—tears don’t mean everything

I give my heart, but I also need to protect myself properly

It’s me being competitive, I love to cry—doesn’t matter

If I don’t love this way, the next one won’t see the truth

Who willingly hates forever, love isn’t everything

Together then apart, I’ve never learned to vow

Suddenly drifting—who was it? But the tuition really is too high

[Chinese]

誰自願恨成世 愛情不等於一切

共聚又離開 從來並未學到可以發誓

可抱起來 亦拋得低 但學費都真的太貴

如果 沒有初戀感動經過

下個怎會愛得死我

種種因果這日才有我

情實在太多

如果 失戀失得不夠折墮

何來這剎那夠勇敢的我

所有伴侶都有份教我 曾太過拚命愛

壓力大到彼此多麼好也不得不分開

試過友情拿來暫借單戀多悲哀 大概

其實要最真心說聲 多謝愛

學到的多精彩

誰又是做人世 眼淚不等於一切

獻上我的心 亦要適當去自衛

是我好勝 我愛哭 不是問題

不這樣愛下個便傷不到底

誰自願恨成世 愛情不等於一切

共聚又離開 從來並未學到 可以發誓

可抱起來 亦拋得低

但學費都真的太貴

曾經 這雙手給她抹眼淚

拿來抱你以免你的心碎

一個又一個也得過去 而我已透視你

怕寂寞叫你遇上我所以不得不一起

過去有人同樣害我少一位知己

別怕 明白你始終都會走

多謝你 如今我輸得起

誰又是做人世 眼淚不等於一切

獻上我的心 亦要適當去自衛

是我好勝 我愛哭 不是問題

不這樣愛下個便傷不到底

誰自願恨成世 愛情不等於一切

共聚又離開 從來並未學到可以發誓

可抱起來 亦拋得低 但學費都真的太貴

最需要學的是 如何 麻木了又重頭開始

讓每一次亦似初戀第一次

然後再為了下次開始

誰又是做人世 眼淚不等於一切

獻上我的心 亦要適當去自衛

是我好勝 我愛哭 不是問題

不這樣愛下個便傷不到底

誰自願恨成世 愛情不等於一切

共聚又離開 從來並未學到可以發誓

轉眼飄流 是哪一位 但學費都真的太貴

Key Grammar Structures

• 誰自願恨成世

  ➔ Subject + 自願 (volunteer/willing) + VERB + complement

  ➔ The phrase indicates willingness or voluntariness in the action.

• 愛情不等於一切

  ➔ NOUN + 不等於 + noun

  ➔ Expresses that one thing is not equivalent or equal to another.

• 從來並未學到可以發誓

  ➔ 從來 + 不/沒 + verb (indicating never) + learned to + verb

  ➔ Expresses that the subject has never learned to perform the action of making vows.

• 但學費都真的太貴

  ➔ 但 + noun + 都 + adjective/adverb + 太 + adjective + 了

  ➔ Uses 强调 (emphasis) that something is excessively or surprisingly high.

• 然後再為了下次開始

  ➔ 再 + verb + 就 + verb (sequence), 用於描述再一次開始某事

  ➔ Indicates performing an action again after some time or event.

• 讓每一次亦似初戀第一次

  ➔ 讓 + noun + 亦 + verb phrase, expressing 'make it such that' or 'allow'

  ➔ Expresses the idea of enabling each experience to feel like a first love.