人來人往 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

朋友已走 剛升職的你

Friends have moved on, you just got a promotion

舉杯到凌晨還未夠

Still raising my glass but never enough till dawn

用盡心機拉我手

Using all your tricks to hold my hand

纏在我頸背後

Clinging behind my neck and back

說你男友有事忙是藉口

Saying your boyfriend's busy is just an excuse

說到終於飲醉酒

Till you finally get drunk

情侶會走 剛失戀的你

Couples break apart, you just got your heart broken

哭乾眼淚前來自首

Crying all your tears before coming clean

寂寞因此牽我手

Loneliness makes me hold your hand

除下了他手信後

After removing his wedding band from your finger

我已得到你沒有

I have gained nothing from you

但你我至少往後

But at least moving forward together

成為了蜜友

We become close friends

閉起雙眼你最掛念誰

Closing your eyes, who do you miss the most?

眼睛張開身邊竟是誰

Opening your eyes, who is beside you now?

感激車站裡尚有月台

Grateful that at the station there’s still a platform

能讓我們滿足到落淚

That lets us cry tears of satisfaction

擁不擁有也會記住誰

Whether we have or not, we will remember who

快不快樂留在身體裡

Happiness or sadness, it stays in our bodies

愛若能夠永不失去

If love could never be lost

何以你今天竟想找尋伴侶

Why are you searching for a partner today?

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誰也會走 剛相戀的你

Everyone moves on, you just fell in love

先知我們原來未夠

We knew all along we weren’t enough

藉故鬆開我的手

Letting go of my hand for a reason

藏在貼紙相背後

Hidden behind sticker photos

我這苦心開過沒有

Did I ever truly open my heart?

但試過散心旅遊

But I’ve been on trips to relax my mind

如何答沒有

How could I answer that I haven't?

閉起雙眼我最掛念誰

Closing your eyes, who do you miss the most?

眼睛張開身邊竟是誰

Opening your eyes, who is beside you now?

感激車站裡尚有月台

Grateful that at the station there’s still a platform

曾讓我們滿足到落淚

That once made us cry tears of satisfaction

擁不擁有也會記住誰

Whether we have or not, we will remember who

快不快樂有天總過去

Happiness someday will pass

愛若為了永不失去

If love is about never losing

誰勉強娛樂過誰

Who forced entertainment on whom?

愛若難以放進手裡

If love is hard to hold in your hand

何不將這雙手放進心裡

Why not put these hands inside your heart?

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時間會走 剛失戀的我

Time moves on, I just had a breakup

開始與旁人攜著手

Starting to hold hands with others

但甚麼可以擁有

But what can truly be possessed?

纏在那頸背後

Clinging behind the neck and back

最美麗長髮未留在我手

The most beautiful long hair isn’t left in my hand

我也開心飲過酒

I’ve also happily drunk my wine

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
朋友 (péngyǒu) /pʰəŋ˧˥ joʊ̯˨˩˦/ A1	noun - friend
走 (zǒu) /t͡sǒu̯/ A1	verb - to walk, to leave, to go away
失戀 (shīliàn) /ʂʅ˥ li̯ɛn˥/ B2	verb - to be jilted in love, to be rejected in love
哭 (kū) /kʰu˥/ A1	verb - to cry
寂寞 (jìmò) /t͡ɕi˥˩ mwo˥/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
手 (shǒu) /ʂoʊ̯˨˩˦/ A1	noun - hand
掛念 (guàniàn) /kwa˥˩ ni̯ɛn˥˩/ B2	verb - to miss, to be concerned about
眼睛 (yǎnjīng) /i̯ɛn˨˩˦ t͡ɕiŋ˥/ A1	noun - eye
滿足 (mǎnzú) /man˨˩˦ t͡su˥/ B1	adjective - satisfied, content verb - to satisfy, to fulfill
記住 (jìzhù) /t͡ɕi˥˩ ʈ͡ʂu˥˩/ A2	verb - to remember, to memorize
快樂 (kuàilè) /kʰwaɪ̯˥˩ lɤ˥˩/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
身體 (shēntǐ) /ʂən˥ tʰi˨˩˦/ A1	noun - body
愛 (ài) /aɪ̯˥˩/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
今天 (jīntiān) /t͡ɕin˥ tʰi̯ɛn˥/ A1	noun - today
時間 (shíjiān) /ʂʅ˧˥ t͡ɕi̯ɛn˥/ A1	noun - time
美麗 (měilì) /meɪ̯˨˩˦ li˥˩/ B1	adjective - beautiful, pretty
開心 (kāixīn) /kʰaɪ̯˥ ɕin˥/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
旅遊 (lǚyóu) /ly˨˩˦ joʊ̯˧˥/ A2	verb - to travel, to tour noun - travel, tourism

Key Grammar Structures

• 用盡心機拉我手

  ➔ Use all one's effort to do something

  ➔ The phrase "用盡心機" indicates exhausting all effort or resources to achieve an action.

• 我已得到你沒有

  ➔ Negative form to express 'not having' with 得到 (to get)

  ➔ The phrase "我已得到你沒有" uses a negative structure to indicate that I possess something that you do not.

• 誰也會走 剛相戀的你

  ➔ Use of 也 (also) to show inclusion or affirmation

  ➔ The word "也" is used here to mean "also" or "even", emphasizing that the action applies universally.

• 何不將這雙手放進心裡

  ➔ Using 何不 for suggesting a suggestion or a rhetorical question

  ➔ The phrase "何不..." is a rhetorical question or suggestion meaning "why not..." implying a gentle proposal or prompting reconsideration.

• 時間會走 剛失戀的我

  ➔ Use of 會 to indicate future or probability

  ➔ The word "會" is used to suggest that an event is anticipated or will likely happen in the future.

• 最美麗長髮未留在我手

  ➔ Use of 未 (not yet) to indicate something has not happened

  ➔ The character "未" denotes that the beautiful long hair has not yet been left in the speaker's hand.