人來人往 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Cantonese through Eason Chan's "人來人往", a classic Cantopop ballad that explores complex emotions and vivid storytelling. Learn about love, loss, and urban life while immersing yourself in the rich sounds of Hong Kong's music scene.

[English]

Friends have moved on, you just got a promotion

Still raising my glass but never enough till dawn

Using all your tricks to hold my hand

Clinging behind my neck and back

Saying your boyfriend's busy is just an excuse

Till you finally get drunk

Couples break apart, you just got your heart broken

Crying all your tears before coming clean

Loneliness makes me hold your hand

After removing his wedding band from your finger

I have gained nothing from you

But at least moving forward together

We become close friends

Closing your eyes, who do you miss the most?

Opening your eyes, who is beside you now?

Grateful that at the station there’s still a platform

That lets us cry tears of satisfaction

Whether we have or not, we will remember who

Happiness or sadness, it stays in our bodies

If love could never be lost

Why are you searching for a partner today?

...

Everyone moves on, you just fell in love

We knew all along we weren’t enough

Letting go of my hand for a reason

Hidden behind sticker photos

Did I ever truly open my heart?

But I’ve been on trips to relax my mind

How could I answer that I haven't?

Closing your eyes, who do you miss the most?

Opening your eyes, who is beside you now?

Grateful that at the station there’s still a platform

That once made us cry tears of satisfaction

Whether we have or not, we will remember who

Happiness someday will pass

If love is about never losing

Who forced entertainment on whom?

If love is hard to hold in your hand

Why not put these hands inside your heart?

...

Time moves on, I just had a breakup

Starting to hold hands with others

But what can truly be possessed?

Clinging behind the neck and back

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

I’ve also happily drunk my wine

...

[Chinese]

朋友已走 剛升職的你

舉杯到凌晨還未夠

用盡心機拉我手

纏在我頸背後

說你男友有事忙是藉口

說到終於飲醉酒

情侶會走 剛失戀的你

哭乾眼淚前來自首

寂寞因此牽我手

除下了他手信後

我已得到你沒有

但你我至少往後

成為了蜜友

閉起雙眼你最掛念誰

眼睛張開身邊竟是誰

感激車站裡尚有月台

能讓我們滿足到落淚

擁不擁有也會記住誰

快不快樂留在身體裡

愛若能夠永不失去

何以你今天竟想找尋伴侶

誰也會走 剛相戀的你

先知我們原來未夠

藉故鬆開我的手

藏在貼紙相背後

我這苦心開過沒有

但試過散心旅遊

如何答沒有

閉起雙眼我最掛念誰

眼睛張開身邊竟是誰

感激車站裡尚有月台

曾讓我們滿足到落淚

擁不擁有也會記住誰

快不快樂有天總過去

愛若為了永不失去

誰勉強娛樂過誰

愛若難以放進手裡

何不將這雙手放進心裡

時間會走 剛失戀的我

開始與旁人攜著手

但甚麼可以擁有

纏在那頸背後

最美麗長髮未留在我手

我也開心飲過酒

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.