愛人錯過 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 無孟子

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with "愛人錯過" by 無孟子, a song that beautifully blends poetic longing with a touch of modern irony. Learning the lyrics will not only expose you to contemporary Mandopop vocabulary and expressions related to love and fate but also immerse you in a cultural phenomenon where subtle wordplay can transform a romantic ballad into a viral sensation. Its unique storytelling makes it a special piece for language learners, offering insights into nuanced Chinese communication and popular internet culture.

[English]

I’m sure I told you I loved you hundreds of years ago

But you forgot, and I didn’t remember either

I’m sure I told you I loved you hundreds of years ago

But you forgot, and I didn’t remember either

I’m sure I told you I loved you hundreds of years ago

But you forgot, and I didn’t remember either

We’ve passed by, never met, turned back, still missed

You and I never felt it, colliding at the street corner

Colliding at the street corner

Your mom never told you to say sorry when you bump into someone

Today was going just fine, but we missed each other

We just missed each other

I’m sure I told you I loved you hundreds of years ago

But you forgot, and I didn’t remember either

I’m sure I told you I loved you hundreds of years ago

But you forgot, and I didn’t remember either

We’ve passed by, never met, turned back, still missed

You and I never felt it, colliding at the street corner

Colliding at the street corner

Your mom never told you to say sorry when you bump into someone

Today was going just fine, but we missed each other

We just missed each other

We’ve passed by, never met, turned back, still missed

You and I never felt it, colliding at the street corner

Colliding at the street corner

Your mom never told you to say sorry when you bump into someone

Today was going just fine, but we missed each other

We just missed each other

[Chinese]

我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

只是你忘了 我也沒記起

我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

只是你忘了 我也沒記起

我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

只是你忘了 我也沒記起

走過路過沒遇過 回頭轉頭還是錯

你我不曾感受過 相撞在街口

相撞在街口

你媽沒有告訴你 撞到人要說對不起

本來今天好好的 愛人就錯過

愛人就錯過

我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

只是你忘了 我也沒記起

我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

只是你忘了 我也沒記起

走過路過沒遇過 回頭轉頭還是錯

你我不曾感受過 相撞在街口

相撞在街口

你媽沒有告訴你 撞到人要說對不起

本來今天好好的 愛人就錯過

愛人就錯過

走過路過沒遇過 回頭轉頭還是錯

你我不曾感受過 相撞在街口

相撞在街口

你媽沒有告訴你 撞到人要說對不起

本來今天好好的 愛人就錯過

愛人就錯過

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
肯定 /kəng dìng/ B1	adjective - certain, definite adverb - certainly, definitely
愛人 /ài rén/ B1	noun - lover
錯過 /cuò guò/ B1	verb - to miss (an opportunity)
感受 /gǎn shòu/ B2	verb - to feel, to experience noun - feeling, sensation
街口 /jiē kǒu/ A2	noun - street corner
相撞 /xiāng zhuàng/ B2	verb - to collide, to bump into
告訴 /gào sù/ A2	verb - to tell, to inform
對不起 /duì bù qǐ/ A1	phrase - I'm sorry
走過 /zǒu guò/ A2	verb - to walk past
路過 /lù guò/ A2	verb - to pass by
遇過 /yù guò/ B1	verb - to have met
轉頭 /zhuǎn tóu/ A2	verb - to turn one's head
幾百 /jǐ bǎi/ A2	numeral - several hundred
年前 /nián qián/ A2	noun - years ago
忘了 /wàng le/ A2	verb - to forget
記起 /jì qǐ/ B1	verb - to remember

Key Grammar Structures

• 我肯定在幾百年前就說過愛你

  ➔ Use of the past perfect tense

  ➔ The phrase '說過愛你' (shuo guo ai ni) uses the past perfect tense to indicate an action that occurred before another past action, emphasizing the speaker's belief in a past declaration of love.

• 只是你忘了 我也沒記起

  ➔ Use of contrastive conjunction

  ➔ The phrase '只是...沒...' (zhi shi... mei...) uses contrastive conjunctions to highlight the opposing situations of forgetting and not remembering.

• 走過路過沒遇過

  ➔ Use of reduplication for emphasis

  ➔ The phrase '走過路過沒遇過' (zou guo lu guo mei yu guo) uses reduplication to emphasize the repeated actions of passing by without meeting.

• 相撞在街口

  ➔ Use of locative complement

  ➔ The phrase '相撞在街口' (xiang zhuang zai jie kou) uses a locative complement to specify the location where the collision occurs.

• 你媽沒有告訴你

  ➔ Use of the negative form with '沒有'

  ➔ The phrase '沒有告訴你' (mei you gao su ni) uses the negative form with '沒有' to indicate that an action did not occur.