如果爱忘了 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 汪苏泷, 单依纯
• Album: Circle Of Sound EP12

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with "如果爱忘了" (If Love Forgets), a deeply emotive Mandopop ballad by Silence Wang and Shan Yichun. This song offers a beautiful way to understand Chinese culture and sentiment through its heartfelt lyrics about enduring love and poignant goodbyes. Its clear articulation and emotional depth make it special, providing an excellent opportunity to learn expressive Mandarin phrases and connect with a universal story of love and letting go. You can learn about expressing complex emotions and poetic language in Mandarin while appreciating the vocal artistry of two acclaimed singers.

[English]

There are always some words I never get to say

There’s always one person who leaves a red mark on my heart

I remember those words, and those foolish tears fall

There’s only one question left: Are you okay now?

If love forgets, I don’t want my tears to fall

Those moments of happiness, let her bring them to you for me

If love understands, the price of a promise

What I can’t give, please give to her in full

Oh-oh

Ha-ah-oh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ha-ah-ah-ooh-whoa-oh

If we’ve loved long enough, the longer we’re apart, the more it hurts

I miss your face and your hair; I’m not afraid

In my heart there’s always a lingering pull toward you, like an unhealed scar

I won’t dare touch it again, yet the pain lingers there

Time is a joke; it can’t wash away the memories

You live inside my heart, but I must distance myself

So life can go on, where are you now?

Even though there are no more ifs

If love forgets, I don’t want my tears to fall

Those moments of happiness, let her bring them to you for me

If love understands, the price of a promise

What I can’t give, please give to her in full

I’ve forgotten; it doesn’t hurt anymore

That’s because I loved too much and understood too much

I smiled, forgave; it was all worth it for you

Let your happiness tell me

Letting go now is the right thing

Don’t worry about how hard this is for me, oh

If love forgets, just let it go

Those moments of happiness, let her bring them to you for me

If love understands, the price of a promise

What I can’t give, please give to her in full

If love forgets, do you still remember?

[Chinese]

總有一些話 來不及說了

總有一個人是心口的硃砂

想起那些話 那些傻眼淚落下

只留一句 你現在好嗎

如果愛忘了 淚不想落下

那些幸福啊 讓她替我到達

如果愛懂了 承諾的代價

不能給我的 請完整給她

Oh-oh

Ha-ah-oh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ha-ah-ah-ooh-whoa-oh

相愛過如果是愛的夠久 分開越痛吧

想念你的臉頰 你的發 我並不害怕

心中總有對你的牽掛 像癒合不了的疤

我再也不敢碰它 卻隱隱的痛在那

可時間是個玩笑吧 根本洗不掉回憶

你住在我心裡面啦 可我必須要抽離

為了讓生活能繼續 可現在你在哪裡

雖然已沒假如

如果愛忘了 淚不想落下

那些幸福啊 讓她替我到達

如果愛懂了 承諾的代價

不能給我的 請完整給她

我說我忘了 不痛了

那是因為太愛太懂了

笑了 原諒了 為你也值得

用你的快樂 告訴我

現在放開雙手是對的

別管我多捨不得 oh

如果愛忘了 就放他走吧

那些幸福啊 讓她替我到達

如果愛懂了 承諾的代價

不能給我的 請完整給她

如果愛忘了 你還記得嗎?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
忘了 /wàng le/ A2	verb - to forget
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	noun - happiness
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
承諾 /chéng nuò/ B1	noun - promise
代價 /dài jià/ B1	noun - price
牽掛 /qiān guà/ B2	verb - to worry about
癒合 /yù hé/ C1	verb - to heal
回憶 /huí yì/ A2	noun - memory
抽離 /chōu lí/ C1	verb - to detach
捨不得 /shě bu dé/ B2	verb - to be unwilling to part with
分開 /fēn kāi/ A2	verb - to separate
想念 /xiǎng niàn/ A2	verb - to miss
原諒 /yuán liàng/ B1	verb - to forgive
值得 /zhí dé/ A2	verb - to be worth
快樂 /kuài lè/ A1	noun - happiness

Key Grammar Structures

• 如果爱忘了，就放他走吧。

  ➔ Conditional structures.

  ➔ The phrase starts with "如果" (if), indicating a condition that leads to the conclusion drawn in the second part of the sentence.

• 你住在我心里面啦。

  ➔ Present continuous tense.

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing state of being.

• 心中总有对你的牵挂。

  ➔ Adverbial phrases.

  ➔ The phrase expresses a feeling using an adverbial phrase to describe the ongoing sentiment.

• 那些幸福啊，让她替我到达。

  ➔ Emphasizing words or phrases.

  ➔ The use of "啊" emphasizes the noun phrase indicating happiness.

• 我再也不敢碰它，卻隱隱的痛在那。

  ➔ Conjunctive phrases with contrast.

  ➔ This sentence uses a contrastive conjunction "卻" (but) to show the difference in feeling.

• 我说我忘了，不痛了。

  ➔ Reported speech.

  ➔ This sentence reports what the speaker claims to have forgotten, indicating indirect speech.

• 可以给我的，请完整给她。

  ➔ Modal verbs.

  ➔ The verb "可以" (can) indicates ability or permission in this context.