時光倒流一句話 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural and emotional discovery, and Terence Lam's "時光倒流一句話" is a perfect starting point for diving into Cantonese. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about a universally understood feeling of regret make it accessible for learners. Its beautiful melody and the subtleties of Cantonese expression within the lyrics offer a unique window into the heart of Hong Kong's music scene. By exploring this song, you're not just learning words; you're feeling the story and the culture behind them.

[English]

If I had the power to turn back time

Rewind to spring a hundred years ago

The whole city working diligently, loving one another, busy but peaceful

Maybe you and I could develop a deep friendship

Unless I had the gift to foresee things

Seizing the autumn when the plague isn't rampant

Casually inviting you to take a vacation along the Rockies and Danube to recharge

Being close and passionate, not waiting for permission

Actually, I don’t need to be a superpower to twist the truth, to change the seasons

All I want is to forget you, not understanding this gentle assertion I haven't accepted

If I could redo time, just a single word would be enough

So awkward, I swallowed my feelings before—"I like you," and didn’t say it

Even ten lifetimes of friendship

Wishing you had the supernatural ability to read minds

To discover my secret feelings and stop me early

If I speak the wrong lines, the friendship gets tainted

It might not be easy

Washing it clean again, only to cling tightly to that good friend role

Actually, I don’t need to be a superpower to twist the truth, to change the seasons

All I want is to forget you, not understanding this gentle assertion I haven't accepted

If I could redo time, just a single word would be enough

So awkward, I swallowed my feelings before—"I like you"

Performing as another kind of boyfriend

Actually, I just wish I wasn’t so stupid to not understand that you started the conversation

All I want is to forget you, hearing the expression on your face as if it were absurd

The dilemma is, time won’t let us turn back. Tomorrow can only flow downward

So awkward, if my humility isn’t harsh enough, I turn my face and walk away

Pretend to be a good friend with thick skin

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[Chinese]

如果我有逆轉的超能力

時間撥到早一百年的春天

全城在勤勞活著彼此友愛忙裡不見亂

我跟你或會發展知己情緣

除非我有預知的超能力

能趁疫症不猖獗時的秋天

如常地邀約你去洛磯山多瑙河休假充電

要親暱憑情動不等豁免

其實我不必異能大到可扭曲真相改春秋

我只想忘掉你不解這溫柔斷言未接受

能重做時光只需倒流一句話就足夠

尷尬到自己之前吞了 我喜歡你 不開口

十世還做朋友

情願你有讀心的超能力

能發現我的心計提早阻止

台詞若講錯了已被沾污的友誼

恐怕不易

再清洗 回頭又死守那良朋位置

其實我不必異能大到可扭曲真相改春秋

我只想忘掉你不解這溫柔斷言未接受

能重做時光只需倒流一句話就足夠

尷尬到自己之前吞了我喜歡你

演好另一種男朋友

其實我只想未曾笨到搞不清楚你先開口

我只想忘掉你聽到的表情像很荒謬

難題是時光未許倒流明日只可向下流

尷尬到自己的人假設還未夠狠反了臉出走

厚面皮些演好友