未開始已經結束 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Dear Jane
• Album: LIMERENCE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive storytelling of Cantopop with Dear Jane's '未開始已經結束'. This song offers a great opportunity to learn Cantonese through its expressive lyrics about love, fear, and difficult choices. The relatable theme of hesitation in love makes it a compelling piece for language learners to connect with and understand the nuances of Cantonese emotional expression.

[English]

Is a brief attraction too unbelievable?

Is liking someone the same as understanding love? Everything can change.

...

Stealing a moment of warmth will eventually awaken us.

It's a pity this heart is no longer young; emotions are losing to reason.

...

Too afraid to witness the extent of being hurt.

Calling it a cost—perhaps swallowing my feelings entirely.

Even Heaven knew long ago.

Some loves end before they even begin.

Already retreating before holding hands; never been close—but I already

Have no strength to go on.

Some pain, you’ll understand only once you experience it.

Never embraced it myself, but I can guess how it ends.

Never kissed, never fought.

Before love starts, it should already end.

...

How much difference causes arguments and wounds.

Like a widow in war, it’s all out of obligation.

...

Regret helps us understand how hard it is to let go.

But it makes me realize how profound love is — only friends can grow old together.

...

Some loves end before they even start.

Already retreating before holding hands; never been close—but I already

Have no strength to go on.

Some pain, you’ll understand only once you experience it.

Never embraced it myself, but I can guess how it ends.

Never kissed, never fought.

Before love starts, it should already end.

...

Honestly, where is there a destined love for someone?

Like a hedgehog covered in spikes, how can you love me when I’m all prickles?

...

If you and I were more mature and proper,

We would understand that true love lies in letting go.

Prefer not to risk disrespecting each other.

Some loves end before they even begin.

Before reaching contentment, already satisfied.

No mistakes, but I withdraw to avoid recklessness.

Some pain, you’ll understand only once you experience it.

Even if I haven't deeply understood it, I can guess how it ends.

Not yet adored, not yet abandoned.

Before love begins, better to end it well.

...

[Chinese]

只一刻好感 太不可信嗎

喜歡等於 了解愛情嗎 什麼都可變卦

偷一刻溫馨 也終須覺醒

可惜這顆心 已不再年輕 情感輸給理性

太害怕 要目睹 過於受傷的程度

叫代價 那樣高 也許將心聲吞吐

連天都早知道

有些愛未開始已經結束

未牽手已經退縮 未親暱過 但我已經

再無力繼續

有些痛未懂得痛都會懂

未親手抱擁過但我 都猜得透結局

未有親吻過 未有爭拗過

未開始相愛都應該結束

多少的相差 會爭執重傷

好比當一位 戰爭裡遺孀 無非出於勉強

抱憾過 也就懂 學會放手的難度

卻令我 領悟到 愛這東西的深奥 朋友方可偕老

有些愛未開始已經結束

未牽手已經退縮 未親暱過 但我已經

再無力繼續

有些痛未懂得痛都會懂

未親手抱擁過但我 都猜得透結局

未有親吻過 未有爭拗過

未開始相愛都應該結束

講真哪裡有 注定愛某一位

好比一隻刺蝟 刺全滿我身體 氣球是你怎麼可相愛到底

假使你與我 更成熟更得體

都知戀愛智慧 放低了 方算當中真諦

寧願不想失禮

有些愛未開始已經結束

未溫飽已經滿足

未經差錯 但我退出 怕胡亂褻瀆

有些痛未懂得痛都會懂

未深刻了解過但我 都猜得透結局

未到寵愛你 未到拋棄我

未開始相愛也 好好結束

Key Grammar Structures

• 未開始已經結束

  ➔ Completed action with 既然 ('already') indicating the end before starting

  ➔ The phrase uses the character 既然 ('already') to indicate that something has ended before it even started.

• 太令人害怕 要目睹 過於受傷的程度

  ➔ Expressing degree with 過於 ('too much') + noun to show exceeding a limit

  ➔ 過於 is used to describe exceeding a certain level of damage or fear, emphasizing excessiveness.

• 連天都早知道

  ➔ Using 連 to indicate 'even' or 'including' in a conjunction

  ➔ The word 連 emphasizes that something happens inclusively or even in the context of other things, here used to mean 'even I knew beforehand'.

• 未有親吻過 未有爭拗過

  ➔ Using 未有 + verb to express 'have not done' in the past

  ➔ The phrase 未有 plus verb form indicates a past negative experience, meaning 'have not done' something yet.

• 未開始相愛都應該結束

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 都 should + verb to indicate obligation

  ➔ The word 都 emphasizes that in all cases, regardless of whether it has started, love should end, expressing a normative statement.

• 假使你與我 更成熟更得體

  ➔ Conditional clause using 假使 ('if') + subjunctive mood

  ➔ The phrase introduces a hypothetical condition 'if you and I were more mature and proper', using the conditional clause with 假使 that sets the premise for possible changes.