我看過 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: cici_

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant Mandarin of cici_'s '我看過' ('I Have Seen') to explore heartfelt expressions of love's end. This song is special for its lyrical depth, using the simple yet powerful concept of 'having witnessed' past promises to articulate the complex emotions of resignation and bittersweet memory, offering a beautiful window into contemporary Mandopop storytelling.

[English]

I've heard you promise to stay with me for a lifetime.

I've seen your meticulous care in every detail.

I've heard you say you wish time would stop.

Holding my hand, calling my name.

All your responses hesitated for a moment.

In front of me, you begin to fear saying the wrong thing.

You're staring out the window at irrelevant scenery.

Keeping quiet and your grace.

I want to stay with you, pretending nothing's wrong.

In innocence, our separation is delayed.

Reality, though, is more honest than we are.

I've heard you promise to be with me for a lifetime.

I've seen your meticulous care in every detail.

I've heard you say you wish time would stop.

Holding my hand, calling my name.

I've seen the way you lie.

I've seen love change on its own.

Even if we miss this, it's over.

At least I've seen the way you love me.

The silence in the air reveals your inner thoughts.

How many times have you been sad and heartbroken?

That unfamiliar look on your face.

That's the interpretation you gave.

I see your drifting thoughts.

I can see my needless persistence, too.

Darling, please don't say you still love me.

Because I've seen the way you love me.

The most beautiful sunset I've ever seen.

The way you stood by me, watching the sea.

Even if we miss this, it's over.

At least I've seen the way you love me.

[Chinese]

我看過你說好一輩子 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ shuō hǎo yībèizi)

我看過你的無微不至 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ de wúwēibùzhì)

我看過你說想要時間停止 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ shuō xiǎngyào shíjiān tíngzhǐ)

拉著我的手喊我名字 (Lāzhe wǒ de shǒu hǎn wǒ míngzi)

你的回答都猶豫了一下 (Nǐ de huídá dōu yóuyùle yīxià)

在我面前怎麼開始害怕說錯話 (Zài wǒ miàngián zěnme kāishǐ hàipà shuō cuò huà)

你在眺望窗外無關的景象 (Nǐ zài tiàowàng chuāngwài wúguān de jìngxiàng)

保持沉默和你的優雅 (Bǎochí chénmò hé nǐ de yōuyǎ)

想陪你假裝沒事 (Xiǎng péi nǐ jiǎzhuāng méishì)

天真把分開延遲 (Tiānzhēn bǎ fēnkāi yánchí)

現實卻比我們誠實 (Xiànshí què bǐ wǒmen chéngshí)

我看過你說好一輩子 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ shuō hǎo yībèizi)

我看過你的無微不至 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ de wúwēibùzhì)

我看過你說想要時間停止 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ shuō xiǎngyào shíjiān tíngzhǐ)

拉著我的手喊我名字 (Lāzhe wǒ de shǒu hǎn wǒ míngzi)

我看過你說謊的方式 (Wǒ kànguò nǐ shuōhuǎng de fāngshì)

我看過愛情自然變質 (Wǒ kànguò àiqíng zìrán biànzhí)

就算錯過這樣到此為止 (Jiùsuàn cuòguò zhèyàng dào cǐ wéizhǐ)

至少我看過你愛我的樣子 (Zhìshǎo wǒ kànguò nǐ ài wǒ de yàngzi)

沉默空氣戳破你的心事 (Chénmò kōngqì chuō pò nǐ de xīnshì)

你難過傷心又有幾次 (Nǐ nánguò shāngxīn yòu yǒu jǐ cì)

你臉上的陌生表情 (Nǐ liǎn shàng de mòshēng biǎoqíng)

是你給的詮釋 (Shì nǐ gěi de quánshì)

我看着你飄忽的心思 (Wǒ kànzhe nǐ piāohū de xīnsī)

也看見我無謂的堅持 (Yě kànjiàn wǒ wúwèi de jiānchí)

親愛的不要再說你還愛我 (Qīn'ài de bùyào zàishuō nǐ hái ài wǒ)

因為看過你愛我的樣子 (Yīnwèi kànguò nǐ ài wǒ de yàngzi)

我看過的最美的落日 (Wǒ kànguò de zuìměi de luòrì)

是你陪我看海的樣子 (Shì nǐ péi wǒ kànhǎi de yàngzi)

就算錯過這樣到此為止 (Jiùsuàn cuòguò zhèyàng dào cǐ wéizhǐ)

至少我看過你愛我的樣子 (Zhìshǎo wǒ kànguò nǐ ài wǒ de yàngzi)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
看過 /kʰan⁵¹ kwɔ˥˩/ B1	verb - to have seen; to have looked at
說 /ʂwɔ˥˩/ A1	verb - to say; to speak
好 /xau̯⁵¹/ A1	adjective - good; fine
一輩子 /i˥ pɛi̯˨˩ t͡szɨ˥˩/ B2	noun - a lifetime; forever
無微不至 /u˧˥ wɤi̯˥ pu˥ tʂɨ˥˩/ C1	adjective - meticulous; attending to every detail
想要 /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹ jau̯˥˩/ A2	verb - to want; to wish for
時間 /ʂɨ⁵¹ tɕjɛn˧˥/ A1	noun - time
停止 /tʰiŋ⁵¹ ʈʂɨ˥˩/ B1	verb - to stop; to cease
手 /ʂoʊ̯˥˩/ A1	noun - hand
名字 /miŋ⁵¹ tsɨ˥˩/ A1	noun - name
害怕 /xaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰa˥˩/ A2	verb - to be afraid; to fear
景象 /tɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕjɑŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - scene; sight; image
沉默 /tʂʰən⁵⁵ mo˥˩/ B2	noun - silence; quietness verb - to be silent
優雅 /i̯ou̯˥ ja˥˩/ C1	adjective - elegant; graceful
假裝 /tɕjɑ˥ tʂwɑŋ˥/ B2	verb - to pretend; to act as if
天真 /tʰjɛn⁵¹ tʂən˧˥/ B2	adjective - naïve; innocent
現實 /ɕjɛn⁵¹ ʂɚ˥˩/ B2	noun - reality; the real world
誠實 /tʂʰəŋ⁵¹ ʂɨ˥˩/ B2	adjective - honest; truthful

Key Grammar Structures

• 我看過你說好一輩子

  ➔ Verb + 过 (experiential aspect)

  ➔ The particle "過" after a verb indicates that the speaker has experienced the action at least once: "我" "看過" "you" ...

• 我看過你的無微不至

  ➔ Possessive/attributive 的

  ➔ The particle "的" links the noun "你" to the following noun phrase, forming a possessive/attributive structure: "你的" "無微不至".

• 在我面前怎麼開始害怕說錯話

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 在…面前 (in front of)

  ➔ "在…面前" indicates the location "in front of" someone: "在" "我" "面前".

• 想陪你假裝沒事

  ➔ Verb + 想 (expressing desire)

  ➔ "想" after a verb shows the speaker's intention or wish: "想" "陪你" "假裝沒事".

• 現實卻比我們誠實

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 却

  ➔ The conjunction "卻" introduces a contrast, similar to "but" in English: "現實" "卻" "比我們誠實".

• 就算錯過這樣到此為止

  ➔ Conditional structure 就算…也… (even if…)

  ➔ "就算" introduces a hypothetical scenario, and "也" shows the result: "Even if we missed this, it ends here".

• 至少我看過你愛我的樣子

  ➔ Adverb 至少 (at least)

  ➔ "至少" modifies the whole clause to limit the statement, meaning "at least".

• 我看著你飄忽的心思

  ➔ Verb + 着 (continuous aspect)

  ➔ "著" after a verb expresses an ongoing action: "我" "看著" "you" "...".