下一位前度 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 林家謙

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

不哭了 不想了

No more tears, no more wanting to give up

不想就這麼沒事

Just don't want to be fine without a reason

若需要 亦不要

If needed, I won't even

沒有滄桑的戀愛史

Have a love story filled with scars

只怕根本我願意 要撫摸過每根刺

I'm just afraid that I’m willing to touch every thorn

要給火花灼傷到極致

To let sparks burn to the extreme

難道我 要證實每次真的 如此在意

Is it that I need to prove every time that I truly care?

不可以 總可以

It's never impossible, always possible

將瑣事當天大事

Treat small matters as if they're big deals

那樣堅持 那樣不智

That kind of persistence, that kind of foolishness

卻又知沒有結束不會開始

Yet I know without an ending, there’s no new beginning

這次傷心到下次 也應該再有幾次

This time, heartbreaks until next time, there will be more

也許一想起某某是唯一可鍾意

Maybe thinking that someone is the only one worth loving

才來害怕無下次其實多麼諷刺

Just makes me afraid there won’t be a next, it’s so ironic

若覺得第一位最愉快

If the first one was the happiest

為何上一位不釋懷

Why can't I let go of the last one?

誰亦在反覆錯愛之旅捱大

Everyone keeps redoing this wrong-love journey

沒法想下一位的生涯

Can't imagine what the next life will be like

寧願能白首 還是罷手

Would I rather grow old together or just give up?

彷彿怕 無憾便老得很快

Feeling like if I don’t regret, I’ll age very quickly

相戀過 單戀過

Loving, being in love alone

單身或更加自在

Being single is even more free

那樣不同 那樣相似

So different, so similar

到下一個會否傷得更精彩

Will the next one hurt even more beautifully?

不會得到最愛 最多只有更愛

Won’t get the one I love most, only love more

這麼反覆比較繼續重複到未來

This cycle continues, repeating into the future

才明白愛情 是我和自己的競賽

Only then realize love is a race between me and myself

若覺得第一位最愉快

If the first one was the happiest

為何上一位不釋懷

Why can’t I let go of the last one?

誰亦在反覆錯愛之旅捱大

Everyone keeps redoing this wrong-love journey

沒法想下一位的生涯

Can't imagine what the next life will be like

寧願能白首 還是罷手

Would I rather grow old together or just give up?

彷彿怕 無憾便老得很快

Feeling like if I don’t regret, I’ll age very quickly

未結識到你 竟已先鼓起

Before I even knew you, I had already started

捨得的勇氣 放下的志氣

The courage to let go, the will to move on

不想找到你 就像前度再一起

I don’t want to find you again, like being with an ex

期待順序遇著下一位的你

Looking forward to the next you, in proper timing

至少像漫步從容地別離

At least walking away calmly, like a gentle farewell

就算一說起 記起 別再和前度媲美

Even if I mention or think of it, never compare with my ex again

若覺得第一位最愉快

If the first one was the happiest

為何上一位不釋懷

Why can’t I let go of the last one?

誰亦在反覆錯愛之旅捱大

Everyone keeps redoing this wrong-love journey

沒法想下一位的生涯

Can't imagine what the next life will be like

寧願能白首 還是罷手

Would I rather grow old together or just give up?

彷彿怕 麻木便老得很快

Feeling like if I don’t numb myself, I’ll age very quickly

不想哭笑 純熟得這麼快

No more tears or laughter, just becoming so numb so fast

Key Grammar Structures

• 不哭了

  ➔ Modal verb + 了 indicating a change of state or completion

  ➔ The particle "了" (le) is used after verbs to indicate that an action has been completed or a change has occurred.

• 若需要

  ➔ Conditional clause using "若" (ruò) meaning "if" or " provided that"

  ➔ The word "若" introduces a conditional clause meaning "if" or "provided that".

• 沒有滄桑的戀愛史

  ➔ Negation using "沒有" + noun to indicate absence of something

  ➔ The phrase "沒有" followed by a noun is used to express that something does not exist or is absent.

• 才能明白愛情

  ➔ Adverb "才能" to indicate that only after certain conditions are met, then understanding occurs

  ➔ The adverb "才能" indicates that something is only possible or only makes sense after certain conditions or actions are completed.

• 再有幾次

  ➔ Repetition marker "再" plus a measure word or noun to mean "a few more times"

  ➔ The word "再" indicates repetition or doing something again, often combined with measure words or nouns to specify the number of times.

• 才明白愛情

  ➔ The word "才" suggests that understanding comes only after certain events or realizations

  ➔ The particle "才" signifies that a certain realization or understanding occurs only after specific conditions or moments.

• 至少像漫步從容地別离

  ➔ Comparison structure using "像" (xiàng) meaning "like" or "as"

  ➔ The word "像" introduces a comparison, indicating one thing is similar to or resembles another.