消散的味道 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 高旭

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the expressive emotional landscape of modern Mandopop with Gao Xu's “消散的味道.” This song is an excellent piece for language learners as it features clear, contemporary Chinese lyrics that explore universal themes of heartbreak and remorse. Listening to the melancholy tone and repeated lines of regret will help you grasp nuanced Chinese expressions related to love, loss, and self-reflection, all set to an accessible and moody 'chill tune' style.

[English]

出品：網易雲音樂×雲上工作室

How unreliable I must be

Like troubles thrown away

A fading scent

The antidote you left behind

In the end, only I remain

All the sweet words you once said make me

Not know what to do for a moment

If I’d known this would be the outcome

Blame me for never holding on

Letting it slip through my fingers

Helpless, only regret remains

Can I stay by your side again?

Let me take all your troubles and grievances

Give them to me, not to him

Don’t give them to him

I just can’t let go

Thinking of you every moment

Especially when the sunset is near

Please don’t leave me alone

To face this terrible outcome by myself

Wanting to escape but unable to break free

I just wish to hear you say you love me again

Let’s go watch the aurora and the stars twinkle

I want all of this

Not just in dreams

Can I stay by your side again?

Let me take all your troubles and grievances

Give them to me, not to him

Don’t give them to him

I just can’t let go

Thinking of you every moment

Especially when the sunset is near

Please don’t leave me alone

To face this terrible outcome by myself

Wanting to escape but unable to break free

Always repeating the same cycle

Feeling like you’re about to disappear

How many times has this happened?

A few casual words

With a tone that’s infuriating

Blame my stubbornness from the start

Our story

Should never have begun

I so wish I could be a sun, spreading light for you

This time, I’ll truly forget you, no matter how hard it is

I’ll forget you

Countless lies I’ve told myself

Bearing the cost

Can’t make up for

Losing him

The one she deeply loves

How could I be jealous

Of your loneliness?

Someone to confide in

The story ends absurdly

A complete loss

[Chinese]

出品：網易雲音樂×雲上工作室

我是有多麼不可靠

像煩惱被甩掉

快消散的味道

是你留的解藥

最後只剩下我

你曾說的那些甜言蜜語讓我

一時間不知該怎麼做

早知是這結果

怪我從沒把握

從手中偷偷溜走

無奈只悔過

能不能再讓我來陪你

那些煩惱和委屈

都交給我吧

不要給他

我只是放不下

每時每刻在牽掛

尤其是快要晚霞

拜託請不要只剩下我

獨自承受該死的結果

想要逃離卻無法掙脫

我只希望聽到你再說聲愛我

一起去看極光星星閃爍

這些我都要

不只是在夢裡才能做到

能不能再讓我來陪你

把那些煩惱和委屈

都交給我吧

不要給他

我只是放不下

每時每刻在牽掛

尤其是快要晚霞

拜託請不要只剩下我

獨自承受該死的結果

想要逃離卻無法掙脫

總是周而復始

感覺你快要消失

這已經是第幾次

簡單敷衍的幾句

語氣很令人髮指

怪當初我太固執

我們之間的故事

本就不應該有開始

我是多麼想能變成一個太陽為你鋪撒陽光

這次我真的要狠心把你遺忘

把你遺忘

無數次為自己

說的謊承受代價

也無法彌補

弄丟了他

深愛的她

怎麼會嫉妒

你的孤獨

有人傾訴

故事結束太離譜

滿盤皆輸

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
消散 /ʃɑo sɛn/ B2	verb - to dissipate or fade away
味道 /wèi dao/ A2	noun - smell or taste
解藥 /jiě yào/ B1	noun - antidote or remedy
甜言蜜語 /tián yán mì yǔ/ C1	noun - sweet nothings or flattery
把握 /bǎ wò/ B2	verb - to grasp or seize an opportunity
溜走 /liū zǒu/ B1	verb - to slip away or sneak off
晚霞 /wǎn xiá/ A2	noun - afterglow or sunset glow
承受 /chéng shòu/ B2	verb - to bear or endure
掙脫 /zhèng tuō/ B2	verb - to break free or struggle out of
極光 /jí guāng/ B1	noun - aurora or northern lights
夢裡 /mèng lǐ/ A2	noun - in a dream
遺忘 /yí wàng/ B2	verb - to forget or abandon
嫉妒 /jí dù/ B1	verb - to be jealous
傾訴 /qīng sù/ B2	verb - to confide or pour out one's heart
離譜 /lí pǔ/ C1	adjective - absurd or outrageous

Key Grammar Structures

• 能不能再讓我來陪你，把那些煩惱和委屈都交給我吧

  ➔ 把 clause (disposal construction)

  ➔ The particle "把" puts the object before the verb to show that the action of "交給" is performed on it.

• 想要逃離卻無法掙脫

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction "卻"

  ➔ "卻" introduces a contrast, showing that the desire "想要" is blocked by the inability "無法".

• 不只是在夢裡才能做到

  ➔ Negative restriction + ability clause "不只...才能"

  ➔ "不只" limits the condition, and "才能" expresses that the action can happen only under that condition.

• 我真的要狠心把你遺忘

  ➔ Intention + 把 construction "要...把..."

  ➔ "要" signals a strong intention, and "把" introduces the object "你" that will be acted upon by "遺忘".

• 從手中偷偷溜走

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with "從"

  ➔ "從" marks the source or origin of the movement, indicating that something slips away "溜走" from the hand.

• 早知是這結果，怪我從沒把握

  ➔ Hypothetical conditional with "早知..."

  ➔ "早知" (had I known) introduces a past unreal condition, followed by a statement of blame "怪我".

• 總是周而復始，感覺你快要消失

  ➔ Adverbial continuity "總是..."

  ➔ "總是" expresses that the situation repeats continuously, setting the tone for the following clause.

• 拜託請不要只剩下我，獨自承受該死的結果

  ➔ Polite negative imperative with "請不要..."

  ➔ "請不要" is a courteous way to ask someone not to do something, here pleading “don’t leave only me”.

• 這已經是第幾次，簡單敷衍的幾句

  ➔ Ordinal expression with "已經是第...次"

  ➔ "已經是第...次" uses "已經" to indicate that the counting has reached a certain point, emphasizing repetition.