眼淚記得你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 孫盛希 Shi Shi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of contemporary Mandopop with Shi Shi's 'Tears Remember You.' This powerful ballad provides an excellent opportunity to learn Mandarin vocabulary related to love, longing, and memory, while exposing you to complex lyrical imagery that directly references a popular Taiwanese drama. The song's clear, emotional delivery and sophisticated orchestration make it an engaging and memorable piece to study.

[English]

Tears remember you

Can you step out of this photo?

Say sorry for making you wait so long

Empty room, but I can't escape my longing

Talking to the air about everything

Piece together the place where we were

I remember your smiling face

Watching sunrise and sunset with you, dreaming together

Who forgot to say, remember me

When I close my eyes, you'll appear

I need your love to stay in my world

Is everything just an illusion?

Wake up and you're still by my side

And yet, we've returned to the starting point

Even though it's right in front of me, it's a different world

Doubting my memories, are they clear enough?

Did I really hold your hands tightly?

Sunrise and sunset without you

It's me, I forgot to say, remember me

When I close my eyes, you'll appear

I need your love to stay in my world

All just illusions

When I wake up, you're no longer beside me

Keep walking, don't stay still

The time that belongs to us

How many more times have we missed crossing paths?

How much regret still waiting for us

When I close my eyes, I feel you're not far away

I need you now, wishing feels like a luxury

Tears remember everything about you

In that瞬間, stopping forever

[Chinese]

眼淚記得你

能不能走出這照片

對我說久等了抱歉

空蕩的房間 卻塞不下思念

對空氣訴說了一切

拼湊著兩個人的地點

我記得你每張笑臉

和你看日出日落 一起做的夢

誰忘了說 要記得我

I close my eyes 你就會出現

I need your love 留在我世界

一切是不是錯覺

醒來你還在我身邊

又這樣回到了原點

明明就在眼前 卻是不同世界

懷疑記憶 不夠清晰

雙手究竟有沒有緊握過

沒你的日出日落

是我 我忘了說 要記得我

I close my eyes 你就會出現

I need your love 留在我世界

一切都只是錯覺

醒來你不在我身邊

繼續走 不停留

屬於我們的時間

還要幾次的擦肩錯過

多少的懊悔還等著

I close my eyes 感覺你不遠

I need you now 奢侈的許願

眼淚記得你一切

瞬間 停在 永遠

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
眼淚 /jiàn lèi/ B2	noun - tears
記得 /jì de/ B2	verb - to remember
走出 /zǒu chū/ B2	verb - to walk out
照片 /zhào piàn/ B2	noun - photograph
抱歉 /bào qiàn/ B1	adjective - sorry
思念 /sī niàn/ B2	noun - longing, missing someone
拼湊 /pīn còu/ B2	verb - to piece together
笑臉 /xiào liǎn/ B2	noun - smile face
日出 /rì chū/ A2	noun - sunrise
夢 /mèng/ B2	noun - dream
忘了 /wàng le/ B1	verb - forgot
心 /xīn/ A2	noun - heart
世界 /shì jiè/ A2	noun - world
錯覺 /cuò jué/ B2	noun - illusion

Key Grammar Structures

• 能不能走出這照片

  ➔ Potential yes‑no question using 能不能 + verb

  ➔ The phrase "能不能" asks whether something is possible: "能不能走出這照片?" = "Can (you) step out of the photo?"

• 空蕩的房間 卻塞不下思念

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 卻 (but, however)

  ➔ The word "卻" introduces a contrast: "空蕩的房間 卻塞不下思念" → "The empty room, however, cannot contain the longing."

• 我記得你每張笑臉

  ➔ Use of a measure word (每張) after a noun to count pictures/faces

  ➔ The phrase "每張笑臉" uses the measure word "張" to count individual faces: "I remember each of your smiles."

• 誰忘了說 要記得我

  ➔ Use of 要 + verb to express a future/imperative intention (to remember)

  ➔ The segment "要記得我" means “must remember me” or “please remember me”. "要" introduces a request or strong intention.

• I close my eyes 你就會出現

  ➔ Use of 就會 to indicate an immediate future result (you will appear as soon as…)

  ➔ "你就會出現" means "you will appear right away"; "就會" links the preceding condition with an inevitable result.

• 一切是不是錯覺

  ➔ Yes‑no question formed with 是…不​​是 (is…or not)

  ➔ The pattern "是不是" inserts "是" + "不" + "是" to ask "Is it an illusion?".

• 雙手究竟有沒有緊握過

  ➔ Use of 有沒有 to form a yes‑no question, plus 過 to indicate past experience

  ➔ "有沒有" asks “whether or not”, and "過" marks that the action (tight grip) happened at some point in the past: "Did our hands ever clasp tightly?"

• 明明就在眼前 卻是不同世界

  ➔ Pattern 明明…卻… to express contradiction between expectation and reality

  ➔ "明明" stresses that something is obvious, while "卻" introduces the unexpected result: "It is clearly right in front of me, yet it is a different world."