再見不是朋友 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄧麗欣

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the melancholic beauty of Cantopop through Stephy Tang's "再見不是朋友." This song offers a poignant exploration of post-relationship emotions, allowing listeners to connect with the universal theme of unrequited friendship after love, and appreciate the nuances of expressing complex feelings in Cantonese.

[English]

Just treat it as your cuteness is irresistible

Why insist on an uninvited visit?

I can only pretend to be calm, as if we're strangers

It's still hard to defend, your eyes are still as beautiful as before

Saying I'm fine after parting is a lie

I remember how hard I worked to become strong

How can I let you fill my void?

I don't believe lovers can become close friends after breaking up

I have a city full of friends to hang out with instead of you

Being gentle like a lover, I'm afraid it will trigger me for no reason

There's no need to release what hasn't been let go

I'm afraid friendship can't escape the curse of love

No matter how much I laugh, I can't forget how I cried for you

How can I be saved by being close to an old flame?

Forgive me, I've had enough

...

Even if there are so many things to say

How to pretend to be confidants comforting each other?

If it's so good, but we still separate, it's really unfair

Why still come closer with your irresistible face?

But I hate to look closely at the subtle glow of your skin again

If I treat you as a friend

All my effort will be wasted, I can't be free

I don't believe lovers can become close friends after breaking up

I have a city full of friends to hang out with instead of you

Being gentle like a lover, I'm afraid it will trigger me for no reason

There's no need to release what hasn't been let go

I'm afraid friendship can't escape the curse of love

No matter how much I laugh, I can't forget how I cried for you

I don't have the ability to be this kind of good friend with you

Are you going to tell me how your new love holds your hand?

I don't believe lovers can become close friends after breaking up

I have a city full of friends to hang out with instead of you

Being gentle like a lover, I'm afraid it will trigger me for no reason

Aren't you done with lingering affection?

I'm afraid friendship can't escape the curse of love

No matter how much I laugh, I can't forget how I cried for you

How can I be saved by being close to an old flame?

Forgive me, I've had enough

...

[Chinese]

就當你的可愛沒法擋

為何誓要不速的到訪

唯有扮不慌不忙 各不相干

仍難防 情人眉目似當初好看

道別後 完全無事幹等於說謊

想起我捱到硬朗

怎可給你 填我空檔

我不信愛人離開竟可變密友

我總有滿城朋友待你聚頭

像情人溫柔怕無端牽動我

無謂要放未放手

我恐怕友情逃不出戀愛毒咒

再嬉笑也難忘記為你怎樣淚流

和舊愛人親近怎獲救

饒恕我受夠

就算有多少說話要講

如何扮知己安撫對方

如這樣好都分離 也真冤枉

為何還前來移近你不滅臉龐

但又恨再細看你肌膚的暗光

假使當朋友待你

功虧一匱 無法釋放

我不信愛人離開竟可變密友

我總有滿城朋友待你聚頭

像情人溫柔怕無端牽動我

無謂要放未放手

我恐怕友情逃不出戀愛毒咒

再嬉笑也難忘記為你怎樣淚流

陪著你這種好友 未夠修為承受

難道共你講 新歡他怎挽手

我不信愛人離開竟可變密友

我總有滿城朋友待你聚頭

像情人溫柔怕無端牽動我

難道你纏綿未夠

我恐怕友情逃不出戀愛毒咒

再嬉笑也難忘記為你怎樣淚流

和舊愛人親近怎獲救

饒恕我受夠

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
可愛 /kě ài/ A2	adjective - cute; lovable
情人 /qíng rén/ A2	noun - lover; partner
道別 /dào bié/ B1	noun - farewell; goodbye
朋友 /péng yǒu/ A1	noun - friend
愛 /ài/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
淚流 /lèi liú/ B2	verb - to shed tears; to cry
放手 /fàng shǒu/ B1	verb - to let go; to release
親近 /qīn jìn/ B2	verb - to get close; to approach
獲救 /huò jiù/ B2	verb - to be rescued; to be saved
暗光 /àn guāng/ C1	noun - dim light; shadowy light
友情 /yǒu qíng/ B1	noun - friendship
聚頭 /jù tóu/ C1	verb - to gather; to meet
冤枉 /yuān wǎng/ C2	adjective - wronged; unjustly treated