後來 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 劉若英, René Liu
• Album: 我等你

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the delicate themes of lost love and regret in René Liu's "後來". This song offers a touching lesson in Mandarin about cherishing the present and understanding the complexities of love through its evocative lyrics and heartfelt delivery.

[English]

Later, by Rene Liu

Lyrics: Shiren Cheng, Music: Chiharu Tamaki

Later

At last, I learned how to love

Unfortunately, you

Had already gone far away, vanished into the crowd

Later

Finally realized through tears

Some people

Once missed, they're gone forever

Gardenia flowers, white petals

Falling onto my blue pleated skirt

Loving you

You softly said

I lowered my head and caught a gentle fragrance

That eternal night

Seventeen, midsummer night

The night you kissed me

Made me remember all the moments afterward

Whenever I sigh

I always think of that night's starlight

The love we had back then

Why was it so simple then

And why is it so complicated now

When we're young

We often end up hurting the ones we love deeply

On these similar, lonely nights

Are you quietly regretting and feeling sorrowful too

If only back then we could have

Been a little less stubborn

Then maybe now I wouldn't feel so regretful

How do you remember me

With a smile or in silence

Over the years, has anyone been able to keep you from feeling lonely

Later

I finally learned

How to love. Yet, sadly, you

Had already gone far away, vanished into the crowd

Later

Finally understood through tears

Some people

Once missed, they’re gone for good

How do you remember me

With a smile or in silence

Over these years, has anyone been able to keep you from loneliness

Later

I finally learned

How to love. Sadly, you

Had already gone far, vanished into the crowd

Later

Finally realized through tears

Some people

Once missed, they’re gone forever

Later

At last, I learned

How to love. Yet, sadly, you

Had already gone far away, vanished into the crowd

Later

Finally understood through tears

Some people

Once missed, they’re gone forever

They will never come back again

There was a boy

Who loved that girl

[Chinese]

後來　劉若英

詞：施人誠　曲：玉城千春

後來

我總算學會了 如何去愛

可惜你

早已遠去 消失在人海

後來

終於在眼淚中明白

有些人

一旦錯過就不再

梔子花 白花瓣

落在我藍色百褶裙上

愛你

你輕聲說

我低下頭聞見一陣芬芳

那個永恆的夜晚

十七歲仲夏

你吻我的那個夜晚

讓我往後的時光

每當有感嘆

總想起 當天的星光

那時候的愛情

為什麼就能那樣簡單

而又是為什麼

人年少時

一定要讓深愛的人受傷

在這相似的深夜裡

你是否一樣 也在靜靜追悔感傷

如果當時我們能

不那麼倔強

現在也 不那麼遺憾

你都如何回憶我

帶著笑或是很沉默

這些年來 有沒有人能讓你不寂寞

後來

我總算學會了

如何去愛 可惜你

早已遠去 消失在人海

後來

終於在眼淚中明白

有些人

一旦錯過就不再

你都如何回憶我

帶著笑或是很沉默

這些年來 有沒有人能讓你不寂寞

後來

我總算學會了

如何去愛 可惜你

早已遠去 消失在人海

後來

終於在眼淚中明白

有些人

一旦錯過就不再

後來

我總算學會了

如何去愛 可惜你

早已遠去 消失在人海

後來

終於在眼淚中明白

有些人

一旦錯過就不再

永遠不會再重來

有一個男孩

愛著那個女孩

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
學會 /xué huì/ B1	verb - to learn to master or understand
愛 /ài/ A2	noun - love verb - to love
遠去 /yuǎn qù/ B2	verb - to go away or disappear into the distance
消失 /xiāo shī/ B2	verb - to disappear
明白 /míng bái/ B1	verb - to understand or realize
錯過 /cuò guò/ B2	verb - to miss or lose (an opportunity, chance)
花瓣 /huā bàn/ B2	noun - petal (of a flower)
落在 /luò zài/ B1	verb - to fall and land on
沉默 /chén mò/ B2	noun - silence
感傷 /gǎn shāng/ C1	noun - sentimentality or sorrow
重來 /chóng lái/ C1	verb - to come again, to restart or do over
永遠 /yǒng yuǎn/ C2	adjective - eternal, forever

Key Grammar Structures

• 我總算學會了 如何去愛

  ➔ The use of "總算" (zǒngsuàn) shows the speaker's realization after effort or time, meaning "finally" or "at last".

  ➔ "学会了" (xuéhuì le) indicates the achievement of mastering a skill or knowledge.

• 有些人 一旦錯過就不再

  ➔ The phrase "一旦...就" (yídàn ... jiù) expresses a conditional or cause-and-effect relationship: "once... then..." or "if... then...".

  ➔ "錯過" (cuòguò) means to miss an opportunity or an event.

• 你都如何回憶我

  ➔ The word "如何" (rúhé) is used as an interrogative to ask "how" or "in what way".

  ➔ "回憶" (huíyì) means to recall or remember past events or memories.

• 永遠不會再重來

  ➔ The phrase "不會再" (bù huì zài) expresses future negation, meaning "will not again" or "will never".

  ➔ "重來" (chóng lái) means to come again or redo, indicating repetition or return.