他不是你 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 連詩雅

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the melancholic beauty of Shiga Lin's '他不是你' (He is Not You) and experience the emotional depth of Cantonese balladry. This poignant song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing heartbreak, nostalgia, and the complexities of moving on, while its heartfelt lyrics and Shiga Lin's expressive vocals provide an excellent opportunity to appreciate the nuances of the Cantonese language and its emotional resonance.

[English]

On that day, I just wanted to fly far away

So I had to let you go, a goodbye without a conclusion

After getting carried away that day, I couldn't handle it properly

So I just stopped looking, stopped caring

To help myself, I decided not to mention it again

Years have passed, and I'm still deceiving myself

Letting go actually meant a monument was built long ago

Until no one remembers

All the memories of the past are stored away

In the end, my significant other is not you

But today, what reason do I have to be jealous?

After leaving, I fear comparison the most

I wish I didn't remember yesterday at all

Let go of those arms that missed their chance

Don't stir up such intense feelings again

But illogically, I still secretly sigh

...

Today I no longer fly, I stay here

No need for tragic beauty, just hold hands and reach the destination

I am harmonious with him, even if we reach our diamond anniversary

All my deep feelings were only for you

To help myself, I decided not to mention it again

Years have passed, and I'm still deceiving myself

Even having let go, I still have to keep avoiding it

Until it's buried and cannot be unearthed

All the memories of the past are stored away

In the end, my significant other is not you

But today, what reason do I have to be jealous?

After leaving, I fear comparison the most

I wish I didn't remember yesterday at all

Let go of those arms that missed their chance

Don't stir up such intense feelings again

But illogically, I think of you again

My password remembers your date

How we were together that day

When all vows can be forgotten

What else can be kept?

All the memories of the past are stored away

In the end, my significant other is not you

But today, what reason do I have to be jealous?

Who heartlessly gave me up, you who made me complete

I wish I didn't remember yesterday at all

Let go of those arms that missed their chance

Don't stir up such intense feelings again

But illogically, I sacrificed you

...

[Chinese]

我那天不過想天遠飛

只好放低你 不加結尾的別離

我那天忘形後未可好好處理

只好不再看不理

成全自己以後不提起

已相隔多年仍然自欺

放下了其實一早鑄了碑

直到無人記起

往日記憶統統儲起

最後我的他不是你

但我今天從何妒忌

離開事後最怕對比

我願昨天都不記起

放下錯開的那雙手臂

別再勾起迴腸盪氣

但我偏偏無道理又偷偷嘆氣

我這天不再飛逗留此地

不需要淒美 只需要挽手便到地

我與他和諧地 即使走到鑽禧

很多心血只可以交給你

成全自己以後不提起

已相隔多年仍然自欺

放下了還是要一再躲避

直到長埋不起

往日記憶統統儲起

最後我的他不是你

但我今天從何妒忌

離開事後最怕對比

我願昨天都不記起

放下錯開的那雙手臂

別再勾起迴腸盪氣

但我偏偏無道理又想起了你

我密碼記着你的日期

我共你當天怎一起

當所有誓約能忘記

還有哪些可以留起

往日記憶統統儲起

最後我的他不是你

但我今天從何妒忌

誰狠心放棄成全我的你

我願昨天都不記起

放下錯開的那雙手臂

別再勾起迴腸盪氣

但我偏偏無道理便犧牲了你

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
飛 /fēi/ B1	verb - to fly
放 /fàng/ A2	verb - to放,放開
離開 /lí kāi/ B2	verb - to leave
記憶 /jì yì/ B1	noun - memory
成全 /chéng quán/ C1	verb - to fulfill, to accomplish
疊 /dié/ C2	verb - to pile up, to layer
悔 /huǐ/ B2	verb - to regret
目标 /mù biāo/ B2	noun - goal, target
躲避 /duǒ bì/ C1	verb - to avoid, to dodge
劃 /huà/ C2	verb - to划, to draw, to mark
鑄 /zhù/ C2	verb - to cast, to mold
記號 /jì hào/ C1	noun - symbol, sign
反覆 /fǎn fù/ C2	adverb - repeatedly
情感 /qíng gǎn/ C1	noun - emotion, feeling
希望 /xī wàng/ B1	verb/noun - to hope / hope

Key Grammar Structures

• 只好不再看不理

  ➔ Adverbial phrase indicating a decision or resolution

  ➔ The phrase "只好不再看不理" uses "只好" (only then but have to), expressing resignation or making a decision to stop doing something.

• 已相隔多年仍然自欺

  ➔ Using "已" (already) plus verb phrase to indicate an action completed in the past

  ➔ The character "已" emphasizes that "years have already passed" since it happened, highlighting duration and persistence of self-deception.

• 最後我的他不是你

  ➔ Using "不是" (is not) for negation and identification

  ➔ The phrase "最後我的他不是你" uses "不是" to negate and clarify that "the person I ended up with is not you," emphasizing distinction.

• 但我偏偏無道理又偷偷嘆氣

  ➔ Using "偏偏" (but then/precisely) and "又" (again) to express unintended or contradictory actions

  ➔ This phrase uses "偏偏" to highlight the contradiction or irony of the situation, and "又" to indicate the action of sighing repeatedly or involuntarily.

• 我願昨天都不記起

  ➔ Using "都" (even) with negative "不" (not) to emphasize total negation

  ➔ The phrase "我願昨天都不記起" emphasizes the desire to forget everything about yesterday, with "都" stressing the totality of this negation.