尋人啟事 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 徐佳瑩
• Album: 尋人啟事

Lyrics & Translation

Learn Mandarin through the gentle and moving ballad “尋人啟事” (The Lost Person) by LaLa Hsu. This song is special because its simple, heartfelt lyrics about searching and longing are universally relatable. By listening, you can learn emotional and narrative vocabulary in a beautiful musical context, making the language feel both accessible and deeply expressive.

[English]

Let me see your photo

Why did you disappear?

Most of the time, where are you?

Are you tired, missing someone?

And the world's roughness

Makes it harder for me to be by your side

And the delicacy of fate

Clearly brings your face to mind

...

Sometimes, I feel tired too

I stopped missing you, but can't let go

Even if the world stands in my way

I recklessly say, don't waste anymore

How I wish to find you, gently hold your face

I will open my arms, touch your back

Please let me have you, the time lost

Before your tears fall, keep your tears safe

...

And the world's roughness

Makes it harder for me to be by your side

And the delicacy of fate

Clearly brings your face to mind

How I wish to find you, gently hold your face

I will open my arms, touch your back

Please let me have you, the time lost

Before your tears fall, keep your tears safe

...

Sometimes, I feel tired too

I stopped missing you, but can't let go

Even if the world stands in my way

I recklessly say, don't waste anymore

...

[Chinese]

讓我看看 你的照片

究竟為什麼 你消失不見

多數時間 你在哪邊

會不會疲倦 你思念著誰

而世界的粗糙

讓我去到你身邊 難一些

而緣份的細膩

又清楚地浮現 你的臉

有些時候 我也疲倦

停止了思念 卻不肯鬆懈

就算世界 擋在我前面

猖狂地說 別再奢侈浪費

我多想找到你 輕捧你的臉

我會張開我雙手 撫摸你的背

請讓我擁有你 失去的時間

在你流淚之前 保管你的淚

而世界的粗糙

讓我去到你身邊 難一些

而緣份的細膩

又清楚地浮現 你的臉

我多想找到你 輕捧你的臉

我會張開我雙手 撫摸你的背

請讓我擁有你 失去的時間

在你流淚之前 保管你的淚

有些時候 我也疲倦

停止了思念 卻不肯鬆懈

就算世界 擋在我前面

猖狂地說 別再奢侈浪費

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
照片 /zhàopiàn/ A1	noun - photo
消失 /xiāoshī/ B1	verb - to disappear
疲倦 /píjuàn/ B2	adjective - tired
思念 /sīniàn/ B2	verb - to miss (someone)
世界 /shìjiè/ A1	noun - world
粗糙 /cūcāo/ B2	adjective - rough
緣份 /yuánfèn/ B2	noun - fate (in relationships)
清楚 /qīngchǔ/ B1	adjective - clear
臉 /liǎn/ A1	noun - face
擁有 /yōngyǒu/ B1	verb - to possess
時間 /shíjiān/ A1	noun - time
流淚 /liúlèi/ B2	verb - to cry
保管 /bǎoguǎn/ B2	verb - to keep (safe)
猖狂 /chāngkuáng/ C1	adjective - rampant
奢侈 /shēchǐ/ B2	adjective - luxurious
浪費 /làngfèi/ B2	verb - to waste

Key Grammar Structures

• 讓我看看你的照片

  ➔ 讓我看看你的照片

  ➔ The verb "讓" (ràng) indicates 'to let' or 'allow,' used here to request permission.

• 你消失不見

  ➔ 你消失不見

  ➔ The phrase "不見" (bùjiàn) means "not visible" or "disappear".

• 會不會疲倦 你思念著誰

  ➔ 會不會疲倦 你思念著誰

  ➔ "會不會" (huì bù huì) is a modal phrase used to ask whether something will happen or is the case, equivalent to "might it" or "whether or not".

• 停止了思念 卻不肯鬆懈

  ➔ 停止了思念 卻不肯鬆懈

  ➔ The verb "停止" (tíngzhǐ) means "to stop" or "to cease", often followed by a verb to indicate the stopping of an action.

• 在你流淚之前 保管你的淚

  ➔ 在你流淚之前 保管你的淚

  ➔ The phrase "在...之前" (zài...zhīqián) indicates "before" or "prior to" an event.

• 猖狂地說 別再奢侈浪費

  ➔ 猖狂地說 別再奢侈浪費

  ➔ The adverb "猖狂地" (chāngkuángde) describes acting recklessly or with wild abandon.