hòu lái liú ruò yīng

后来　刘若英

Later by Rene Liu

cí shī rén chéng qū yù chéng qiān chūn

词：施人诚　曲：玉城千春

hòu lái

后来

Later,

wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le rú hé qù ài

我总算学会了 如何去爱

I finally learnt how to love.

kě xī nǐ

可惜你

It's a pity that you

zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi

早已远去 消失在人海

have gone far away long ago, disappearing into the sea of people.

hòu lái

后来

Later,

zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái

终于在眼泪中明白

I finally understood through the tears,

yǒu xiē rén

有些人

There are some people,

yī dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài

一旦错过就不再

who are of no longer once you have missed them.

zhī zi huā bái huā bàn

栀子花 白花瓣

The white petals of the gardenia flower,

luò zài wǒ lán sè bǎi zhě qún shàng

落在我蓝色百褶裙上

Fall onto my blue pleated skirt

ài nǐ

爱你

Love you,

nǐ qīng shēng shuō

你轻声说

You said it softly,

wǒ dī xià tóu wén jiàn yī zhèn fēn fāng

我低下头闻见一阵芬芳

I lowered my head and smelt a moment of fragrance.

nà gè yǒng héng de yè wǎn

那个永恒的夜晚

That eternal night,

shí qī suì zhòng xià

十七岁仲夏

During the summer when we were seventeen years old,

nǐ wěn wǒ de nà gè yè wǎn

你吻我的那个夜晚

That night when you kissed me.

ràng wǒ wǎng hòu de shí guāng

让我往后的时光

Allowed me, for the times since then,

měi dāng yǒu gǎn tàn

每当有感叹

Whenever I have emotions,

zǒng xiǎng qǐ dāng tiān de xīng guāng

总想起 当天的星光

I will always remember the starlight of that day.

nà shí hòu de ài qíng

那时候的爱情

The romance of those times,

wèi shén me jiù néng nà yàng jiǎn dān

为什么就能那样简单

Why could it have been kept so simple,

ér yòu shì wèi shén me

而又是为什么

And why is it that,

rén nián shǎo shí

人年少时

When a person is young,

yī dìng yào ràng shēn ài de rén shòu shāng

一定要让深爱的人受伤

One always hurt those they deeply love?

zài zhè xiāng shì de shēn yè lǐ

在这相似的深夜里

On this similar late night,

nǐ shì fǒu yī yàng yě zài jìng jìng zhuī huǐ gǎn shāng

你是否一样 也在静静追悔感伤

Are you similar as me, quietly regretting the sentiments as well?

rú guǒ dāng shí wǒ men néng

如果当时我们能

If at that time we could

bù nà me jué qiáng

不那么倔强

have been less stubborn,

xiàn zài yě bù nà me yí hàn

现在也 不那么遗憾

We would not be so regretful now.

nǐ dōu rú hé huí yì wǒ

你都如何回忆我

How do you recollect me,

dài zhù xiào huò shì hěn chén mò

带著笑或是很沉默

As someone with smiles or very silent?

zhè xiē nián lái yǒu méi yǒu rén néng ràng nǐ bù jì mò

这些年来 有没有人能让你不寂寞

For all these years, is there a person who can make you not lonely?

hòu lái

后来

Later,

wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le

我总算学会了

I finally learnt

rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ

如何去爱 可惜你

how to love. It's a pity that you

zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi

早已远去 消失在人海

have gone far away long ago, disappearing into the sea of people.

hòu lái

后来

Later,

zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái

终于在眼泪中明白

I finally understood through the tears,

yǒu xiē rén

有些人

There are some people,

yī dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài

一旦错过就不再

who are of no longer once you have missed them.

nǐ dōu rú hé huí yì wǒ

你都如何回忆我

How do you recollect me,

dài zhù xiào huò shì hěn chén mò

带著笑或是很沉默

As someone with smiles or very silent?

zhè xiē nián lái yǒu méi yǒu rén néng ràng nǐ bù jì mò

这些年来 有没有人能让你不寂寞

For all these years, is there a person who can make you not lonely?

hòu lái

后来

Later,

wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le

我总算学会了

I finally learnt

rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ

如何去爱 可惜你

how to love. It's a pity that you

zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi

早已远去 消失在人海

have gone far away long ago, disappearing into the sea of people.

hòu lái

后来

Later,

zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái

终于在眼泪中明白

I finally understood through the tears,

yǒu xiē rén

有些人

There are some people,

yī dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài

一旦错过就不再

who are of no longer once you have missed them.

hòu lái

后来

Later,

wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le

我总算学会了

I finally learnt

rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ

如何去爱 可惜你

how to love. It's a pity that you

zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi

早已远去 消失在人海

have gone far away long ago, disappearing into the sea of people.

hòu lái

后来

Later,

zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái

终于在眼泪中明白

I finally understood through the tears,

yǒu xiē rén

有些人

There are some people,

yī dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài

一旦错过就不再

who are of no longer once you have missed them.

yǒng yuǎn bù huì zài zhòng lái

永远不会再重来

Forever, it would never happen all over again,

yǒu yī gè nán hái

有一个男孩

There is a guy,

ài zhù nà gè nǚ hái

爱著那个女孩

Who loves that girl.