Later (后来)

Rene Liu (刘若英)
后来 我总算学会了如何去爱 可惜你早已远去 消失在人海
hòu lái wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi
Later, I finally learned how to love, but unfortunately, you had long gone, disappearing into the crowd.
后来 终于在眼泪中明白 有些人 一旦错过就不再
hòu lái zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái yǒu xiē rén yí dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài
Later, I finally understood through tears that some people, once missed, will never return.
栀子花白花瓣 落在我蓝色百褶裙上
zhī zi huā bái huā bàn luò zài wǒ lán sè bǎi zhě qún shàng
The white petals of the gardenia fall onto my blue pleated skirt.
爱你 你轻声说 我低下头闻见一阵芬芳
ài nǐ nǐ qīng shēng shuō wǒ dī xià tou wén jiàn yī zhèn fēn fāng
I love you, you softly said, and I lowered my head to smell a wave of fragrance.
那个永恒的夜晚 十七岁仲夏 你吻我的那个夜晚
nà ge yǒng héng de yè wǎn shí qī suì zhòng xià nǐ wěn wǒ de nà ge yè wǎn
That eternal night, at seventeen in midsummer, the night you kissed me.
让我往后的时光 每当有感叹 总想起台北的星光
ràng wǒ wǎng hòu de shí guāng měi dāng yǒu gǎn tàn zǒng xiǎng qǐ tái běi de xīng guāng
Let the time that follows remind me of Taipei's starlight whenever I have a sigh.
那时候的爱情 为什么就能那样简单
nà shí hòu de ài qíng wèi shén me jiù néng nà yàng jiǎn dān
Why was love back then able to be so simple?
而又是为什么 人年少时 一定要让深爱的人受伤
ér yòu shì wèi shén me rén nián shào shí yí dìng yào ràng shēn ài de rén shòu shāng
And why must those who are young always hurt the ones they love deeply?
在这相似的深夜里 你是否一样 也在静静追悔感伤
zài zhè xiāng sì de shēn yè lǐ nǐ shì fǒu yī yàng yě zài jìng jìng zhuī huǐ gǎn shāng
In this similar deep night, do you also quietly reflect and feel sorrow?
如果当时我们能 不那么倔强 现在也不那么遗憾
rú guǒ dāng shí wǒ men néng bù nà me jué jiàng xiàn zài yě bù nà me yí hàn
If only we weren't so stubborn back then, now we wouldn't have so many regrets.
你都如何回忆我 带著笑或是很沉默
nǐ dōu rú hé huí yì wǒ dài zhù xiào huò shì hěn chén mò
How do you remember me, with a smile or in silence?
这些年来 有没有人能让你不寂寞
zhè xiē nián lái yǒu méi yǒu rén néng ràng nǐ bù jì mò
Over the years, has anyone been able to make you feel less lonely?
后来 我总算学会了如何去爱 可惜你早已远去 消失在人海
hòu lái wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi
Later, I finally learned how to love, but unfortunately, you had long gone, disappearing into the crowd.
后来 终于在眼泪中明白 有些人 一旦错过就不再
hòu lái zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái yǒu xiē rén yí dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài
Later, I finally understood through tears that some people, once missed, will never return.
你都如何回忆我 带著笑或是很沉默
nǐ dōu rú hé huí yì wǒ dài zhù xiào huò shì hěn chén mò
How do you remember me, with a smile or in silence?
这些年来 有没有人能让你不寂寞
zhè xiē nián lái yǒu méi yǒu rén néng ràng nǐ bù jì mò
Over the years, has anyone been able to make you feel less lonely?
后来 我总算学会了如何去爱 可惜你早已远去 消失在人海
hòu lái wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi
Later, I finally learned how to love, but unfortunately, you had long gone, disappearing into the crowd.
后来 终于在眼泪中明白 有些人 一旦错过就不再
hòu lái zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái yǒu xiē rén yí dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài
Later, I finally understood through tears that some people, once missed, will never return.
后来 我总算学会了如何去爱 可惜你早已远去 消失在人海
hòu lái wǒ zǒng suàn xué huì le rú hé qù ài kě xī nǐ zǎo yǐ yuǎn qù xiāo shī zài rén hǎi
Later, I finally learned how to love, but unfortunately, you had long gone, disappearing into the crowd.
后来 终于在眼泪中明白 有些人 一旦错过就不再
hòu lái zhōng yú zài yǎn lèi zhōng míng bái yǒu xiē rén yí dàn cuò guò jiù bù zài
Later, I finally understood through tears that some people, once missed, will never return.
永远不会再重来 有一个男孩 爱著那个女孩
yǒng yuǎn bú huì zài zhòng lái yǒu yí gè nán hái ài zhù nà ge nǚ hái
It will never come back again; a boy loved that girl.