如果我们不曾相遇

Ru Guo Wo Men Bu Ceng Xiang Yu

Artist: 五月天 (Mayday) Year: 2016 Album: 自傳

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如果我们不曾相遇 我会是在哪里？
rú guǒ wǒ men bù céng xiāng yù wǒ huì shì zài nǎ lǐ？
If we had never met, where would I be?
如果我们从不曾相识 不存在这首歌曲
rú guǒ wǒ men cóng bù céng xiāng shí bù cún zài zhè shǒu gē qǔ
If we had never known each other, this song wouldn't exist.
每秒都活著 每秒都死去 每秒都问著自己
měi miǎo dōu huó zhe měi miǎo dōu sǐ qù měi miǎo dōu wèn zhe zì jǐ
Living every second, dying every second, questioning myself every second.
谁不曾找寻 谁不曾怀疑 茫茫人生奔向何地？
shuí bù céng zhǎo xún shuí bù céng huái yí máng máng rén shēng bēn xiàng hé dì？
Who hasn't searched? Who hasn't doubted? Where is life heading in this vastness?
那一天 那一刻 那个场景 你出现在我生命
nà yī tiān nà yī kè nà ge chǎng jǐng nǐ chū xiàn zài wǒ shēng mìng
That day, that moment, that scene, you appeared in my life.
从此后 从人生 重新定义 从我故事里苏醒
cóng cǐ hòu cóng rén shēng chóng xīn dìng yì cóng wǒ gù shì lǐ sū xǐng
From then on, redefining life, awakening from my story.
如果我们不曾相遇 你又会在哪里？
rú guǒ wǒ men bù céng xiāng yù nǐ yòu huì zài nǎ lǐ？
If we had never met, where would you be?
如果我们从不曾相识 人间又如何运行？
rú guǒ wǒ men cóng bù céng xiāng shí rén jiān yòu rú hé yùn xíng？
If we had never known each other, how would the world operate?
晒伤的脱皮 意外的雪景 与你相依的四季
shài shāng de tuō pí yì wài de xuě jǐng yǔ nǐ xiāng yī de sì jì
The sunburnt peeling skin, the unexpected snow scene, the seasons shared with you.
苍狗又白云 身旁有了你 匆匆轮回又有何惧？
cāng gǒu yòu bái yún shēn páng yǒu le nǐ cōng cōng lún huí yòu yǒu hé jù？
The grey dog and white clouds, now that I have you, what fear is there in this rushed cycle?
那一天 那一刻 那个场景 你出现在我生命
nà yī tiān nà yī kè nà ge chǎng jǐng nǐ chū xiàn zài wǒ shēng mìng
That day, that moment, that scene, you appeared in my life.
每一分 每一秒 每个表情 故事都充满惊奇
měi yī fēn měi yī miǎo měi gè biǎo qíng gù shì dōu chōng mǎn jīng qí
Every minute, every second, every expression, the story is full of wonder.
偶然与巧合 舞动了蝶翼 谁的心头风起
ǒu rán yǔ qiǎo hé wǔ dòng le dié yì shéi de xīn tóu fēng qǐ
Coincidences and chances dance like butterfly wings, whose heart is stirred?
前仆而后继 万千人追寻 荒漠唯一菩提
qián pū ér hòu jì wàn qiān rén zhuī xún huāng mò wéi yī pú tí
Chasing after countless people, in the vast desert lies the only Bodhi.
是擦身相遇 或擦肩而去 命运犹如险棋
shì cā shēn xiāng yù huò cā jiān ér qù mìng yùn yóu rú xiǎn qí
Is it a brush past or a missed encounter? Destiny is like a risky game.
无数时间线 无尽可能性 终于交织向你
wú shù shí jiān xiàn wú jìn kě néng xìng zhōng yú jiāo zhī xiàng nǐ
Countless timelines, endless possibilities, finally intertwining with you.
那一天 那一刻 那个场景 你出现在我生命
nà yī tiān nà yī kè nà ge chǎng jǐng nǐ chū xiàn zài wǒ shēng mìng
That day, that moment, that scene, you appeared in my life.
未知的 未来里 未定机率 然而此刻拥有你某一天 某一刻 某次呼吸 我们终将再分离
wèi zhī de wèi lái lǐ wèi dìng jī lǜ rán ér cǐ kè yōng yǒu nǐ mǒu yī tiān mǒu yī kè mǒu cì hū xī wǒ men zhōng jiāng zài fēn lí
In an unknown future, with uncertain probabilities, yet at this moment having you, one day, one moment, one breath, we shall eventually part.
而我的 自传里 曾经有你 没有遗憾的诗句
ér wǒ de zì zhuàn lǐ céng jīng yǒu nǐ méi yǒu yí hàn de shī jù
And in my autobiography, there was once you, a poem with no regrets.
诗句里
shī jù lǐ
In the poem,
充满感激
chōng mǎn gǎn jī
filled with gratitude.
如果我们不曾相遇 我会是在哪里？
rú guǒ wǒ men bù céng xiāng yù wǒ huì shì zài nǎ lǐ？
If we had never met, where would I be?
如果我们从不曾相识 不存在这首歌曲
rú guǒ wǒ men cóng bù céng xiāng shí bù cún zài zhè shǒu gē qǔ
If we had never known each other, this song wouldn't exist.

Mandarin learning guide

Learn with 如果我們不曾相遇

This guide uses the song’s repeated “what if” questions to study conditionals, reflective vocabulary, and time expressions. You’ll also see how the lyrics move from uncertainty to a direct statement of gratitude and memory.

conditional questions; reflection and uncertainty; time and sequence words

What to listen for

The lyrics repeatedly imagine a world in which two people never met, then contrast that possibility with the actual moment of encounter. The song also shifts from broad questions about life and destiny to concrete images of shared experience, ending with a feeling of gratitude rather than regret.

Recognize and use 如果 and related conditional patterns in questions
Understand how the lyrics express doubt, chance, and future uncertainty
Identify time phrases that move from a specific moment to a wider life story

How the song moves

opening questions

The lyrics begin by asking where each person would be if they had never met.

expanding reflection

The middle lines broaden the idea from personal meeting to life, time, chance, and shared experience.

closing memory

The ending turns toward autobiography, regret-free memory, and gratitude.

Translation choices

如果我们不曾相遇我会是在哪里？

rú guǒ wǒ men bù céng xiāng yù wǒ huì shì zài nǎ lǐ？

Natural English: If we had never met, where would I be?
Why: This keeps the conditional feel of 如果 and the reflective question form of 我会是在哪里, which asks about an unreal past and present location or state.

未知的未来里未定机率然而此刻拥有你某一天某一刻某次呼吸我们终将再分离

wèi zhī de wèi lái lǐ wèi dìng jī lǜ rán ér cǐ kè yōng yǒu nǐ mǒu yī tiān mǒu yī kè mǒu cì hū xī wǒ men zhōng jiāng zài fēn lí

Natural English: In an unknown future, with uncertain odds, yet at this moment having you, one day, one moment, one breath, we will eventually part.
Why: This rendering preserves the stacked time phrases and the contrast between current possession and eventual separation, while keeping the line’s careful, reflective tone.

而我的自传里曾经有你没有遗憾的诗句

ér wǒ de zì zhuàn lǐ céng jīng yǒu nǐ méi yǒu yí hàn de shī jù

Natural English: And in my autobiography, there was once you, a line of poetry with no regrets.
Why: This follows the image of an autobiography containing the other person and treats 没有遗憾的诗句 as the poetic phrase it is, rather than flattening it into plain prose.

Useful Mandarin from the song

如果rú guǒif

如果 introduces the unreal condition that frames much of the song’s reflection.

如果明天下雨，我们就不去。rú guǒ míng tiān xià yǔ， wǒ men jiù bù qù。If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go.

每秒měi miǎoevery second

每秒 marks repeated, continuous time and helps build the song’s intense rhythm of self-questioning.

他每秒都在看手机。tā měi miǎo dōu zài kàn shǒu jī。He is checking his phone every second.

终于zhōng yúfinally; at last

终于 signals the end point of a long process, here after many possibilities and timelines.

我们终于到了。wǒ men zhōng yú dào le。We finally arrived.

曾经céng jīngonce; in the past

曾经 points to something that existed before, here preserving the memory of the other person in the speaker’s life story.

我曾经住在上海。wǒ céng jīng zhù zài shàng hǎi。I once lived in Shanghai.

Listen closely

Listen for the repeated question pattern in L0001 and L0007: the second person changes, but the structure stays the same.
Notice the contrast between abstract vocabulary such as 命运、时间线、未定机率 and concrete moments like 那一天、那一刻、某次呼吸.
Hear how the ending lines slow down into shorter phrases, especially 诗句里 / 充满感激, which feels more settled than the earlier questions.

Check your understanding

Which line says that, if the two people had never met, the song itself would not exist?
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如果我们从不曾相识不存在这首歌曲
What does 终于 contribute in the line 无数时间线无尽可能性终于交织向你?
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It means the many possibilities have at last led to this meeting.

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