至少还有你

Zhi Shao Hai You Ni

Artist: 林憶蓮 (Sandy Lam) Year: 2000 Album: 林憶蓮's

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我怕来不及 我要抱著你
wǒ pà lái bù jí wǒ yào bào zhe nǐ
I’m afraid I won’t make it in time; I want to hold you.
直到感觉你的皱纹 有了岁月的痕迹
zhí dào gǎn jué nǐ de zhòu wén yǒu le suì yuè de hén jì
Until I feel your wrinkles, marked by the passage of time.
直到肯定你是真的 直到失去力气
zhí dào kěn dìng nǐ shì zhēn de zhí dào shī qù lì qì
Until I’m sure you are real, until I lose my strength.
为了你 我愿意
wèi le nǐ wǒ yuàn yì
For you, I am willing.
动也不能动 也要看著你
dòng yě bù néng dòng yě yào kàn zhe nǐ
Even if I cannot move, I still want to look at you.
直到感觉你的发线 有了白雪的痕迹
zhí dào gǎn jué nǐ de fā xiàn yǒu le bái xuě de hén jì
Until I feel your hairline, marked by traces of white.
直到视线变得模糊 直到不能呼吸
zhí dào shì xiàn biàn dé mó hú zhí dào bù néng hū xī
Until my vision becomes blurred, until I can’t breathe.
让我们 形影不离
ràng wǒ men xíng yǐng bù lí
Let us be inseparable.
如果 全世界我也可以放弃
rú guǒ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ fàng qì
If I could give up the whole world.
至少还有你 值得我去珍惜
zhì shǎo hái yǒu nǐ zhí de wǒ qù zhēn xī
At least I still have you, worth cherishing.
而你在这里 就是生命的奇迹
ér nǐ zài zhè lǐ jiù shì shēng mìng de qí jì
And you being here is the miracle of life.
也许 全世界我也可以忘记
yě xǔ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ wàng jì
Perhaps I could forget the whole world.
只是不愿意 失去你的消息
zhǐ shì bù yuàn yì shī qù nǐ de xiāo xī
I just don’t want to lose track of you.
你掌心的痣 我总记得在哪里
nǐ zhǎng xīn de zhì wǒ zǒng jì de zài nǎ lǐ
I always remember where the mole on your palm is.
我怕来不及 我要抱著你
wǒ pà lái bù jí wǒ yào bào zhe nǐ
I’m afraid I won’t make it in time; I want to hold you.
直到感觉你的发线 有了白雪的痕迹
zhí dào gǎn jué nǐ de fā xiàn yǒu le bái xuě de hén jì
Until I feel your hairline, marked by traces of white.
直到视线变得模糊 直到不能呼吸
zhí dào shì xiàn biàn dé mó hú zhí dào bù néng hū xī
Until my vision becomes blurred, until I can’t breathe.
让我们 形影不离
ràng wǒ men xíng yǐng bù lí
Let us be inseparable.
如果 全世界我也可以放弃
rú guǒ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ fàng qì
If I could give up the whole world.
至少还有你 值得我去珍惜
zhì shǎo hái yǒu nǐ zhí de wǒ qù zhēn xī
At least I still have you, worth cherishing.
而你在这里 就是生命的奇迹
ér nǐ zài zhè lǐ jiù shì shēng mìng de qí jì
And you being here is the miracle of life.
也许 全世界我也可以忘记
yě xǔ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ wàng jì
Perhaps I could forget the whole world.
只是不愿意 失去你的消息
zhǐ shì bù yuàn yì shī qù nǐ de xiāo xī
I just don’t want to lose track of you.
你掌心的痣 我总记得在哪里
nǐ zhǎng xīn de zhì wǒ zǒng jì de zài nǎ lǐ
I always remember where the mole on your palm is.
我们好不容易 我们身不由己
wǒ men hǎo bù róng yì wǒ men shēn bù yóu jǐ
We’ve worked hard; we can’t control our lives.
我怕时间太快 不够将你看仔细
wǒ pà shí jiān tài kuài bù gòu jiāng nǐ kàn zǐ xì
I’m afraid time goes too fast, not enough to look at you closely.
我怕时间太慢 日夜担心失去你
wǒ pà shí jiān tài màn rì yè dān xīn shī qù nǐ
I’m afraid time goes too slow, worrying day and night about losing you.
恨不得一夜之间白头 永不分离
hèn bù dé yī yè zhī jiān bái tóu yǒng bù fēn lí
I wish to grow old overnight, never to be separated.
如果 全世界我也可以放弃
rú guǒ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ fàng qì
If I could give up the whole world.
至少还有你 值得我去珍惜
zhì shǎo hái yǒu nǐ zhí de wǒ qù zhēn xī
At least I still have you, worth cherishing.
而你在这里 就是生命的奇迹
ér nǐ zài zhè lǐ jiù shì shēng mìng de qí jì
And you being here is the miracle of life.
也许 全世界我也可以忘记
yě xǔ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ wàng jì
Perhaps I could forget the whole world.
只是不愿意 失去你的消息
zhǐ shì bù yuàn yì shī qù nǐ de xiāo xī
I just don’t want to lose track of you.
你掌心的痣 我总记得在哪里
nǐ zhǎng xīn de zhì wǒ zǒng jì de zài nǎ lǐ
I always remember where the mole on your palm is.
在哪里
zài nǎ lǐ
Where are you?

Mandarin learning guide

Learn with 至少還有你

This guide follows a lyric built around urgency, closeness, and memory. The lines repeat key patterns so you can practice how Mandarin marks condition, repetition, and emotional emphasis.

repeated wishes and urgency; condition and contrast with 如果 / 至少 / 也许; describing time, memory, and closeness

What to listen for

The lyric moves between immediate desire to hold and see someone, and repeated reflections on how much the speaker is willing to give up. It uses simple but expressive structures such as 如果…也可以…, 只是不…, and 直到… to build pressure and tenderness, while concrete details like wrinkles, white hair, and a palm mole anchor the emotion in specific remembered features.

Recognize how 直到 introduces repeated limits or endpoints.
Use 如果…也可以… and 只是不… to express contrast and hesitation.
Understand how the lyric uses small physical details to show deep remembering.

How the song moves

Opening urgency

The first lines jump into fear of being late and the wish to hold someone immediately.

Repeated limits and devotion

Several 直到 lines stack conditions, then resolve into 为了你我愿意 and 形影不离.

World versus one person

The chorus contrasts giving up the whole world with still having one person worth cherishing.

Memory and fear of loss

Later lines shift to remembering specific features, fearing time, and not wanting to lose news of the other person.

Translation choices

我怕来不及我要抱著你

wǒ pà lái bù jí wǒ yào bào zhe nǐ

Natural English: I’m afraid I won’t make it in time; I want to hold you.
Why: This keeps the urgency of 怕来不及 and the direct desire in 我要抱著你 without overexplaining.

如果全世界我也可以放弃

rú guǒ quán shì jiè wǒ yě kě yǐ fàng qì

Natural English: If I could give up the whole world
Why: This preserves the conditional shape of 如果 and the broad scope of 全世界 while leaving the sentence open for the next line.

只是不愿意失去你的消息

zhǐ shì bù yuàn yì shī qù nǐ de xiāo xī

Natural English: I just don’t want to lose track of you.
Why: This captures 只是不愿意 as a mild but firm refusal, and 失去你的消息 as losing contact or news, not necessarily physical separation.

Useful Mandarin from the song

直到zhí dàountil; up to the point that

It marks a limit or endpoint and often repeats in this lyric to build emotional pressure.

直到下课我才走。zhí dào xià kè wǒ cái zǒu。I didn’t leave until class ended.

值得zhí debe worth; deserve

Here it shows that the other person is worth cherishing. It is useful for saying someone or something is worth an action.

这本书值得一看。zhè běn shū zhí de yī kàn。This book is worth reading.

不愿意bù yuàn yìnot willing to; unwilling to

This expresses a personal refusal or reluctance, softer than a flat不能.

我不愿意这么做。wǒ bù yuàn yì zhè me zuò。I’m not willing to do that.

总记得zǒng jì dealways remember

总 adds a sense of consistency or habitual memory, which fits the lyric’s detailed remembrance.

我总记得你的名字。wǒ zǒng jì de nǐ de míng zì。I always remember your name.

Listen closely

Listen for how 直到 repeats to stack feelings instead of moving the story forward.
Notice the contrast between broad phrases like 全世界 and tiny details like 掌心的痣.
Pay attention to the shift from willingness and devotion to fear of losing contact and time.

Check your understanding

Which line shows a contrast between giving up the world and still keeping one person?
Show answer
如果全世界我也可以放弃 / 至少还有你值得我去珍惜.
What does 失去你的消息 mean in this lyric context?
Show answer
To lose track of you or stop getting news about you.

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