不了情 | Love Without End

作詞 (Lyricist)：陶秦 (Tao, Qin)

作曲 (Composer)：莫然 (王福齡) (Wang, Fuling)


〈第一段〉VERSE 1 忘不了　忘不了 忘不了　忘不了 wàng bù liǎo, wàng bù liǎo, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ I can't forget, I can't forget, 忘不了你的錯 忘不了你的错 wàng bù liǎo nǐ dì cuò, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ How could I forget your faults? 忘不了你的好。 忘不了你的好。 wàng bù liǎo nǐ dì hǎo. ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄠˇ How could I forget everything that was good about you? 忘不了雨中的散步 忘不了雨中的散步 Wàng bù liǎo yǔ zhōng dì sàn bù, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ I can't forget those walks in the rain, 也忘不了那風裏的擁抱。 也忘不了那风里的拥抱。 yě wàng bù liǎo nà fēng lǐ dì yǒng bào. ㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄩㄥˇ ㄅㄠˋ and I can't forget those warm hugs in the wind. 〈第二段〉VERSE 2 忘不了　忘不了 忘不了　忘不了 wàng bù liǎo, wàng bù liǎo ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ I can't forget, I can't forget, 忘不了你的淚 忘不了你的泪 wàng bù liǎo nǐ dì lèi, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄟˋ How could I forget your tears? 忘不了你的笑。 忘不了你的笑。 wàng bù liǎo nǐ dì xiào. ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ How could I forget your laugh? 忘不了葉落的惆悵 忘不了叶落的惆怅 wàng bù liǎo yè luò dì chóu chàng, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ I can't forget the melancholy admist falling leaves, 也忘不了那花開的繁鬧。 也忘不了那花开的繁闹。 yě wàng bù liǎo nà huā kāi dì fán nào. ㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˋ and I can't forget the liveliness admist blooming flowers. 〈第三段〉VERSE 3 寂寞的長巷 寂寞的长巷 jì mò dì cháng xiàng, ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ Along the lonely alley, 而今斜月清照。 而今斜月清照。 ér jīn xié yuè qīng zhào. ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄠˋ the angled moonlight shines clearly. 冷落的鞦韆 冷落的秋千 lěng luò dì qiū qiān, ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄑㄧㄢ The cold swing, 而今迎風輕搖。 而今迎风轻摇。 ér jīn yíng fēng qīng yáo. ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄠˊ rocks gently with the present wind. 〈第四段〉VERSE 4 它重複你的叮嚀 它重复你的叮咛 tā chóng fù nǐ dì dīng níng, ㄊㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ It repeats your urging, 一聲聲 一声声 yī shēng shēng, ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ with every sound, 忘了　忘了。 忘了　忘了。 wàng liǎo, wàng liǎo. ㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ to forget, to forget. 它低訴我的衷曲 它低诉我的衷曲 tā dī sù wǒ dì zhōng qū, ㄊㄚ ㄉㄧ ㄙㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ It whispers to my heart, 一聲聲 一声声 yī shēng shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ with every sound, 難了　難了。 难了　难了。 nán liǎo, nán liǎo. ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ it's difficult, it's difficult. 〈間奏〉MUSICAL INTERLUDE 。。。
〈第五段〉VERSE 5 忘不了　忘不了 忘不了　忘不了 wàng bù liǎo, wàng bù liǎo, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ I can't forget, I can't forget, 忘不了春已盡 忘不了春已尽 wàng bù liǎo chūn yǐ jìn, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ How could I forget that spring has gone? 忘不了花已老。 忘不了花已老。 wàng bùliǎo huā yǐ lǎo. ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ How could I forget that the flowers have wilted? 忘不了離別的滋味 忘不了离别的滋味 wàng bù liǎo lí bié dì zī wèi, ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ I can't forget the (bitter) taste of a parting farewell, 也忘不了那相思的苦惱。 也忘不了那相思的苦恼。 yě wàng bù liǎo nà xiāng sī dì kǔ nǎo. ㄧㄝˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ and I can't forget the anguish of unrequited love.

Translation Notes

  • 忘不了 translates directly to I can't forget, however we went with How could I forget in some places above for stylistic reasons and to better convey the feeling.

  • Many versions of the lyrics found online use the word worry: 煩惱 (fán năo | ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˇ) as the last word of the second verse.

    However, this may be a transcription error- we have chosen to go with the word 繁鬧 (fán nào | ㄈㄢˊ ㄋㄠˋ) instead, which means prosperous and lively, think: a colorful and bustling bazaar.

    Both words sounds the same when sung, which may explain the mixup. The latter choice conveys a totally different meaning, and we think it’s a better fit here for two reasons:

    1. In the context with the rest of the song: The second choice allows the sentence to match the pattern of a negative statement followed by a positive statement. This is the prevailing pattern of the lyrics up to that point of the song.

      The sentence before it mentions melancholy admist falling leaves, and thus it logically should be followed by a positive: liveliness admist blooming flowers.

    2. In the context of the sentence itself: busy and lively works as a better analogy to blooming flowers than worry.

  • Much is lost in translation despite the simple lyrics. For example, In Verse 3, we have the stylistic: Along the lonely alley, the angled moonlight shines clearly. The cold swing, rocks gently with the present wind. While the context is clear (the singer is wandering sadly around an empty park at night while thinking about their lost love), it misses the parallelism in the lyrics.

    If translated literally, it would be the following: The lonely alley, due to the incoming entrance of the angled moonlight, shines clearly. The cold swing, due to the incoming entrance of the prevailing wind, gently rocks. The parallel between the two sentences can be seen with the phrase due to the incoming entrance (而今) in addition to the structure.

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