Pinyin taken from here. The Chinese title translates to “Youth looked promising”
Diànshì yīzhí shǎn
電視一直閃
The television keeps blinking
liánluò fāngshì dōu hái méi shān
聯絡方式都還沒刪
Haven’t gotten rid of (our) communication methods
nǐ dài wǒ de hǎo
你待我的好
The good you brought me
wǒ què cuò shǒu huǐ diào
我卻錯手毀掉
My hand slipped and ruined it
***
yě céng yīqǐ xiǎng
也曾一起想
Once we thought together
yǒu gè dìfāng shuìjiào chīfàn
有個地方睡覺吃飯
Have a place to sleep and eat
kě zěnme qù áo rìyè diāndǎo lián tóu kuǎn yě còu bù dào
可怎麼去熬日夜顛倒 連頭款也湊不到
How to pass the alternating days and nights can’t even gather enough for a down payment
qiáng bǎn bèi wǒ zá làn dào xiànzài hái méi xiū
牆板 被我砸爛 到現在還沒修
The wall, bombed and destroyed by me, even now hasn’t been fixed
yī wǎn rè de zhōu nǐ pà wǒ méi gòu dōuliú yībàn dài zǒu
一碗熱的粥 你怕我沒夠 都留一半帶走
A hot bowl of congee, you worry I don’t have enough, so you gave me half to take-away
gěi nǐ xíngróng měihǎo jīnhòu nǐ chángcháng yǎnjīng huì hóng
給你形容 美好今後你常常眼睛會紅
When describing to you a beautiful future, your eyes would often redden
yuánlái xīnténg wǒ wǒ nà shíhòu bù dǒng
原來心疼我 我那時候不懂
Actually heart hurting, I didn’t understand at that time
**CHORUS
jiǎrú wǒ niánshào yǒu wéi bù zìbēi
假如我年少有為不自卑
If I was promising in my youth and didn’t feel inferior
dǒngdé shénme shì zhēnguì
懂得什麼是珍貴
Understanding what was precious
nàxiē měimèng
那些美夢
Those beautiful dreams
méi gěi nǐ wǒ yīshēng yǒu kuì
沒給你 我一生有愧
that I didn’t give you, I regret for a lifetime
@@@
jiǎrú wǒ niánshào yǒu wéi zhī jìntuì
假如我年少有為 知進退
If I was promising in my youth, knew when to advance or retreat
cái bù huì ràng nǐ tì wǒ shòuzuì
才不會讓你替我受罪
Then I wouldn’t let you suffer on my behalf
hūnlǐ shàng duō hē jǐ bēi
婚禮上 多喝幾杯
At the wedding ceremony, drink more cups
hé nǐ xiànzài nà wèi
和你現在那位
with your current spouse.
*** Repeat
** Repeat Chorus
@@@ Repeat
jiǎrú wǒ niánshào yǒu wéi bù zìbēi
假如我年少有為不自卑
If I was promising in my youth and didn’t feel inferior
chángguò hòuhuǐ de zīwèi
嘗過後悔的滋味
Had tasted regret
jīnqián dìwèi
金錢地位
Money and status
bó dào liǎo què hǎo xiǎng tuìhuí
搏到了卻好想退回
Seized it yet want to return it all
@@@ Repeat
zài hūnlǐ shàng duō hē jǐ bēi
在婚禮上 多喝幾杯
Drink a few more cups at your wedding ceremony
zhù wǒ niánshào yǒu wéi
祝我年少有為
Bless my youth which had promise
中文/FRANÇAIS 