Pinyin Lyrics, English Lyrics (Translation), Info/About, Background Story, Covers & Versions, Chords, Video, and Streaming Links of It Doesn’t Have to Be You可以不是你(Ke Yi Bu Shi Ni) By Dai Yutong戴羽彤 & Zhang Yuan张远
Info/About “It Doesn’t Have to Be You”
| Song Name | It Doesn’t Have to Be You可以不是你(Ke Yi Bu Shi Ni) |
| Artist | Dai Yutong戴羽彤 & Zhang Yuan张远 |
| Lyricist | Xue Song/Zhang Yuan (Zhang Yuan Version) |
| Composer | Xue Song |
| Released | 2023 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Language | Mandarin |
Background Story of “It Doesn’t Have to Be You”
This song was released on November 9, 2023 (Dai Yutong戴羽彤 Version) and May 27, 2024 (Zhang Yuan张远 Version), and has become one of the most popular tracks by Dai Yutong戴羽彤 & Zhang Yuan张远, since release, it has been covered by many other artists.
Lyrics in Pinyin/Mandarin/English of “It Doesn’t Have to Be You”
Dai Yutong戴羽彤 Version
kě yǐ bú shì nǐ
可以不是你
It Doesn’t Have to Be You
nǐ yào bú shì yī shǒu lǎo gē bǎ nà duàn guò wǎng zài tí qǐ
要不是一首老歌 把那段过往再提起
If it weren’t for an old song bringing up those past memories
wǒ xiǎng wǒ zǎo yǐ wàng le guān yú nǐ de kè gǔ míng xīn
我想我早已忘了 关于你的刻骨铭心
I thought I had long forgotten the heartache about you
yè lǐ shǔ guò de xīng xīng wèi nǐ kū hóng de yǎn jīng
夜里数过的星星 为你哭红的眼睛
The stars counted at night, the eyes red from crying for you
dà gài dōu chéng le nián qīng guò de zhèng jù
大概都成了年轻过的证据
Probably all became evidence of being young
hòu lái měi nián de shēng rì xǔ de yuàn bú zài guān yú nǐ
后来每年的生日 许的愿不再关于你
Later, every year’s birthday wishes were no longer about you
shí jiān tā bù shēng bù xiǎng zhōng yú bǎ wǒ huán gěi zì jǐ
时间它不声不响 终于把我还给自己
Time silently returned me to myself
nǐ céng gěi guò wǒ de mèng huì yǒu rén bǎ tā jiào xǐng
你曾给过我的梦 会有人把它叫醒
The dreams you once gave me, someone will wake them
huò xǔ zhēng kāi yǎn jīng hái yǒu zài ài yī cì de yǒng qì
或许睁开眼睛 还有再爱一次的勇气
Perhaps opening my eyes, there’s still the courage to love again
hòu lái tā ràng wǒ míng bái yuán lái wǒ yě zhí dé bèi zhēn xī
后来他让我明白 原来我也值得被珍惜
Later he made me understand that I too am worth cherishing
nà zuì hòu de rén zhēn de kě yǐ bú shì nǐ
那最后的人真的可以不是你
The last person truly doesn’t have to be you
bù gǎn tí qǐ de cóng qián rú jīn dōu néng xiào zhe zài shuō qǐ
不敢提起的从前 如今都能笑着再说起
The past I dared not mention, now I can laugh and talk about it
jiù ràng gù shì lǐ de rén liú zài gù shì lǐ
就让故事里的人留在故事里
Just let the people in the story stay in the story
hòu lái tā bǎo hù zhe wǒ ràng wǒ yǒng gǎn shuō chū wǒ yuàn yì
后来他保护着我 让我勇敢说出我愿意
Later he protected me, let me bravely say “I do”
cóng cǐ shēng mìng lǐ yǒu le bǐ cǐ de wéi yī
从此生命里有了彼此的唯一
From then on, life had each other’s one and only
yě xǔ zài wèi lái mǒu tiān nián qīng de shāng dōu yǐ xiǎng bù qǐ
也许在未来某天 年轻的伤都已想不起
Perhaps someday in the future, the wounds of youth will be forgotten
zhǐ jì de duō nián qián de wǒ duì zì jǐ shuō guò nà jù
只记得多年前的我 对自己说过那句
Only remembering that years ago I told myself
dōu huì guò qù
都会过去
It will all pass
nà yī nián huí dào rén hǎi zài méi tīng guò nǐ de xiāo xī
那一年回到人海 再没听过你的消息
That year I returned to the crowd, never heard your news again
suì yuè tā bù shēng bù xiǎng mǒ qù ài guò nǐ de hén jì
岁月它不声不响 抹去爱过你的痕迹
The years silently erased the traces of loving you
nà xiē yōng yǒu hé shī qù zhǎng dà chéng rén de jì yì
那些拥有和失去 长大成人的记忆
Those possessions and losses, memories of growing up
yě xǔ xué huì wàng jì hái yǒu zài ài yī cì de yǒng qì
也许学会忘记 还有再爱一次的勇气
Perhaps learning to forget, there’s still the courage to love again
Zhang Yuan张远 Version
yào bú shì yī shǒu lǎo gē bǎ nà duàn guò wǎng zài tí qǐ
要不是一首老歌 把那段过往再提起
If it weren’t for an old song bringing up those past memories
wǒ xiǎng wǒ zǎo yǐ wàng le guān yú nǐ de kè gǔ míng xīn
我想我早已忘了 关于你的刻骨铭心
I thought I had long forgotten the heartache about you
yè lǐ shǔ guò de xīng xīng wèi nǐ kū hóng de yǎn jīng
夜里数过的星星 为你哭红的眼睛
The stars counted at night, the eyes red from crying for you
dà gài dōu chéng le nián qīng guò de zhèng jù
大概都成了年轻过的证据
Probably all became evidence of being young
hòu lái měi nián de shēng rì xǔ de yuàn bú zài guān yú nǐ
后来每年的生日 许的愿不再关于你
Later, every year’s birthday wishes were no longer about you
shí jiān tā bù shēng bù xiǎng zhōng yú bǎ wǒ huán gěi zì jǐ
时间它不声不响 终于把我还给自己
Time silently returned me to myself
nǐ céng gěi guò wǒ de mèng huì yǒu rén bǎ tā jiào xǐng
你曾给过我的梦 会有人把它叫醒
The dreams you once gave me, someone will wake them
huò xǔ zhēng kāi yǎn jīng hái yǒu zài ài yī cì de yǒng qì
或许睁开眼睛 还有再爱一次的勇气
Perhaps opening my eyes, there’s still the courage to love again
hòu lái tā ràng wǒ míng bái yuán lái wǒ yě zhí dé bèi zhēn xī
后来他让我明白 原来我也值得被珍惜
Later he made me understand that I too am worth cherishing
nà zuì hòu de rén zhēn de kě yǐ bú shì nǐ
那最后的人真的可以不是你
The last person truly doesn’t have to be you
bù gǎn tí qǐ de cóng qián rú jīn dōu néng xiào zhe zài shuō qǐ
不敢提起的从前 如今都能笑着再说起
The past I dared not mention, now I can laugh and talk about it
jiù ràng gù shì lǐ de rén liú zài gù shì lǐ
就让故事里的人留在故事里
Just let the people in the story stay in the story
hòu lái tā bǎo hù zhe wǒ ràng wǒ yǒng gǎn shuō chū wǒ yuàn yì
后来他保护着我 让我勇敢说出我愿意
Later he protected me, let me bravely say “I do”
cóng cǐ shēng mìng lǐ yǒu le bǐ cǐ de wéi yī
从此生命里有了彼此的唯一
From then on, life had each other’s one and only
yě xǔ zài wèi lái mǒu tiān nián qīng de shāng dōu yǐ xiǎng bù qǐ
也许在未来某天 年轻的伤都已想不起
Perhaps someday in the future, the wounds of youth will be forgotten
zhǐ jì de duō nián qián de wǒ duì zì jǐ shuō guò nà jù
只记得多年前的我 对自己说过那句
Only remembering that years ago I told myself
dōu huì guò qù
都会过去
It will all pass
nà yī nián huí dào rén hǎi zài méi tīng guò nǐ de xiāo xī
那一年回到人海 再没听过你的消息
That year I returned to the crowd, never heard your news again
suì yuè tā bù shēng bù xiǎng mǒ qù ài guò nǐ de hén jì
岁月它不声不响 抹去爱过你的痕迹
The years silently erased the traces of loving you
nà xiē yōng yǒu hé shī qù zhǎng dà chéng rén de jì yì
那些拥有和失去 长大成人的记忆
Those possessions and losses, memories of growing up
yě xǔ xué huì wàng jì mìng yùn cái kěn ràng xìng fú jiàng lín
也许学会忘记 命运才肯让幸福降临
Perhaps learning to forget is when fate finally lets happiness come
hòu lái wǒ zì jǐ míng bai gāi jīng lì de dōu bú huì quē xí
后来我自己明白 该经历的都不会缺席
Later I understood that what should be experienced won’t be absent
jiū jìng shén me shì ài qíng xìng fú de yuán yīn
究竟什么是爱情幸福的原因
What exactly is the reason for love’s happiness
bù gǎn tí qǐ de cóng qián rú jīn hǎo xiàng yún dàn yòu fēng qīng
不敢提起的从前 如今好像云淡又风轻
The past I dared not mention now seems as light as clouds and breeze
nà shǒu gē kě yǐ bú shì kě xī bú shì nǐ
那首歌可以不是可惜不是你
That song doesn’t have to be “Pity It’s Not You”
yě xiāng xìn wèi lái mǒu tiān nián qīng de shāng dōu yǐ xiǎng bù qǐ
也相信未来某天 年轻的伤都已想不起
Also believing someday the wounds of youth will be forgotten
cǐ kè miàn duì guò qù de wǒ
此刻面对过去的我
Now facing my past self
duì zì jǐ shuō le nà jù
对自己说了那句
Said to myself those words
dōu yǐ guò qù
都已过去
It has all passed
Covers & Versions of “It Doesn’t Have to Be You”
Dai Yutong戴羽彤 Version
Zhang Yuan张远 Version
Duet Performance by Zhang Yuan张远 & Chen Bing陈冰 in 2024
Live Performance (Zhang Yuan张远 Version) in 2024
DJ Version
Eng sub version
Live Performance in 2024 (Dai Yutong戴羽彤 Version)
Chords of “It Doesn’t Have to Be You”
Streaming Links of “It Doesn’t Have to Be You”
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