# Cantonese Version of "Guest": A Lifelong Regret Named Being Your Guest > When love becomes the past, when vows belong to another, we can only be grateful in life for the beauty of the encounter and the regret of what was missed. - Author: Charliefoo - Published: 2025-07-14 - Last modified: 2025-07-14 - Canonical: https://foo-z.com/en/blog/hk13/ - Category: Music Appreciation - Tags: Cantonese Music, Eason Chan, Emotional Songs, Cantopop, Love, Regret, Hong Kong Music > Hong Kong Music Collection: Counting down the eras of Cantonese songs where light and shadow intertwine, recording unforgettable melodies in the heart, sharing stories of popular or niche Hong Kong music. ## Preface In the world of love, we have all experienced such moments: the person who was once the most important can only appear as a "guest" at the other's significant life events. That sense of distance, that feeling of alienation, is more cruel than any words. Yet, it is precisely this regret that makes love more precious. It is precisely this distance that makes longing more profound. "Guest" tells the most painful story in the gentlest way, and comforts every wounded heart with the most beautiful melody. ## Lyrics Guest (Cantonese Version) Composer: Wang Zeyan Original Lyrics: Wang Zeyan, Zhang Yuan Original Singer: Zhang Yuan Cantonese Lyrics: San Ben Mu Cantonese Performer: Chang Yingjie Editing: Shen Le Daxian It turns out forgetting love isn't so easy The delivery address I always fill in Is always your residence Like a child's scribbles, so childish Never admitting my mistakes How I miss you, you don't know You told me about the wedding over the phone And even invited me to attend Let me quietly watch you Willingly put on the wedding dress for him Like a good friend being your guest Abiding by the agonizing duty That old love hidden in the wedding invitation, still causing aftershocks Memories remind me how lucky I once was To have kissed you passionately on the long street But this moment, that kiss transferred to him Tears my heart apart Why have I become a guest Wishing you happiness and stability I will embrace regret for the rest of my life From now on, secretly missing you but unable to get close My tears force themselves back but still seep through In your wedding dress, you are so captivating To illustrate how well-suited he and you are You've taken on his surname Your vow is "I do" It pierces through my infatuation The story we once dreamed of together Is now a moving irony He finally took my place You told me about the wedding over the phone And even invited me to attend Let me quietly watch you Fortunately finding the one you desire Like a good friend being your guest Abiding by the agonizing duty That old love hidden in the wedding invitation, still causing aftershocks Memories remind me how lucky I once was To have kissed you passionately on the long street But this moment, that kiss transferred to him Tears my heart apart Why have I become a guest Wishing you happiness and stability I will embrace regret for the rest of my life From now on, secretly missing you but unable to get close My tears force themselves back but still seep through In your wedding dress, you are so captivating To illustrate how perfectly suited he and you are The sound of applause fills the room And from now on, he and you become the perfect match No time to spare pity for someone else How could I ever be your guest I simply don't have the talent for it This love has been hidden from the start, still causing aftershocks In my memories, I was once so fortunate Loving you like an unsolvable addiction But this moment, that kiss transferred to him Makes the wound cut even deeper So I have become a guest I earnestly wish you happiness and stability I will embrace regret for the rest of my life From now on, secretly missing you but unable to get close In this life, no fate remains to wait for In your wedding dress, you are so captivating To illustrate how perfectly suited he and you are Watching you hold his hand, hearts as one To illustrate how much more suited he is than I --- > 💡 Regret in love is a common part of life. Learning to accept and let go is also a part of growth. May everyone be the protagonist in their own life and the best guest in others' stories.