Please explain: "作的梦" and "犯的错"

[sagilogo1]

I am studying chinese, its my first post on Chinese Forums

1. "作的梦"

2. "犯的错"

Trying for hours to find the meaning

1000 thanks to whoever can explain them to me....

Sagi

[renzhe]

Give us some context.

On its own, I'd say it's "the dream (that was dreamt)" and "the mistake that was made".

[sagilogo1]

1. 作的梦虽然远远的

2. 说谎伤害都是不安犯的错

These are from a song called 不想懂得

Thanks

[skylee]

作的夢 ~ the dream that one dreamt / dreams

犯的錯 ~ the mistake(s) caused (by restlessness)

[HashiriKata]

Meaning of the sentences:

1. 作的梦虽然远远的 =

Although the dream I had has long gone

2. 说谎伤害都是不安犯的错 =

I lied to you and hurt you, only because I felt insecure

[sagilogo1]

1. 作的梦虽然远远的 =

Although the dream I had has long gone

The 作的 as I understand means 'that I had'. Is it not a mistake to say 作的食物 meaning 'the food I have made' ?

2. 说谎伤害都是不安犯的错 =

I lied to you and hurt you, only because I felt insecure

不安犯的错 - as I understand 'insecurity' is a better translation than 'restlessness' in this example, and the 犯的错 part is not included in your translation because it is trivial as in "lying and hurting is 'something' caused by my feeling of insecurity" where 'something' can be removed from the sentence without changing the meaning of it.

[renzhe]

You can say "做的饭", because 做饭 is a set phrase, just like 做梦.

[HashiriKata]

@ sagilogo1: the assumptions in your questions are correct. Translations by different people can vary because of the context we imagine when we translate.

Edited June 28, 2009 at 11:50 AM by HashiriKata