夜未眠 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

夜色凝結的夢

A dream solidified by the night.

當回憶越是想抹去

The more I try to erase the memories,

越是清晰

The clearer they become.

你曾擁抱著我

You once held me in your arms,

眼神閃爍

With twinkling eyes,

溫暖路過的冬季

Warming the winter that passed by.

想回到你眼中 映照的我

I wish I could return to the me reflected in your eyes,

像月光在我身後

Like moonlight behind me.

若時間能倒退 我會學會

If time could turn back, I would learn

牽你的手 不會再和你錯過

To hold your hand, and never miss you again.

永恆的月彎

The eternal crescent moon,

伴著思念的夜未眠

A sleepless night, filled with longing.

徬彿心被奪去

It's as if my heart was stolen,

我的你 和我的笑語

You, and our joyful conversations,

都漸漸遠去

Are all gradually fading away.

多少盛夏的夜

How many midsummer nights

和你依偎

Spent snuggled up with you,

幸福地忘了疲憊

Happily forgetting all weariness.

想回到你眼中 映照的我

I wish I could return to the me reflected in your eyes,

像月光在我身後

Like moonlight behind me.

再多抱你一遍 我會學會

To hold you tightly one more time, I would learn

握緊的手 不讓夜寂寞陪伴

To hold your hand tighter, so the night won't be lonely.

無盡的漆黑

The endless darkness,

隱隱作痛的夜未眠

A faintly aching sleepless night.

無人替代

No one can take your place.

總在失去後看清答案

It's always after losing that the answer becomes clear.

呼喚你的夜晚 思念到懷念

Nights spent calling out for you, where longing turns to wistfulness.

夜的黑只能由你來點亮

The night's darkness can only be lit up by you.

回憶彼此相擁 幸福凝望

Memories of us embracing, gazing happily.

從此只為你眷戀

From then on, I only yearned for you.

怎麼會失去後 開始明白

How is it that only after losing you did I begin to understand?

像月光在我身後

Like moonlight behind me.

掌心放在胸前 再聽一遍

With my hand on my chest, I'll listen again.

一切倒轉 回到相望的時間

Everything reversed, returning to the time we gazed at each other.

風乾的淚

Dried tears,

伴著思念的夜未眠, ooh

A sleepless night of longing, ooh.

獨自思念的夜未眠

A sleepless night, longing all alone.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /jɛ̂/ A1	noun - night, evening
夢 /mɤ̂ŋ/ A1	noun - dream
回憶 /xweɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵¹/ B1	noun - memory, recollection verb - to recall, to remember
清晰 /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ B1	adjective - clear, distinct, sharp
擁抱 /jʊŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug noun - hug, embrace
閃爍 /ʂàn⁵¹ ʂwɔ̂⁵¹/ B2	verb - to flicker, to twinkle, to glint (as in eyes or light)
溫暖 /wə́n⁵⁵ nwàn²¹⁴/ A2	adjective - warm noun - warmth
時間 /ʂí⁵⁵ tɕi̯ɛ́n⁵⁵/ A1	noun - time
思念 /sɨ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ́n²¹⁴/ B1	verb - to miss (someone/something), to long for, to yearn for noun - yearning, longing, nostalgia, homesickness
月光 /y̯ɛ̂⁵¹ kwáŋ⁵⁵/ A2	noun - moonlight
失去 /ʂɨ⁵⁵ tɕʰy⁵¹/ A2	verb - to lose, to miss (an opportunity) noun - loss
寂寞 /t͡ɕi⁵¹ mwɔ̂⁵¹/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary noun - loneliness, solitude
漆黑 /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/ B2	adjective - pitch-black, dark as pitch noun - pitch darkness
淚 /leɪ̯⁵¹/ A2	noun - tear (from crying)
幸福 /ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu⁵¹/ B1	noun - happiness, well-being adjective - happy, fortunate
疲憊 /pʰi⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/ B2	adjective - tired, exhausted, fatigued noun - fatigue, exhaustion
眷戀 /tɕy̯ɛ́n⁵¹ li̯ɛ́n²¹⁴/ C1	verb - to be sentimentally attached to, to long for (a place/person one is reluctant to leave) noun - sentimental attachment, lingering affection
明白 /miŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/ A2	verb - to understand, to realize, to know adjective - clear, plain, explicit
倒退 /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰweɪ̯⁵¹/ B1	verb - to fall back, to go backwards, to reverse
看清 /kʰán⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/ B2	verb - to see clearly, to understand thoroughly, to get a clear picture of

Key Grammar Structures

• 當回憶越是想抹去 越是清晰

  ➔ 越...越... (The more...the more...)

  ➔ The structure "越...越..." indicates that as one condition (represented by the first "越") progresses or intensifies, another condition (represented by the second "越") also progresses or intensifies. Here, "越是想抹去" means 'the more one tries to erase', and "越是清晰" means 'the clearer it becomes'.

• 你曾擁抱著我

  ➔ 曾 (Past experience)

  ➔ "曾" is an adverb indicating that an action or event occurred at some point in the past, often implying a completed experience. It's similar to 'once' or 'formerly'.

• 像月光在我身後

  ➔ 像 (Comparison)

  ➔ "像" is used to make a comparison, meaning 'like', 'as if', or 'resemble'. Here, it means 'like moonlight'.

• 若時間能倒退 我會學會

  ➔ 若...會... (Conditional sentence: If...then will...)

  ➔ "若...會..." forms a conditional sentence, similar to 'If A, then B'. "若" introduces the condition ('if time could turn back'), and "會" indicates the likely outcome ('I would learn').

• 徬彿心被奪去

  ➔ 被 (Passive Voice)

  ➔ "被" is a passive voice marker, indicating that the subject of the sentence (心 - heart) is the recipient of the action (奪去 - taken away), rather than the performer. It's similar to 'be + past participle' in English.

• 幸福地忘了疲憊

  ➔ 地 (Adverbial particle)

  ➔ "地" is an adverbial particle that connects an adjective or a phrase to a verb, indicating how the action is performed. It functions similarly to '-ly' in English, modifying the verb "忘了" (forgot) with the manner "幸福" (happily).

• 不讓夜寂寞陪伴

  ➔ 不讓 (Negative Causative / Prevent)

  ➔ "不讓" means 'not to let', 'not to allow', or 'to prevent'. It indicates that the speaker wishes to prevent the subject (夜 - night) from performing the action (寂寞陪伴 - accompanying loneliness).

• 夜的黑只能由你來點亮

  ➔ 由...來... (Indicating agent/source)

  ➔ "由...來..." is a structure used to specify the agent or source responsible for an action or a decision. Here, it emphasizes that only 'you' (你) have the ability or responsibility to 'light up' (點亮) the darkness of the night.

• 總在失去後看清答案

  ➔ V + Complement (Resultative Complement)

  ➔ "看清" is a resultative complement, where "看" (to see) is the verb and "清" (clear) is the complement indicating the result of the action. It means 'to see clearly' or 'to understand clearly'. Resultative complements often describe the outcome or state achieved by the verb.

• 怎麼會失去後 開始明白

  ➔ 怎麼會 (Rhetorical question / Expressing surprise)

  ➔ "怎麼會" is used to form a rhetorical question or to express surprise, disbelief, or bewilderment. It means 'How could it be that...?' or 'How is it possible that...?'. Here, it conveys the speaker's shock at only realizing something after it's gone.