愛殤 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 小時姑娘

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical artistry of "愛殤"! This Gu Feng (Ancient Style) Mandopop ballad offers a rich vocabulary for expressing deep sorrow and poetic regret, using traditional imagery to convey a powerful, universal story of a love lost. Learning the elegant, highly emotional Chinese in this song will dramatically expand your understanding of artistic expression in Mandarin.

[English]

Love's Lament

Performed by 小時姑娘

Composer/Arranger: 小幻

Lyrics by MK

Mixing & Vocals: Gong Jun

As dusk rises, I watch the setting sun on the horizon.

In a daze, I picture your face.

After all, reminiscing only adds to the sorrow.

A soft sigh for those good times we had.

The night is still young, countless stars well up in my eyes.

I gather a fragment of gentle light.

A breeze passes, dragging the candlelight.

I dance alone, with no one to admire.

Leaving petals that drift with the wind.

I want to store all the past.

Weave a beautiful dream.

Perhaps the illusion will ultimately hurt more.

A fake cheer—why mind it? No one shares it.

You once were my frontier.

Resisting all my sorrow.

The western wind lingers; old friends are gone.

Now exiled by love.

Trapped in the center of tears.

(Gently shedding the rainbow gown, swapping tears for a smile)

Waiting for you in armor to roar through the ages.

The past keeps flowing unstoppable.

To ride the sword and fly.

(Maybe we'll fly away from this sadness)

As dusk rises, I watch the setting sun on the horizon.

The night is still young, the Milky Way flows alone.

The sky is clear, wonderful scenery.

If you're not by my side.

Even if I could soar to the heavens, what's the point?

Ships pass the empty harbor, nurturing loneliness.

Frost descends on the plains, dimming the tearful glow.

(Who has caused my sun to fall?)

It's your image.

That takes away all my light.)

Set sail far, the only foe is wandering.

Alas, exile, the only adversary is bleakness.

(I want to dive into the ocean of memories

Searching for your image.

Only you are my paradise)

Only you are my paradise.

[Chinese]

愛殤

演唱：小時姑娘

作曲\編曲:小幻

作詞:MK

混音\和聲:Gong駿

暮色起看天邊斜陽

恍惚想起你的臉龐

畢竟回想 難免徒增感傷

輕嘆息 我們那些好時光

夜未央繁星落眼眶

拾一段柔軟的光芒

清風過 曳燭光

獨舞無人欣賞

留 花瓣隨風飄蕩

我要將過往都儲藏

編一段美好的夢想

也許幻象 到最後會更傷

假歡暢 又何妨 無人共享

你曾經是我的邊疆

抵抗我所有的悲傷

西風殘 故人往

如今被愛流放

困 在了眼淚中央

(輕解霓裳 咽淚換笑妝

等你戎裝 去呼嘯滄桑

過往終究止不住流淌

去御劍飛翔

也許會飛出這感傷)

暮色起看天邊斜陽

夜未央星河獨流淌

天晴朗 好風光

若你不在身旁

能 上蒼穹又怎樣

船過空港 將寂寞豢養

曠野霜降 低垂了淚光

(是誰隕落了我的太陽

是你的模樣

帶走我所有的光芒)

揚帆遠航 敵不過徬徨

奈何流放 敵不過蒼涼

（我要潛入回憶的汪洋

尋你的模樣

唯有你是我的天堂）

唯有你是我的 天堂

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for
sorrow /ˈsɒr.oʊ/ A2	noun - deep grief or distress
setting sun /ˈsɛt.ɪŋ ˈsʌn/ B1	noun phrase - the sun as it goes down in the west
sadness /ˈsæd.nəs/ A2	noun - the feeling of being unhappy or sorrowful
good times /ɡʊd ˈtaɪmz/ B1	noun phrase - periods that are pleasant and enjoyable
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun (plural) - luminous bodies of gas visible in the night sky
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - smooth, not hard or firm
radiance /ˈreɪ.di.əns/ B2	noun - bright shining light or brilliance
solo dance /ˈsoʊ.loʊ dæns/ B2	noun phrase - a dance performed by a single person
petal /ˈpɛt.əl/ B2	noun - one of the colored parts of a flower
float /floʊt/ A2	verb - to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking
beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind; attractive
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams while sleeping; to imagine something desirable
illusion /ɪˈluː.ʒən/ B2	noun - a false perception or belief; something that deceives the senses
borderland /ˈbɔːr.dɚ.lænd/ C1	noun - a region near or at a border; frontier area
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ B2	verb - to oppose or fight against something
exile /ˈek.saɪl/ B2	noun - the state of being forced to live away from one's home country verb - to banish or force someone to live away from their native place
heavens /ˈhev.ənz/ B2	noun (plural) - the sky, especially when considered as a place of divine beings
loneliness /ˈloʊn.li.nəs/ B2	noun - the feeling of being alone and sad because of it
heaven /ˈhev.ən/ A2	noun - the place regarded as the home of God or the after‑life for good souls

Key Grammar Structures

• 暮色起看天邊斜陽

  ➔ Present tense with aspect marker

  ➔ The verb '看' (look) is in the present tense, and '起' acts as an aspect marker indicating the beginning of an action.

• 畢竟回想 難免徒增感傷

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with reduplication

  ➔ The phrase '難免徒增' uses reduplication ('徒增') to emphasize the inevitability of increasing sorrow.

• 夜未央繁星落眼眶

  ➔ Metaphorical expression

  ➔ The phrase '繁星落眼眶' metaphorically describes tears as falling stars.

• 獨舞無人欣賞

  ➔ Adverbial phrase indicating state

  ➔ '獨舞' is an adverbial phrase indicating the state of dancing alone.

• 也許幻象 到最後會更傷

  ➔ Conditional sentence with adverb

  ➔ The sentence uses '也許' (perhaps) to introduce a conditional statement about the illusion causing more pain.

• 西風殘 故人往

  ➔ Parallel structure

  ➔ The phrase uses parallel structure ('西風殘' and '故人往') to create a balanced and poetic effect.

• 輕解霓裳 咽淚換笑妝

  ➔ Verb-object compound

  ➔ The phrase uses verb-object compounds ('輕解霓裳' and '咽淚換笑妝') to convey complex actions in a concise manner.

• 唯有你是我的 天堂

  ➔ Emphatic structure with adverb

  ➔ The phrase uses '唯有' (only) to emphasize the exclusivity of the person being the speaker's heaven.