白日夢 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 草東沒有派對

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the emotive power of Mandarin through No Party For Cao Dong's “白日夢” (Daydream). This song offers a beautiful opportunity to learn how the language can express deep and complex emotions like nostalgia, sorrow, and the feeling of being lost in memories. The contrast between the gentle verses and powerful choruses, a signature of the band, makes the lyrical delivery particularly impactful and memorable for language learners.

[English]

We handed over our freedom, each holding the other back

No one ever thought to waste it

We linked our daydreams into a line, swallowing them whole

No one thought the road would be so long

So let’s laugh at our sorrow and weave another dream for each other

To make the way home feel shorter

[Chinese]

我們把自由都交給彼此牽制著

誰也沒想過糟蹋它

我們把白日夢給連成一線吞著它

誰想過路那麼長

就讓我們嘲笑著悲傷再為彼此編一個夢

好讓回家的路更短

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
自由 zìyóu B1	noun - freedom
彼此 bǐcǐ B1	pronoun - each other
牽制 qiānzhì B2	verb - to restrain; to check
白日夢 báirìmèng B2	noun - daydream
吞 tūn B1	verb - to swallow
線 xiàn A2	noun - line
路 lù A1	noun - road
長 cháng A2	adjective - long
嘲笑 cháoxiào B1	verb - to ridicule noun - ridicule
悲傷 bēishāng B1	noun - sadness adjective - sad
編 biān B1	verb - to weave; to compile; to create
夢 mèng A2	noun - dream
回家 huíjiā A2	verb - to go home
短 duǎn A2	adjective - short

Key Grammar Structures

• 我們把自由都交給彼此牽制著

  ➔ Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Complement

  ➔ In this line, the structure showcases how the 'freedom' is being acted upon.

• 誰也沒想過糟蹋它

  ➔ Negative form + 也 + Subject + Verb

  ➔ This line conveys that 'no one' has ever considered to waste it.

• 我們把白日夢給連成一線吞著它

  ➔ Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Complement

  ➔ This part emphasizes the action of connecting dreams and swallowing them.

• 誰想過路那麼長

  ➔ Interrogative word + 想過 + Complement

  ➔ This line asks rhetorically who has ever thought about how long the road is.

• 就讓我們嘲笑著悲傷再為彼此編一個夢

  ➔ Let + Subject + Verb + Object + Complement

  ➔ This line suggests allowing ourselves to smile at sadness and create a dream.

• 好讓回家的路更短

  ➔ In order to + Verb + Subject + Complement

  ➔ This line expresses the purpose of making the way home shorter.