晨星 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周殷廷
• Album: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

夜空中 凝望著

Gazing at the night sky

回想起 我舊時是哪樣

Thinking back to who I used to be

問過 一個人怎發亮

I asked how one can shine

我努力過 卻沒結果

I’ve tried so hard but to no avail

回憶中 迴盪著

Echoes in my mind

藏心底 那未來是怎樣

Hiding deep inside, imagining the future

但我 不認同這結局

But I don’t accept this ending

什麼可 重燃我

What can reignite my fire

如重遇 十五歲我 力竭試過 不敢去回望

Like meeting my fifteen-year-old self again, exhausted and trying, too scared to look back

常疑惑 可有替你那道火 完成著寄望

I often wonder if that flame was born from hope for you

不知道 我所燒光是血汗

I don’t know if the fire I’ve burned is made of sweat and blood

還是算燎原之火

Or if it’s just a blazing wildfire

仍期待 某日可跟你 對望

I still hope that one day I can look into your eyes

成長中 期待著

Growing up, I look forward to

若一天 我在明日發亮

If someday I shine again tomorrow

就算 失敗 成功 結局

Even if I fail or succeed, the end is just part of the story

無一可 難為我

Nothing can truly stop me

如重遇 廿五歲我 力竭試過 不敢去回望

Like meeting my twenty-five-year-old self again, exhausted and trying, too scared to look back

常疑惑 可有替你那道火 完成著寄望

I often wonder if that flame was born from hope for you

不知道 我所燒光是血汗

I don’t know if the fire I’ve burned is made of sweat and blood

還是算燎原之火

Or if it’s just a blazing wildfire

憑全力放盡搏 好麼

Giving my all in this fight, is it okay?

就算是失意與無助

Even if I face disappointment and helplessness

也勝在今天我全程試過

Today I have tried with everything I have

都不算枉過

Nothing was wasted

力竭試過 讓我與我 終於再回望

Exhausted but tried so hard, finally I can look back at myself

去說聲 一起相信 那道火仍然未冷落

To say, let’s believe together—our fire still burns bright

儘管我 要花一生 用血汗

Even if I need a lifetime of blood, sweat, and tears

迎著痛 前行破浪

Facing pain, moving forward through the waves

成為那最耀眼星火

To become that brightest star of fire

晨曦中 瑩亮著

Shining brightly in the dawn

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜空 (yèkōng) /jɛ̂ kʰʊŋ/ B1	noun - night sky
回憶 (huíyì) /xu̯éi î/ B1	noun - memory, recollection
努力 (nǔlì) /nù lî/ A2	verb - to make great efforts, to strive noun - effort
未來 (wèilái) /wêi lái/ A2	noun - future
結局 (jiéjú) /tɕjɛ̌ tɕy̌/ B1	noun - ending, conclusion
重燃 (chóngrán) /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ ɻǎn/ B2	verb - to rekindle, to reignite
疑惑 (yíhuò) /ǐ xwô/ B2	noun - doubt, misgiving
完成 (wánchéng) /wǎn ʈ͡ʂʰəŋ/ A2	verb - to complete, to accomplish
血汗 (xuèhàn) /ɕɥê xân/ B2	noun - sweat and blood; toil and sweat
燎原 (liáoyuán) /ljǎʊ ywɛ̌n/ C1	adjective - a prairie fire, a spreading conflagration
期待 (qídài) /t͡ɕʰǐ tâi/ B1	verb - to expect, to await
成長 (chéngzhǎng) /ʈ͡ʂʰə̌ŋ ʈ͡ʂǎŋ/ B1	verb - to grow up, to mature
失敗 (shībài) /ʂʅ pâi/ A2	noun - failure
成功 (chénggōng) /ʈ͡ʂʰə̌ŋ kʊŋ/ A2	noun - success
失意 (shīyì) /ʂʅ î/ C1	adjective - disappointed, frustrated
耀眼 (yàoyǎn) /jâʊ jàn/ B2	adjective - dazzling, brilliant
晨曦 (chénxī) /ʈ͡ʂʰə̌n ɕi/ B2	noun - dawn, morning light

Key Grammar Structures

• 夜空中 凝望著

  ➔ The use of '著' (zhe) indicates a continuous or ongoing action, similar to the present participle '-ing' in English.

  ➔ The particle '著' emphasizes that the action of '凝望' (gazing) is ongoing.

• 問過 一個人怎發亮

  ➔ The phrase '怎' (zěn) introduces an indirect question meaning 'how'.

  ➔ '怎' (zěn) is used to form an indirect question, asking 'how' or 'in what way'.

• 我努力過 卻沒結果

  ➔ The use of '過' (guò) indicates experience or that an action has been completed.

  ➔ '過' (guò) is used after a verb to show that the action has been experienced or completed in the past.

• 如重遇 十五歲我 力竭試過 不敢去回望

  ➔ The phrase '力竭' (lì jié) is a compound meaning 'exhausted' or 'to the limit'.

  ➔ '力竭' (lì jié) is used to describe being completely exhausted or having no energy left.

• 都不算枉過

  ➔ The phrase '枉過' (wǎng guò) means 'not to have wasted' or 'not to have failed to do'.

  ➔ '枉過' (wǎng guò) emphasizes that the effort was meaningful and not wasted.

• 去說聲 一起相信 那道火仍然未冷落

  ➔ The phrase '去說聲' (qù shuō shēng) indicates a polite or gentle way of expressing 'say' or 'say something'.

  ➔ '去說聲' suggests approaching someone politely or softly to communicate a message.