大鱼 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周深
• Album: Big Fish & Begonia Theme Song

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of “Big Fish,” Zhou Shen's mesmerizing signature song. This track is a perfect entry point for Chinese learners, featuring beautifully poetic, high-level Mandarin that teaches rich allegorical language. Its clear, evocative narrative, sung with Zhou Shen’s exceptional, ethereal clarity, makes the complex themes of fate and sacrifice unforgettable and highly engaging for language acquisition.

[English]

The waves silently engulf the night's dark veil,

Submerging it deep within their embrace.

海浪无声将夜幕深深淹没

hǎi làng wú shēng jiāng yè mù shēn shēn yān mò

Flooding the corner where the sky meets the earth.

漫过天空尽头的角落

màn guò tiān kōng jìn tóu de jiǎo luò

The big fish swims through the dreamscape's rift,

大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过

dà yú zài mèng jìng de fèng xì lǐ yóu guò

Gazing at your sleeping form, so serene.

凝望你沉睡的轮廓

níng wàng nǐ chén shuì de lún kuò

See how the sea and sky blend as one,

Listen to the wind's whisper, rain's gentle fall.

kàn hǎi tiān yī sè / tīng fēng qǐ yǔ luò

Holding your hand, I blow away the misty haze.

执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波

zhí zǐ shǒu / chuī sàn cāng máng máng yān bō

The big fish's wings, now too vast to measure,

大鱼的翅膀 已经太辽阔

dà yú de chì bǎng / yǐ jīng tài liáo kuò

I release the rope that binds us to time.

我松开 时间的绳索

wǒ sōng kāi / shí jiān de shéng suǒ

Fearful you'll fly away, leave me behind,

怕你飞远去 怕你离我而去

pà nǐ fēi yuǎn qù / pà nǐ lí wǒ ér qù

More afraid you'll stay here, forever confined.

更怕你 永远停留在这里

gèng pà nǐ / yǒng yuǎn tíng liú zài zhè lǐ

Every tear I shed flows towards you,

每一滴泪水 都向你流淌去

měi yī dī lèi shuǐ / dōu xiàng nǐ liú táng qù

Reversing course to the sky's ocean floor.

倒流进 天空的海底

dào liú jìn / tiān kōng de hǎi dǐ

The big fish swims through the dreamscape's rift,

大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过

dà yú zài mèng jìng de fèng xì lǐ yóu guò

Gazing at your sleeping form, so serene.

凝望你沉睡的轮廓

níng wàng nǐ chén shuì de lún kuò

See how the sea and sky blend as one,

Listen to the wind's whisper, rain's gentle fall.

kàn hǎi tiān yī sè / tīng fēng qǐ yǔ luò

Holding your hand, I blow away the misty haze.

执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波

zhí zǐ shǒu / chuī sàn cāng máng máng yān bō

The big fish's wings, now too vast to measure,

大鱼的翅膀 已经太辽阔

dà yú de chì bǎng / yǐ jīng tài liáo kuò

I release the rope that binds us to time.

我松开 时间的绳索

wǒ sōng kāi / shí jiān de shéng suǒ

Fearful you'll fly away, leave me behind,

怕你飞远去 怕你离我而去

pà nǐ fēi yuǎn qù / pà nǐ lí wǒ ér qù

More afraid you'll stay here, forever confined.

更怕你 永远停留在这里

gèng pà nǐ / yǒng yuǎn tíng liú zài zhè lǐ

Every tear I shed flows towards you,

每一滴泪水 都向你流淌去

měi yī dī lèi shuǐ / dōu xiàng nǐ liú táng qù

Reversing course to our first encounter's hue.

倒流回 最初の相遇

dào liú huí zuì chū de xiāng yù

[Chinese]

The waves of the sea silently submerge the gathering

darkness of the night in their depths,

海浪无声将夜幕深深淹没

hǎi làng wú shēng jiāng yè mù shēn shēn yān mò

Flooding the corner at the end of the sky.

漫过天空尽头的角落

màn guò tiān kōng jìn tóu de jiǎo luò

The big fish swims across the gap in the dreamscape,

大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过

dà yú zài mèng jìng de fèng xì lǐ yóu guò

Gazing fixedly at your contours as you sleep deeply.

凝望你沉睡的轮廓

níng wàng nǐ chén shuì de lún kuò

Look at [how] the sea and the sky are the same color.

看海天一色 听风起雨落

kàn hǎi tiān yī sè / tīng fēng qǐ yǔ luò

Taking your hand, blowing till the boundless hazy mist over the waters disperses.

执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波

zhí zǐ shǒu / chuī sàn cāng máng máng yān bō

The wings of the big fish are already too vast.

大鱼的翅膀 已经太辽阔

dà yú de chì bǎng / yǐ jīng tài liáo kuò

I let go of the rope of time.

我松开 时间的绳索

wǒ sōng kāi / shí jiān de shéng suǒ

[I'm] afraid that you will fly far away, afraid that you will leave me.

怕你飞远去 怕你离我而去

pà nǐ fēi yuǎn qù / pà nǐ lí wǒ ér qù

[I'm] even more afraid that you will remain here forever.

更怕你 永远停留在这里

gèng pà nǐ / yǒng yuǎn tíng liú zài zhè lǐ

Every drop of tear flows towards you,

每一滴泪水 都向你流淌去

měi yī dī lèi shuǐ / dōu xiàng nǐ liú táng qù

Flowing backwards to the seafloor of the sky.

倒流进 天空的海底

dào liú jìn / tiān kōng de hǎi dǐ

The big fish swims across the gap in the dreamscape,

大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过

dà yú zài mèng jìng de fèng xì lǐ yóu guò

Gazing fixedly at your contours as you sleep deeply.

凝望你沉睡的轮廓

níng wàng nǐ chén shuì de lún kuò

Look at [how] the sea and the sky are the same color.

看海天一色 听风起雨落

kàn hǎi tiān yī sè / tīng fēng qǐ yǔ luò

Taking your hand, blowing till the boundless hazy mist over the waters disperses.

执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波

zhí zǐ shǒu / chuī sàn cāng máng máng yān bō

The wings of the big fish are already too vast.

大鱼的翅膀 已经太辽阔

dà yú de chì bǎng / yǐ jīng tài liáo kuò

I let go of the rope of time.

我松开 时间的绳索

wǒ sōng kāi / shí jiān de shéng suǒ

afraid that you will fly far away, afraid that you will leave me.

怕你飞远去 怕你离我而去

pà nǐ fēi yuǎn qù / pà nǐ lí wǒ ér qù

I'm even more afraid that you will remain here forever.

更怕你 永远停留在这里

gèng pà nǐ / yǒng yuǎn tíng liú zài zhè lǐ

Every drop of tear flows towards you,

每一滴泪水 都向你流淌去

měi yī dī lèi shuǐ / dōu xiàng nǐ liú táng qù

Flowing backwards to [our] initial encounter.

倒流回 最初の相遇

dào liú huí zuì chū de xiāng yù

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
海浪 /hǎi làng/ A1	noun - sea waves
淹没 /yān mò/ B1	verb - to submerge
漫过 /màn guò/ B1	verb - to flood over
大鱼 /dà yú/ A1	noun - big fish
梦境 /mèng jìng/ B1	noun - dreamscape
缝隙 /fèng xì/ B1	noun - gap
凝望 /níng wàng/ B2	verb - to gaze fixedly
轮廓 /lún kuò/ B1	noun - contour
海天 /hǎi tiān/ A2	noun - sea and sky
苍茫 /cāng máng/ C1	adjective - vast and hazy
翅膀 /chì bǎng/ A2	noun - wings
辽阔 /liáo kuò/ C1	adjective - vast
绳索 /shéng suǒ/ B1	noun - rope
流淌 /liú táng/ B1	verb - to flow
倒流 /dào liú/ B2	verb - to flow backward
相遇 /xiāng yù/ B1	verb - to encounter

Key Grammar Structures

• 海浪无声将夜幕深深淹没

  ➔ Adverbial Modifier + Verb + Object

  ➔ “无声” (silently) acts as an adverbial modifier describing how the action of “淹没” (submerge) is performed.

• 大鱼在梦境的缝隙里游过

  ➔ Locative Complement

  ➔ “在梦境的缝隙里” (in the gap of the dreamscape) serves as a locative complement indicating where the action “游过” (swims across) takes place.

• 看海天一色 听风起雨落

  ➔ Verb + Object (Parallel Structure)

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure with two verb-object pairs: “看海天一色” (look at the sea and sky as one color) and “听风起雨落” (listen to the wind rising and rain falling).

• 执子手吹散苍茫茫烟波

  ➔ Verb + Object + Result Complement

  ➔ “吹散” (blow away) is followed by “苍茫茫烟波” (boundless hazy mist) as a result complement, indicating the outcome of the action.

• 我松开时间的绳索

  ➔ Verb + Object (Metaphorical Expression)

  ➔ “时间的绳索” (the rope of time) is a metaphorical expression used as the object of the verb “松开” (let go).