散落的月光 (海底) – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: 凤凰传奇 (Phoenix Legend)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of "散落的月光 (海底)" by Phoenix Legend, a song that beautifully blends traditional Chinese musical elements with a contemporary pop sensibility. This track offers a unique opportunity to explore Mandarin vocabulary related to emotions, nature, and human connection. Its poignant lyrics, expressive vocals, and uplifting message make it a special piece for language learners, revealing the rich lyrical artistry and cultural nuances within Chinese popular music while inspiring hope.

[English]

Scattered moonlight

Piercing through the clouds

Avoiding the crowd, spreading into the ocean's shimmer

Waves soak the white dress

Trying to push you back

Waves sing a lullaby

Hoping to warm you

Listen deep into the sea

Whose mournful cry is guiding

Souls sink into silence

No one will wake you

You love the salty scent of the sea breeze

Treading on damp gravel

You say people's home should be the sea

You ask where longing goes

Is there someone who loves you

Can the world stop

Forcing smiles at the cold-hearted

Shoreline faces wear indifference

Life’s a fleeting bloom

All turns to smoke

Scattered moonlight pierces through clouds

Gazing at the crowd

Our lonely hearts

Sometimes feel like the seafloor

Sorrow can’t be captured in words

Nor fully understood

Tears fall without sound

But I long to hold you close

You’re a vital existence

Someone’s guiding star

When you walk alone

When you call love mere chance

Child, don’t forget

A gentle voice once

Called your name

The path leads to where I wait

Scattered moonlight

Piercing through clouds

Avoiding the crowd

Slipping into the deep

There’s light searching for you

Wanting to warm you

It whispers, “Listen, listen”

Someone calls you home

You love the salty scent of the sea breeze

Treading on damp gravel

You say people’s home should be the sea

You ask where longing goes

Is there someone who loves you

Why is the world so silent

Always grinning at the hollow-hearted

Shoreline faces wear shadows and light

Years pass in this fleeting world

Who dares call it transient?

Too late, too late

You once laughed through tears

Too late, too late

Still I’ll sing to you

Spring rain, summer cicadas

Tomorrow’s a fine day

Autumn winds rise, snow melts

The seabed knows no seasons

[Vietnamese]

散落的月光

穿过了云

躲着人群 铺成大海的粼

海浪打湿白裙

试图推你回去

海浪唱摇篮曲

妄想温暖你

往海的深处听

谁的哀鸣在指引

灵魂没入寂静

无人将你吵醒

你喜欢海风咸咸的气息

踩着湿湿的沙砾

你说人们的归宿应该回大海里

你问我想念会去哪里

有没有人爱你

世界能否不再

总爱对凉薄的人扯着笑脸

岸上人们脸上都挂着无关

人间昙花一现

一切散为烟

散落的月光 穿过了云

凝望人群

我们孤独的心

有时候像海底

悲伤不是三言两语

就能感同身受

眼泪没有声音

但我想抱紧你

你是重要的存在

是某人的星星

当你孤身独行

当你说被爱不过是侥幸

孩子请你别忘记

曾有温柔的声音

呼唤你的姓名

路通往我等你

散落的月光

穿过了云

躲着人群

溜进海底

有光正在找你

它想温暖你

它说你听你听

有人唤你回去

你喜欢海风咸咸的气息

踩着湿湿的沙砾

你说人们的归宿应该回大海里

你问我想念会去哪里

有没有人爱你

世界为何如此安静

总爱对凉薄的人扯着笑脸

岸上人们脸上都挂着明暗

人间岁岁年年

谁敢说如烟

来不及来不及

你曾笑着大哭

来不及来不及

也要唱给你听

春日雨 夏蝉鸣

明天是个好天气

秋风起 雪化去

海底看不见四季

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月光 yuè guāng /ɥœ̂ kʷâŋ/ A2	noun - moonlight
海浪 hǎi làng /xaj̯⁵⁵ lɑ̂ŋ⁵¹/ A2	noun - sea wave
海风 hǎi fēng /xaj̯⁵⁵ fɤ́ŋ⁵¹/ B1	noun - sea breeze
沙砾 shā lì /ʂɑ⁵⁵ lî/ A2	noun - sand; gravel
归宿 guī sù /kwei⁵⁵ sû/ B2	noun - home; final destination
灵魂 líng hún /lǐŋ⁵⁵ xûn⁵¹/ B2	noun - soul
悲伤 bēi shāng /pei⁵⁵ ʂɑ́ŋ/ B1	noun - sadness adjective - sad; sorrowful
孤独 gū dú /ku⁵⁵ tû/ B2	noun - loneliness adjective - lonely; solitary
星星 xīng xīng /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ A1	noun - star
光 guāng /kwɑ̂ŋ/ A1	noun - light
世界 shì jiè /ʂɨ̂ tɕjɛ̂/ A1	noun - world
安静 ān jìng /an⁵⁵ tɕîŋ⁵¹/ A2	adjective - quiet; calm noun - quiet; stillness
哀鸣 āi míng /âi mîŋ/ C1	noun - wailing; lament
烟 yān /jɛn⁵⁵/ A2	noun - smoke
温暖 wēn nuǎn /wən⁵⁵ nɥæn³⁵/ A2	adjective - warm noun - warmth
眼泪 yǎn lèi /jɛn³⁵ lêi⁵¹/ A2	noun - tears
海底 hǎi dǐ /xaj̯⁵⁵ tî/ B2	noun - seabed; ocean floor
四季 sì jì /sɨ̂ tɕî/ A2	noun - four seasons

Key Grammar Structures

• 散落的月光穿过了云

  ➔ Perfective aspect marker 了 indicating a completed action

  ➔ The word "了" marks that the moonlight has already passed through the clouds.

• 躲着人群

  ➔ Verb + 着 indicating a continuous or ongoing state

  ➔ The suffix "着" shows that the action of "hiding" is ongoing.

• 试图推你回去

  ➔ Verb 试图 + V expressing an attempt or intention

  ➔ The word "试图" means "to try" or "to attempt".

• 无人将你吵醒

  ➔ Causative construction with 将 indicating that someone causes an action

  ➔ "将" introduces the object that will be acted upon: "you" will be woken up.

• 你说人们的归宿应该回大海里

  ➔ Modal verb 应该 expressing advice, suggestion or expectation

  ➔ The word "应该" means "should" or "ought to".

• 你问我想念会去哪里

  ➔ Indirect question using 会 + verb to ask about future possibilities

  ➔ "会" indicates a future or potential action: "will go".

• 当你孤身独行

  ➔ Conditional clause introduced by 当 meaning "when" or "if"

  ➔ The word "当" sets up a condition: "when you walk alone".

• 被爱不过是侥幸

  ➔ Passive voice using 被 to indicate that the subject is acted upon

  ➔ "被" marks the phrase as passive: "to be loved".

• 请你别忘记

  ➔ Polite imperative using 请 + verb and the negative imperative 别

  ➔ "请" makes the request polite, while "别" means "don’t".

• 有光正在找你

  ➔ Progressive aspect using 正在 to indicate an ongoing action

  ➔ "正在" highlights that the light is "currently looking for you".