獨角獸之戀 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Jeremy Lee 李駿傑

Lyrics & Translation

“獨角獸之戀” (Dújiǎoshòu zhī liàn) is a great song to start your journey learning Cantonese with its sweet and modern R&B melody. The lyrics beautifully blend everyday language with imaginative metaphors about love, making it a fun and engaging way to pick up new vocabulary and understand contemporary C-pop songwriting. The song's dual meaning, a love song and a tribute to fans, adds a special layer of cultural context to explore.

[English]

I’m ordinary, you’re ordinary, as long as our hearts connect

How does one transcend reality? Born with a horn, yet carrying no weight

Blowing through the sweet, honeyed breeze

Half awake, half drowsy

Sixteen impossible dreams, turning into beautiful visions

Watching the world pass by

No need for direction, wandering on an unpredictable journey

Your and my kingdoms

Suddenly shining stars drift by

An exclamation of love

Unconscious

You and I, let the sun sing

You and I, with a full moon’s glow

You and I, free and true

Swaying, about to fall, getting closer and more

You and I, dancing a cosmic tango

In this moment, with you, I’m truly myself huuuu...

A single horn, only you, offering comfort

A single horn pointing to you, so clear

Like loving deeply after holding tight

Watching everything burn with fever, sadness burning away like

Fireworks flashing, sinking into a light love river

We don’t need help, hu...

In the glow, thinking too much is unnecessary

Being wild and causing trouble

Unconscious

You and I, let the sun sing

You and I, with a full moon’s glow

You and I, free and true

Swaying, about to fall, getting closer and more

You and I, keep sparring

Continuing to sit face to face～ hu....

All within is naked and exposed

Souls blending, flowing into me

Wooo-ooo...

Follow me

Through temples, cities, pathways, weaving in and out

Flying and falling huuuu...

You and I, also called the unicorn’s

You and I, will continue our struggle

[Chinese]

我普通你普通 當心意相通

人怎麼超出現實 生了角卻沒負重

吹過蜜甜的風

一半清醒加一半惺忪

難解的九種異夢 都化作人間美夢

看天地 流逝中

不需方向 遊走不測旅途

你與我的國度

閃亮星空忽爾飄出

愛的感嘆號

無意識

You and I 叫太陽唱歌

You and I 有滿月拍和

You and I 自在而自我

搖搖 欲墜 靠近 更多

You and I 與宇宙探戈

這一刻 有你時 我非我 huuuu...

一隻角 只有你 慰藉麼

一隻角 指向你 太清楚

就像是為愛生 抱緊後

看萬物亦發燒 燒光悲哀彷似

煙火閃過 沉於輕飄愛河

你我哪需救助 hu...

磷光中 不必想太多

放肆的惹禍

無意識

You and I 叫太陽唱歌

You and I 有滿月拍和

You and I 自在而自我

搖搖 欲墜 靠近 更多

You and I 要繼續切磋

繼續對坐～ hu....

內在萬象亦赤裸

靈魂融和流入我

Wooo-ooo...

跟我

神壇 城池 步道 間穿梭

飛與墮 huuuu...

You and I 也叫獨角的

You and I 要繼續角力

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
普通 /pǔ tōng/ A2	adjective - ordinary, common
心意 /xīn yì/ B1	noun - intention, feeling
現實 /xiàn shí/ B1	noun - reality
角 /jiǎo/ A2	noun - horn
蜜甜 /mì tián/ B2	adjective - sweet as honey
清醒 /qīng xǐng/ B1	adjective - sober, clear-headed
惺忪 /xīng sōng/ C1	adjective - groggy, half-awake
異夢 /yì mèng/ B2	noun - strange dream
美夢 /měi mèng/ B1	noun - sweet dream
流逝 /liú shì/ B2	verb - to pass, to elapse (of time)
方向 /fāng xiàng/ A2	noun - direction
旅途 /lǚ tú/ B1	noun - journey
閃亮 /shǎn liàng/ B1	adjective - shining, glittering
星空 /xīng kōng/ A2	noun - starry sky
宇宙 /yǔ zhòu/ B1	noun - universe
慰藉 /wèi jiè/ C1	verb - to console, to comfort
抱緊 /bào jǐn/ B1	verb - to hug tightly
萬物 /wàn wù/ B2	noun - all things, everything in nature
發燒 /fā shāo/ B1	verb - to have a fever
悲哀 /bēi āi/ B2	noun - sorrow, grief
煙火 /yān huǒ/ A2	noun - fireworks
愛河 /ài hé/ B2	noun - river of love
磷光 /lín guāng/ C1	noun - phosphorescence
惹禍 /rě huò/ B2	verb - to cause trouble
內在 /nèi zài/ B2	adjective - intrinsic, inner
萬象 /wàn xiàng/ C1	noun - all phenomena
赤裸 /chì luǒ/ B2	adjective - naked, bare
靈魂 /líng hún/ B1	noun - soul, spirit
融和 /róng hé/ B2	verb - to blend, to fuse
神壇 /shén tán/ B2	noun - altar
城池 /chéng chí/ B2	noun - city (fortified)
步道 /bù dào/ B1	noun - sidewalk, footpath
穿梭 /chuān suō/ B2	verb - to shuttle back and forth
飛 /fēi/ A1	verb - to fly
墮 /duò/ B2	verb - to fall, to sink
角力 /jiǎo lì/ C1	verb - wrestle; contend

Key Grammar Structures

• 我普通你普通 當心意相通

  ➔ 當 + verb (indicating 'when' or 'during')

  ➔ '當' is used to denote 'when' or 'during' a certain time.

• 人怎麼超出現實

  ➔ 怎麼 + verb (how to/method of doing something)

  ➔ '怎麼' is used to ask 'how' to do something.

• 吹過蜜甜的風

  ➔ 過 + verb (particle indicating experience or completion)

  ➔ '過' indicates experience or that an action has been completed.

• 一半清醒加一半惺忪

  ➔ 加 + noun (meaning 'plus' or 'and')

  ➔ '加' is used to connect two ideas, meaning 'plus' or 'and'.

• 你我哪需救助 hu...

  ➔ 哪 + verb (interrogative adverb indicating 'need' or 'must')

  ➔ '哪' is an interrogative adverb asking 'need' or 'must', forming a question.

• 看天地 流逝中

  ➔ 中 + noun (indicating 'in' or 'during')

  ➔ '中' indicates 'in' or 'during' a period or space.