多美麗 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄧紫棋
• Album: 摩天動物園

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

你是我藏在心中 不愿实现的梦

You are the dream hidden deep within my heart that I refuse to realize

像湖面上的星空 一碰就落空

Like stars on the lake’s surface, one touch and they fall apart

追不到的月 才是

The moon I can't catch is

我奔跑的冲动 我奔跑的冲动

The rush I chase, the rush I chase

抱不住的风 才是

The wind I can't hold onto is

最永恒的心动 最永恒的心动

The most eternal heartbeat, the most eternal heartbeat

我和你的距离

The distance between you and me

不远也不靠近

Neither far nor close

一伸手的距离

Just an arm’s reach away

多美丽啊 多美丽啊

How beautiful, oh so beautiful

多美丽啊

So beautiful

多美丽啊

So beautiful

世界最美的童话 它名字叫遐想

The most beautiful fairy tale in the world, called Imagination

你我之间一层纱 千万别戳破它

Between you and me, there’s a veil. Don’t ever tear it apart

留一个遗憾 才让

Leaving a bit of regret, so that

彼此都不遗忘 彼此都不遗忘

Neither of us forgets, neither forgets

蝴蝶的漂亮 在于

The beauty of a butterfly lies in

她留下的花香 她留下的花香

The floral scent she leaves behind, the floral scent she leaves behind

我和你的距离 不远也不靠近

The distance between you and me is

一伸手的距离

Neither far nor close

多美丽啊 多美丽啊

Just an arm’s reach away

多美丽啊

So beautiful, oh so beautiful

多美丽啊

So beautiful

我和你的距离 不远也不靠近

So beautiful

一伸手的距离

The distance between you and me is

多美丽啊 多美丽啊

Neither far nor close

多美丽啊

Just an arm’s reach away

多美丽啊

So beautiful, oh so beautiful

多美丽啊

So beautiful

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
藏 /tsʰaŋ/ B1	verb - to hide; to conceal
梦 /məŋ/ A2	noun - dream
实现 /ʂɨ ɕiǎn/ B2	verb - to realize; to achieve
湖面 /xu mian/ B1	noun - lake surface
星空 /ɕiŋ kʰɔŋ/ B1	noun - starry sky
落空 /luɔ kuŋ/ B2	verb - to come to nothing; to fall through
追 /tʂuei/ B1	verb - to chase; to pursue
冲动 /tʂʰɔŋ tɔŋ/ B2	noun - impulse; urge
抱 /pao/ A2	verb - to hold; to embrace
风 /fɤŋ/ A1	noun - wind
永恒 /jʊŋ xəŋ/ C1	adjective - eternal; perpetual
心动 /ɕin tɔŋ/ B2	noun - heartbeat; to be moved
美丽 /mei li/ A2	adjective - beautiful
童话 /tʰʊŋ xuɑ/ B1	noun - fairy tale
遐想 /xia xiang/ C1	noun - imagination; reverie
纱 /sha/ B2	noun - gauze; muslin
遗憾 /i han/ B2	noun - regret; pity
遗忘 /i wang/ B2	verb - to forget
蝴蝶 /hu die/ A2	noun - butterfly
花香 /hua xiang/ B1	noun - flower scent

Key Grammar Structures

• 像湖面上的星空 一碰就落空

  ➔ Comparison using '像' (like/as)

  ➔ '像' introduces a comparison, meaning 'like' or 'as'.

• 追不到的月 才是 我奔跑的冲动

  ➔ The structure '是...的' for emphasis

  ➔ '是...的' construction emphasizes the subject or action being described.

• 抱不住的风 才是 最永恒的心动

  ➔ Use of '的' to form noun modifiers

  ➔ '的' connects adjectives or phrases to nouns, turning them into modifiers.

• 你我之间一层纱 千万别戳破它

  ➔ Use of '别' to give negative commands or prohibitions

  ➔ '别' is used before verbs to indicate 'don't' or prohibition.

• 留一个遗憾 才让 彼此都不遗忘 彼此都不遗忘

  ➔ Use of '才' to indicate 'only then' or 'just after' that

  ➔ '才' emphasizes that something happens only after a certain condition or time.

• 我和你的距离 不远也不靠近

  ➔ Use of '也' (ye) to mean 'also' or 'either' in negation or alternatives

  ➔ '也' is used to express 'also' or 'neither' in context of negative or contrasting ideas.