關不掉的月光 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

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Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

关不掉的月光

Unstoppable Moonlight

曲 庾澄庆 词 李焯雄

Music by Yu Chengqing, Lyrics by Li Zhuoxiong

关不掉月光无处可藏

The moonlight can't be turned off; there's nowhere to hide

只有寂寞不打烊

Only loneliness stays open all night

这小酒馆 对街玻璃窗

This little tavern, across the street's glass window

看过多少聚散悲欢

Has seen so many farewells, joys, and sorrows

夜像深不可测的心房

The night feels like a deep, unfathomable heart,

无法填满的荒凉

An emptiness that can’t be filled,

不说还好 其实都没忘

Better not to say—actually, I haven't forgotten,

有个位子 一直空在身旁

There's a seat always left empty beside me

轰轰烈烈爱个够又怎样

Loving passionately, full of fire, so what?

点亮了我 却也被灼伤

It lit up my soul, but also burned me,

爱一场 心甘情愿 无所谓疯狂

Falling in love, willingly, madness doesn't matter,

但现实 在背后放冷枪

But reality shoots cold arrows from behind,

轰轰烈烈去对决那又怎样

Loving fiercely, what’s wrong with that?

遍体鳞伤 痛也不张扬

Being battered and bruised, yet pain is quiet,

梦一场 改变的错恢复了原样

Dreams of love, mistaken changes, all back to normal,

冷月光 好嚣张 冷眼旁观

Cold moonlight, so proud, watching from the side,

夜是带着刺的仙人掌

The night is like a cactus with thorns,

睡不着的双人床

In the double bed, unable to sleep,

不说还好 其实都没忘

Better not to say—actually, I haven't forgotten,

有个位子 一直空在身旁

There's a seat always left empty beside me

轰轰烈烈爱个够又怎样

Loving passionately, full of fire, so what?

点亮了我 却也被灼伤

It lit up my soul, but also burned me,

爱一场 心甘情愿 无所谓疯狂

Falling in love, willingly, madness doesn't matter,

但现实 在背后放冷枪

But reality shoots cold arrows from behind,

轰轰烈烈去对决那又怎样

Loving fiercely, what’s wrong with that?

遍体鳞伤 痛也不张扬

Being battered and bruised, yet pain is quiet,

梦一场 改变的错恢复了原样

Dreams of love, mistaken changes, all back to normal,

关不掉 的月光

Unstoppable moonlight

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月光 /yuè guāng/ A2	noun - moonlight
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	noun - loneliness
酒馆 /jiǔ guǎn/ B1	noun - bar or tavern
聚散 /jù sàn/ B2	noun - gathering and parting
荒凉 /huāng liáng/ B2	adjective - desolate or bleak
爱 /ài/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
痛 /tòng/ A2	noun - pain
梦 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream
现实 /xiàn shí/ B1	noun - reality
刺 /cì/ B2	noun - thorn or prick
双人床 /shuāng rén chuáng/ B1	noun - double bed
空 /kōng/ A2	adjective - empty
对决 /duì jué/ B2	verb - to duel or confront
灼伤 /zhuó shāng/ B2	verb - to burn or scorch
放 /fàng/ A2	verb - to put or place

Key Grammar Structures

• 关不掉月光

  ➔ Use of negation + 可以 (can) to express inability

  ➔ The phrase "关不掉" uses a negative form "关不" (cannot close) + 可以 implied to be impossible to turn off the moonlight.

• 只有寂寞不打烊

  ➔ Use of 只有 ... 才 to emphasize that only loneliness is always available

  ➔ The structure "只有 ... 才" emphasizes that only one condition or thing exists or is true.

• 夜像深不可测的心房

  ➔ Use of 像 to make a simile (like/as) between two things

  ➔ The word "像" is used to introduce a simile, comparing "night" to a deep, unfathomable heart chamber.

• 无法填满的荒凉

  ➔ Use of 无法 to express impossibility or inability

  ➔ “无法” means "impossible to" or "cannot" indicating that filling up the loneliness is unachievable.

• 点亮了我 却也被灼伤

  ➔ Use of 连词 却 to contrast two clauses

  ➔ The word "却" (but) contrasts the positive action of lighting up with the negative consequence of being burned.

• 梦一场 改变的错恢复了原样

  ➔ Use of 一场 to denote a single occurrence or event

  ➔ The phrase "梦一场" means "a single dream or illusion", emphasizing the transient nature of dreams.

• 关不掉 的月光

  ➔ Use of 的 to possess or modify nouns

  ➔ 的 connects "关不掉" and "月光", indicating that the moonlight belongs to or is characterized by inability to turn off.