光亮 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周深
• Album: 时光音乐会2

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Zhou Shen's "光亮" (Guang Liang)! This inspiring song, blending modern pop with traditional Peking Opera, offers a unique opportunity to explore Chinese culture and language. You can learn rich vocabulary related to history, emotion, and perseverance, while appreciating the beauty of classical Chinese poetry integrated into contemporary music. Its profound message of finding hope and inner light, coupled with Zhou Shen's masterful vocal performance, makes "光亮" a truly special and engaging piece for language learners.

[English]

A gust of wind stirs over the sea

White clouds rush towards the land

The monsoon carries away the grains of sand

The changing cycle of the four seasons

So vibrant is life

Yet traces of withering remain

It's the sudden storm that strikes while running

It's the light of a match burning in the dark

Perhaps you can't fathom the unknown fate

Like a shooting star soaring without knowing its destination

But oh, I still want to believe

In the tiniest, weakest, softest, and most fearless you

With all your might, you strive to respond

No matter how vast, endless, or unsolvable, there will always be a glimmer of hope

The light is you

But oh, I still want to believe

In the tiniest, weakest, softest, and most fearless you

With all your might, you strive to respond

No matter how vast, endless, or unsolvable, there will always be a glimmer of hope

The light is you

（Opera singing style:）

Do not listen to the sound of leaves rustling in the forest

Let the misty rain flow freely through life

In the Music Pavilion, we shall finally speak

Six hundred years in a grain, a dream on the vast sea

No matter the purpose, the most fearless you

Not questioning fate, the most fearless you

[Chinese]

海上 一阵风吹起

白云涌向陆地

季风带走沙粒

四季 冷暖的交替

多鲜活的生命

又枯萎的痕迹

是奔跑中突然袭来的风雨

是黑暗中一根火柴燃烧的光明

也许你猜不透未知的宿命

像流星飞翔着它却不知目的

可是啊 我却 却愿意相信

最渺小最微弱最柔软最无畏的你

用尽了全力 努力地回应

再无边再无尽再无解总有一线生机

光亮你自己

可是啊 我却 却愿意去相信

最渺小最微弱最柔软最无畏的你

用尽了全力 努力地去回应

再无边再无尽再无解总有一线生机

光亮你自己

（戏曲唱腔：）

莫听穿林打叶声

一蓑烟雨任平生

畅音阁里终一叙

六百年一粟 沧海一梦

无论目的 最无畏的你

不问宿命 最无畏的你

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光亮 /guāng liàng/ A1	noun - brightness, light
奔跑 /bēn pǎo/ A1	verb - to run
风雨 /fēng yǔ/ A2	noun - wind and rain
黑暗 /hēi àn/ A2	noun - darkness
火柴 /huǒ chái/ A2	noun - matchstick
燃烧 /rán shāo/ B1	verb - to burn
渺小 /miǎo xiǎo/ B2	adjective - tiny, insignificant
微弱 /wēi ruò/ B2	adjective - faint, weak
柔软 /róu ruǎn/ B1	adjective - soft, tender
无畏 /wú wèi/ B2	adjective - fearless, brave
全力 /quán lì/ B1	noun - full strength, all-out effort
回应 /huí yìng/ B1	verb - to respond
生机 /shēng jī/ B2	noun - vitality, sign of life
宿命 /sù mìng/ C1	noun - fate, destiny
流星 /liú xīng/ B1	noun - meteor, shooting star
戏曲 /xì qǔ/ C1	noun - traditional Chinese opera

Key Grammar Structures

• 是黑暗中一根火柴燃烧的光明

  ➔ Use of 的 to nominalize a verb phrase, turning “燃烧” into a noun phrase.

  ➔ The word "的" turns the verb phrase "燃烧" into a noun, forming "燃烧的光明".

• 像流星飞翔着它却不知目的

  ➔ Progressive aspect particle 着 after a verb; contrastive conjunction 却.

  ➔ "着" indicates that the action "飞翔" is ongoing, while "却" links the clause with a contrast: "它却不知目的".

• 可是啊 我却 却愿意相信

  ➔ Repeated 却 for emphasis; contrastive particle placed before the verb.

  ➔ The first "却" sets up a contrast with the preceding clause, and the second "却" adds extra emphasis to "愿意相信".

• 最渺小最微弱最柔软最无畏的你

  ➔ Stacked adjectives with 的 to form a noun phrase; superlative intensifier 最.

  ➔ "最" intensifies each adjective, and "的" turns the whole descriptive chain into the noun "你".

• 用尽了全力 努力地回应

  ➔ 了 after a verb to mark completion; adverbial modifier 努力地 before a verb.

  ➔ "了" shows that the action "用尽" is completed, and "努力地" modifies how "回应" is performed.

• 再无边再无尽再无解总有一线生机

  ➔ Repeated adverb 再 before adjectives to emphasize continuity; 总有 expresses inevitable existence.

  ➔ "再" before each adjective (无边, 无尽, 无解) stresses that these conditions keep occurring, and "总有" means "there is always" a glimmer of hope.

• 莫听穿林打叶声

  ➔ Imperative negative using 莫 + verb, a literary form meaning “do not…”.

  ➔ "莫" directly precedes the verb "听", forming a command “Do not listen to the sound of wind through the forest”.

• 一蓑烟雨任平生

  ➔ Use of 任 as a verb meaning “let” or “allow”, creating a poetic construction “let the misty rain be for life”.

  ➔ "任" follows "烟雨" and functions as “let” – the phrase means “let the misty rain accompany one’s whole life”.

• 不问宿命 最无畏的你

  ➔ Negative verb phrase 不问 (do not ask) + noun; superlative 最 with 的 to create attribute.

  ➔ "不问" negates the action of questioning fate, and "最无畏的" uses the superlative "最" with 的 to describe "you" as the most fearless.