海枯石爛 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Olivia Ong
• Album: Romance

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic depths of Olivia Ong's "海枯石爛" (Hai Ku Shi Lan). This beautiful Mandarin ballad, whose title translates to "Till the World Ends" or "When the Seas Run Dry and the Rocks Crumble," is a testament to eternal love and serves as an excellent gateway to learning Chinese through its poetic lyrics and emotionally rich melody. Understanding the idiom behind the title will deepen your appreciation for this special song.

[English]

These days, the weather in your city must be sunny.

Because you are like the sun.

If you have time to miss me, just come online to say goodnight.

Let the starlight shine in our dreams.

Don't worry about me anymore, don't spoil me.

As long as you come back safely, that's romantic enough.

...

These days without you are certainly a bit dull and lonely.

But I am grateful for this loneliness.

It makes me more certain that you are the missing half of me.

The half that completes me.

I’m not afraid of how the world will change tomorrow.

Every day I see your smiling face, and I feel at peace.

每天看見你笑臉 我就心安

No matter how the outside world wants to change,

We still have our little paradise.

With you in my heart, life has weight.

The wind won't sway me.

Together we watch the sea dry and the stones crumble, together we wait for the earth to age and the sky to fall.

Slowly love, without haste.

With you by my side, my eyes can be brave.

To see how long the years can be.

Even if the sea truly dries and the stones crumble, even if the earth ages and the sky falls,

As long as we still love, there are no regrets (no regrets).

...

[Chinese]

這幾天你在那個城市天氣一定晴朗

因為你就是個太陽

有空想念我的話就上線來說晚安

讓夢裡星光燦爛

別再擔心我什麼了 別把我寵壞

只要你平安回來 就夠浪漫

這幾天沒有你在當然有些平淡孤單

但我感謝這孤單

讓我更加確定你是我缺少的那一半

完整我的那一半

不怕明天的世界 會變成怎樣

轉載來自 魔鏡歌詞網

每天看見你笑臉 我就心安

不管外面的世界 想變成怎樣

我們還有我們的 小小天堂

我有你放在心上 生命就有了重量

風來也不會飄盪

一起看海枯石爛 一起等地老天荒

慢慢愛 不慌不忙

我有你守在身旁 眼睛就可以勇敢

看歲月怎麼漫長

就算真海枯石爛 就算已地老天荒

還相愛 就沒遺憾(不遺憾)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
晴朗 (qínglǎng) /t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˥lɑŋ˨˩˦/ B1	adjective - sunny and cloudless; fine
太陽 (tàiyáng) /tʰaɪ̯˥˩jɑŋ˧˥/ A1	noun - sun
想念 (xiǎngniàn) /ɕi̯ɑŋ˩˧ni̯ɛn˥˩/ A2	verb - to miss; to think of
星光 (xīngguāng) /ɕiŋ˥ku̯ɑŋ˥/ B1	noun - starlight
燦爛 (cànlàn) /tsʰan˥˩lan˥˩/ B2	adjective - bright; brilliant; resplendent
平安 (píng'ān) /pʰiŋ˧˥ʔan˥/ A2	adjective - safe and sound
浪漫 (làngmàn) /lɑŋ˥˩man˥˩/ B1	adjective - romantic
平淡 (píngdàn) /pʰiŋ˧˥tan˥˩/ B1	adjective - ordinary; commonplace; dull
孤單 (gūdān) /ku˥tan˥/ A2	adjective - lonely
確定 (quèdìng) /tɕʰy̯ɛ˥˩tiŋ˥˩/ B1	verb - to determine; to confirm
缺少 (quēshǎo) /tɕʰy̯ɛ˥ʃɑʊ̯˨˩˦/ B1	verb - to lack; to be short of
完整 (wánzhěng) /wɑn˧˥t͡ʂɤŋ˨˩˦/ B1	adjective - complete; intact
笑臉 (xiàoliǎn) /ɕi̯ɑʊ˥˩li̯ɛn˨˩˦/ A2	noun - smiling face
心安 (xīn'ān) /ɕin˥ʔan˥/ B2	adjective - at ease; feel relieved
天堂 (tiāntáng) /tʰi̯ɛn˥tʰɑŋ˧˥/ B1	noun - paradise; heaven
重量 (zhòngliàng) /t͡ʂʊŋ˥˩li̯ɑŋ˥˩/ B1	noun - weight
飄盪 (piāodàng) /pʰi̯ɑʊ˥tɑŋ˥˩/ B2	verb - to drift; to float
海枯石爛 (hǎikūshílàn) /xaɪ˨˩˦kʰu˥ʂʅ˧˥lan˥˩/ C1	idiom - until the seas dry up and the rocks decay; forever; for all time
地老天荒 (dìlǎotiānhuāng) /ti˥˩lɑʊ̯˨˩˦tʰi̯ɛn˥xu̯ɑŋ˥/ C1	idiom - till the end of the world
歲月 (suìyuè) /sweɪ˥˩y̯ɛ˥˩/ B2	noun - years; time
勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) /jʊŋ˨˩˦kan˨˩˦/ A2	adjective - brave
遺憾 (yíhàn) /i˧˥xan˥˩/ B1	noun - regret

Key Grammar Structures

• 因為你就是個太陽

  ➔ Because you are the sun.

  ➔ The use of '就是' emphasizes identity.

• 別再擔心我什麼了

  ➔ Don't worry about me anymore.

  ➔ The phrase '別再' indicates a request to stop an action.

• 只要你平安回來 就夠浪漫

  ➔ As long as you return safely, it's romantic enough.

  ➔ The structure '只要...就...' indicates a condition.

• 我有你放在心上 生命就有了重量

  ➔ Having you in my heart gives weight to my life.

  ➔ The phrase '有了重量' suggests significance or importance.

• 一起看海枯石爛 一起等地老天荒

  ➔ Together we watch the sea dry and stones rot, together we wait for the world to grow old.

  ➔ The phrase '一起' emphasizes togetherness.