光焰 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Điền Hủ Ninh, TianXiNing

Lyrics & Translation

Discover '光焰' (Guāng Yàn) by Điền Hủ Ninh (TianXiNing), a song that eloquently uses imagery of light, stars, and warmth to tell a story of passionate pursuit. By listening, you can learn how Mandarin poetry uses metaphor to express deep commitment and the overcoming of darkness, making this track a special, emotionally rich piece of contemporary Chinese music.

[English]

Listen beyond the window

The clamor sinks into the deep night

Leave a lamp for the world

The dim glow keeps company with the countless stars

Watch the summer night

Fireflies glide along the halo of light

Each flicker feels so vivid

And it burns just as intensely

I chase toward that distant flame

Chasing that faraway light

Yet it’s just a heartbeat away in my heart

Let the years keep turning without end

Love remains blazing

Stand with me, resolutely overcoming

I want to borrow a few fallen leaves

I want to borrow an old letter

Write them into the blue, sending them toward tomorrow

When the morning light breaks

A gentle breeze brushes the lingering warmth in my heart

Compose

Poems

In the dusk, the slanting sun drifts across the horizon

The evening wind rushes toward the long night

This journey is special because of you

Under the starry sky

I use soft light to write

Every warm encounter

Dispelled the cold

I chase toward that distant flame

Chasing that faraway light

Yet it’s just a heartbeat away in my heart

Let the years keep turning without end

Love remains blazing, standing with me, resolutely overcoming

I want to borrow a few fallen leaves

I want to borrow an old letter

Write them into the blue, sending them toward tomorrow

When the morning light breaks

A gentle breeze brushes the lingering warmth in my heart

Compose poems

When lost, there’s always someone

Who becomes a lighthouse, giving me direction

I have seen the dawn tiptoe

Waiting for a beam of light to appear

Turns out the passion in my heart

has all been seen

My monologue has continued to be written

It is you who still follows like the wind

Passing through clouds, letting dreams sprout green leaves

I want to borrow a few fallen leaves

I want to borrow an old letter, write them into the blue, sending them toward tomorrow

When the morning light breaks

A gentle breeze brushes

See the dazzling world

Right before my eyes

[Vietnamese]

听窗外

喧嚣沉入深夜

留一盏给世界

昏黄伴着繁星作陪

看夏夜

流萤沿着光圈

每次闪烁多真切

就有多浓烈

我追向那远处光焰

追向那遥远

却又咫尺的心间

任岁月它不停更迭

爱仍炽烈

陪我决然翻越

想借落叶几片

想借旧信笺

写进蔚蓝寄向明天

当晨光乍眼

微风轻拂心底的滚烫

谱出

诗篇

暮色中斜阳漫过边界

晚风涌向长夜

这旅程有你而特别

星空下

我借柔光书写

每份温暖的遇見

驱散了冷冽

我追向那远处光焰

追向那遥远

却又咫尺的心间

任岁月它不停更迭

爱仍炽烈陪我决然翻越

想借落叶几片

想借旧信笺

写进蔚蓝寄向明天

当晨光乍眼

微风轻拂心底的滚烫

谱出诗篇

迷途时总有谁

化身灯塔予我方位

我曾见过晨曦踮起脚尖

等一束光的出现

原来我心底的热烈

都有被看见

独白都有了续写

是你依然如风相随

穿过云烟让梦长出绿叶

想借落叶几片

想借旧信笺写进蔚蓝寄向明天

当晨光乍眼

微风轻拂

看绚烂世界

就在眼前

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
光焰 /kwɑŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/ C1	noun - flame of light; bright blaze
流萤 /liòʊ⁵¹ ǐŋ³⁵/ C2	noun - firefly; glow‑worm
闪烁 /ʂàn⁵¹ ʂwò⁵⁵/ B2	verb - to flicker; to flash
炽烈 /ʈʂʰɨ⁵¹ liè⁵⁵/ C1	adjective - intense; blazing; passionate
追向 /tʂweɪ⁵¹ ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵/ C1	verb - to chase toward; to pursue
翻越 /fān⁵¹ yɥè⁵⁵/ C1	verb - to climb over; to surmount
蔚蓝 /wèi⁵¹ lán⁵⁵/ B2	adjective - azure; deep blue noun - the azure color
明天 /míŋ⁵¹ tiɛ̂n⁵⁵/ A1	noun - tomorrow
晨光 /chən⁵⁵ kwɑŋ⁵⁵/ B2	noun - morning light; dawn
微风 /wēi⁵⁵ fēŋ⁵⁵/ A2	noun - breeze
滚烫 /kʷən⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/ C2	adjective - scalding; burning hot
诗篇 /ʂɨ⁵⁵ pʰjɛn⁵⁵/ C2	noun - poem; verse; poetic piece
星空 /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/ B1	noun - starry sky
灯塔 /dēŋ⁵⁵ tǎ⁵⁵/ C1	noun - lighthouse
旅程 /lǚ⁵¹ tʂʰəŋ⁵⁵/ B1	noun - journey; trip
绿叶 /lǜ⁵¹ iɛ⁵⁵/ B1	noun - green leaf
绚烂 /ɕɥɛn⁵¹ lǎn⁵⁵/ C1	adjective - brilliant; dazzling; splendid
心间 /ɕín⁵⁵ tɕjɛ́n⁵⁵/ B2	noun - inside the heart; one's inner feelings