欢颜 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周深
• Album: The Voice of China Season 3

Lyrics & Translation

This performance is a monumental piece for understanding Zhou Shen's distinct 'ethereal voice,' as it was the song that launched his career. Learning the Chinese lyrics will reveal the depth of longing and dependence on a single 'smiling face' as the soul's only sustenance through life's hardships, offering a lyrical window into a timeless romantic melancholy that transcends the original song's classic genre.

[English]

A gentle sorrow drifts down

Threads of memory

Like a dream, like an illusion, yet so real

The strings are lightly plucked, humming softly

That is a song

Just a simple smile from you

My heart becomes enchanted

Only your bright smile and laughter

Being with you is my comfort on this long journey

Spring rain, autumn frost—time shows no mercy

Even if seas dry up and rocks crumble, no trace remains

Only your bright smile and laughter

Being with you is my comfort on this long journey

A cold feeling drifts down

Countless strands of longing

Like a dream, like an illusion, yet so real

The strings are lightly plucked, humming softly

That is a song

[Chinese]

飘落着淡淡愁

一丝丝的回忆

如梦如幻如真

弦轻拨声低吟

那是歌

只要你轻轻一笑

我的心就迷醉

只有你的欢颜笑语

伴我在漫漫长途有所依

春雨秋霜岁月无情

海枯石烂形无痕

只有你的欢颜笑语

伴我在漫漫长途有所依

飘落着冷冷情

万缕缕的怀念

如梦如幻如真

弦轻拨声低吟

那是歌

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
欢颜 /huān yán/ B2	noun - a happy or smiling face
飘落 /piāo luò/ B1	verb - to drift and fall
愁 /chóu/ A2	noun - sorrow or worry
回忆 /huí yì/ A2	noun - memory or recollection
如梦 /rú mèng/ B2	adjective - like a dream
幻 /huàn/ B1	noun - illusion or mirage
轻拨 /qīng bō/ B1	verb - to gently pluck
低吟 /dī yín/ B2	verb - to hum softly
迷醉 /mí zuì/ C1	adjective - enchanted or mesmerized
笑语 /xiào yǔ/ B1	noun - laughter or cheerful words
漫漫 /màn màn/ B2	adjective - long and endless
长途 /cháng tú/ A2	noun - long journey
岁月 /suì yuè/ A2	noun - time or years
无情 /wú qíng/ B1	adjective - heartless or merciless
海枯石烂 /hǎi gū shí làn/ C2	idiom - until the seas dry up and the stones crumble
怀念 /huái niàn/ A2	verb - to miss or yearn for

Key Grammar Structures

• 飘落着淡淡愁

  ➔ Present continuous tense with '着' (zhe)

  ➔ The particle '着' (zhe) is used to indicate an action in progress, similar to the present continuous tense in English. Here, '飘落着' (piaoluo zhe) means 'is falling' or 'falls continuously'.

• 如梦如幻如真

  ➔ Parallel structure with '如' (rú)

  ➔ The word '如' (rú) is used to create a parallel structure, meaning 'like' or 'as'. Here, '如梦如幻如真' translates to 'like a dream, like an illusion, like reality', emphasizing a series of comparisons.

• 只要你轻轻一笑

  ➔ Conditional sentence with '只要' (zhǐyào)

  ➔ The phrase '只要' (zhǐyào) introduces a conditional sentence, meaning 'as long as' or 'if only'. Here, '只要你轻轻一笑' translates to 'if only you smile lightly', indicating a condition for the following action.

• 伴我在漫漫长途有所依

  ➔ Complement of result with '有所依' (yǒusuǒyī)

  ➔ The phrase '有所依' (yǒusuǒyī) acts as a complement of result, meaning 'something to rely on'. Here, it indicates the outcome of being accompanied on a long journey, translating to 'having something to rely on'.