臨江仙 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 白鹿
• Album: 影視劇《臨江仙》原聲帶

Lyrics & Translation

Discover "臨江仙," a beautiful theme song by Bai Lu that offers a captivating gateway into the world of Chinese fantasy dramas and the rich expressiveness of the Chinese language. Through its emotive lyrics and Bai Lu's delicate vocals, listeners can immerse themselves in universal themes of love, fate, and resilience, gaining an appreciation for traditional Chinese poetic narratives and storytelling.

[English]

The moon's reflection on the water is faintly bright,

And thin mist curls like gentle smoke.

Looking back at the old scenery of the past,

There's no trace of you.

Obsessively entangled and affectionate,

Stitching up a broken heart.

And the imprint left on my lips,

Shining like stars.

I pretend to stroll leisurely,

Not to look into your eyes.

But tears are already welling up,

Dampening the dragonfly that flies past.

I wish I could learn a skill,

To travel back to a certain time,

Forget right and wrong, win or lose,

And smile with you, watching the mirror.

The moon's reflection on the water is faintly bright,

And thin mist curls like gentle smoke.

Looking back at the old scenery of the past,

There's no trace of you.

Obsessively entangled and affectionate,

Stitching up a broken heart.

And the imprint left on my lips,

Shining like stars.

I pretend to stroll leisurely,

Not to look into your eyes.

But tears are already welling up,

Dampening the dragonfly that flies past.

I wish I could learn a skill,

To travel back to a certain time,

Forget right and wrong, win or lose,

And smile with you, watching the mirror.

I pretend to stroll leisurely,

Not to look into your eyes.

But tears are already welling up,

Dampening the dragonfly that flies past.

I wish I could learn a skill,

To travel back to a certain time,

Forget right and wrong, win or lose,

And smile with you, watching the mirror.

[Chinese]

水邊月影微明

薄霧裊裊煙輕

回首往日舊風景

不見蹤影

痴痴纏纏多情

縫縫補補傷心

還有唇畔留的印

燦若繁星

我假裝信步閒庭

不去看你的眼睛

可是淚已盈盈

打濕了飛過的蜻蜓

我想要學個本領

穿越回某個曾經

忘掉對錯輸贏

貼著你笑看菱花鏡

水邊月影微明

薄霧裊裊煙輕

回首往日舊風景

不見蹤影

痴痴纏纏多情

縫縫補補傷心

還有唇畔留的印

燦若繁星

我假裝信步閒庭

不去看你的眼睛

可是淚已盈盈

打濕了飛過的蜻蜓

我想要學個本領

穿越回某個曾經

忘掉對錯輸贏

貼著你笑看菱花鏡

我假裝信步閒庭

不去看你的眼睛

可是淚已盈盈

打濕了飛過的蜻蜓

我想要學個本領

穿越回某個曾經

忘掉對錯輸贏

貼著你笑看菱花鏡

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月影 /yuè yǐng/ B1	noun - moonlight
薄霧 /bó wù/ B2	noun - thin mist
回首 /huí shǒu/ C1	verb - to look back
往日 /wǎng rì/ B2	noun - past days
痴痴 /chī chī/ C1	adjective - foolishly
纏纏 /chán chán/ C2	adjective - entangled
縫縫 /féng fέng/ C1	verb - to mend
補補 /bǔ bǔ/ C1	verb - to patch up
唇畔 /chún pàn/ C2	noun - lips
燦若 /càn ruò/ C2	adjective - brilliant like
信步 /xìn bù/ C1	verb - to stroll casually
閒庭 /xián tíng/ C2	noun - leisurely courtyard
蜻蜓 /qīng tíng/ B1	noun - dragonfly
本領 /běn lǐng/ B2	noun - ability
穿越 /chuānyuè/ B2	verb - to travel through
菱花 /líng huā/ C2	noun - water caltrop

Key Grammar Structures

• 水邊月影微明

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ Here, '水邊月影' (water's edge moonlight) functions as a descriptive noun phrase to convey imagery.

• 回首往日舊風景

  ➔ Verb phrase

  ➔ '回首往日舊風景' (looking back at past scenery) is a verb phrase indicating a reflective action.

• 痴痴纏纏多情

  ➔ Adjective phrase

  ➔ '痴痴纏纏' (foolishly infatuated) serves as an adjective phrase describing deep emotional attachment.

• 我假裝信步閒庭

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Object structure

  ➔ '我假裝信步閒庭' (I pretend to stroll casually) follows the SVO structure common in Mandarin Chinese.

• 可是淚已盈盈

  ➔ Adverbial phrase

  ➔ '已盈盈' (already full of tears) acts as an adverbial phrase indicating a state of being.

• 打濕了飛過的蜻蜓

  ➔ Past participle

  ➔ '打濕了' (wet) is a past participle used to describe the state of something affected by an action.

• 忘掉對錯輸贏

  ➔ Verb phrase with infinitive

  ➔ '忘掉' (to forget) followed by a noun phrase describes an action of letting go.