Khiên Tinh – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Ngân Lam / AK1 AK1 DJ

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Laugh, who is the bright sunshine?

Without a heart, how could we ever match?

The cool breeze feels fresh and clear.

In the dim twilight, the lamps glow gently.

You and I are a perfect pair from the start.

Without you, everything feels like a sin.

Even without a heart, we can still be together.

You’re like a blue dew; I’ll change for you.

We have walked together through mountain rain and streams.

You call out, and I answer in your name.

It’s you who opens the gate.

My tears fall like pearls.

Who can hold the night and sigh in silence?

They will meet again someday.

I only want to be by your side.

Ask yourself where true perfection lies.

Blue blossoms, bright red hills, distant water.

Three feet of red platform, endless songs flow.

Our long parting won’t turn into a cup.

A hundred percent red, shining brightly.

Who remembers the best years of youth?

You are a thousand, I’m five, soaring like a bird.

You pull me in, I’m drawn into retreat.

All bitterness follows us.

Raise our heads, don’t hide away.

Gentle warmth turns into decisive resolve.

You’re wrong, I’m not certain.

You stir me, I’m hesitant.

The heart’s fire burns, making the sun as bright as ash.

You cry, I won’t betray you.

You turn me, yet I dare not be sad.

What warmth lasts a thousand years?

Wind and snow, a bright autumn of white hair.

Lighting a fire, gentle smoke for your eyes.

If you feel a touch of melancholy.

If it’s old, I can stay by your side.

The dazzling glow also reaches perfection.

Wind and snow, a bright autumn of white hair.

Lighting a fire, gentle smoke for your eyes.

If I only hold a hint of melancholy.

If it’s old, I can stay by your side.

The dazzling glow also reaches perfection.

[Vietnamese]

Cháoxiào shéi shì měi yáng wēi

Méi le xīn rú hé xiāng pèi

Pán líng shēng qīngcuì

Wéimù jiān dēng huǒ yōu wēi

Wǒ hé nǐ zuì tiānshēng yī duì

Méi le nǐ cái suàn yuán zuì

Méi le xīn cái hǎo xiāng pèi

Nǐ lánlǔ wǒ gǎi huǐ

Bìng jiān xíng guò shān yǔ shuǐ

Nǐ jiāocuì wǒ tì nǐ míngmèi

Shì nǐ wěn kāi bǐ mò

Rǎn wǒ yǎn jiǎo zhū lèi

Yǎn lí hé xiāng yù bēi xǐ wéi shéi

Tāmen yù huí wù huì

Wǒ què zhǐ yóu nǐ zhī pèi

Wèn shì jiān nǎ yǒu gèng wánměi

Lán huā zhǐ niǎn hóng chén sì shuǐ

Sān chǐ hóng tái wàn shì rù gē chúi

Chāng bié jiǔ bù chéng bēi

Shífēn hóng chù jìng chéng huī

Yuàn shéi jì de shéi zuì hǎo de nián suì

Nǐ yī qiān wǒ wǔ rú fēi

Nǐ yī yǐn wǒ dǒng jìn tuì

Kǔ lè dōu gēn suí

Jǔ shǒu tóu zú bù wéibèi

Jiāng qiānbēi wēn róu chéng juéduì

Nǐ cuò wǒ bù kěn duì

Nǐ méngdǒng wǒ méngmèi

Xīn huǒ zěn gān xīn yáng tāng zhǐ fěi

Nǐ kū wǒ bù ceng wěi

Nǐ juàn wǒ yě bù gǎn lèi

Yòng shénme nuǎn nǐ yī qiān suì

Fēng xuě yī xī qiū bái fà wěi

Dēng huǒ wēi ruǐ róu zhǒu nǐ yǎnméi

Jiǎrú nǐ shě yī dī lèi

Jiǎrú lǎo qù wǒ néng péi

Yānbō lǐ chéng huī yě qù dé wánměi

Fēng xuě yī xī qiū bái fà wěi

Dēng huǒ wēi ruǐ róu zhǒu nǐ yǎnméi

Jiǎrú wǒ zhǐ shèng yī dī lèi

Jiǎrú lǎo qù wǒ néng péi

Yānbō lǐ chéng huī yě qù dé wánměi

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tinh /tiŋ/ B1	noun - star
khiên /khiəŋ/ B1	verb - to carry noun - shield
tương /twəŋ/ A2	adjective - mutual
phối /fə́i/ B1	verb - to match
xinh /siŋ/ A2	adjective - beautiful
đôi /ɗōi/ A1	noun - pair
hoàn /hɔ̃ːn/ B1	verb - to complete
hảo /hǎu/ A2	adjective - good
thanh /tʰaŋ/ B1	noun - sound
mỹ /mǐ/ B1	adjective - beautiful
lan /lan/ A2	noun - orchid
đệp /ɗɛp/ A2	adjective - beautiful
hoa /hwa/ A1	noun - flower
chín /cɪn/ A1	adjective - nine verb - to ripen
thuỷ /tʰʊ̌i/ B1	noun - water
hoàn /hɔ̃ːn/ B1	verb - to return
mỹ /mǐ/ B1	noun - beauty
lệ /lɛ̌/ A2	noun - tear
hoàn /hɔ̃ːn/ B1	adjective - complete
mỹ /mǐ/ B1	adjective - American

Key Grammar Structures

• Cháoxiào shéi shì měi yáng wēi

  ➔ Use of interrogative pronoun "shéi (谁)" to ask "who".

  ➔ This line uses "shéi (谁)" to inquire about the identity of the person being mocked. "shì (是)" is a linking verb, meaning "is".

• Méi le xīn rú hé xiāng pèi

  ➔ Use of "rú hé (如何)" to ask "how". The structure "méi le (没了) + noun" indicates the absence or loss of something.

  ➔ This line questions how one can be compatible ("xiāng pèi (相配)") if one has lost their heart ("xīn (心)"). "Méi le (没了)" implies the heart is gone or lost.

• Wǒ hé nǐ zuì tiānshēng yī duì

  ➔ The adverb "zuì (最)" is used to denote the superlative degree, meaning "the most" or "the best". "yī duì (一对)" means "a pair" or "a couple".

  ➔ This line expresses that "I" and "you" are the most naturally matched pair. "Tiānshēng (天生)" means "naturally".

• Shì nǐ wěn kāi bǐ mò

  ➔ Use of "shì (是) ... de (的)" construction to emphasize the actor of an action. It highlights that "it is you" who did the action.

  ➔ This line emphasizes that *you* are the one who kissed open the ink. "Wěn kāi (吻开)" means "kiss open".

• Lán huā zhǐ niǎn hóng chén sì shuǐ

  ➔ Simile using "sì (似)" which means "like" or "similar to". The structure "A sì B" compares A to B.

  ➔ This line describes the gesture of orchid fingers twirling, comparing the mortal world to flowing water. "Hóng chén (红尘)" means "mortal world".

• Yuàn shéi jì de shéi zuì hǎo de nián suì

  ➔ The use of "shéi (谁)" twice in the same sentence emphasizes the uncertainty and possibly the indifference towards who remembers whom. "zuì hǎo de (最好的)" is superlative, meaning 'the best'.

  ➔ The line is a rhetorical question expressing a wish or a thought about which person will remember which person's best years.

• Jiǎrú nǐ shě yī dī lèi

  ➔ Use of "jiǎrú (假如)" to express a hypothetical condition, meaning "if" or "suppose".

  ➔ This line introduces a hypothetical situation: *if* you are willing to shed a tear.