In The Air – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Leah Dou

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the soundscape of modern Chinese pop with Leah Dou's 'In The Air,' a track born from the artist's experience of constant travel and the reflections it inspires. Learn about the nuances of expressing feelings of being ungrounded and in transit through a unique blend of musical genres .

[English]

Aerialist

Sorry, I'm still thinking of you

Where did I lose myself?

The distance between us lingers in the air

Even if I no longer care for you

Even if we're not together

I'm thinking of you, thinking of you

On my phone, there are blue and white photos

I want to send them to you, tell you a little more

This world is always changing

But only you can't fade from the picture

Stay a little longer, a little longer

Stay a little longer

A little longer

A little longer

In the air, I'll write a song you love to hear

This bowl of cold soup brings back your lingering warmth

Even if it's already gone cold

The taste still remains

Aerialist, when will I land?

When will I land?

Boom, I close the door in my heart

Through the clouds, I'll wait patiently

My world has always been floating

Can time be very quiet?

Say it can wait, it can wait

In the air, I'll write a song you love to hear

This bowl of cold soup brings back your lingering warmth

Even if it's already gone cold

The taste still remains

Aerialist, when will I land?

When will I land?

A blue decision, creating white ripples

How much longer must I fly before I can embrace?

A lonely bird waits quietly, it always has to return to the sky

In the air, I'll write a song you love to hear

Don't worry, you don't have to listen so carefully

Even if we're strangers

The one who's always late

Aerialist, when will I land?

When will I land?

[Chinese]

空中飛人

對不起 還想著你

在哪裡 丟了自己

空氣裡飄著你我距離

就算不再給你關心

就算不在一起

我想著你 想著你

手機裡 是藍白的照片

想傳給你 告訴你多一些

這世界總是在改變

唯獨你卻淡不出畫面

再留多一些 多一些

再留多一些

多一些

多一些

在空中寫一首你愛聽的歌

這碗冷湯喝出了你的餘溫

就算已經變冷

味道還是留存

空中飛人 何時落地呢

何時落地呢

轟隆 關上心裡的門

穿過雲層 我會好好的等

我的世界一直漂浮著

時間可不可以很小聲

說它可以等 可以等

在空中寫一首你愛聽的歌

這碗冷湯喝出了你的餘溫

就算已經變冷

味道還是留存

空中飛人 何時落地呢

何時落地呢

藍色般的決定 泛起白色漣漪

還要飛多久 才擁抱

孤鳥靜靜等候 總要回天上

在空中寫一首你愛聽的歌

別在意 不用聽得那麼認真

就算是陌生人

總會遲到的人

空中飛人 何時落地呢

何時落地呢

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
空中飛人 /kōng zhōng fēi rén/ C1	noun - trapeze artist; aerialist
丟 /diū/ A2	verb - to lose; to throw away
空氣 /kōng qì/ A2	noun - air
飄 /piāo/ B1	verb - to float; to drift; to waft
距離 /jù lí/ A2	noun - distance
關心 /guān xīn/ B1	verb - to care about; to be concerned about noun - concern; care
照片 /zhào piàn/ A1	noun - photo; picture
改變 /gǎi biàn/ B1	verb - to change; to alter noun - change; alteration
淡 /dàn/ B2	adjective - light (color); bland (taste); faint; weak verb - to fade; to lighten
畫面 /huà miàn/ B1	noun - scene; picture; screen
寫 /xiě/ A1	verb - to write
冷湯 /lěng tāng/ B1	noun - cold soup; (literally) cold broth
餘溫 /yú wēn/ C1	noun - remaining warmth; lingering warmth (often metaphorical, e.g., of affection or influence)
味道 /wèi dào/ A2	noun - taste; flavor; smell
留存 /liú cún/ B2	verb - to preserve; to keep; to retain
落地 /luò dì/ B1	verb - to land; to fall to the ground
轟隆 /hōng lōng/ C1	onomatopoeia - rumbling sound; boom; roar
雲層 /yún céng/ B2	noun - cloud layer; cloud formation
漂浮 /piāo fú/ B2	verb - to float; to drift (in water or air)
漣漪 /lián yī/ C1	noun - ripple; (metaphorical) a slight disturbance or effect
擁抱 /yǒng bào/ B1	verb - to embrace; to hug
孤鳥 /gū niǎo/ C1	noun - lonely bird; solitary bird (often metaphorical for a lonely person)
等候 /děng hòu/ B1	verb - to wait (for); to await
天上 /tiān shàng/ A2	noun - heaven; sky (above)
陌生人 /mò shēng rén/ B1	noun - stranger

Key Grammar Structures

• 就算不再給你關心

  ➔ Concessive clause with 就算

  ➔ The phrase "就算" introduces a hypothetical situation that may not be true, similar to "even if". "就算" **不再給你關心** means “even if I no longer give you attention”.

• 在空中寫一首你愛聽的歌

  ➔ Relative clause using 的

  ➔ "你愛聽的" is a relative clause that modifies "歌". The structure “Noun + 的 + Noun” works like “the song that you love listening to”.

• 這碗冷湯喝出了你的餘溫

  ➔ Result complement with 出

  ➔ The verb phrase "喝出" uses 出 as a result complement, indicating that the action of drinking produced something (the lingering warmth).

• 時間可不可以很小聲說它可以等

  ➔ Polite request with 可不可以

  ➔ "可不可以" is used to ask for permission or make a polite request. Here it asks “Can time whisper softly...?”.

• 藍色般的決定 泛起白色漣漪

  ➔ Simile with 般

  ➔ The particle "般" attaches to a noun to create a simile, meaning “like”. "藍色般的決定" = “a decision like blue”.

• 總要回天上

  ➔ Adverbial phrase with 總要

  ➔ "總要" expresses a strong necessity or inevitability, similar to “must definitely”. "總要回天上" = “must definitely return to the sky”.

• 別在意

  ➔ Negative imperative with 別

  ➔ "別" is used to prohibit an action, functioning as a negative command: “don’t worry”.

• 味道還是留存

  ➔ Conjunctive adverb 還是 expressing persistence

  ➔ "還是" in this context means “still” or “as before”, stressing that the taste remains unchanged.