慢慢 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Tiêu Lạc Ca (小乐哥)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender world of Chinese music with Tiêu Lạc Ca's “慢慢.” Learning the language through this song offers a unique glimpse into expressing deep, gradual emotional shifts—from loss to quiet acceptance—in Mandarin, making it a special and heartfelt starting point for language exploration.

[English]

He slowly stops being a boy

He slowly learns to shoulder all love

He slowly has no expectations

Slowly staying out of everything

Slowly leaving

Why does a summer night’s daylight feel so long?

Walking by the road, feeling melancholy

Always blaming the night for changing its shape

The stars aren’t beside the moon

After sunrise, I lift my head and it’s still the same

Suddenly, one day, the dream falls

It takes away the trace of his broken heart

Who has been separated from whom?

Betrayed a promise

He slowly stops being a boy

He slowly learns to shoulder all love

He slowly has no expectations

Slowly staying out of everything

Slowly leaving

She slowly stops being a girl

She slowly accepts all the unexpected

She slowly gives up dependence

She slowly loses the pampering

She slowly starts over again

Always blaming the night for changing its shape

The stars aren’t beside the moon

After sunrise, I lift my head and it’s still the same

Suddenly, one day, the dream falls

It takes away the trace of his broken heart

Who has been separated from whom?

Betrayed a promise

He slowly stops being a boy

He slowly learns to shoulder all love

He slowly has no expectations

Slowly staying out of everything

Slowly leaving

She slowly stops being a girl

She slowly accepts all the unexpected

She slowly gives up dependence

She slowly loses the pampering

She slowly starts over again

Maybe he'll come back again; later I understood

The past is already in the past; nobody can change it

The love he couldn’t let go of eventually turned to dust

Maybe she already understands; time lingers

The future becomes the future; the past is gone

Gradually getting used to it

Gradually becoming natural

He slowly stops being a boy

He slowly learns to shoulder all love

He slowly has no expectations

Slowly staying out of everything

Slowly leaving

She slowly stops being a girl

She slowly accepts all the unexpected

She slowly gives up dependence

She slowly loses the pampering

She slowly starts over again

[Vietnamese]

他慢慢不再是一个男孩

他慢慢学会承担所有爱

他慢慢无所期待

慢慢置身事外

慢慢的离开

夏夜的白天 为什么很长

走在马路边 却变得惆怅

总是怪夜晚变了样

星星不陪在月亮的身旁

天亮后 抬起头 还是一样

突然某天梦境坠落

带走他心碎的经过

谁和谁分开了

背叛了承诺

他慢慢不再是一个男孩

他慢慢学会承担所有爱

他慢慢无所期待

慢慢置身事外

慢慢的离开

她慢慢不再是一个女孩

她慢慢接受一切的意外

她慢慢放弃依赖

慢慢失去宠爱

慢慢再重来

总是怪夜晚变了样

星星不陪在月亮的身旁

天亮后 抬起头 还是一样

突然某天梦境坠落

带走他心碎的经过

谁和谁分开了

背叛了承诺

他慢慢不再是一个男孩

他慢慢学会承担所有爱

他慢慢无所期待

慢慢置身事外

慢慢的离开

她慢慢不再是一个女孩

她慢慢接受一切的意外

她慢慢放弃依赖

慢慢失去宠爱

慢慢再重来

或许他还会再回来 后来才明白

过去已成过去 谁都不能更改

他放不下的爱 终究化作了尘埃

或许她早已经明白 时间在徘徊

未来变成未来 从前已经不在

慢慢的习惯

慢慢的变得自然

他慢慢不再是一个男孩

他慢慢学会承担所有爱

他慢慢无所期待

慢慢置身事外

慢慢的离开

她慢慢不再是一个女孩

她慢慢接受一切的意外

她慢慢放弃依赖

慢慢失去宠爱

慢慢再重来

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
慢慢 /màn man/ A2	adverb - slowly; gradually
男孩 /nán hái/ A1	noun - boy
女孩 /nǚ hái/ A1	noun - girl
爱 /ài/ A1	noun - love (affection, deep feeling) verb - to love; to be fond of
心碎 /xīn suì/ B1	noun - a broken heart; heartbreak verb - to be heartbroken
承担 /chéng dān/ B2	verb - to undertake; to bear (responsibility, burden)
放弃 /fàng qì/ B2	verb - to give up; to abandon
失去 /shī qù/ B1	verb - to lose (something or someone)
依赖 /yī lài/ B2	verb - to depend on; to rely on noun - dependence; reliance
背叛 /bèi pàn/ B2	verb - to betray; to be disloyal noun - betrayal
承诺 /chéng nuò/ B2	noun - promise; commitment verb - to promise
梦境 /mèng jìng/ B2	noun - dream (the world of sleep)
坠落 /zhuì luò/ B2	verb - to fall; to drop
离开 /lí kāi/ A2	verb - to leave; to depart
过去 /guò qù/ A2	noun - the past; former time
未来 /wèi lái/ B1	noun - the future
时间 /shí jiān/ A1	noun - time
习惯 /xí guàn/ B1	noun - habit; custom
自然 /zì rán/ A2	adjective - natural; spontaneous
变成 /biàn chéng/ B1	verb - to become; to turn into

Key Grammar Structures

• 他慢慢不再是一个男孩

  ➔ 不再 + 是 (no longer be); 慢慢 + V (gradual aspect)

  ➔ He "慢慢" no longer is a boy.

• 他慢慢学会承担所有爱

  ➔ 学会 + V (learn to); 负责/承担 + Object (to bear/shoulder something)

  ➔ He "慢慢" learns to "学会" bear all love.

• 他慢慢无所期待

  ➔ 无所 + V (have nothing to V); expresses a state of lacking expectation

  ➔ He "慢慢" has "无所" expectations.

• 总是怪夜晚变了样

  ➔ 怪 + N + V (blame something for something); 变了样 (changed appearance)

  ➔ "总是" blames that "夜晚" has "变了样".

• 或许他还会再回来 后来才明白

  ➔ 会 + V (future possibility); 才 + V (only then, emphasizing sequence)

  ➔ "或许" he "会" come back again, and "才" later did he understand.

• 过去已成过去 谁都不能更改

  ➔ 已 + V (already); 不能 + V (cannot); emphasis that something is irreversible

  ➔ The "过去" "已" become past; "谁都不能" change it.

• 他放不下的爱 终究化作了尘埃

  ➔ 放不下 (cannot let go) using verb + 不 + complement; 终究 (eventually) + V (result)

  ➔ "放不下" love eventually "化作了" dust.

• 慢慢的习惯

  ➔ 的 after an adverbial phrase to nominalise (turns “慢慢” into a noun phrase)

  ➔ "慢慢" + "的" turns into the noun "habit".