Mập Mờ – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Cao Húc

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Chinese music with Cao Húc's "Mập Mờ." This emotionally charged song, blending modern melodies with poignant rap lyrics, offers a unique opportunity to explore the nuances of the Chinese language through its relatable themes of heartache and ambiguity. Its widespread popularity on platforms like TikTok makes it a contemporary and engaging choice for language learners.

[English]

When you need me, I’ll be there

It’s not really a display of feelings

You’ll end up blaming me

In the future, when we talk about love

Actually, I can’t really bring myself to love

Because my heart is already broken

This familiar role

Even the air carries a few memories

Those memories, when treated as bargaining chips, trail behind

You say it's just tears

And the shield you raise to defend yourself

Will I retreat, step by step

But I can’t stop thinking of you day after day

In all these years we haven’t met, you’ve always been in my heart

In my dreams you fall into my arms, calling to you, yet I can’t hear you

How long do I have to wait

Your presence is the only reason

Your shadow comes to me thousands of times

I already know very well

The cold pushes back, and the insects return

So much helpless pain; there’s no easy way to explain the hurt

I will never forgive you

The hurt is too great to soothe

Someone is determined to break through into the daylight

Under the sky, a long calm and tearful eyes

You look at the dark night

Swallow the sting of the alcohol

The night after the blow fell

The moon hangs in the sky, guiding the way

As if guiding me and guiding you

Guiding every step of love, they all go awry

Without you, I’d stay far away

I can’t move my feet after seeing you walk away

I place the flower you love at your door

Those regretful words rest in my right hand

After the outbreak, the surge rushes through my chest

Let me be powerless, body and soul

The sound grows tight; the throat tightens as memories block the way

All night long, my earnest heart has no one to walk with

From now on, anything about you, I will choose to back away

I don't want to linger in memories, and I don't want this love to come back

How should I wait

Your presence is the only power

How to break free

Your shadow, thousands of times, comes back to me

I already know very well

The cold pushes back, and the insects return

So much helpless pain; there’s no easy way to ease the hurt

[Vietnamese]

Nǐ xūyào wǒ shí wǒ zài

Zhēn bùshì xìngxìngzuòtài

Zhǐ bùguò nǐ jiāng wǒ cuòguài

Yǐhòu zài tán qíng shuō ài

Qíshí dōu bù tài nénggòu qù ài

Yīnwèi wǒ de xīn yǐ huài

Zhè shúxī de fènwéi

Lián kōngqì dōu dàizhe xiē huíwèi

Ná huíyì dāng chóumǎ wěisuí

Nǐ shuō zhǐshì lěizhuì

Ér nǐ shù qǐ de bǎolěi

Jiāng wǒ bì dé yībù yībù de hòutuì

Dàn wǒ tíng bù zhù yítiān yítiān duì nǐ de xiǎngniàn

Méiyǒu xiāng jiàn de zhèxiē nián nǐ yízhí zàixīn jiān

Mèng lǐ nǐ falling into wǒ de shuāng jiān calling you què tīng bùjiàn

Zěnme tídài

Nǐ de cúnzài dìngyìzhe wéiyī lìwài

Nǐ de yīnmái qiān wàn cì xiàng wǒ xí lái

Wǒ yǐjīng shú de míngmíng báibái

Hébì zài tuī dǎo chóng lái

Tài duō wúnài shòu de shānghài méi bànfǎ qīngyì shìhuái

Wǒ yídìng bù huì bǎ nǐ yuánliàng

Shòu de shānghài méi fǎ tiánshàng

Yígerén dìngzhe chuāng dào tiānliàng

Shèng xià kōng jiǔ píng hé shī de yǎnkuàng

Nǐ kàn hēi qītī de yè

Bǎ jiǔjīng tūn xià hóu de liè

Bèi dá shī diào luò hòu de yè

Guà tiānshàng bāngdàománg de yuè

Tā xiàng zài zhǐyǐnzhe wǒ zhǐyǐnzhe nǐ

Zhǐyǐnzhe měi yíbù ài dōu zǒu cuò

Méiyǒule nǐ wǒ tíng zài yuándì

Mài bù kāi tuǐzi cóng kàn nǐ zǒu hòu

Nǐ ài de huā wǒ fàng nǐ ménkǒu

Yíhàn de huà jiù fàng zài zhèng shǒu

Bàofā hòu chōngchì zài shēntǐ de píbèi gǎn

Ràng wǒ zài yě méiyǒu lìqì shēnshǒu

Shēngyīn yòu gěng yān hóulóng bèi huíyì dǔ zhù

Zhǎnzhuǎnfǎncèle zhěng yè zhēnxīn yě méi rén tǔlù

Cóngcǐ guānyú nǐ de rènhé wǒ dōuhuì xuǎnzé kèyì huíbì

Wǒ bùxiǎng zài xiàn zài huíyì yě bùxiǎng zhè duàn ài néng huíqù

Zěnme tídài

Nǐ de cúnzài dìngyìzhe wéiyī lìwài

Zěnme táokāi

Nǐ de yīnmái qiān wàn cì xiàng wǒ xí lái

Wǒ yǐjīng shú de míngmíng báibái

Hébì zài tuī dǎo chóng lái

Tài duō wúnài shòu de shānghài méi bànfǎ qīngyì shìhuái

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
需要 /xūyào/ A2	verb - to need
爱情 /àiqíng/ A1	noun - love
伤害 /shānghài/ B1	noun - harm verb - to hurt
回忆 /huíyì/ B1	noun - memory
存在 /cúnzài/ B2	noun - existence
唯一 /wéiyī/ A2	adjective - only
后退 /hòutuì/ B1	verb - to retreat
想念 /xiǎngniàn/ A2	verb - to miss
梦 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream
代替 /tídài/ B1	verb - to replace
呼吸 /hūxī/ A2	noun - breath
空气 /kōngqì/ A1	noun - air
孤独 /gūdú/ B2	adjective - lonely
夜晚 /yèwǎn/ A1	noun - night
指针 /zhǐzhēn/ B2	noun - pointer
原谅 /yuánliàng/ B1	verb - to forgive
离开 /líkāi/ A2	verb - to leave
无奈 /wúnài/ B2	adjective - helpless
选择 /xuǎnzé/ A2	verb - to choose
过去 /guòqù/ A2	noun - past