默 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 那英
• Album: 何以笙箫默

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

忍不住化身一條固執的魚

Couldn't help but transform into a stubborn fish

逆著洋流獨自游到底

Swimming alone against the current to the very end

年少時候虔誠發過的誓

The vows I solemnly made when I was young

沉默地沉沒在深海里

Silently sinking into the deep sea

重溫幾次 結局還是 失去你

Revisiting it a few times, but in the end, still losing you

我被愛判處終身孤寂

Love sentenced me to a lifetime of loneliness

不還手 不放手

Never fighting back, never letting go

筆下畫不完的圓

Circles I can't finish drawing

心間填不滿的緣 是你

The bond in my heart that can never be filled — it's you

為何愛判處眾生孤寂

Why does love condemn all beings to loneliness

掙不脫 逃不過

Can't break free, can't escape

眉頭解不開的結

The knot in my brow I can't untie

命中解不開的劫 是你

The fate I can't escape — it's you

...

...

啊 失去你

Ah, losing you

啊 我失去你

Ah, I've lost you

...

...

忍不住化身一條固執的魚

Couldn't help but transform into a stubborn fish

逆著洋流獨自游到底

Swimming alone against the current to the very end

年少時候虔誠發過的誓

The vows I solemnly made when I was young

沉默地沉沒在深海里

Silently sinking into the deep sea

周而復始 結局還是 失去你

Cycle repeats, but in the end, I still lose you

我被愛判處終身孤寂

Love sentenced me to a lifetime of loneliness

不還手 不放手

Never fighting back, never letting go

筆下畫不完的圓

Circles I can't finish drawing

心間填不滿的緣 是你

The bond in my heart that can never be filled — it's you

為何愛判處眾生孤寂

Why does love condemn all beings to loneliness

掙不脫 逃不過

Can't break free, can't escape

眉頭解不開的結

The knot in my brow I can't untie

命中解不開的劫 是你

The fate I can't escape — it's you

...

...

啊 失去你

Ah, losing you

啊 我失去你

Ah, I've lost you

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
忍不住 /rěn bù zhù/ B2	verb - unable to restrain oneself
固執 /gù zhí/ B2	adjective - stubborn
游 /yóu/ A1	verb - to swim
誓 /shì/ B1	noun - oath
沉默 /chén mò/ B1	noun - silence
失去 /shī qù/ B1	verb - to lose
孤寂 /gū jì/ B2	noun - loneliness
圓 /yuán/ A2	noun - circle
緣 /yuán/ B2	noun - fate or relationship
掙脫 /zhēng tuō/ B2	verb - to break free
逃 /táo/ A2	verb - to escape
結 /jié/ B1	noun - knot or bond
命中 /mìng zhòng/ B2	verb - to hit or strike
劫 /jié/ C1	noun - calamity or disaster

Key Grammar Structures

• 忍不住化身一條固執的魚

  ➔ Verb + 不住 (buzhu) to indicate inability to stop or resist an action

  ➔ The structure "Verb + 不住" expresses the idea that the subject cannot stop performing the action, emphasizing an ongoing or uncontrollable nature.

• 逆著洋流獨自游到底

  ➔ Contrary to + 方向 (direction) to describe movement against a flow or current

  ➔ The phrase "逆著洋流" uses the structure "逆著" indicating moving against the tide or current.

• 沉默地沉沒在深海里

  ➔ Adverb + verb to describe an action performed silently or quietly

  ➔ The adverb "沉默地" modifies the verb "沉沒" to emphasize the silent or quiet nature of the action.

• 重溫幾次 結局還是 失去你

  ➔ Use of 还是 (háishi) to indicate a persistent outcome despite previous actions

  ➔ The word "还是" (háishi) indicates that the outcome remains the same despite previous efforts or actions.

• 心間填不滿的緣 是你

  ➔ Complementary object + 填不滿 (tian buman) to express inability to fill or satisfy

  ➔ The phrase "填不满" indicates the inability to fill or satisfy the emotional or spiritual need.

• 眉頭解不開的結

  ➔ 反身結 (hua) + 解不開 to describe a knot or problem that cannot be untied or resolved

  ➔ The phrase "解不開的結" uses the verb phrase to depict unresolved issues or knots that cannot be untied.