木 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 魏如昀
• Album: 重生之作《所謂如昀》

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

挑塊木 取了火

Picking up a piece of wood and setting it on fire

燒完了 變成風

After burning, it turns into wind

風想說 我原本

The wind says, I used to be

是沒人要的木頭

wood that nobody wanted

...

...

自以為 有很多

I thought I had plenty

太深的 沒人懂

things too deep for anyone to understand

我想到 我就說

When I think of it, I just say

講到最後是理由

in the end, it's just an excuse

不要緊 想太多

It's okay, don't think too much

少了愛 還有夢

Without love, still dreams

只要有一天

As long as one day

想通木頭的夢

I understand the dream of wood

森林中的傳說

The legend in the forest

被我們完美歌頌

That we sing about perfectly

人類的對與錯

Human right and wrong

是他隨手撿起的

Are just something he casually picked up

曾經有一個夢能讓人感到自由

Once there was a dream that made people feel free

為何我只能成為寂寞的風

Why can I only become a lonely wind

...

...

自以為 有很多

I thought I had plenty

太深的 沒人懂

Things too deep for anyone to understand

我想到 我就說

When I think of it, I just say

講到最後是理由

in the end, it's just an excuse

不要緊 想太多

It's okay, don't think too much

少了愛 還有夢

Without love, still dreams

只要有一天

As long as one day

想通木頭的夢

I understand the dream of wood

森林中的傳說

The legend in the forest

被我們完美歌頌

That we sing about perfectly

人類的對與錯

Human right and wrong

是他隨手撿起的

Are just something he casually picked up

曾經有一個夢能讓人感到自由

Once there was a dream that made people feel free

為何我只能成為寂寞的風

Why can I only become a lonely wind

...

...

不要緊 想太多

It's okay, don't think too much

少了愛 還有夢

Without love, still dreams

只要有一天

As long as one day

想通木頭的夢

I understand the dream of wood

森林中的傳說

The legend in the forest

被我們完美歌頌

That we sing about perfectly

人類的對與錯

Human right and wrong

是他隨手撿起的

Are just something he casually picked up

曾經有一個夢能讓人感到自由

Once there was a dream that made people feel free

為何我只能成為寂寞的風

Why can I only become a lonely wind

...

...

（哈啊 哈啊）

(Ha ah, Ha ah)

（哈啊 啊）

(Ha ah, Ah)

...

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
木 (mù) /muː/ A1	noun - wood, tree
火 (huǒ) /xwo/ A1	noun - fire
風 (fēng) /fɤŋ/ A1	noun - wind
燒 (shāo) /ʂaʊ/ A2	verb - to burn
懂 (dǒng) /tʊŋ/ A2	verb - to understand
理由 (lǐyóu) /li˨˩ jow/ B1	noun - reason
夢 (mèng) /mɤŋ/ B1	noun - dream
森林 (sēnlín) /sənlin/ B1	noun - forest
傳說 (chuánshuō) /t͡ʂʰwan˧˥ ʂwɔ/ B2	noun - legend
完美 (wánměi) /wan˧˥ mei/ B2	adjective - perfect
歌頌 (gēsòng) /kɤ˥ sʊŋ/ B2	verb - to sing the praises of, to eulogize
人類 (rénlèi) /ʐən lei/ B1	noun - humanity
自由 (zìyóu) /tsɹ̩jɤʊ/ B1	adjective - free noun - freedom
寂寞 (jìmò) /t͡ɕi mo/ B1	adjective - lonely
愛 (ài) /aɪ/ A1	verb - to love noun - love
深 (shēn) /ʃəːn/ B1	adjective - deep, profound

Key Grammar Structures

• 挑塊木 取了火

  ➔ The use of 了 (le) indicates the completion of an action.

  ➔ The particle **了** signifies that the action of **取了火** (took fire) has been completed.

• 變成風

  ➔ The verb 變成 (biànchéng) means 'to become' or 'turn into'.

  ➔ The phrase **變成風** indicates the transformation from a piece of wood into wind.

• 想通木頭的夢

  ➔ The phrase 想通 (xiǎng tōng) means 'to understand thoroughly' or 'to realize'.

  ➔ The expression **想通木頭的夢** implies 'to realize the dream of the wood' — a metaphor for understanding one's purpose or destiny.

• 少了愛 還有夢

  ➔ The phrase 少了 (shǎo le) indicates 'lack of' or 'missing'.

  ➔ The phrase **少了愛 還有夢** expresses the idea 'without love and dreams' or 'lacking love and dreams'.

• 被我們完美歌頌

  ➔ The particle 被 (bèi) indicates the passive voice, meaning 'to be praised or sung by'.

  ➔ The structure **被我們完美歌頌** uses 被 to indicate that the legend is praised or sung about by us.

• 是他隨手撿起的

  ➔ The structure 是...的 (shì...de) emphasizes the doer or specific aspect of the action.

  ➔ The phrase **是他隨手撿起的** indicates that 'it was he who casually picked up' something, emphasizing the doer.

• 為何我只能成為寂寞的風

  ➔ The modal structure 只能 (zhǐ néng) means 'can only' or 'are limited to'.

  ➔ The phrase **為何我只能成為寂寞的風** expresses 'Why can I only become the lonely wind?' — conveying limitation or resignation.