追光者 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Từ Vi
• Album: Hạ Chí Chưa Tới OST

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

If you say you are the fireworks over the sea

I am the foam of the waves

At some moment, your light illuminated me

If you say you are the distant galaxy

Radiant enough to make people want to cry

I am the one chasing your gaze

Always staring at the night sky when feeling lonely

I can follow closely behind you

Like a shadow chasing the light, wandering in dreams

I can wait at this crossroads

Whether or not you will pass by

Every time I raise my head for you

Even tears feel like freedom

Some loves are like sunlight falling gently

At once holding on and losing

If you say you are the fireflies of the summer night

The children sing for you

Then I want to paint your hands

Look how delicate and small I am

Because you have dreams to pursue

Maybe you won’t stop for me

Then let me stand behind you

I can follow closely behind you

Like a shadow chasing the light, wandering in dreams

I can wait at this crossroads

Whether or not you will pass by

Every time I raise my head for you

Even tears feel like freedom

Some loves are like heavy rain pouring down

Yet still believe in rainbows

I can follow closely behind you

Like a shadow chasing the light, wandering in dreams

I can wait at this crossroads

Whether or not you will pass by

Every time I raise my head for you

Even tears feel like freedom

Some loves are like heavy rain pouring down

Yet still believe in rainbows

[Vietnamese]

Rúguǒ shuō nǐ shì hǎishàng de yānhuǒ

Wǒ shì lànghuā de pàomò

Mǒu yīkè nǐ de guāngzhào liàngle wǒ

Rúguǒ shuō nǐ shì yáoyuǎn de xīnghé

Yàoyǎn dé ràng rén xiǎng kū

Wǒ shì zhuīzhúzhe nǐ de yǎn móu

Zǒng zài gūdān shíhòu tiàowàng yèkōng

Wǒ kěyǐ gēn zài nǐ shēnhòu

Xiàng yǐngzi zhuīzhe guāng mèngyóu

Wǒ kěyǐ děng zài zhè lùkǒu

Bùguǎn nǐ huì bù huì jīngguò

Měi dāng wǒ wèi nǐ tái qǐtóu

Lián yǎnlèi dōu juédé zìyóu

Yǒu de ài xiàng yángguāng qīng luò

Biān yǒngyǒu biān shīqùzhe

Rúguǒ shuō nǐ shì xià yè de yínghuǒ

Háizimen wèi nǐ chànggē

Nàme wǒ shì xiǎng yào huà nǐ de shǒu

Nǐ kàn wǒ duōme miǎoxiǎo yīgè wǒ

Yīnwèi nǐ yǒu mèng kě zuò

Yěxǔ nǐ bù huì wèi wǒ tíngliú

Nà jiù ràng wǒ zhàn zài nǐ de bèihòu

Wǒ kěyǐ gēn zài nǐ shēnhòu

Xiàng yǐngzi zhuīzhe guāng mèngyóu

Wǒ kěyǐ děng zài zhè lùkǒu

Bùguǎn nǐ huì bù huì jīngguò

Měi dāng wǒ wèi nǐ tái qǐtóu

Lián yǎnlèi dōu juédé zìyóu

Yǒu de ài xiàng dàyǔ pāngtuó

Què yīrán xiāngxìn cǎihóng

Wǒ kěyǐ gēn zài nǐ shēnhòu

Xiàng yǐngzi zhuīzhe guāng mèngyóu

Wǒ kěyǐ děng zài zhè lùkǒu

Bùguǎn nǐ huì bù huì jīngguò

Měi dāng wǒ wèi nǐ tái qǐtóu

Lián yǎnlèi dōu juédé zìyóu

Yǒu de ài xiàng dàyǔ pāngtuó

Què yīrán xiāngxìn cǎihóng

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
追逐 /zhuīzhú/ B2	verb - to chase or pursue
光 /guāng/ A2	noun - light
梦游 /mèngyóu/ C2	verb - to sleepwalk
眼泪 /yǎnlèi/ B1	noun - tears
自由 /zìyóu/ B2	noun/adjective - freedom; free
爱 /ài/ A1	noun/verb - love; to love
天空 /tiānkōng/ B1	noun - sky
孤单 /gūdān/ B2	adjective - lonely
星河 /xīnghé/ C1	noun - galaxy, star river (Milky Way)
泪 /lèi/ B1	noun - tear
等待 /děngdài/ A2	verb - to wait
影子 /yǐngzi/ B2	noun - shadow
孩子 /háizi/ A1	noun - child
唱歌 /chànggē/ A1	verb - to sing
彩虹 /cǎihóng/ B1	noun - rainbow
手 /shǒu/ A1	noun - hand
温柔 /wēnróu/ B2	adjective - gentle, tender
路口 /lùkǒu/ B1	noun - intersection, crossroads

Key Grammar Structures

• 如果说你是海上的烟火

  ➔ Conditional clause with 如果说 (if we say that)

  ➔ The phrase "如果说" introduces a hypothetical condition: "If we say that you are a firework on the sea..."

• 我可以跟在你身后

  ➔ Modal verb 可以 (can) + verb phrase 跟在 (follow behind)

  ➔ "我**可以**跟在你身后" uses the modal verb **可以** to express ability or permission: "I can follow behind you."

• 像影子追着光梦游

  ➔ Simile structure 像… (like) + noun phrase

  ➔ "像"**影子**"..." creates a simile: "like a shadow, chasing the light while dreaming."

• 不管你会不会经过

  ➔ Concessive clause with 不管…会不会… (no matter whether…)

  ➔ "不管"**你会不会经过**" means "regardless of whether you pass by or not."

• 每当我为你抬起头

  ➔ Temporal clause with 每当 (whenever) + clause

  ➔ "每当"**我为你抬起头**" translates to "Whenever I lift my head for you."

• 连眼泪都觉得自由

  ➔ Emphatic 连…都 (even… also) construction

  ➔ "连"**眼泪**"都觉得自由" highlights that "even tears feel free."

• 有的爱像阳光倾落

  ➔ Existential 有的… (some…) + comparative 像 (like)

  ➔ "有的"**爱**"像阳光倾落" means "Some love is like sunshine pouring down."

• 却依然相信彩虹

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 却 + adverb 依然 (still) + verb 相信 (believe)

  ➔ "却"**依然相信彩虹**" conveys a contrast: "but still believe in the rainbow."

• 我可以等在这路口

  ➔ Modal verb 可以 + verb 等 (wait) + location 在 (at)

  ➔ "我**可以**等**在**这路口" means "I can wait at this intersection."