Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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bình minh /bɪŋ mɪn/ B1 |
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sương mù /suəŋ mu/ B2 |
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trái tim /tʃai tim/ B1 |
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thời gian /tʰɔɪ̌ː ziana/ A2 |
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năm /nɑːm/ A1 |
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lời /lʌi/ A2 |
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buông tay /buʊŋ taɪ/ B2 |
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vết sẹo /vet seɒ/ B2 |
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tự do /tuː dɔ/ B1 |
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đẹp /dɛp/ A2 |
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những điều /ɲɨŋ diəu/ B2 |
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chuyện cũ /tʃʷiɛn ku/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Trước bình minh, sương mù tan biến nơi chân trời
➔ Prepositional Phrase indicating time and location.
➔ The sentence uses "Trước bình minh" (before dawn) to set the time and "nơi chân trời" (at the horizon) to indicate the location of the disappearing mist.
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Bao điều chưa nói thắt chặt nơi trái tim
➔ Relative Clause with an implied relative pronoun, and location indicator
➔ "Bao điều chưa nói" implies "Bao điều *mà* chưa nói". "Nơi trái tim" indicates the location where those unspoken things are tightening.
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Thời gian chẳng thể lật lại trang chuyện xưa cũ
➔ Negative assertion with modal verb indicating inability.
➔ "Chẳng thể" (cannot) expresses the inability of time to turn back the page of old stories.
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Người ta luôn nói năm mới không đón người cũ
➔ General Statement, Negative constraint
➔ A common saying that implies the new year is for new beginnings and not for clinging to the past.
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Cậu vẫn sống tốt chứ?
➔ Question tag seeking confirmation
➔ The "chứ?" at the end turns the statement into a question seeking confirmation of the other person's well-being.
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Dù đẹp cũng chỉ là thoáng qua
➔ Concessive Clause with emphasis on transience.
➔ "Dù ... cũng chỉ là" (Even though ... it's only) highlights that despite the beauty, it's fleeting.
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Trao cậu tự do là lời yêu thương cuối cùng
➔ Nominalization of a clause to act as a subject (Giving you freedom is the last words)
➔ "Trao cậu tự do" functions as the subject of the sentence, meaning "Giving you freedom."
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Mọi chuyện cũ đã không thể níu lại
➔ Passive voice with modal verb of inability.
➔ "Không thể níu lại" means "cannot be held back". The passive construction implies that the old things cannot be stopped or retrieved by anyone.
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