全世界失眠 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the nuances of expressing love and vulnerability in Mandarin with Eason Chan's “全世界失眠”. This song is special for its poetic and relatable lyrics by the celebrated Lin Xi, which beautifully capture the universal feeling of being sleepless due to overwhelming emotions for someone. Learning this song can help you grasp how abstract feelings are conveyed metaphorically in the language, making it a touching and educational listening experience.

[English]

Remembering my imperfections, do you?

Flee from my life's embrace

Thinking of your flavor, will I

Make this pillow sweet

Thinking of our daytime date, forgetting the evening coffee

Just afraid that love is like the tide, pulling away from my dreamed fortress

Sleepless alone, the whole world is sleepless

Innocent streetlights, waiting for tomorrow

Blissful insomnia, just scared to close my eyes

Thinking of you until six, loving you all the way to the end

...

When I think of you, do you, like me, find it impossible to sleep?

Imagining your flirting, will I fail to count sheep? A pair, a pair

Thinking of our daytime date, forgetting the evening coffee

Just afraid that love is like the tide, pulling away from my dreamed fortress

Sleepless alone, the whole world is sleepless

Innocent streetlights, waiting for tomorrow

Blissful insomnia, just scared to close my eyes. Thinking of you until six

...

Sleepless alone, the whole world is sleepless

Blissful insomnia, just scared to close my eyes. Thinking of you until six

Loving you to the very end, loving you to the very end

...

[Chinese]

想起我不完美 你會不會

逃離我生命的範圍

想著你的滋味 我會不會

把這個枕頭 變得甜美

想起白天的約會 忘了晚上的咖啡

只怕感情如潮水 遠離我夢中的堡壘

一個人失眠 全世界失眠

無辜的街燈 守候明天

幸福的失眠 只是因為害怕閉上眼

如何想你想到六點 如何愛你愛到終點

想起我的時候 你會不會 好像我一樣不能睡

想像你的曖昧 我會不會 數不到綿羊 一雙一對

想起白天的約會 忘了晚上的咖啡

只怕感情如潮水 遠離我夢中的堡壘

一個人失眠 全世界失眠

無辜的街燈 守候明天

幸福的失眠 只是因為害怕閉上眼 如何想你想到六點

一個人失眠 全世界失眠

幸福的失眠 只是因為害怕閉上眼 如何想你想到六點

如何愛你愛到終點 如何愛你愛到終點

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
失眠 /ʃī mián/ B2	verb - to suffer from insomnia noun - insomnia
完美 /wán měi/ B2	adjective - perfect
逃離 /táo lí/ B2	verb - to escape
生命 /shēng mìng/ A2	noun - life
滋味 /zī wèi/ B2	noun - taste
枕頭 /zhěn tou/ A1	noun - pillow
甜美 /tián měi/ B1	adjective - sweet
約會 /yuē huì/ A2	noun - date, appointment verb - to date, to make an appointment
咖啡 /kā fēi/ A1	noun - coffee
感情 /gǎn qíng/ B1	noun - feeling, emotion
潮水 /cháo shuǐ/ B1	noun - tide
遠離 /yuǎn lí/ B1	verb - to be far away from; to keep away from
夢 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream
堡壘 /bǎo lěi/ B2	noun - fortress
街燈 /jiē dēng/ A2	noun - street lamp
無辜 /wú gū/ B2	adjective - innocent
守候 /shǒu hòu/ B2	verb - to wait; to expect
幸福 /xìng fú/ A2	adjective - happy; blessed noun - happiness
害怕 /hài pà/ A2	verb - to be afraid; to fear
閉 /bì/ A2	verb - to close; to shut
曖昧 /ài mèi/ C1	adjective - ambiguous, vague
數 /shǔ/ A1	verb - to count
綿羊 /mián yáng/ A1	noun - sheep
終點 /zhōng diǎn/ B1	noun - the end; the destination

Key Grammar Structures

• 你會不會逃離我生命的範圍

  ➔ Modal verb '會不會' + verb to express possibility or doubt

  ➔ '会不会' is a common expression used to question whether something will happen or not, similar to 'will it or not' in English.

• 想起我不完美

  ➔ Verb '想起' + noun/pronoun to express recalling or remembering

  ➔ '想起' means to recall or remember something from the past.

• 只怕感情如潮水

  ➔ 只怕 + noun phrase to express fear or concern about something

  ➔ '只怕' means 'afraid that' or 'worried that,' indicating concern about the following situation.

• 幸福的失眠 只是因為害怕閉上眼

  ➔ 只是 + 因为 + cause/reason to emphasize explanation or reason

  ➔ '只是因為' means 'only because', used to emphasize the reason behind something.

• 如何想你想到六點

  ➔ 如何 + verb phrase to ask 'how' about a certain action

  ➔ '如何' is a question word asking 'how' about the way or method of doing something.

• 如何愛你愛到終點

  ➔ 如何 + verb phrase to ask 'how' about the extent of an action

  ➔ '如何' asks 'how' in terms of the manner or extent of an action, often to inquire about the depth or reach of love.