人類群星閃耀時 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Jer 柳應廷

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

循環百轉那圈套

The cycle spins round and round in that trap

生死間千迴陌路

Between life and death, wandering down unfamiliar roads

重逢那一個擁抱

That embrace when we meet again

可有 或無

Is there or isn’t there

浮華裡歡笑苦惱

Laughter and tears in fleeting glamour

電光閃爍

Electric flashes

荒草掛露

Dew hangs on wild grass

便停步忘掉明哲靜禱

Then stop and forget wisdom, quietly pray

悲憫中鼓舞

Encouraged in compassion

困惑中迷路

Lost in confusion

才驟覺

Just realizing

樂與苦原自創造

Joy and pain are born from ourselves

繁星怎麼要發光

Why do the stars need to shine?

直到天曉

Until dawn breaks

真空幻化光線

Vacuum turns into rays of light

隨處閃耀

Shining everywhere

陪同在黑夜

Accompanying through the darkness

路人杳

Passersby vanish

儲起的微笑

Stored smiles

留待燦爛晨曦

Saved for the radiant dawn

才用掉

Just used up

繁星怎麼要發光

Why do the stars need to shine?

自有分曉

The answer is clear

青空萬里俯瞰

Blue sky stretches thousands of miles down

全世界對焦

Focusing the whole world

困囿時分秒

Minutes and seconds trapped

看人類多麼渺小

Seeing how tiny humanity is

沉迷在見識破醒不了

Addicted to glimpses we can’t wake from

重投冥海那冰凍

Re-enter the frozen depths of the underworld

漆黑跟光明互動

Darkness and light interacting

彌留暖風裡憶記

Reminiscing in the lingering warm breeze

清澈朦朧

Pure and hazy

狂和妄堆砌傷痛

Chaos and delusion piling pain

往砂堡送多少破洞

Sending holes into sandcastles

被愚弄

Being fooled

迎來明鏡望通

Welcoming the clear mirror

虛構中的「我」

The “I” in fiction

戲劇裡有多勇

How brave are the dramas

謝謝「你」 陪著破夢

Thank you, “you,” for holding onto broken dreams

繁星怎麼要發光

Why do the stars need to shine?

自有分曉

The answer is clear

青空萬里俯瞰

Blue sky stretches thousands of miles down

全世界對焦

Focusing the whole world

困囿時分秒

Minutes and seconds trapped

看人類多麼渺小

Seeing how tiny humanity is

沉淪在昨晚與他朝

Fallen in last night and the morning breeze

原為了因還未了

Because the reason hasn’t ended yet

勇闖今生缺口

Boldly crossing the gaps of this life

他生再走

Walking again in another life

哪須千生借口

No need for a thousand lifetimes to make excuses

在這一刻放手

Let go in this moment

誰在對視無聲

Who is silently gazing?

子虛

Illusory and unreal

和烏有

And nothingness

重生的心跳

Reborn heartbeat

群星一起再發光

Stars shine again together

破開天曉

Breaking through dawn

虛空幻變的愛

Love in the void, illusions shifting

完美閃耀

Perfectly radiant

陪同在黑夜路人杳

Accompany the passersby in the darkness

儲起的微笑

Stored smiles

留待宇宙臨終

Waiting for the universe’s end

無預兆

Suddenly

群星一起叫蒼穹融掉

Stars call on the sky to melt away

盤旋萬里青空上俯瞰

Hovering above the blue sky, overlooking

逐吋對焦

Focusing inch by inch

殞滅時分秒

Minutes and seconds of extinction

看人類即使渺小

Even if humanity is tiny

誰在說「我愛你」那刻

Who says “I love you” at that moment

情存萬有才是美妙

Love in all things, that’s where beauty lies

照耀

Shining bright

恨不了

Cannot hate

再恨

No matter how much we hate

仍照耀

It still keeps shining

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
循環 /xún huán/ B2	noun - cycle; circulation verb - to cycle; to circulate
重逢 /chóng féng/ B2	verb - to meet again; reunion
浮華 /fú huá/ C1	adjective - flashy; showy; superficial
閃爍 /shǎn shuò/ B2	verb - to flicker; to twinkle
荒草 /huāng cǎo/ B2	noun - weeds; wild grass
明哲 /míng zhé/ C1	adjective - wise and insightful
靜禱 /jìng dǎo/ C1	verb - silent prayer
悲憫 /bēi mǐn/ C1	noun - compassion; pity
困惑 /kùn huò/ B2	adjective - perplexed; confused
迷路 /mí lù/ B1	verb - to get lost
創造 /chuàng zào/ B2	verb - to create
發光 /fā guāng/ B1	verb - to shine; to emit light
幻化 /huàn huà/ C1	verb - to transform; to metamorphose
閃耀 /shǎn yào/ B2	verb - to sparkle; to shine brightly
渺小 /miǎo xiǎo/ B2	adjective - tiny; insignificant
沉迷 /chén mí/ B2	verb - to be absorbed in; to be addicted to
漆黑 /qī hēi/ B2	adjective - pitch-black; very dark
光明 /guāng míng/ B1	noun - light; brightness
朦朧 /méng lóng/ B2	adjective - hazy; misty; obscure
清澈 /qīng chè/ B2	adjective - clear; limpid

Key Grammar Structures

• 樂與苦原自創造

  ➔ Yuan zi chuàngzào (原自創造): The phrase uses the structure '自' (zì) + verb to indicate 'self-create' or 'come from oneself'.

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• 繁星怎麼要發光

  ➔ 怎麼要 (zěnme yào): A question phrase asking 'how come' or 'why' expressed with 要 (yào) indicating intention or reason.

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• 留下燦爛晨曦

  ➔ '留下' (liú xià): Verb phrase meaning 'to leave behind' or 'to retain'.

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• 逐吋對焦

  ➔ '逐吋' (zhú cùn): Adverbial phrase meaning 'inch by inch', indicating gradual or precise focus.

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• 沉迷在昨晚與他朝

  ➔ '沉迷在' (chén mí zài): Verb phrase meaning 'obsessed with' or 'lost in' a state or activity.

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• 完全閃耀

  ➔ '閃耀' (shǎn yào): Verb meaning 'to shine brilliantly' or 'to sparkle'.

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• 誰在說「我愛你」那刻

  ➔ '在說' (zài shuō): Verb phrase meaning 'is saying' or 'in the act of speaking'.

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