日光 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蘇打綠
• Album: 春‧日光

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poetic beauty of Mandarin with Sodagreen's '日光' (Daylight). This song offers a unique language learning opportunity through its clever use of the 'top-to-bottom' lyrical structure, where lines are linked in a beautiful chain of words. Its dreamy and uplifting melody, inspired by the beauty of spring, makes it a special and memorable way to immerse yourself in the nuances of the language.

[English]

Waking on a dream, dream in the dawn

Dawn on the stream, stream flows beneath the island

Remaining hoofprints of the night vanish in the thin air

A playful thought spreads in bubbles

Beautiful because challenging selfless innocence

Sinful because overcoming the fear of betrayal

Island floats beneath the lightness, floats on the frenzy

Frenzy under the first thunder, thunder above daylight

Music of the spring strikes within the rose seams

Pan's flute awakens within the isle of joy

Beauty is because lingering in dizzy weariness

Ugly is because ignoring the passing of the dream

...

Water curtain veils, sirens sing

Night swallows raid, golden hands soothe

...

Selfless innocence vanishes in smoke and clouds

The passing of the dream spreads in the reed flute

Beautiful because overcoming the fear of beauty

Beautiful because ignoring the passing of beauty

...

[Chinese]

醒在夢境上 夢在清晨上

晨在川流上 流在船島下

殘留的夜蹄在稀薄中消失盡

遊戲的念頭在泡影中蔓延起

美好是因為挑戰無私的天真

罪惡是因為克服背叛的恐懼

島在輕浮下 浮在狂熱下

狂在初雷下 雷在白晝上

泉水的音樂在玫瑰縫中打擊

牧神的笛聲在快樂島中甦醒

美麗是因為滯留昏迷的倦意

醜惡是因為無視夢境的逝去

水濂遮蔽 海妖歌吟

夜燕竄襲 金手撫息

無私的天真在煙雲中消失盡

夢境的逝去在蘆笛中蔓延起

美好是因為克服美好的恐懼

美好是因為無視美好的逝去

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
醒 /xǐng/ B1	verb - to wake up or become alert
梦境 /mèngjìng/ B2	noun - dream world or dreamscape
清晨 /qīngchén/ A2	noun - early morning
流 /liú/ A2	verb - to flow or stream
殘留 /cánliú/ B2	noun/verb - residue or remaining; to remain or be left over
念頭 /niàntóu/ B2	noun - thought or idea
挑戰 /tiǎozhàn/ B2	noun/verb - challenge or to challenge
善良 /shànliáng/ B2	adjective - kindness or goodness
罪惡 /zuì'è/ B2	noun - sin or evil
背叛 /bèipàn/ B2	noun/verb - betrayal or to betray
轻浮 /qīngfú/ B2	adjective - superficial or frivolous
狂熱 /kuángrè/ B2	noun - frenzy or passion
雷 /léi/ B1	noun - thunder or lightning
泉水 /quánshuǐ/ B2	noun - spring water
玫瑰 /méiguī/ B1	noun - rose (flower)