融雪之前 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蘇打綠
• Album: 春‧日光

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the beautiful Mandarin language through Sodagreen's '融雪之前'. This song, with its poetic lyrics and soothing melody, offers a gentle introduction to understanding themes of change, hope, and acceptance in Chinese culture. Discover how the imagery of melting snow signifies new beginnings and personal transformation.

[English]

One night you left, another day you came back

At a certain moment I understood, the kind of love I have

Sleeping, wandering in dreams, the world stands still, only I remain

Seeing the wind blow, hearing the clouds part

Foreseeing your love, encountering a heart as pure as snow

The world moves neither slow nor fast, neither good nor bad, focusing deeply and passionately

No more doubts, no more fear of waking up

No longer anxious—where there is sunlight, there is darkness

Exist beyond time and space

...

The world moves neither slow nor fast, neither good nor bad, focusing deeply and passionately

No more doubts, no more fear of waking up

No longer anxious—where there is sunlight, there is darkness

Exist beyond time and space

The sun replaces the moon, waking up with a smile

...

[Chinese]

某夜 你離開 某天 你走來

某刻 我明白 某種 我的愛

睡在 夢境徘徊 世界停擺 只剩我存在

看見 風吹來 聽見 雲散開

預見 你的愛 遇見 心雪白

天地 不慢不快 不好不壞 專心而澎湃

不再 費疑猜 不再 害怕醒過來

不再 有不安 有陽光 就有黑暗

放開時間空間而存在

天地 不慢不快 不好不壞 專心而澎湃

不再 費疑猜 不再 害怕醒過來

不再 有不安 有陽光 就有黑暗

放開時間空間而存在

日代替月笑著醒過來

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
離開 (líkāi) /lǐ kāi/ B1	verb - to leave, to depart
明白 (míngbái) /míng bái/ A2	verb - to understand, to realize adjective - clear, obvious
夢境 (mèngjìng) /mèng jìng/ B2	noun - dreamland, dreamscape
徘徊 (páihuái) /pái huái/ B2	verb - to pace back and forth, to hesitate
停擺 (tíngbǎi) /tíng bǎi/ C1	verb - to stop functioning, to be suspended
風 (fēng) /fēng/ A1	noun - wind
雲 (yún) /yún/ A1	noun - cloud
散開 (sànkāi) /sàn kāi/ B1	verb - to disperse, to scatter
雪白 (xuěbái) /xuě bái/ B2	adjective - snow-white
專心 (zhuānxīn) /zhuān xīn/ B1	adjective - attentive, focused
澎湃 (péngpài) /péng pài/ C1	adjective - surging, turbulent, seething with emotion
費疑猜 (fèi yícāi) /fèi yí cāi/ C1	verb - to waste time doubting
害怕 (hàipà) /hài pà/ A2	verb - to be afraid, to fear
醒過來 (xǐng guòlái) /xǐng guò lái/ B1	verb - to wake up, to come to
陽光 (yángguāng) /yáng guāng/ A2	noun - sunshine, sunlight
黑暗 (hēi'àn) /hēi àn/ B1	noun - darkness adjective - dark

Key Grammar Structures

• 某夜 你離開 某天 你走來

  ➔ Using the verb '離開' (to leave) and '走來' (to come), the sentence indicates movement and timing.

  ➔ '離開' means 'to leave' and '走來' means 'to come over', indicating direction or movement in time and space.

• 某刻 我明白 某種 我的愛

  ➔ The phrase '某刻' (at a certain moment) uses a temporal noun, and '我明白' (I understand) uses the verb '明白' in present tense.

  ➔ '某刻' indicates a specific point in time, using '某' (certain) and '刻' (moment), while '我明白' states understanding in present tense.

• 睡在 夢境徘徊 世界停擺 只剩我存在

  ➔ The phrase '睡在 夢境徘徊' uses '睡在' (sleep in/at) as a prepositional phrase, and '只剩我存在' employs '只剩' (only remaining) with '我存在' (my existence).

  ➔ '睡在' means 'sleep in/at', indicating location or state, '只剩我存在' means 'only my existence remains', emphasizing solitude.

• 天地 不慢不快 不好不壞 專心而澎湃

  ➔ Using '不慢不快' (neither slow nor fast) and '不好不壞' (neither good nor bad), these are parallel negation structures, combined with '專心而澎湃' (focused and passionate).

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• 放開時間空間而存在

  ➔ The phrase '放開' (release or let go of) paired with '時間空間' (time and space) and '而存在' (and exist) illustrates a causative or enabling structure to describe transcending limitations.

  ➔ '放開' means 'to release' or 'let go of', paired with '時間空間' (time and space), and '而存在' (and exist), implying transcending limitations.