若把你 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Kirsty Lưu Cẩn Duệ

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of '若把你' by Kirsty Lưu Cẩn Duệ, a captivating Chinese pop song. Learning its lyrics offers a beautiful way to explore the nuances of romantic expression and traditional Chinese idioms, like '高山流水,' enriching your understanding of the language through its poetic depth and widespread popularity.

[English]

Fallen leaves never return to roots, a single thread can't form a line

No place to belong, no heart left to wander

Instead of giving me red beans, write me a song instead

Sign your name with grace, so elegant and neat

If I were to compare you to a song

You’d be the high mountains and flowing streams

Beauties dance along, heaven and earth in song

The beauty of a broken string

If I were to compare you to a song

It’d sing of my lingering tenderness

Yielding to the world, stealing my soul away

The beauty of a broken string

Fallen leaves never return to roots, a single thread can't form a line

Words without a heart, talent without a fate

Without you by my side, stars lose their guiding light

Our devotion unbroken, in harmony we stand

If I were to compare you to a song

You’d be the high mountains and flowing streams

Beauties dance along, heaven and earth in song

The beauty of a broken string

If I were to compare you to a song

It’d sing of my lingering tenderness

Yielding to the world, stealing my soul away

The beauty of a broken string

Yielding to the world, stealing my soul away

The beauty of a broken string

[Vietnamese]

落叶无归根 单丝不成线

无所寄托 亦无心流浪

你把红豆赠我不如写我一首歌

落款你的名字 工整又好看

若把你比作歌

你便是那高山流水

佳人伴舞 天地伴舞

绝弦的美

若把你比作歌

歌写的我缠绵悱恻

恒顺众生 迁走我魂

绝弦的美

落叶无归根 单丝不成线

有嘴无心 亦有才无命

不一起看星星 星星它亮有什么用

你我矢志不渝 举案又齐眉

若把你比作歌

你便是那高山流水

佳人伴舞 天地伴舞

绝弦的美

若把你比作歌

歌写的我缠绵悱恻

恒顺众生 迁走我魂

绝弦的美

恒顺众生 迁走我魂

绝弦的美

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
落叶 /luò yè/ A2	noun - fallen leaves
红豆 /hóng dòu/ B1	noun - red beans
赠 /zèng/ B1	verb - to give as a gift
比作 /bǐ zuò/ B2	verb - to compare to
高山流水 /gāo shān liú shuǐ/ C1	noun - high mountains and flowing water (idiom for profound understanding)
佳人 /jiā rén/ B2	noun - beautiful person
伴舞 /bàn wǔ/ B2	verb - to dance with
绝弦 /jué xián/ C1	noun - broken strings (of an instrument)
缠绵 /chán mián/ C1	adjective - deeply emotional, lingering
悱恻 /chuò cè/ C2	adjective - deeply moved, sorrowful
恒顺 /héng shùn/ C1	verb - to always follow, comply
迁走 /qiān zǒu/ B2	verb - to move away, relocate
矢志 /shǐ zhì/ C1	verb - to be determined, resolute
不渝 /bù yú/ C1	adjective - unwavering, unchanged
举案 /jǔ àn/ C2	verb - to hold up a tray (idiom for marital harmony)

Key Grammar Structures

• 若把你比作歌

  ➔ Conditional '若' + '把...比作...' pattern meaning 'if ... compare ... to ...'.

  ➔ In the line, the word "若" introduces a condition, and the phrase "把你比作歌" uses the '把…比作…' pattern to say "compare you to a song".

• 你便是那高山流水

  ➔ '便是' used to draw a conclusion or equivalence, similar to 'is exactly'.

  ➔ The word "便是" emphasizes that "you" are exactly "the lofty mountain and flowing water".

• 佳人伴舞 天地伴舞

  ➔ Parallelism with ellipsis of the subject; verb‑object phrase '伴舞' meaning 'dance together'.

  ➔ Both phrases share the verb "伴舞"; the subject is omitted because it is understood from context.

• 有嘴无心 亦有才无命

  ➔ Parallel structure using the pattern '有…无…' to show contrast; '亦' adds the meaning of 'also'.

  ➔ The phrase "有嘴无心" contrasts "having a mouth" with "having no heart"; "亦" links the second clause.

• 不一起看星星 星星它亮有什么用

  ➔ Rhetorical question using '有什么用' to question purpose; pronoun '它' refers back to '星星'.

  ➔ The phrase "它亮有什么用" asks "what good is its shining?" highlighting the rhetorical tone.

• 你把红豆赠我不如写我一首歌

  ➔ Comparison using '不如' meaning 'rather than'; also a '把...赠...' construction to indicate giving.

  ➔ The clause "不如写我一首歌" means "it would be better to write me a song than to give me red beans"; "把红豆赠我" uses the '把' construction to show the act of gifting.

• 恒顺众生 迁走我的魂

  ➔ Verb‑object phrase '迁走' meaning 'to move away'; the possessive '的' nominalizes '魂' as 'my soul'.

  ➔ The phrase "迁走我的魂" literally means "move away my soul", expressing a feeling of being spiritually displaced.

• 落叶无归根 单丝不成线

  ➔ Parallel negative construction using '无' and '不' to express lack; '无' functions like 'without', '不' negates a result.

  ➔ "落叶无归根" means "fallen leaves have no return to roots"; "单丝不成线" means "a single thread does not become a line", both using negative markers.