Tâm Dữ – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: A Yue Yue

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

In the cold night filled with sadness,

the stars flicker and shine.

The friend's light gently enters my hands,

like you blooming red.

Yet I feel empty inside,

the sweetness isn't enough to fill.

Tears still flow,

I can't stop this sorrow.

Crossing over the ocean to search,

for your shadow.

Time has no one left here,

to hold my hand.

Speaking of feeling, holding your hand,

but never truly embracing.

Turning around slowly,

never looking back.

At this time,

in this sea of people.

Cannot meet with you

once again.

Can't even allow my body

to grant wishes to be apart.

If only here

we could meet again.

Always searching,

stealthily.

In this life,

can we waste any more?

Crossing over the ocean to search,

for your shadow.

Time has no one left here,

to hold my hand.

Speaking of feeling, holding your hand,

but never truly embracing.

Turning around slowly,

never looking back.

At this time,

in this sea of people.

Cannot meet with you

once again.

Can't even allow my body

to grant wishes to be apart.

If only here

we could meet again.

Always searching,

stealthily.

In this life,

can we waste any more?

[Vietnamese]

Chén jì de hào hàn yè kōng

xīng guāng shǎn dòng.

Péng yì lǚ guāng rù shǒu zhōng

dàng zuò nǐ hóng.

Rèn wǒ xīn sì kōng

tián bù mǎn de dòng.

Lèi hái shì rèn

bù zhù shī shǒu.

Chuān yuè rén hǎi qù zhuī xún

nǐ de yǐng zōng.

Shí jiān zài yě méi yǒu rén

yǔ wǒ xiāng shǒu.

Shuō gǎn tóng shēn shǒu

què bù céng xiāng yǒng.

Jué jué zhuǎn shēn

bù céng huí tóu.

Zhè shí jiān

rén hǎi lǐ.

Zhōng bù néng hé

nǐ xiāng yù.

Què yě bù néng yǐ shēn

xiāng xǔ huàn bié lí.

Ruò zài cǐ

néng xiāng yù.

Bǐ bù zài xún

xún mì mì.

Yī shēng kě yǐ

làng fèi yǒu jǐ xǔ.

Chuān yuè rén hǎi qù zhuī xún

nǐ de yǐng zōng.

Shí jiān zài yě méi yǒu rén

yǔ wǒ xiāng shǒu.

Shuō gǎn tóng shēn shǒu

què bù céng xiāng yǒng.

Jué jué zhuǎn shēn

bù céng huí tóu.

Zhè shí jiān

rén hǎi lǐ.

Zhōng bù néng hé

nǐ xiāng yù.

Què yě bù néng yǐ shēn

xiāng xǔ huàn bié lí.

Ruò zài cǐ

néng xiāng yù.

Bǐ bù zài xún

xún mì mì.

Yī shēng kě yǐ

làng fèi yǒu jǐ xǔ.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jì /dʒi/ B1	verb - to remember, to record
hào /haʊ/ B1	noun - hero, brave man
xīn /ɕin/ A1	noun - heart
dòng /dʊŋ/ A2	verb - to move
lèi /leɪ/ A2	noun - tear
shí /ʃə/ A2	noun - time
yǐng /jiːŋ/ B1	noun - shadow, reflection
zhuī /ʒweɪ/ B1	verb - to chase, to pursue
rén /rɛn/ A1	noun - person
xiāng /ɕjɑŋ/ B2	verb - to be like, to resemble
xún /ɕyn/ B1	verb - to search, to look for
huí /hweɪ/ B2	verb - to return, to go back

Key Grammar Structures

• Chén jì de hào hàn yè kōng

  ➔ Possessive 'de' structure

  ➔ The particle **'de'** connects 'Chén jì' (past memories) to 'hào hàn yè kōng' (cold night sky), indicating that the night sky *belongs to* or is *associated with* those memories.

• Péng yì lǚ guāng rù shǒu zhōng

  ➔ Verb-complement structure with 'yì'

  ➔ **'yì'** functions as a complement indicating a completed action or a change of state. Here, it shows the light *entering* the hand.

• Shuō gǎn tóng shēn shǒu què bù céng xiāng yǒng

  ➔ Use of 'què' (but, yet) for contrast

  ➔ **'què'** introduces a contrasting idea. They *wanted* to hold hands together, **but** they never actually did.

• Ruò zài cǐ néng xiāng yù

  ➔ Conditional 'ruò' clause

  ➔ **'ruò'** introduces a hypothetical situation: *If* we could meet again...

• Yī shēng kě yǐ làng fèi yǒu jǐ xǔ

  ➔ Modal verb 'kě yǐ' (can, may)

  ➔ **'kě yǐ'** indicates possibility or permission. One lifetime *can* have several opportunities.