一梦浮生 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 汪苏泷 (Wang Sulong)
• Album: 且试天下 (Who Rules the World) OST

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical beauty of "一梦浮生" by Wang Sulong, the evocative theme song from the hit Chinese drama "Who Rules The World." This song offers a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in the Chinese language through its poetic lyrics that explore themes of love, destiny, and the fleeting essence of life. Its blend of traditional aesthetics and contemporary melody makes it a special piece for appreciating Chinese musical storytelling and expanding your vocabulary related to emotions and philosophical concepts.

[English]

Is it lonely after the palms echo in unison?

Whether it rolls or not, it's about love and hatred.

Just seeking love to transform into butterflies.

This night, the reunion feels especially meaningful.

Love should last forever.

Wait and hold on tightly.

Who cares about whom, forging the seasons.

A life with love, hurricanes, and flying sand.

Gray hair cannot retain youth.

Unafraid of the passage of time, entering the painting.

Exchanging it for a peaceful and beautiful life.

Can't compare to a lifetime of empty worries.

If the heart has no fate, let love and hatred be.

The world is vast yet has no form.

Just for him, hand in hand to the ends of the earth.

Looking ahead,

it's like love washing away the sand.

Meeting him,

not crossing the water's reflection or flowers.

In the pause,

the ends of the earth.

Letting go of longing thoughts.

In the dream, I

search for worries.

Is it lonely after the palms echo in unison?

Whether it rolls or not, it's about love and hatred.

Just seeking love to transform into butterflies.

This night, the reunion feels especially meaningful.

Love should last forever.

Wait and hold on tightly.

Who cares about whom, forging the seasons.

A life with love, hurricanes, and flying sand.

Gray hair cannot retain youth.

Unafraid of the passage of time, entering the painting.

Exchanging it for a peaceful and beautiful life.

Can't compare to a lifetime of empty worries.

If the heart has no fate, let love and hatred be.

The world is vast yet has no form.

Just for him, hand in hand to the ends of the earth.

[Chinese]

孤不孤掌相鸣后

滚不滚外是情仇

就只求爱化蝶

这晚重逢分外有某

爱应爱情长久

要等要死守

谁在乎谁铸春秋

一生有爱和飓风飞沙

被白发留不住芳华

不惧沧桑入画

换那韶平如华

抵不过这一生空牵挂

心若无缘爱恨也随它

天地大却了无模样

只为他手手天涯

望眼去

是爱似浪淘沙

遇见他

不穿水影花

回间断

天涯

相思任放下

梦中我

寻去牵挂

孤不孤掌相鸣后

滚不滚外是情仇

就只求爱化蝶

这晚重逢分外有某

爱应爱情长久

要等要死守

谁在乎谁铸春秋

一生有爱和飓风飞沙

被白发留不住芳华

不惧沧桑入画

换那韶平如华

抵不过这一生空牵挂

心若无缘爱恨也随它

天地大却了无模样

只为他手手天涯

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
爱 ài /â/ A1	noun - love verb - to love
心 xīn /ɕín/ A1	noun - heart
梦 mèng /mə̂ŋ/ A1	noun - dream verb - to dream
手 shǒu /ʂoʊ̯˨˩/ A1	noun - hand
天涯 tiān yá /tʰi̯ɛn jǎ/ B1	noun - horizon; faraway place
相思 xiāng sī /ɕjɑ́ŋ sɨ́/ B2	noun - longing; yearning verb - to miss someone
牵挂 qiān guà /tɕʰjɛn kwâ/ B2	noun - concern; worry verb - to be concerned about; to miss
长久 cháng jiǔ /ʈʂʰáŋ tɕjóʊ̯/ B1	adjective - lasting; long‑term
春秋 chūn qiū /ʈʂʰwən tɕʰjǒu/ B1	noun - spring and autumn; the passage of time
沧桑 cāng sāng /tsʰɑ́ŋ sɑ́ŋ/ C1	adjective - world‑worn; experienced
飓风 jù fēng /tɕỳ fɤ́ŋ/ C1	noun - hurricane
芳华 fāng huá /fɑ́ŋ xwá/ C1	noun - prime of youth; youthful brilliance
化蝶 huà dié /xwâ tjê/ C2	verb - to transform into a butterfly (metaphor for transcendence)
重逢 chóng féng /tʂʰʊ́ŋ fɤ́ŋ/ B2	noun - reunion; meeting again verb - to meet again; to be reunited
情仇 qíng chóu /tɕʰíŋ tʂʰóʊ̯/ C2	noun - love‑hate; deep feud
孤 gū /kû/ C1	adjective - lonely; solitary
缘 yuán /ɥɛ̌n/ B2	noun - fate; destiny
恨 hèn /xən/ B1	noun - hate; resentment verb - to hate
白发 bái fà /pâɪ̯ fà/ B2	noun - white hair (sign of age)

Key Grammar Structures

• 孤不孤掌相鸣后

  ➔ Rhetorical Question

  ➔ The phrase uses a rhetorical question with '孤不孤' (alone or not alone) to emphasize loneliness and introspection.

• 就只求爱化蝶

  ➔ Resultative Verb Complement

  ➔ '化蝶' (turn into butterflies) serves as a resultative complement, describing the outcome of seeking love.

• 爱应爱情长久

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses parallel structure with '爱应爱' (love should love) to emphasize the enduring nature of love.

• 谁在乎谁铸春秋

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ '铸春秋' (forge spring and autumn) is in passive voice, implying that time is shaped by who cares for whom.

• 心若无缘爱恨也随它

  ➔ Conditional Sentence

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional structure with '若' (if) to express that if there is no fate, love and hate will follow their course.

• 只为他手手天涯

  ➔ Reduplication

  ➔ The reduplication of '手手' (hand hand) emphasizes the intimacy and connection between two people.

• 抵不过这一生空牵挂

  ➔ Comparative Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses a comparative structure with '抵不过' (cannot match) to contrast the emptiness of worries with a lifetime.