我叫长安,你叫故里 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: 尹昔眠

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

A gentle rain falls in the city,

Wondering whose memories it might soak.

The tender breeze stirs ripples with affection,

How many talents and beauties are bound by fate’s mystery.

Leaving a touch of crimson, softly pledging vows,

Whispered words stir restless thoughts.

Would you brew wine, recalling the origins of our past?

Lighting a lamp, looking back, none compare to you.

I am Chang’an, you are my homeland, the world laughs, saying Chang’an returns to its homeland.

I foolishly wait for you to fold your sleeves and paint a portrait of our small world.

I am Chang’an, you are my homeland, but alas, at Chang’an’s end, there’s no homeland.

I cannot wait from youth to old age.

Leaving a touch of crimson, softly pledging vows,

Whispered words stir restless thoughts.

Would you brew wine, recalling the origins of our past?

Lighting a lamp, looking back, none compare to you.

I am Chang’an, you are my homeland, the world laughs, saying Chang’an returns to its homeland.

I foolishly wait for you to fold your sleeves and paint a portrait of our small world.

I am Chang’an, you are my homeland, but alas, at Chang’an’s end, there’s no homeland.

I cannot wait from youth to old age.

I am Chang’an, you are my homeland, the world laughs, saying Chang’an returns to its homeland.

I foolishly wait for you to fold your sleeves and paint a portrait of our small world.

I am Chang’an, you are my homeland, but alas, at Chang’an’s end, there’s no homeland.

I cannot wait from youth to old age.

From now on, in my dreams, the stars transform into you.

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[Vietnamese]

城中下了一場微微細雨

不知會淋溼了誰的記憶

聽微風多情吹起了漣漪

多少才子佳人宿命成謎

留一抹嫣紅將誓言輕許

呢喃細語惹人輾轉思緒

可願煮酒往昔回憶緣起

點燈回眸百媚皆不如你

我叫長安 你叫故里 世人笑說長安歸故里

我痴痴等你挽袖落筆 畫一幅你我方寸之地

我叫長安 你叫故里 可惜長安盡頭無故里

已等不到年少到古稀

留一抹嫣紅將誓言輕許

呢喃細語惹人輾轉思緒

可願煮酒往昔回憶緣起

點燈回眸百媚皆不如你

我叫長安 你叫故里 世人笑說長安歸故里

我痴痴等你挽袖落筆 畫一幅你我方寸之地

我叫長安 你叫故里 可惜長安盡頭無故里

已等不到年少到古稀

我叫長安 你叫故里 世人笑說長安歸故里

我痴痴等你挽袖落筆 畫一幅你我方寸之地

我叫長安 你叫故里 可惜長安盡頭無故里

已等不到年少到古稀

從此夢裡星辰化作你

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雨 /yǔ/ A1	noun - rain
記憶 /jìyì/ A2	noun - memory
風 /fēng/ A1	noun - wind
漣漪 /liányī/ B2	noun - ripple
佳人 /jiārén/ B1	noun - beautiful woman
宿命 /sùmìng/ B1	noun - fate; destiny
誓言 /shìyán/ A2	noun - oath; vow
語 /yǔ/ A1	noun - language; words
思緒 /sīxù/ B1	noun - thoughts; train of thought
回憶 /huíyì/ A2	noun - memory; recollection
百媚 /bǎimèi/ C1	noun - alluring; charming
長安 /cháng'ān/ B2	noun - Chang'an (ancient city) adjective - long and peaceful
故里 /gùlǐ/ B1	noun - hometown
世人 /shìrén/ B1	noun - people of the world
畫 /huà/ A2	verb - to paint noun - painting
之地 /zhī dì/ B1	noun - place; land
可惜 /kěxī/ A2	adjective - it's a pity; unfortunately
年少 /niánshào/ B1	noun - youth; young adjective - young
古稀 /gǔxī/ C1	noun - seventy years of age
夢 /mèng/ A1	noun - dream

Key Grammar Structures

• 城中下了一場微微細雨

  ➔ Resultative complement "下 (xià) + 了 (le) + 一場 (yī chǎng) + Noun"

  ➔ Indicates the result of the action. "下" (xià) means "to fall", "了一場微微細雨" (yī chǎng wēiwēi xìyǔ) means "a gentle drizzle".

• 不知會淋溼了誰的記憶

  ➔ Modal verb "會" (huì) + potential complement

  ➔ "會" (huì) indicates possibility or likelihood. "淋溼了" (lín shī le) means "get wet".

• 多少才子佳人宿命成謎

  ➔ Subject-predicate structure: "多少才子佳人宿命" (how many talented people and beautiful women's fate) + "成謎" (become a mystery)

  ➔ The sentence describes the fate of talented individuals and beautiful women becomes a mystery.

• 留一抹嫣紅將誓言輕許

  ➔ Verb-object construction: "留" (liú) + "一抹嫣紅" (leave a touch of blush) + "將誓言輕許" (and lightly make a vow)

  ➔ The sentence combines multiple actions, leaving behind a hint of color and making a vow.

• 呢喃細語惹人輾轉思緒

  ➔ Subject-verb-object: "呢喃細語" (whispering) "惹人" (provokes) "輾轉思緒" (sleepless thoughts)

  ➔ Whispering causes restless thoughts.

• 可願煮酒往昔回憶緣起

  ➔ Modal verb "可願" (kě yuàn) + verb phrase: "煮酒往昔回憶緣起" (would you like to cook wine, reminisce the past, recall the origin of the relationship)

  ➔ "可願" (kě yuàn) expresses a polite invitation or question about willingness.

• 點燈回眸百媚皆不如你

  ➔ Comparative sentence: "百媚皆不如你" (all the beauties are not as good as you). Emphasis on comparison.

  ➔ This is a classic comparative sentence structure emphasizing that nothing compares to the person being addressed.

• 我叫長安 你叫故里 世人笑說長安歸故里

  ➔ Apposition, using "你叫故里" (Your name is Guli) to describe "我叫長安"(My name is Chang'an), and repeating the name in a sentence.

  ➔ Sets up the names and the context. The phrase "世人笑说长-an 归故里" (People laugh and say Chang'an returns to Guli) suggests the two are meant to be together.

• 我痴痴等你挽袖落筆

  ➔ Adverbial phrase: "我痴痴等" (I'm waiting longingly) + Verb + Object "你挽袖落筆" (For you to roll up your sleeves and write).

  ➔ This uses an adverbial phrase (痴痴地 - longingly) to modify the main verb, and combines it with an object phrase (你挽袖落筆 - you to roll up sleeves and write)

• 可惜長安盡頭無故里

  ➔ Sentence structure: "可惜" (it's a pity) + Subject + Verb + Object "長安盡頭無故里" (Chang'an's end has no Guli)

  ➔ Expressing regret and contradiction. The "可惜" (kěxī) introduces a sense of pity or a negative situation.