无翼而飞 – English Lyrics

• By: WayV
• Album: Take Off

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant sounds of Mandopop with WayV's "无翼而飞 (Take Off)," a song that embodies the spirit of ambition and freedom. By exploring the lyrics and the dynamic energy of this track, you'll gain insight into contemporary Chinese music and WayV's unique message of overcoming boundaries.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
无翼 /wú yǐ/ C1	adjective - wingless
飞行 /fēi xíng/ B1	noun - flight, flying
宇宙 /yǔ zhòu/ B2	noun - universe, cosmos
野心 /yě xīn/ B2	noun - ambition, wild ambition
野性 /yě xìng/ B2	noun - wildness, untamed nature, ferality
征服 /zhēng fú/ B2	verb - to conquer, to subdue, to overcome
盘旋 /pán xuán/ B2	verb - to hover, to spiral, to circle (in the air)
渴望 /kě wàng/ B2	verb - to long for, to yearn for, to crave
自由 /zì yóu/ B1	noun - freedom, liberty adjective - free, unrestricted
驯服 /xún fú/ B2	verb - to tame, to domesticate, to subdue
不可思议 /bù kě sī yì/ C1	adjective - incredible, inconceivable, unimaginable
颤抖 /chàn dǒu/ B2	verb - to tremble, to shiver, to quake
燃烧 /rán shāo/ B1	verb - to burn, to combust
灿烂 /càn làn/ B2	adjective - brilliant, splendid, dazzling
深邃 /shēn suì/ C1	adjective - profound, deep, abstruse, unfathomable
罗盘 /luó pán/ B2	noun - compass (for navigation)
羽翼 /yǔ yì/ B2	noun - wings (feathers + wings), a supporting force
信号 /xìn hào/ B1	noun - signal, sign
控制 /kòng zhì/ B2	verb - to control, to manage, to regulate
心跳 /xīn tiào/ B1	noun - heartbeat, pulse

Key Grammar Structures

• 城市的雨在哽咽

  ➔ 在 + Verb (Progressive Aspect)

  ➔ The structure "在 + verb" indicates an action is currently happening or is in progress. Here, "哽咽" (to sob/choke) is personified for the rain, making the city's rain "sobbing".

• 像传说信者恒信 Hey

  ➔ 者...恒... (Classical-style Proverbial Structure)

  ➔ "者" acts like "those who" or "one who", turning the preceding verb into a noun-like entity. "恒" means "always" or "constantly". This structure gives a proverb-like or classical tone, meaning "those who believe will always believe."

• 许多人凝视天空 却又当作什么也没发生

  ➔ 却又 (Contradictory Conjunction)

  ➔ "却又" connects two clauses, indicating a contradictory or unexpected turn of events, often with a nuance of "and yet also." Here, it highlights the paradox of people seeing something but acting as if they didn't.

• Yeah 如果纪录上从未被记载 Don’t be sad with it 你的自由就无法犯规

  ➔ 如果...就... (Conditional Sentence) and 被 + Verb (Passive Voice)

  ➔ "如果...就..." forms a conditional sentence, expressing a hypothetical situation and its consequence. "被" is used to form the passive voice, indicating that the subject is receiving the action ("被记载" means "to be recorded").

• 飞行守则唯一条款 就是忘记所有条款

  ➔ 唯一...就是... (Stating a Unique Characteristic/Principle)

  ➔ This structure is used to state a unique characteristic or a singular defining principle. It sets up a statement where the first part identifies something as "the only one," and the second part defines what that "only one" is or entails.

• 驰骋是你与生的野性 你有抗拒重力的野心

  ➔ 与生... (Innate, Inherited)

  ➔ "与生" (literally "born with") is used as part of an adjective or adjectival phrase (like "与生俱来") to describe qualities or traits that are inherent from birth. Here, "与生的野性" means "innate wildness."

• 你是倒外般的存在

  ➔ ...般的存在 (Existence like... / A type of existence)

  ➔ "般" is a suffix meaning "like" or "as if", often used with nouns or adjectives to form an adverbial or adjectival phrase. "存在" means "existence." This phrase describes someone as having an existence that is "like an outsider/inverse," implying uniqueness or defying norms.

• 物竞天择为何灵魂饥饿起来

  ➔ 物竞天择 (Idiom: Survival of the Fittest) and 起来 (Directional Complement for State Change)

  ➔ "物竞天择" is a fixed four-character idiom (成语, chéngyǔ) referring to the concept of natural selection or survival of the fittest. "起来" is a directional complement indicating the start of an action or a change in state, often implying an upward movement or emergence, like "to become hungry."

• 我理解我的不被理解

  ➔ 不被 + Verb (Nominalized Negative Passive Voice)

  ➔ "不被 + 动词" forms a negative passive construction ("not to be V-ed"). When followed by "的," it nominalizes the phrase, turning it into a noun referring to the state of "not being understood." This demonstrates how a verb phrase can become a complex noun.

• 以我心跳的节奏为名

  ➔ 以...为名 (In the name of... / Based on...)

  ➔ This phrase means "to be named after," "to be based on," or "to take as its name/basis." It's a more formal way to express that something is done or identified "in the name of" or "using" something as a foundation.