星空 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the touching world of 五月天's "星空", the theme song from the film "Starry Starry Night". Learn to express your feelings of nostalgia and longing as you explore the beautiful Mandarin lyrics and the themes of enduring memories.

[English]

Is the color I can't touch called a rainbow?

Is an unseen hug called a gentle breeze?

When I’m alone, thinking alone, does that mean loneliness?

...

If fate steals away everything but leaves the result

Time steals the original intentions, only leaving worries

You came and went, and all that remains is the starry sky

That year, we looked up at the stars

So many brilliant dreams

Thought happiness would last forever, like the unchanging stars shining on me

...

Orion, Sirius, Vega—silence across light-years

Memories, youth, dreams—when did they quietly fall apart?

I loved, then I fell silent, drifting among crowds

That year, we looked up at the stars

The future, I never really thought about

When stories lose their sweet dreams, and dreams lose their clues

And we lost contact

This silent, speechless starry sky

Why do you quietly watch my tears flow?

If you were here, would you reach out and hold me?

Counting the twinkling stars, counting this life's struggles

Turns out, everything gained or lost is less than a night under the stars

The gentle air, recalling your smile

It feels like just reaching out could touch it

Is the color I can't touch called a rainbow?

Is an unseen hug called a gentle breeze?

Being alone, getting used to loneliness

This moment, staring at the starry sky alone

The past, nothing has really changed

Loneliness can be endured or enjoyed

Enjoying the little we have

That year, we looked up at the stars

So many brilliant dreams

At least memories will last forever, like the unchanging stars

...

In the end, only the starry sky remains, like unchanging memories

Accompanying me

...

[Chinese]

摸不到的顏色 是否叫彩虹?

看不到的擁抱 是否叫做微風?

一個人 想著一個人 是否就叫寂寞?

命運偷走如果 只留下結果

時間偷走初衷 只留下了苦衷

你來過 然後你走後 只留下星空

那一年我們望著星空

有那麼多的 燦爛的夢

以為快樂會永久 像不變星空 陪著我

獵戶 天狼 織女 光年外沉默

回憶 青春 夢想 何時偷偷隕落？

我愛過 然後我沈默 人海裡漂流

那一年我們望著星空

未來的未來 從沒想過

當故事失去美夢 美夢失去線索

而我們失去聯絡

這一片無言無語星空

為什麼靜靜 看我淚流

如果你在的時候 會不會伸手 擁抱我？

細數繁星閃爍 細數此生奔波

原來 所有 所得 所獲 不如一夜的星空

空氣中的溫柔 回憶你的笑容

彷彿只要伸手 就能觸摸

摸不到的顏色 是否叫彩虹

看不到的擁抱 是否叫做微風

一個人 習慣一個人

這一刻獨自望著星空

從前的從前 從沒變過

寂寞可以是忍受 也可以是享受

享受僅有的擁有

那一年我們望著星空

有那麼多的 燦爛的夢

至少回憶會永久 像不變星空 陪著我

最後只剩下星空 像不變回憶

陪著我

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
顏色 /jǎn sè/ B1	noun - color
彩虹 /cǎi hóng/ B2	noun - rainbow
擁抱 /yōng bào/ B1	noun/verb - hug; to hug
微風 /wēi fēng/ B2	noun - breeze
寂寞 /jì mò/ B1	noun/adj - loneliness; lonely
命運 /mìng yùn/ B2	noun - fate; destiny
結果 /jié guǒ/ B2	noun - result
時間 /shí jiān/ A2	noun - time
星空 /xīng kōng/ B1	noun - starry sky
獵戶 /liè hù/ C1	noun - Orion (constellation)
夢 /mèng/ B1	noun - dream
回憶 /huí yì/ B2	noun - memory; reminiscence
淚流 /lèi liú/ C1	noun/verb - tears flowing; to shed tears
觸摸 /chù mō/ C1	verb - to touch

Key Grammar Structures

• 摸不到的顏色 是否叫彩虹?

  ➔ Interrogative structure

  ➔ The phrase uses an interrogative structure to ask if something that cannot be touched is called a rainbow.

• 一個人 想著一個人 是否就叫寂寞?

  ➔ Conditional structure

  ➔ This line presents a conditional thought about whether thinking of someone alone equates to loneliness.

• 那一年我們望著星空

  ➔ Past tense

  ➔ This line uses the past tense to reflect on a specific year when they looked at the starry sky.

• 而我們失去聯絡

  ➔ Conjunction usage

  ➔ The conjunction '而' (and) is used to connect two clauses, indicating a shift in the narrative.

• 空氣中的溫柔 回憶你的笑容

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ This line features a noun phrase that describes the softness in the air and memories of a smile.

• 寂寞可以是忍受 也可以是享受

  ➔ Modal verbs

  ➔ The use of '可以' (can) indicates possibility, expressing that loneliness can be either endured or enjoyed.

• 至少回憶會永久 像不變星空 陪著我

  ➔ Comparative structure

  ➔ The phrase uses a comparative structure to express that memories will last at least as long as the unchanging starry sky.