懸日 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 田馥甄

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt emotions of Hebe Tien's "懸日" (Let it...) and unlock the beauty of Mandarin Chinese through its poignant lyrics. This song offers a unique opportunity to explore nuanced expressions of love, loss, and the art of letting go, making it an ideal choice for language learners to connect with authentic Mandarin storytelling and emotional depth.

[English]

Dusk declares today has died

Fading time is my battlefield

Reunited at the lively market

I really like her

You should be with her

...

I'm truly happy, not pretending

No smoke or fire, healthy interactions

Quickly taking out my phone

So you can see my him

If you don’t mind

Falling under the same sun

Is there anything special?

...

You're the same

Warm but distant

Facing an impossible love

You should let it fall, like the sunset

Let it set

...

She deliberately spaces out

Wants to leave some time for us

To talk again

I feel like fooling myself

Acting out my many flaws

With a generous heart

You remind yourself not to forget

Though not perfect, someone always cares

Worried about you again

I'm caught up in memories

How can my heart not be strong?

Let it fall, same sun

Is there anything special?

You're still the same

Warm but distant

Facing impossible love

Should let it fall, like the sunset

Let it fall

Let it fall

Let me let go

I haven't let go

I want to let go

...

[Chinese]

黃昏宣告著 今天已死亡

淡去的光陰 是我的戰場

重遇在熱絡的市集

我很喜歡你的她

多配你啊

是真的開心 不是在作假

沒有煙硝 互動健康

趕緊拿出我的手機

也讓你看看我的他

不介意的話

落下 同一顆太陽

有什麼特別的嗎

你還不是一樣

溫暖卻停在遠方

對峙著不可能的愛情

也該像懸日那樣

讓它落下

她刻意放空自己

想留點時間讓我們

再說說話

我像在愚弄自己

演哪出破綻百出的

心胸寬大

你不忘調侃自己

不夠好卻總是有人

為你牽掛

我又被回憶波及

心怎會這樣不強壯

落下 同一顆太陽

有什麼特別的嗎

你還不是一樣

溫暖卻停在遠方

對峙著不可能的愛情

也該像懸日那樣

讓它落下

讓它落下

讓我放下

我沒放下

我想放下

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
宣告 /xuāngào/ B1	verb - to declare or announce openly
死亡 /sǐwáng/ B1	noun - death
光陰 /guāngyīn/ B2	noun - time, passing of time
戰場 /zhànchǎng/ B1	noun - battlefield
熱絡 /rèlào/ B2	adjective - lively, warm, friendly
喜歡 /xǐhuān/ A2	verb - to like
配 /pèi/ A2	verb - to match, to pair
開心 /kāixīn/ A2	adjective - happy, joyful
煙硝 /yānxiāo/ C1	noun - gunpowder, conflict
手機 /shǒujī/ A1	noun - cellphone
落下 /luòxià/ A2	verb - to fall, to drop
太陽 /tàiyáng/ A2	noun - sun
不同 /bùtóng/ A2	adjective - different
溫暖 /wēnnuǎn/ B2	adjective - warm, comforting
愛情 /àiqíng/ B2	noun - romantic love, affection

Key Grammar Structures

• 讓它落下

  ➔ Using the causative form with 讓 (ràng) to indicate 'to let' or 'allow' + verb

  ➔ '讓' (ràng) is used to causatively make someone do something or to allow something to happen

• 心怎會這樣不強壯

  ➔ Question structure with 怎麼會 (zěnme huì) indicating 'how can...' or 'why would...'

  ➔ '怎麼會' (zěnme huì) is used to ask how something could be the case or why something happened

• 再說說話

  ➔ Using 再 (zài) to indicate 'again' or 'try' + verb

  ➔ 再 (zài) is used to indicate doing something again or attempting to do something

• 對峙著不可能的愛情

  ➔ Using 着 (zhe) to indicate ongoing action or state

  ➔ 着 (zhe) indicates an ongoing action or the continuous state of something

• 被回憶波及

  ➔ Using 被 (bèi) to form the passive voice

  ➔ '被' (bèi) is a marker used to form the passive voice, indicating that the subject is acted upon

• 沒有煙硝

  ➔ Using 沒有 (méiyǒu) to indicate absence or lack of something

  ➔ '没有' (méiyǒu) expresses the absence or non-existence of something