夜曲 Nocturne – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 周杰倫 Jay Chou

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating journey into the world of Mandopop with Jay Chou's iconic "Nocturne." This song is a masterpiece for language learners, offering a rich tapestry of poetic Chinese lyrics by Vincent Fang, seamlessly blended with Jay Chou's distinctive R&B and classical fusion. You'll not only encounter beautiful vocabulary and expressions but also experience the artistic depth that makes Jay Chou a legend, making language acquisition an emotionally resonant and musically rewarding adventure.

[English]

Nocturne

Lyrics: Vincent Fang, Music: Jay Chou

Performed by Jay Chou

...

A swarm of bloodthirsty ants

Drawn to rotting flesh

I stare expressionlessly at the lonely scenery

Since losing you, love and hate have become clear

Since losing you, what else is there to care about?

When doves no longer symbolize peace

I finally get reminded

The ones being fed in the square are vultures

I use beautiful rhymes

To describe a love that’s been completely plundered

...

Ah, the dark clouds begin to cover

The night is unclean

In the park, the echo of a funeral

Floating across the sky

The white roses I send to you

Wither in the pitch‑black surroundings

Crows perched on branches are eerily silent

Listen quietly to my black coat

I wish to warm your increasingly cold memories

The lives I've passed through

Ah, mist spreads all around, ah

I stand in an open graveyard

Even as I age, I still love you

...

Playing Chopin’s nocturne for you

In memory of my love that has died

A voice like the night wind

A broken heart sounds beautiful

My hands tap lightly on the keys

My longing is offered with care

The place where you’re buried is called the Netherworld

...

Playing Chopin’s nocturne for you

In memory of my love that has died

And I hide my name for you

Playing the piano under moonlight

Feeling your heartbeat

Still warm and intimate

Missing the bright red kiss of your lips

...

Those dragonflies with broken wings

Scattered throughout this forest

And my eyes hold no trace of compassion

Since losing you, tears become murky

Since losing you, even my smile is shadowed

The wind on a roof overgrown with moss

Mocks my sorrow

Like a dry well without water

I use a mournful script

To depict a love filled with regret

...

Playing Chopin’s nocturne for you

In memory of my love that has died

A voice like the night wind

A broken heart sounds beautiful

My hands tap lightly on the keys

My longing is offered cautiously

The place where you’re buried is called the Nether

...

Playing Chopin’s nocturne for you

In memory of my love that has died

And I hide my name for you

Playing the piano under moonlight

Feeling your heartbeat

Still warm and intimate

Missing the bright red kiss of your lips

...

A swarm of bloodthirsty ants

Drawn to rotting flesh

I stare expressionlessly at the lonely scenery

Since losing you, love and hate have become clear

Since losing you, what else is there to care about?

When doves no longer symbolize peace

I finally get reminded

The ones being fed in the square are vultures

I use beautiful rhymes

To describe a love that's been completely plundered

...

[Chinese]

夜曲

作詞：方文山 作曲：周杰倫

演唱：周杰倫

一群嗜血的螞蟻

被腐肉所吸引

我面無表情 看孤獨的風景

失去你 愛恨開始分明

失去你 還有什麼事好關心

當鴿子不再象徵和平

我終於被提醒

廣場上餵食的是禿鷹

我用漂亮的押韻

形容被掠奪一空的愛情

啊 烏雲開始遮蔽

夜色不乾淨

公園裡 葬禮的回音

在漫天飛行

送你的 白玫瑰

在純黑的環境中凋零

烏鴉在樹枝上詭異的很安靜

靜靜聽 我黑色的大衣

想溫暖你 日漸冰冷的回憶

走過的 走過的生命

啊 四周瀰漫霧氣 啊

我在空曠的墓地

老去後還愛你

為你彈奏蕭邦的夜曲

紀念我死去的愛情

跟夜風一樣的聲音

心碎的很好聽

手在鍵盤敲很輕

我給的思念很小心

你埋葬的地方叫幽冥

為你彈奏蕭邦的夜曲

紀念我死去的愛情

而我為你隱姓埋名

在月光下彈琴

對你心跳的感應

還是如此溫熱親近

懷念你那鮮紅的唇印

那些斷翅的蜻蜓

散落在這森林

而我的眼睛 沒有絲毫同情

失去你 淚水混濁不清

失去你 我連笑容都有陰影

風在長滿青苔的屋頂

嘲笑我的傷心

像一口沒有水的枯井

我用淒美的字型

描繪後悔莫及的愛情

為你彈奏蕭邦的夜曲

紀念我死去的愛情

跟夜風一樣的聲音

心碎的很好聽

手在鍵盤敲很輕

我給的思念很小心

你埋葬的地方叫幽冥

為你彈奏蕭邦的夜曲

紀念我死去的愛情

而我為你隱姓埋名

在月光下彈琴

對你心跳的感應

還是如此溫熱親近

懷念你那鮮紅的唇印

一群嗜血的螞蟻

被腐肉所吸引

我面無表情 看孤獨的風景

失去你 愛恨開始分明

失去你 還有什麼事好關心

當鴿子不再象徵和平

我終於被提醒

廣場上餵食的是禿鷹

我用漂亮的押韻

形容被掠奪一空的愛情

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜曲 yèqǔ B2	noun - Nocturne
愛情 àiqíng A2	noun - love
失去 shīqù B1	verb - to lose
聲音 shēngyīn A2	noun - sound, voice
風景 fēngjǐng A2	noun - scenery, landscape
烏雲 wūyún B1	noun - dark clouds
紀念 jìniàn B1	verb - to commemorate noun - commemoration
回憶 huíyì B1	noun - memory, recollection
幽冥 yōumíng C1	noun - underworld
心碎 xīnsuì B1	adjective - heartbroken
玫瑰 méiguī A2	noun - rose
埋葬 máizàng B1	verb - to bury
彈奏 tánzòu B1	verb - to play (a musical instrument)
小心 xiǎoxīn A2	adjective - careful
生命 shēngmìng A2	noun - life
唇印 chúnyìn B1	noun - lip print
森林 sēnlín A2	noun - forest
陰影 yīnyǐng B2	noun - shadow
安靜 ānjìng A2	adjective - quiet

Key Grammar Structures

• 被腐肉所吸引

  ➔ Passive voice with "被"

  ➔ The grammar structure "被…所…" indicates passive voice. Here, "被腐肉所吸引" means "attracted by the carrion". "被" introduces the agent of the action, and "所" emphasizes the action.

• 還有什麼事好關心

  ➔ "還有...好..." structure (what else is worth doing)

  ➔ The structure "還有什麼事好關心" means "What else is worth caring about?". "好" indicates that the action is worth doing.

• 我用漂亮的押韻 形容被掠奪一空的愛情

  ➔ Using "用" to describe the means of doing something.

  ➔ "我用漂亮的押韻" indicates the method used: "I use beautiful rhymes". "用" means "to use". The phrase "被掠奪一空的愛情" uses passive voice, describing the love being completely plundered.

• 想溫暖你 日漸冰冷的回憶

  ➔ Adjective as verb

  ➔ The sentence "想溫暖你 日漸冰冷的回憶" uses "溫暖" (warm) as a verb, meaning "to warm". It expresses the intention to warm the increasingly cold memories.

• 老去後還愛你

  ➔ "後" (hou) indicating after a state or action.

  ➔ "老去後還愛你" means "Even after growing old, I will still love you". "後" indicates "after" the state of growing old.

• 紀念我死去的愛情

  ➔ Verb + "的" + Noun (modifying noun)

  ➔ "死去的愛情" (sǐqù de àiqíng) - "dead love". "死去的" modifies "愛情", meaning "the love that has died".

• 我給的思念很小心

  ➔ S-V-O with adjectival complement to object. Giving is done carefully.

  ➔ "我給的思念很小心" means "The longing I give is very careful". "小心" (xiǎoxīn) is an adjective modifying "思念" (sīniàn), the object of the verb "給" (gěi).

• 對你心跳的感應 還是如此溫熱親近

  ➔ The use of "如此" (rúcǐ) to mean "so", "like this" or "such".

  ➔ The phrase "如此溫熱親近" uses "如此" to emphasize the degree of warmth and closeness. "如此" here means "so" or "this much".