夜未眠 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Mandarin through WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN's '夜未眠 (Sleepless)'. This emotive ballad offers a chance to learn poetic expressions of love and loss. The song's clear and emotional vocals make it an excellent choice for language learners to appreciate the nuances of Mandarin pronunciation and the power of lyrical storytelling.

[English]

A dream solidified by the night.

The more I try to erase the memories,

The clearer they become.

You once held me in your arms,

With twinkling eyes,

Warming the winter that passed by.

I wish I could return to the me reflected in your eyes,

Like moonlight behind me.

If time could turn back, I would learn

To hold your hand, and never miss you again.

The eternal crescent moon,

A sleepless night, filled with longing.

It's as if my heart was stolen,

You, and our joyful conversations,

Are all gradually fading away.

How many midsummer nights

Spent snuggled up with you,

Happily forgetting all weariness.

I wish I could return to the me reflected in your eyes,

Like moonlight behind me.

To hold you tightly one more time, I would learn

To hold your hand tighter, so the night won't be lonely.

The endless darkness,

A faintly aching sleepless night.

No one can take your place.

It's always after losing that the answer becomes clear.

Nights spent calling out for you, where longing turns to wistfulness.

The night's darkness can only be lit up by you.

Memories of us embracing, gazing happily.

From then on, I only yearned for you.

How is it that only after losing you did I begin to understand?

Like moonlight behind me.

With my hand on my chest, I'll listen again.

Everything reversed, returning to the time we gazed at each other.

Dried tears,

A sleepless night of longing, ooh.

A sleepless night, longing all alone.

[Chinese]

夜色凝結的夢

當回憶越是想抹去

越是清晰

你曾擁抱著我

眼神閃爍

溫暖路過的冬季

想回到你眼中 映照的我

像月光在我身後

若時間能倒退 我會學會

牽你的手 不會再和你錯過

永恆的月彎

伴著思念的夜未眠

徬彿心被奪去

我的你 和我的笑語

都漸漸遠去

多少盛夏的夜

和你依偎

幸福地忘了疲憊

想回到你眼中 映照的我

像月光在我身後

再多抱你一遍 我會學會

握緊的手 不讓夜寂寞陪伴

無盡的漆黑

隱隱作痛的夜未眠

無人替代

總在失去後看清答案

呼喚你的夜晚 思念到懷念

夜的黑只能由你來點亮

回憶彼此相擁 幸福凝望

從此只為你眷戀

怎麼會失去後 開始明白

像月光在我身後

掌心放在胸前 再聽一遍

一切倒轉 回到相望的時間

風乾的淚

伴著思念的夜未眠, ooh

獨自思念的夜未眠

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
夜 /jɛ̂/ A1	noun - night, evening
夢 /mɤ̂ŋ/ A1	noun - dream
回憶 /xweɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵¹/ B1	noun - memory, recollection verb - to recall, to remember
清晰 /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ B1	adjective - clear, distinct, sharp
擁抱 /jʊŋ⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug noun - hug, embrace
閃爍 /ʂàn⁵¹ ʂwɔ̂⁵¹/ B2	verb - to flicker, to twinkle, to glint (as in eyes or light)
溫暖 /wə́n⁵⁵ nwàn²¹⁴/ A2	adjective - warm noun - warmth
時間 /ʂí⁵⁵ tɕi̯ɛ́n⁵⁵/ A1	noun - time
思念 /sɨ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛ́n²¹⁴/ B1	verb - to miss (someone/something), to long for, to yearn for noun - yearning, longing, nostalgia, homesickness
月光 /y̯ɛ̂⁵¹ kwáŋ⁵⁵/ A2	noun - moonlight
失去 /ʂɨ⁵⁵ tɕʰy⁵¹/ A2	verb - to lose, to miss (an opportunity) noun - loss
寂寞 /t͡ɕi⁵¹ mwɔ̂⁵¹/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary noun - loneliness, solitude
漆黑 /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/ B2	adjective - pitch-black, dark as pitch noun - pitch darkness
淚 /leɪ̯⁵¹/ A2	noun - tear (from crying)
幸福 /ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu⁵¹/ B1	noun - happiness, well-being adjective - happy, fortunate
疲憊 /pʰi⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/ B2	adjective - tired, exhausted, fatigued noun - fatigue, exhaustion
眷戀 /tɕy̯ɛ́n⁵¹ li̯ɛ́n²¹⁴/ C1	verb - to be sentimentally attached to, to long for (a place/person one is reluctant to leave) noun - sentimental attachment, lingering affection
明白 /miŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/ A2	verb - to understand, to realize, to know adjective - clear, plain, explicit
倒退 /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰweɪ̯⁵¹/ B1	verb - to fall back, to go backwards, to reverse
看清 /kʰán⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/ B2	verb - to see clearly, to understand thoroughly, to get a clear picture of

Key Grammar Structures

• 當回憶越是想抹去 越是清晰

  ➔ 越...越... (The more...the more...)

  ➔ The structure "越...越..." indicates that as one condition (represented by the first "越") progresses or intensifies, another condition (represented by the second "越") also progresses or intensifies. Here, "越是想抹去" means 'the more one tries to erase', and "越是清晰" means 'the clearer it becomes'.

• 你曾擁抱著我

  ➔ 曾 (Past experience)

  ➔ "曾" is an adverb indicating that an action or event occurred at some point in the past, often implying a completed experience. It's similar to 'once' or 'formerly'.

• 像月光在我身後

  ➔ 像 (Comparison)

  ➔ "像" is used to make a comparison, meaning 'like', 'as if', or 'resemble'. Here, it means 'like moonlight'.

• 若時間能倒退 我會學會

  ➔ 若...會... (Conditional sentence: If...then will...)

  ➔ "若...會..." forms a conditional sentence, similar to 'If A, then B'. "若" introduces the condition ('if time could turn back'), and "會" indicates the likely outcome ('I would learn').

• 徬彿心被奪去

  ➔ 被 (Passive Voice)

  ➔ "被" is a passive voice marker, indicating that the subject of the sentence (心 - heart) is the recipient of the action (奪去 - taken away), rather than the performer. It's similar to 'be + past participle' in English.

• 幸福地忘了疲憊

  ➔ 地 (Adverbial particle)

  ➔ "地" is an adverbial particle that connects an adjective or a phrase to a verb, indicating how the action is performed. It functions similarly to '-ly' in English, modifying the verb "忘了" (forgot) with the manner "幸福" (happily).

• 不讓夜寂寞陪伴

  ➔ 不讓 (Negative Causative / Prevent)

  ➔ "不讓" means 'not to let', 'not to allow', or 'to prevent'. It indicates that the speaker wishes to prevent the subject (夜 - night) from performing the action (寂寞陪伴 - accompanying loneliness).

• 夜的黑只能由你來點亮

  ➔ 由...來... (Indicating agent/source)

  ➔ "由...來..." is a structure used to specify the agent or source responsible for an action or a decision. Here, it emphasizes that only 'you' (你) have the ability or responsibility to 'light up' (點亮) the darkness of the night.

• 總在失去後看清答案

  ➔ V + Complement (Resultative Complement)

  ➔ "看清" is a resultative complement, where "看" (to see) is the verb and "清" (clear) is the complement indicating the result of the action. It means 'to see clearly' or 'to understand clearly'. Resultative complements often describe the outcome or state achieved by the verb.

• 怎麼會失去後 開始明白

  ➔ 怎麼會 (Rhetorical question / Expressing surprise)

  ➔ "怎麼會" is used to form a rhetorical question or to express surprise, disbelief, or bewilderment. It means 'How could it be that...?' or 'How is it possible that...?'. Here, it conveys the speaker's shock at only realizing something after it's gone.