Nguyện – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Diêu Hiểu Đường
• Album: Định Phong Ba OST

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of C-Pop Ballads with 'Nguyện' (愿), a beautiful track from the *Ding Feng Bo* (定风波) drama OST. Its poetic lyrics are a perfect introduction to the emotionally rich language of Guofeng (Ancient Style) music, teaching you phrases about profound love, enduring devotion (愿 - 'Yuàn'), and the beautiful imagery used to express a lifelong promise to accompany someone through all seasons ('spring and autumn').

[English]

If I could gift you a single, radiant gaze.

It is an unspoken wish.

If there is tender affection, a thousand thoughts of you return again and again.

To write that silent song.

If I could grant you a lifetime to look into each other's eyes and cherish the years.

Who knows when it will strike a chord in my heart.

If you ask which mountains in this world are hard to cross.

A strand of longing knots my brow.

I wish to grant you a star to guard us from morning to night.

Stand by you with every turn of your gaze.

May longing hide my thoughts in my mouth.

Return to the swaying light boat.

May you and the years ahead be free of worry.

In my heart, tales of spring and autumn.

I won't fail to press through countless, towering walls.

If it means holding hands, our white hair will never rest.

White hair won't rest.

If I could gift you a single, radiant gaze.

It is an unspoken wish.

If there is tender affection, a thousand thoughts of you return again and again.

To write that silent song.

If I could grant you a lifetime to look into each other's eyes and cherish the years.

Who knows when it will strike a chord in my heart.

If you ask which mountains in this world are hard to cross.

A strand of longing knots my brow.

I wish to grant you a star to guard us from morning to night.

Stand by you with every turn of your gaze.

May longing hide my thoughts in my mouth.

Return to the swaying light boat.

May you and the years ahead be free of worry.

In my heart, tales of spring and autumn.

I won't fail to press through countless, towering walls.

If it means holding hands, our white hair will never rest.

White hair won't rest.

May longing hide my thoughts in my mouth.

Return to the swaying light boat.

May you and the years ahead be free of worry.

In my heart, tales of spring and autumn.

I won't fail to press through countless, towering walls.

If it means holding hands, our white hair will never rest.

White hair won't rest.

[Chinese]

若能贈你眼眸一方瀲灩

它是不可說的願

若有柔情思量千回的念

寫作那一首無言

若能予你相望相惜流年

怎知何時入心弦

若問這世間何山難越

相思眉上一縷結

願許下一顆星朝暮相守

伴你每一次回眸

願思念將心事藏之於口

歸入搖晃的輕舟

願此生你同歲月皆無憂

於我心上話春秋

不負輾轉過萬千重樓

換得執手白髮不肯休

白髮不肯休

若能贈你眼眸一方瀲灩

它是不可說的願

若有柔情思量千回的念

寫作那一首無言

若能予你相望相惜流年

怎知何時入心弦

若問這世間何山難越

相思眉上一縷結

願許下一顆星朝暮相守

伴你每一次回眸

願思念將心事藏之於口

歸入搖晃的輕舟

願此生你同歲月皆無憂

於我心上話春秋

不負輾轉過萬千重樓

換得執手白髮不肯休

白髮不肯休

願思念將心事藏之於口

歸入搖晃的輕舟

願此生你同歲月皆無憂

於我心上話春秋

不負輾轉過萬千重樓

換得執手白髮不肯休

白髮不肯休

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
願 /yuàn/ C1	noun - wish, desire verb - to wish, to hope
思念 /sīniàn/ B2	noun - longing, remembrance verb - to miss, to think of
眼眸 /yǎn móu/ C2	noun - eyes, gaze
白髮 /bái fà/ B2	noun - white hair, gray hair
相思 /xiāng sī/ C1	noun - mutual longing, lovesickness
歲月 /suì yuè/ C1	noun - years, time
輕舟 /qīng zhōu/ C2	noun - light boat, small boat
春秋 /chūn qiū/ C2	noun - spring and autumn (seasons); years, era
心事 /xīn shì/ B2	noun - thoughts, concerns
相望 /xiāng wàng/ C2	verb - to look at each other, mutual gaze
回眸 /huí móu/ C2	verb - to look back, to glance back
輾轉 /zhǎn zhuǎn/ C2	verb - to toss and turn; to go through twists and turns
執手 /zhí shǒu/ C2	verb - to hold hands
流年 /liú nián/ C2	noun - fleeting years, passing time
眉 /méi/ B2	noun - eyebrow

Key Grammar Structures

• 若能贈你眼眸一方瀲灩

  ➔ Conditional clause with '若' (If)

  ➔ "若" introduces a hypothetical condition, similar to "if" in English, allowing the speaker to express wishes or possibilities ("若能贈你眼眸一方瀲灩" means "If I could give you a piece of the sparkle in my eyes").

• 它是不可說的願

  ➔ Nominal predicate with '是' (Is)

  ➔ "是" links the subject to the noun phrase, forming a nominal predicate, which identifies or describes ("它是不可說的願" means "It is an indescribable wish").

• 若有柔情思量千回的念

  ➔ Descriptive attributive phrase (Attributive with '的')

  ➔ "的" forms attributive phrases, describing nouns with multiple adjectives or clauses ("若有柔情思量千回的念" means "a thought pondered a thousand times with tender affection").

• 寫作那一首無言

  ➔ Resultative complement with '作' (Make into)

  ➔ "作" acts as a resultative complement indicating transformation or creation ("寫作那一首無言" means "writes it into a speechless song").

• 若問這世間何山難越

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with '何' (What/Which)

  ➔ "何" is a question pronoun asking about unspecified items or alternatives ("若問這世間何山難越" means "If asking what mountain in this world is hard to cross").

• 願許下一顆星朝暮相守

  ➔ Wish expression with '願' (Wish)

  ➔ "願" expresses a strong desire or hope, often blessing another ("願許下一顆星朝暮相守" means "I wish to grant a star to watch over you day and night").

• 換得執手白髮不肯休

  ➔ Cause-effect with '換得' (Exchange for)

  ➔ "換得" shows exchange or cost leading to a result ("換得執手白髮不肯休" means "exchange for holding hands until white hair, without stopping").

• 相思眉上一縷結

  ➔ Figurative language with '眉上' (On the brow)

  ➔ "眉上" uses metaphor, placing 'a knot' on the brow to symbolize worry or longing ("相思眉上一縷結" means "a knot of lovesickness on the brow").

• 於我心上話春秋

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with '於' (At/On)

  ➔ "於" introduces location or focus, equivalent to 'at' or 'on' ("於我心上話春秋" means "speak of springs and autumns on my heart").

• 思念將心事藏之於口

  ➔ Archaism with '之於' (Regarding)

  ➔ "之於" is an archaic structure meaning 'regarding' or 'at' ("思念將心事藏之於口" means "thoughtfulness hides the unspoken feelings").