月球上的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

[Chinese]

[English]

無須要快樂 反正妳一早枯死

No need to be happy; anyway, you've been dead long ago

如果有眼淚 只不過生理分泌

If tears exist, they are just a physiological release

就算淚水多得可灌溉整片濕地

Even if the tears could irrigate the entire wetland

蒲公英不會飛 陵墓裡伴妳於一起

Dandelions don't fly; by your side in the graveyard

如果有再會 恐怕已經一世紀

If there is a reunion, it’s probably already a century ago

回憶哄騙我但凡失去也是美

Memories deceive me, but even losing is beautiful

共妳一分鐘都足夠我生醉夢死

One minute with you is enough for me to get drunk and die dreaming

如懷念也是有它限期 明日我便記不起

Even nostalgia has its expiry date; tomorrow I won't remember anymore

從未來再見 遺憾舊時不太會戀愛

From the future, saying goodbye—regrets about not loving in the old days

願我永遠記不得我正身處現在

I hope I will always forget that I am in the present

從月球觀看 難辨地球相愛跟錯愛

Watching from the moon, it's hard to distinguish love or mistaken love on Earth

三世書不會記載 情繫我這半生的最愛

The three-worlds record won't capture it; the love that ties to my half-life is the greatest

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時空太過大 超脫我的喜與悲

Space and time are too vast, transcending my joys and sorrows

人戀愛過後自然參透到命理

After falling in love, people naturally realize fate

就算一雙手 只擁抱妳的紀念碑

Even if I only hold your memorial in my arms

留離在某月某天某地 仍自覺共妳一起

Left somewhere in a certain month, day, or place, still feeling like I’m with you

從未來再見 遺憾舊時不太會戀愛

From the future, saying goodbye—regrets about not loving in the old days

願我永遠記不得我正身處現在

I hope I will always forget that I am in the present

從月球觀看 難辨地球相愛跟錯愛

Watching from the moon, it's hard to distinguish love or mistaken love on Earth

三世書不會記載 誰為某某歎息感慨

The record of the three worlds won't mention who sighs or laments

再見 仍舊未能跟妳再戀愛

Goodbye, still unable to fall in love with you again

但妳與我有過的過去牽涉後代

But the past we shared involves future generations

從未來觀看 潛伏萬年的野史記載

From the future, observing the hidden millennia-old history records

不理它小愛與大愛 人類太過渺小的最愛

Ignoring small love and big love; humanity's most insignificant favorite love

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
快樂 (kuài lè) /kʰwaɪ̯ lɤ/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
眼淚 (yǎn lèi) /jɛ̀n leɪ̯/ A2	noun - tears
濕地 (shī dì) /ʃɨ́ tɨ̀/ B1	noun - wetland
陵墓 (líng mù) /lɪŋ˧˥ mu˧˥/ B2	noun - mausoleum, tomb
世紀 (shì jì) /ʂɻ̩˥˩ t͡ɕi˥˩/ A2	noun - century
失去 (shī qù) /ʂɨ́ t͡ɕʰŷ/ A2	verb - to lose
醉 (zuì) /t͡sweɪ̯/ B1	adjective - drunk, intoxicated
懷念 (huái niàn) /hwǎi ni̯ɛ̀n/ B1	verb - to cherish the memory of, to miss
遺憾 (yí hàn) /ǐ xân/ B2	noun - regret, pity
戀愛 (liàn ài) /ljɛ̂n âi/ B1	verb - to be in love, to have a love affair
月球 (yuè qiú) /y̯œ̂ t͡ɕʰjǒʊ̯/ B1	noun - moon
地球 (dì qiú) /tî t͡ɕʰjǒʊ̯/ A1	noun - earth
相愛 (xiāng ài) /ɕjaŋ˥ aɪ̯˥/ B1	verb - to love each other
記載 (jì zǎi) /t͡ɕî t͡saɪ̯/ B2	verb - to record, to write down
悲 (bēi) /peɪ/ B1	noun - sorrow, grief

Key Grammar Structures

• 就算淚水多得可灌溉整片濕地

  ➔ Even if, assuming that

  ➔ The phrase "就算" is used to express "even if" or "assuming that" which shows a hypothetical situation.

• 回憶哄騙我但凡失去也是美

  ➔ 但凡 + verb phrase: if (something) happens, then

  ➔ The phrase "但凡" implies 'if' or 'as long as', indicating a condition under which the statement holds.

• 從未來再見 遺憾舊時不太會戀愛

  ➔ 從未來再見: Using "從未來" to indicate "from the future"; the phrase implies perspective or looking forward.

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• 願我永遠記不得我正身處現在

  ➔ 願 + subj + verb: expressing a wish or hope

  ➔ The word "願" (wish) is used to express hope or desire that something will happen.

• 人戀愛過後自然參透到命理

  ➔ 過後 (guòhòu): after, indicating the time after an event

  ➔ The term "過後" (after) indicates the time following an event.

• 再見 仍舊未能跟妳再戀愛

  ➔ 仍舊: still, yet; used to indicate persistence or ongoing state

  ➔ The word "仍舊" is used to mean "still" or "yet," emphasizing that something continues to be the case.