月球下的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Gin Lee 李幸倪

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant world of Gin Lee's "月球下的人" (Man Beneath the Moon), a beautiful Cantopop ballad that will introduce you to the emotive power of Cantonese lyrics. Its tender melody and expressive vocabulary make it an excellent choice for language learners, offering insights into poetic expressions of love and separation, and the cultural significance of symbols like the moon in Chinese music. Experience Gin Lee's remarkable vocal delivery while expanding your Cantonese vocabulary and appreciation for contemporary Asian ballads.

[English]

Looking to fly up to the tranquil moon, gazing at every window

Who accompanies deep love, savoring the scent of roses on the terrace

Decorated beautifully, warm and inviting — just satisfying one pair after another

Who’s gazing up at the moon with you, forgetting the sorrows of the world

The full moon only belongs on the night of reunion

Biased light shining, lovers rejoice

Like me, stranded in a remote universe, only meant to sing alone

...

Shouldn’t remember, why insist on remembering

No debts, no grudges — what’s there to envy?

Back then, your world was already taken care of by someone else

Adding a little spice, mixing joy and sorrow

Should only remember, dandelions always fly away

Just happen to fly into fleeting, black-and-white memories of beauty

Facing tonight’s crescent moon, just like your eyebrows

Let your face soar with the dark moon, things pass but remain beautiful

...

If I pass by your old terrace, step back into my hometown

Hoping the setup remains as it was

Sadly, my partner is someone else now

If only there was an unbreakable promise

...

Shouldn’t remember, why insist on remembering

No debts, no grudges — what’s there to envy?

Back then, your world was already taken care of by someone else

Adding a little spice, mixing joy and sorrow

Should only remember, dandelions always fly away

Just happen to fly into fleeting, black-and-white memories of beauty

Facing tonight’s crescent moon, just like your eyebrows

Let your face soar with the dark moon, things pass but remain beautiful

In the busiest small town, lonely hearts are hard to reach

From the moon, I look down at each household, chandeliers casting a cold feeling

Shouldn’t remember, the past joys and sorrows

They’re just cruel little amusements

When the scent of black hair passes through your lover’s comb

Wandering momentarily on my nails, flying afar

Should only remember, peach blossoms will always die

Petals, turning into memories’ abstract beauty for me

Facing a crescent moon, finally free from separation

Let memories fade with the sunrise — impossible to take away all longing

...

[Chinese]

期望飛上恬靜月球遙望每家的窗

誰伴深愛細味露台玫瑰香

裝飾得漂亮 溫馨氣場 只滿足一對又一雙

誰又跟你仰望月兒忘掉世間哀傷

圓月只配掛在團聚晚上就

偏心的照亮 有情人歡暢

像我一個流落偏僻的宇宙 只應該獨唱

不應該記起 何必偏偏記起

不拖不欠又憑甚麼好妒忌

當初你天地 早已有別人打理

弄個小菜調味出喜與悲

只應該記起 蒲公英總會飛

剛巧飛進倉猝回憶的黑白美

獨對今晚月半彎 恰似是你的眉

任你的臉隨月黑高飛 事過境遷一樣美

如若經過你舊露台重踏我的家鄉

期待擺設佈局如舊那樣

很可惜對象 有別人頂上

若有一個難被遵守的約定

不應該記起 何必偏偏記起

不拖不欠又憑甚麼好妒忌

當初你天地 早已有別人打理

弄個小菜調味出喜與悲

只應該記起 蒲公英總會飛

剛巧飛進倉猝回憶的黑白美

獨對今晚月半彎 恰似是你的眉

任你的臉隨月黑高飛 事過境遷一樣美

最擠擁的小市鎮 教寂寞人難接近

我在月球上俯瞰 一家家吊燈普照是冰冷感

不應該記起 曾經的悲與喜

都只不過是殘酷的小趣味

當黑髮香味 經過你情人梳理

在我指甲流浪一刻遠飛

只應該記起 桃花始終會死

花瓣給我釀成回憶的抽象美

共對一個月半彎 總算沒有分離

任記憶也隨日出依稀 沒法子帶走都思念

Key Grammar Structures

• 只應該記起 蒲公英總會飛

  ➔ Use of '只應該' to express obligation or appropriateness

  ➔ '只應該' means 'should only' or 'ought to', indicating what is appropriate or expected.

• 不應該記起 何必偏偏記起

  ➔ Use of '不應該' with '何必' to emphasize unnecessary or unnecessary action.

  ➔ '不應該' means 'should not' or 'ought not to', and '何必' adds the sense of 'why bother' or 'need to'.

• 任你的臉隨月黑高飛 事過境遷一樣美

  ➔ Use of '任' to indicate 'let' or 'allow' someone to do something without interference.

  ➔ '任' means 'to let', 'allow', or 'be at someone's mercy', indicating freedom or lack of restraint.

• 花瓣給我釀成回憶的抽象美

  ➔ Use of '給' to indicate 'give to' or 'render', showing transfer or transformation.

  ➔ '給' means 'to give' or 'to make certain', used here to describe the act of turning petals into an abstract beauty of memory.

• 事過境遷一樣美

  ➔ Use of the structure '事過境遷' with '一樣美' to convey that despite passing time and changing circumstances, remain equally beautiful.

  ➔ '事過境遷' is a phrase that indicates the passage of time and change of circumstances; '一樣美' means 'equally beautiful', showing enduring beauty.