云与海 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 阿YueYue

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant beauty of "云与海" by 阿YueYue, a Mandopop hit that beautifully expresses the bittersweet longing of unrequited love. Learning the lyrics offers insight into common Chinese expressions of emotion and poetic imagery, making it a captivating way to engage with the language and its cultural nuances.

[English]

The clouds in the sky stretch as far as the eye can see

Overlooking a pair of gazing eyes

Time is still traveling far away

Leaving behind whose footprints

It's not just the courage of being greedy

It's destined that we can't be close

I treat loving you as a secret

Afraid of disturbing you and making you leave forever

Endless

I long to be able to dive into the seabed

To gently rest

Is to soothe the pain in your heart

If all things in the world could transcend and love each other

Then clouds and the sea could also be complete

Forget how far from the shore, how dangerous

Can't see it all

If the ends of the earth don't separate, it's not hard to endure

Humans will eventually be together

Don't forget, their love is unattainable

...

It's destined that we can't be close

I treat loving you as a secret

Afraid of disturbing you and making you leave forever

Endless

I long to be able to dive into the seabed

To gently rest

Is to soothe the pain in your heart

If all things in the world could transcend and love each other

Then clouds and the sea could also be complete

Forget how far from the shore, how dangerous

Can't see it all

If the ends of the earth don't separate, it's not hard to endure

Humans will eventually be together

Don't forget, their love is unattainable

If all things in the world could transcend and love each other

Then clouds and the sea could also be complete

Forget how far from the shore, how dangerous

Can't see it all

If the ends of the earth don't separate, it's not hard to endure

Humans will eventually be together

Don't forget, their love is unattainable

...

[Chinese]

天邊的雲一望無際

俯瞰那雙眺望的眼睛

時間還在遠行

留下誰的腳印

不只是貪戀的勇氣

命中註定不能靠近

愛你的事當做祕密

怕驚擾你從此遠離

無窮盡

多想能夠潛入海底

溫柔的棲息

是撫平 你心口的原因

如果世間萬物能跨越能相愛

也能成全雲與海

忘了離岸多遠多危險

都看不見

如果海角天涯不分開不難捱

人類終會廝守

別忘了 它們的愛而 不得

命中註定不能靠近

愛你的事當做祕密

怕驚擾你從此遠離

無窮盡

多想能夠潛入海底

溫柔的棲息

是撫平 你心口的原因

如果世間萬物能跨越能相愛

也能成全雲與海

忘了離岸多遠多危險

都看不見

如果海角天涯不分開不難捱

人類終會廝守

別忘了 它們的愛而 不得

如果世間萬物能跨越能相愛

也能成全雲與海

忘了離岸多遠多危險

都看不見

如果海角天涯不分開不難捱

人類終會廝守

別忘了 它們的愛而 不得

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雲 /yən²¹⁴/ A1	noun - cloud
海 /hǎi⁵¹/ A1	noun - sea
眺望 /tiǎo²¹ wàng⁵⁵/ B1	verb - to gaze into the distance
遠行 /yuǎn²¹ xíng⁵⁵/ B1	verb - to travel far
貪戀 /tān²¹ liàn⁵⁵/ B2	verb - to be reluctant to part with
註定 /zhù⁵⁵ dìng²¹⁴/ B2	verb - to be destined
祕密 /mì⁵⁵ mì²¹⁴/ A2	noun - secret
驚擾 /jīng¹⁻⁵⁵ rǎo⁵⁵/ B2	verb - to disturb
潛入 /qián²¹ rù⁵⁵/ B1	verb - to dive into
棲息 /qī⁵⁵ xī²¹⁴/ B2	verb - to inhabit
撫平 /fǔ⁵⁵ píng²¹⁴/ B2	verb - to soothe
跨越 /kuà⁵⁵ yuè⁵⁵/ B1	verb - to transcend
成全 /chéng²¹⁴ quán⁵⁵/ B2	verb - to help fulfill
廝守 /sī¹⁻⁵⁵ shǒu³⁻²¹⁴/ C1	verb - to live together until death
海角 /hǎi⁵¹ jiǎo³⁻²¹⁴/ B1	noun - cape
天涯 /tiān¹⁻⁵⁵ yá²¹⁴/ B2	noun - the ends of the earth

Key Grammar Structures

• 天邊的雲一望無際

  ➔ The clouds at the edge of the sky stretch infinitely

  ➔ 一望無際 (yīwàngwùjí) - stretch infinitely

• 俯瞰那雙眺望的眼睛

  ➔ Gaze down at the eyes that look out

  ➔ 俯瞰 (dǔguān) - gaze down at

• 時間還在遠行

  ➔ Time is still traveling far away

  ➔ 還在 (hái zài) - still

• 留下誰的腳印

  ➔ Leave the footprints of who

  ➔ 留下 (liúchū) - leave behind

• 不只是貪戀的勇氣

  ➔ Not just the courage of greed

  ➔ 不只是 (bù zhǐ shì) - not just

• 命中註定不能靠近

  ➔ Fated not to get close

  ➔ 命中註定 (hángmíng zhùdìng) - fated

• 愛你的事當做祕密

  ➔ Love you as a secret

  ➔ 當做 (dàngzuò) - treat as

• 怕驚擾你從此遠離

  ➔ Fear of disturbing you from this point on

  ➔ 怕 (pà) - fear

• 無窮盡

  ➔ Endless

  ➔ 無窮盡 (wúqiángjìn) - endless