这世界那么多人 (Love Will Tear Us Apart) – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Karen Mok (莫文蔚)

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with Karen Mok's enchanting "这世界那么多人 (Love Will Tear Us Apart)." This ballad offers a beautiful introduction to Mandarin Chinese through its tender lyrics and melodic storytelling, exploring universal themes of love, fate, and human connection. Its heartfelt narrative and Karen Mok's exquisite vocals make it a perfect song for appreciating the nuances of the language and the depth of Chinese pop music.

[English]

There are so many people in this world

In the crowd, there’s a hidden door

In my hazy eyes, it lingers

The first time I saw you, it was a blue morning

There are so many people in this world

How fortunate I am to have us

This lifetime, the dawn and dusk of fate

Often makes me stare into the distance

Gray leaves swirl in the pond

Watching planes zooming off to distant lands

In the corridor of time

Footsteps echo

When the lights turn on, it's empty and desolate

In the evening breeze, flashes of the past appear

Flying and spinning, they've vanished

In the distant light, you come with bright clarity

So many people around, yet the world is silent

There are so many people in this world

How fortunate I am to have us

This lifetime, the dawn and dusk of fate

Often makes me stare into the distance

Gray leaves swirl in the pond

Watching planes zooming off to distant lands

In the corridor of time

Footsteps echo

When the lights turn on, it's empty and desolate

In the evening breeze, flashes of the past appear

Flying and spinning, they've vanished

In the distant light, you come with bright clarity

So many people around, yet the world is silent

Among the laughter, memories brush by

Staying in the dreamland, never dispersing

In the warm light, awakening, so much to say

So many people in the world, yet it remains silent

There is someone in this world

Living in my soaring youth

In the long kiss that soaked in tears

Often makes me ponder deeply

[Chinese]

这世界有那么多人

人群里 藏着一扇门

我迷蒙的眼睛里长存

初见你 蓝色清晨

这世界有那么多人

多幸运 我有个我们

这终身 命运中的晨昏

常让我 望远方出神

灰树叶 飘转在池塘

看飞机 轰的一声去远乡

光阴的 长廊

脚步声 叫嚷

灯一亮 无人的空荡

晚风中 闪过 几帧从前啊

飞驰中 旋转 已不见了呀

远光中 走来 你一身晴朗

身旁那么多人 可世界不声 不响

这世界有那么多人

多幸运 我有个我们

这终身 命运中的晨昏

常让我 望远方出神

灰树叶 飘转在池塘

看飞机 轰的一声去远乡

光阴的 长廊

脚步声 叫嚷

灯一亮 无人的空荡

晚风中 闪过 几帧从前啊

飞驰中 旋转 已不见了呀

远光中 走来 你一身晴朗

身旁那么多人 可世界不声 不响

笑声中 拂过 几张旧模样

留在梦田里 永远不散场

暖光中 唤醒 好多话要讲

世界那么多人 可是它不声 不响

这世界有那么个人

活在我 飞扬的青春

在泪水里浸湿过的长吻

常让我 像啊想出神

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
世界 /shìjiè/ A1	noun - world
人群 /rényùn/ A1	noun - crowd
眼睛 /yǎnjīng/ A1	noun - eyes
清晨 /qīngchén/ A2	noun - early morning
幸运 /xìngyùn/ A2	adjective - lucky
命运 /mìngyùn/ B1	noun - fate
远方 /yuǎnfāng/ A2	noun - distance
出神 /chūshén/ B2	verb - to be absorbed in
树叶 /shùyè/ A1	noun - leaves
飞机 /fēijī/ A1	noun - airplane
光阴 /guāngyīn/ B1	noun - time
长廊 /chángláng/ B1	noun - corridor
空荡 /kōngdàng/ B1	adjective - empty
晚风 /wǎnfēng/ A2	noun - evening breeze
飞驰 /fēichí/ B1	verb - to speed
晴朗 /qínglǎng/ A2	adjective - clear
拂过 /fúguò/ B2	verb - to brush past
梦田 /mèngtián/ C1	noun - field of dreams
暖光 /nuǎnguāng/ B1	noun - warm light
青春 /qīngchūn/ A2	noun - youth

Key Grammar Structures

• 这世界有那么多人

  ➔ Existential structure

  ➔ This line uses an existential structure to indicate the existence of many people in the world.

• 我迷蒙的眼睛里长存

  ➔ Adjective usage

  ➔ Here, '迷蒙的' (misty) is an adjective describing '眼睛' (eyes), enhancing the imagery.

• 我有个我们

  ➔ Possessive structure

  ➔ The phrase '我有个我们' uses the possessive structure to express having a shared relationship.

• 晚风中 闪过 几帧从前啊

  ➔ Temporal adverbial phrases

  ➔ The use of '晚风中' (in the evening breeze) acts as a temporal adverbial phrase to set the scene.

• 可世界不声 不响

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction

  ➔ '可' (but) is used here as a contrastive conjunction to highlight the contradictory relationship.

• 在泪水里浸湿过的长吻

  ➔ Phrase with participle structure

  ➔ The phrase '在泪水里浸湿过的' (soaked in tears) uses a participle structure to describe the kiss.