追光者

• By: 岑寧兒
• Album: 夏至未至插曲

Lyrics:

[中文]

[English]

如果說你是海上的煙火

If you are fireworks over the sea

我是浪花的泡沫

I am the foam of the waves

某一刻你的光照亮了我

One moment, your light illuminated me

如果說你是遙遠的星河

If you are the distant galaxy

耀眼得讓人想哭

So dazzling it makes me want to cry

我是追逐著你的眼眸

I am the one chasing after your eyes

總在孤單時候眺望夜空

Always gazing at the night sky in loneliness

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...

我可以跟在你身後

I can follow behind you

像影子追著光夢遊

Like a shadow chasing the dream of light

我可以等在這路口

I can wait at this corner

不管你會不會經過

Whether or not you pass by

每當我為你抬起頭

Whenever I lift my head for you

連眼淚都覺得自由

Even tears feel free

有的愛像陽光傾落

Some love is like the sunlight pouring down

邊擁有邊失去著

Holding and losing at the same time

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...

如果說你是夏夜的螢火

If you are fireflies on a summer night

孩子們為你唱歌

Children singing for you

那麼我是想要畫你的手

Then I want to draw your hand

你看我多麼渺小一個我

Look how tiny I am

因為你有夢可做

Because you have dreams to chase

也許你不會為我停留

Maybe you won't stay for me

那就讓我站在你的背後

Then let me stand behind you

我可以跟在你身後

I can follow behind you

像影子追著光夢遊

Like a shadow chasing the dream of light

我可以等在這路口

I can wait at this corner

不管你會不會經過

Whether or not you pass by

每當我為你抬起頭

Whenever I lift my head for you

連眼淚都覺得自由

Even tears feel free

有的愛像大雨滂沱

Some love is like a heavy rainstorm

卻依然相信彩虹

Yet still believing in rainbows

...

...

我可以跟在你身後

I can follow behind you

像影子追著光夢遊

Like a shadow chasing the dream of light

我可以等在這路口

I can wait at this corner

不管你會不會經過

Whether or not you pass by

每當我為你抬起頭

Whenever I lift my head for you

連眼淚都覺得自由

Even tears feel free

有的愛像大雨滂沱

Some love is like a heavy rainstorm

卻依然相信彩虹

Yet still believing in rainbows

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
海 (hǎi) /haɪ/ A1	noun - sea, ocean
光 (guāng) /ɡwɑŋ/ A1	noun - light
浪花 (làng huā) /lɑŋ hwɑ/ B1	noun - wave, spray
泡沫 (pàomò) /pʰaʊ mwo/ B1	noun - bubble, foam
照亮 (zhào liàng) /tʂɑʊ liɑŋ/ B1	verb - to illuminate, to light up
遙遠 (yáoyuǎn) /jɑʊ yɛn/ B1	adjective - distant, remote
星河 (xīng hé) /ʃɪŋ xɤ/ B2	noun - galaxy, Milky Way
耀眼 (yàoyǎn) /jɑʊ jɛn/ B2	adjective - dazzling, brilliant
追逐 (zhuīzhú) /ʈʂweɪ ʈʂu/ B2	verb - to pursue, to chase
眼眸 (yǎnmóu) /jɛn moʊ/ C1	noun - eyes
孤單 (gūdān) /ku dɑn/ B1	adjective - lonely, solitary
眺望 (tiàowàng) /tʰjɑʊ wɑŋ/ B2	verb - to look afar, to gaze
影子 (yǐngzi) /ɪŋ tsɨ/ A2	noun - shadow
夢遊 (mèngyóu) /mʌŋ joʊ/ B2	verb - to sleepwalk, to somnambulate
眼淚 (yǎnlèi) /jɛn leɪ/ A2	noun - tears
自由 (zìyóu) /tsɨ joʊ/ A2	adjective - free, freedom
陽光 (yángguāng) /jɑŋ kwɑŋ/ A2	noun - sunshine, sunlight
失去 (shīqù) /ʂ ʈɕʰy/ B1	verb - to lose
螢火 (yíng huǒ) /jɪŋ xwɔ/ B2	noun - firefly, glow-worm
彩虹 (cǎihóng) /tsʰaɪ xʊŋ/ A2	noun - rainbow

Grammar:

• 如果說你是海上的煙火

  ➔ Conditional sentence using '如果說' + clause

  ➔ '如果說' means 'if' or 'suppose' indicating a hypothetical or conditional situation.

• 我是浪花的泡沫

  ➔ Use of '是' + noun to define or identify

  ➔ '是' indicates identity or classification, equivalent to 'am' in English.

• 我可以跟在你身後

  ➔ Use of '可以' + verb to express possibility or ability

  ➔ '可以' means 'can' or 'be able to', indicating permission or ability.

• 每當我為你抬起頭

  ➔ Use of '每當' + clause to indicate 'whenever' or 'every time'

  ➔ '每當' means 'whenever' or 'every time', indicating a repeated or habitual action.

• 有的愛像陽光傾落

  ➔ Comparison using '像' + noun to indicate 'like' or 'similar to'

  ➔ '像' means 'like' or 'similar to', used in comparisons to draw similarity between things.

• 卻依然相信彩虹

  ➔ Use of '卻' + verb/adjective to indicate contrast or unexpected continuation

  ➔ '卻' means 'but' or 'yet', emphasizing contrast or persistence despite expected obstacles.