左邊的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳華
• Album: The Light On My Left (左邊的人)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Before I met you, the world I lived in

was full of thorns and covered with endless chasms

Before I met you

I didn’t know anyone could catch me with tenderness

The world was on the brink of collapse

Yet the person who stands on my left

always protects me, with no trace of tears

May you no longer sink into the darkness

You are a star

The one who still stands on my left

whether it’s night or morning

will always, unconditionally, give me a light

After I met you, the world I live in

is a warm garden spread with flowers everywhere

After I met you

Thank you for always being able to wait with patience

the very imperfect me

still the person standing on my left

he always protects me, with no trace of tears

May you no longer sink into the darkness

You are a star

the one still on my left

whether it’s night or morning

will always, unconditionally, give me a light

still the person standing on my left

I just want to seal away all the happiness

I’m not afraid to stand side by side with you in storm and rain

to share every sunrise and sunset, drifting like dust

still the one on my left

May you always stay pure

May the world not let you down, you who rush forward without hesitation

[Chinese]

遇見你之前 我身處的世界

充滿了荊棘 遍佈了滿地的深淵

遇見你之前

不知道有人能 用溫柔接住我

快崩塌的世界

依然站在我左邊的人

他總保護我 沒有淚痕

願你不再黑暗裡沉淪

你就是個星辰

依然站在我左邊的

他不管黑夜還是清晨

總會無條件 給我一盞燈

遇見你之後 我身處的世界

是一個溫暖 遍佈了滿地的花園

遇見你之後

謝謝你總是能 用耐心守候著

非常不完美的我

依然站在我左邊的人

他總保護我 沒有淚痕

願你不再黑暗裡沉淪

你就是個星辰

依然站在我左邊的

他不管黑夜還是清晨

總會無條件 給我一盞燈

依然站在我左邊的人

只想把快樂全都封存

不怕與你並肩風雨裡

共度朝夕浮塵

依然站在我左邊的

願你能永遠保持單純

世界莫辜負 你奮不顧身

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
遇見 yùjiàn A2	verb - to meet, to encounter
世界 shìjiè A1	noun - world
荊棘 jīngjí C1	noun - thorns, brambles
深淵 shēnyuān C1	noun - abyss, deep chasm
溫柔 wēnróu B2	adjective - gentle, tender
崩塌 bēngtā B2	verb - to collapse, to crumble
左邊 zuǒbiān A2	noun - left side
人 rén A1	noun - person, people
保護 bǎohù B1	verb - to protect, to safeguard
黑暗 hēi'àn B1	noun - darkness adjective - dark
沉淪 chénlún C1	verb - to sink, to fall into (negative), to be drowned
星辰 xīngchén B2	noun - star, celestial body
清晨 qīngchén B2	noun - early morning, dawn
無條件 wútiáojiàn C1	adjective - unconditional
燈 dēng A1	noun - lamp, light
溫暖 wēnnuǎn B1	adjective - warm, warm‑hearted
花園 huāyuán A2	noun - garden
耐心 nàixīn B1	noun - patience adjective - patient
守護 shǒuhù B2	verb - to guard, to protect
快樂 kuàilè A2	noun - happiness adjective - happy

Key Grammar Structures

• 遇見你之前 我身處的世界

  ➔ Present tense with time phrase

  ➔ The phrase '遇見你之前' (before I met you) sets the time frame for the present tense verb '身處' (am in), indicating a past context.

• 充滿了荊棘 遍佈了滿地的深淵

  ➔ Reduplicative verbs

  ➔ The verbs '充滿了' (filled with) and '遍佈了' (spread all over) are reduplicative, emphasizing the intensity of the situation.

• 依然站在我左邊的人

  ➔ Adverb of persistence + verb

  ➔ The adverb '依然' (still) emphasizes the continuous action of '站在' (standing) on the left side.

• 願你不再黑暗裡沉淪

  ➔ Optative mood with '願'

  ➔ The character '願' (wish) introduces an optative mood, expressing a hope or desire for the subject.

• 你就是個星辰

  ➔ Equative sentence

  ➔ The sentence structure '你就是個星辰' (you are a star) is equative, directly comparing the subject to a star.

• 他總保護我 沒有淚痕

  ➔ Adverb of frequency + result clause

  ➔ The adverb '總' (always) indicates frequency, followed by the result clause '沒有淚痕' (without tears).

• 不怕與你並肩風雨裡

  ➔ Negative + verb + prepositional phrase

  ➔ The negative '不怕' (not afraid) is followed by the verb '並肩' (stand side by side) and the prepositional phrase '風雨裡' (in the wind and rain).