昨夜风今宵月 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 庄淇玟29
• Album: 昨夜风今宵月- Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Chinese music with 庄淇玟29's enchanting "昨夜风今宵月". This lyrical masterpiece offers a unique opportunity to explore the beauty and depth of the Chinese language through its classical imagery and heartfelt expressions of love and longing. Discover how intricate phrases weave together to tell a story of enduring devotion, making it a perfect song to appreciate the nuances of Mandarin.

[English]

Writing a few pages of poetry for you

A few vows

A few long nights of missing you

Your turning back makes me sleepless again

I want to hold your left hand but I blush

I want to hug your left shoulder but I feel shy

Walking with you on a street full of falling flowers

How can I continue our story

Sorry I'm too clumsy, emotions don't understand

I don't love the boring world

Just love your eyebrows and eyes

If you also have time

Join me in seeing all these beautiful scenes

Writing a few pages of poetry for you

A few vows

A few long nights of missing you

Your turning back makes me sleepless again

Writing for you about yesterday's wind and tonight's moon

Previous life's love, this life's promise

That snow when we grow old together

I don't love the boring world

Just love your eyebrows and eyes

If you also have time

Join me in seeing all these beautiful scenes

Writing a few pages of poetry for you

A few vows

A few long nights of missing you

Your turning back makes me sleepless again

Writing about yesterday’s wind and tonight’s moon for you

Previous life's love, this life's promise

That snow when we grow old together

[Chinese]

为你写几页诗篇

几行誓言

几个长夜几次想念

你的转身让我又失眠

想要牵住你的左手却红了脸

想要搂紧你的左肩却又胆怯

陪你走到飞花的街

如何能把故事续写

原谅我太笨风情不解

我不爱无聊人间

只偏爱你眉眼

如果你也有时间

陪我把这风景都看遍

为你写几页诗篇

几行誓言

几个长夜几次想念

你的转身让我又失眠

为你写昨夜的风今宵的月

前世的恋今生的签

和你白头的那一场雪

我不爱无聊人间

只偏爱你眉眼

如果你也有时间

陪我把这风景都看遍

为你写几页诗篇

几行誓言

几个长夜几次想念

你的转身让我又失眠

为你写昨夜的风今宵的月

前世的恋今生的签

和你白头的那一场雪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
诗篇 shī piān /ʂɨ˥ pʰjɛn˥/ B2	noun - poem; a collection of verses
誓言 shì yán /ʂɨ̂˥ jɛn˧˥/ B2	noun - vow; oath
长夜 cháng yè /tʂʰɑŋ˧˥ jɛ̂˥/ B2	noun - long night
想念 xiǎng niàn /ɕjɑŋ˨˩˦ njɛ̂˥/ B2	verb - to miss (someone) noun - longing, yearning
转身 zhuǎn shēn /ʈʂwân˨˩˦ ʂən˥/ B2	verb - to turn around; to turn one's body noun - a turn, a turn of the body
失眠 shī mián /ʂɨ˥ mjɛn˧˥/ A2	noun - insomnia
牵住 qiān zhù /tɕʰjɛn˥ ʈʂù˥/ B2	verb - to hold (someone’s hand)
搂紧 lǒu jǐn /lou˨˩˦ tɕîn˨˩˦/ B2	verb - to hug tightly
胆怯 dǎn qiè /tan˨˩˦ tɕjɛ̂˥/ B2	adjective - timid; cowardly
街 jiē /tɕiɛ˥/ A1	noun - street
故事 gù shì /kû˥ ʂɨ̂˥/ B1	noun - story; tale
风情 fēng qíng /fəŋ˥ tɕʰiŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - charm; romance; sentiment
眉眼 méi yǎn /mei̯˧˥ jɛn˨˩˦/ B1	noun - eyebrows and eyes; facial features
时间 shí jiān /ʂɨ˧˥ tɕiɛn˥/ A1	noun - time
风景 fēng jǐng /fəŋ˥ tɕîŋ˨˩˦/ B2	noun - scenery; landscape
前世 qián shì /tɕʰjɛn˧˥ ʂɨ̂˥/ C1	noun - previous life; past incarnation
恋 liàn /lɨ̂ən˥/ B2	noun - romantic love; affection
雪 xuě /ɕyɛ̂˥/ A1	noun - snow

Key Grammar Structures

• 为你写几页诗篇

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 为 (for/to)

  ➔ The preposition “为” indicates purpose or beneficiary, as in “为” “你写” (writing for you) several poems.

• 你的转身让我又失眠

  ➔ Causative verb 让 (make/cause)

  ➔ The causative verb “让” shows causation where the subject “你的转身” (your turning) “让” me “又失眠” (lose sleep again).

• 想要牵住你的左手却红了脸

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 却 (yet/but)

  ➔ The conjunction “却” introduces contrast: wanting to hold your left hand but “却” blushing instead.

• 陪你走到飞花的街

  ➔ Directional verb compound 走到 (arrive at/walk to)

  ➔ The directional compound “走到” means reaching or walking to the street, as in accompanying you “走到” the fly-flower street.

• 我不爱无聊人间 只偏爱你眉眼

  ➔ Exclusive construction 不...只 (not...only)

  ➔ The exclusive “不...只” emphasizes that I “不爱” the mundane world but “只” prefer your eyebrows and eyes.

• 如果你也有时间

  ➔ Conditional conjunction 如果 (if)

  ➔ The conditional “如果” sets a condition: “如果” you also have time...

• 陪我把这风景都看遍

  ➔ 把 sentence (object preposition)

  ➔ The “把” sentence emphasizes the object “风景” (scenery), as in accompanying me to “把” all this scenery “都看遍” (see thoroughly).

• 和你白头的那一场雪

  ➔ Possessive construction with 的 and 那 (the one that)

  ➔ The possessive use “的那” refers to a specific snow, the “那” “一场雪” (the one snow) where we grow old together.