昨夜风今宵月 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Cao Duệ (高睿)
• Album: 昨夜风今宵月

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the romantic world of Chinese Mandopop with Cao Duệ's "昨夜风今宵月"! This song is a perfect gateway to learning Chinese through its poetic lyrics that beautifully express timeless love and longing. You can learn evocative phrases about devotion and the passage of time, making it special for its emotional depth and cultural elegance.

[English]

I don’t love meaningless relationships

I only love your silent gaze

If you have time

Stay with me and watch this scene change

Wanting to hold your left hand, yet my face turns red

Wanting to lean on your left shoulder, yet I hesitate again

Walking with you down the street of fallen flowers

How can I rewrite the past?

I admit I’m too clumsy, not understanding emotions

I don’t love meaningless relationships

I only love your silent gaze

If you have time

Stay with me and watch this scene completely change

For you, I write

How many nights, how many poems, how many words

How many long nights, how many times I’ve thought of you

Your turning away makes me lose sleep again

For you, I write

Last night’s wind, tonight’s moon

Past love, present sorrow

And that field of snow where we once turned gray

I don’t love meaningless relationships

I only love your silent gaze

If you have time

Stay with me and watch this scene completely change

For you, I write

How many nights, how many poems, how many words

How many long nights, how many times I’ve thought of you

Your turning away makes me lose sleep again

For you, I write

Last night’s wind, tonight’s moon

Past love, present sorrow

And that field of snow where we once turned gray

[Vietnamese]

wǒ bù ài wú liáo rén jiān

zhǐ piān ài nǐ méi yǎn

rú guǒ nǐ yě yǒu shí jiān

péi wǒ bǎ zhè fēng jǐng kàn biàn

xiǎng yào qiān zhù nǐ de zuǒ shǒu què hóng le liǎn

xiǎng yào lǒu jǐn nǐ de zuǒ jiān què yòu dǎn qiè

péi nǐ zǒu dào fēi huā de jiē

rú hé néng bǎ gù shì xù xiě

yuán liàng wǒ tài bèn fēng qíng bù jiě

wǒ bù ài wú liáo rén jiān

zhǐ piān ài nǐ méi yǎn

rú guǒ nǐ yě yǒu shí jiān

péi wǒ bǎ zhè fēng jǐng dōu kàn biàn

wèi nǐ xiě

jǐ yè shī piān jǐ háng shì yán

jǐ gè cháng yè jǐ cì xiǎng niàn

nǐ de zhuǎn shēn ràng wǒ yòu shī mián

wèi nǐ xiě

zuó yè de fēng jīn xiāo de yuè

qián shì de liàn jīn shēng de qiān

hé nǐ bái tóu de nà yī chǎng xuě

wǒ bù ài wú liáo rén jiān

zhǐ piān ài nǐ méi yǎn

rú guǒ nǐ yě yǒu shí jiān

péi wǒ bǎ zhè fēng jǐng dōu kàn biàn

wèi nǐ xiě

jǐ yè shī piān jǐ háng shì yán

jǐ gè cháng yè jǐ cì xiǎng niàn

nǐ de zhuǎn shēn ràng wǒ yòu shī mián

wèi nǐ xiě

zuó yè de fēng jīn xiāo de yuè

qián shì de liàn jīn shēng de qiān

hé nǐ bái tóu de nà yī chǎng xuě

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
爱 /ài/ A1	verb - to love
风 /fēng/ A1	noun - wind
月 /yuè/ A1	noun - moon
陪 /péi/ A2	verb - to accompany
变 /biàn/ A2	verb - to change
想 /xiǎng/ A2	verb - to think
红 /hóng/ A1	adjective - red
写 /xiě/ A2	verb - to write
夜 /yè/ A1	noun - night
景 /jǐng/ B1	noun - scenery
念 /niàn/ B1	verb - to think of
转身 /zhuǎn shēn/ B1	verb - to turn around
失眠 /shī mián/ B2	verb - to lose sleep
雪 /xuě/ A1	noun - snow
白头 /bái tóu/ C1	noun - old age (white hair)

Key Grammar Structures

• wǒ bù ài wú liáo rén jiān

  ➔ Subject + 不 + Verb + Object (Negation)

  ➔ The sentence structure shows a simple negative statement: I don't love the boring human world.

• zhǐ piān ài nǐ méi yǎn

  ➔ 只 + Verb + Object (Emphasis)

  ➔ This sentence uses '只' (only) to emphasize that the speaker only loves the person's eyes.

• rú guǒ nǐ yě yǒu shí jiān

  ➔ Conditional Clause (if ... then ...)

  ➔ This introduces a conditional statement, 'If you also have time...'.

• péi wǒ bǎ zhè fēng jǐng kàn biàn

  ➔ 把 (bǎ) construction (Object + Verb + Resultative Complement)

  ➔ This sentence uses the 把 structure. '陪' (accompany) + '我' (me) + '把' + '这风景' (this scenery) + '看' (see) + '遍' (all over/completely).

• xiǎng yào qiān zhù nǐ de zuǒ shǒu què hóng le liǎn

  ➔ Subordinate clause + 却 (què) + Resultative complement

  ➔ This sentence combines a desire and a result. "Wanting to hold your left hand, but blushes"

• xiǎng yào lǒu jǐn nǐ de zuǒ jiān què yòu dǎn qiè

  ➔ Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb + Adjective

  ➔ This sentence describes the feeling of wanting to embrace someone: "Want to hug your shoulder tightly, but also timid".

• wèi nǐ xiě jǐ yè shī piān jǐ háng shì yán

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (为 + object) + Verb + Object

  ➔ This phrase is constructed using a prepositional phrase with 为(for). 'For you, I write...'

• zuó yè de fēng jīn xiāo de yuè

  ➔ Attributive clause/Modifier (de 的)

  ➔ This uses the 'de 的' structure to describe the wind and the moon. 'Last night's wind, this evening's moon.'

• qián shì de liàn jīn shēng de qiān

  ➔ Attributive clause/Modifier (de 的)

  ➔ Uses the 'de 的' structure, translating to 'The love of past lives, the bond of this life.'