一支榴蓮 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 海底

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound narrative of Yi Zhi Liu Lian's 'Haidī' (海底), a Chinese song that plunges into deep emotional currents. By exploring its moving Mandarin lyrics, you can gain insight into themes of isolation and empathy, making it a powerful piece for those looking to connect with contemporary Chinese musical storytelling.

[English]

A Durian - Seabed

Scattered moonlight breaks through the clouds

Hiding from the crowd

Forming the scales of the vast ocean

Waves soak the white dress

Trying to push you back

Waves wash away the bloodstains

Deluding myself to warm you

Listening toward the depths of the sea

Whose cries are guiding the way

Soul sinks into silence

No one to wake you

You like the salty scent of the sea breeze

Stepping on the wet sand

You say people's ashes should be scattered into the sea

You ask me where I'll go after death

Is there anyone who loves you

Can the world cease to exist

Always smiling at indifferent people

People on shore wear expressions of indifference

No attachment to the human world

Everything scatters like smoke

Scattered moonlight breaks through the clouds

Hiding from the crowd

Slipping into the seabed

Waves wash away the bloodstains

Deluding myself to warm you

Soul sinks into silence

No one to wake you

You like the salty scent of the sea breeze

Stepping on the wet sand

You say people's ashes should be scattered into the sea

You ask me where I'll go after death

Is there anyone who loves you

The world has already abandoned you

Always smiling at indifferent people

People on shore wear expressions of indifference

No attachment to the human world

Everything scatters like smoke

Too late, too late, you once smiled while crying

Too late, too late, your trembling arms

Too late, too late, no one to rescue you

Too late, too late, you clearly hate suffocation

[Chinese]

[Eng Sub] 一支榴蓮 - 海底 | Seabed

散落的月光穿过了云 Sànluò de yuèguāng chuānguòle yún

躲着人群 duǒzhe rénqún

铺成大海的鳞 pù chéng dàhǎi de lín

海浪打湿白裙 hǎilàng dǎ shī bái qún

试图推你回去 shìtú tuī nǐ huíqù

海浪清洗血迹 hǎilàng qīngxǐ xiějī

妄想温暖你 wàngxiǎng wēnnuǎn nǐ

往海的深处听 wǎng hǎi de shēn chù tīng

谁的哀鸣在指引 shéi de āimíng zài zhǐyǐn

灵魂没入寂静 línghún méirù jìjìng

无人将你吵醒 wú rénjiāng nǐ chǎo xǐng

你喜欢海风咸咸的气息 nǐ xǐhuān hǎifēng xián xián de qìxí

踩着湿湿的沙砾 cǎizhe shī shī de shālì

你说人们的骨灰应该撒进海里 nǐ shuō rénmen de gǔhuī yīnggāi sā jìn hǎilǐ

你问我死后会去哪里 nǐ wèn wǒ sǐ hòu huì qù nǎlǐ

有没有人爱你 yǒu méiyǒu rén ài nǐ

世界能否不再 shìjiè néng fǒu bù zài

总爱对凉薄的人扯着笑脸 zǒng ài duì liáng báo de rén chězhe xiàoliǎn

岸上人们脸上都挂着无关 ànshàng rénmen liǎn shàng dū guàzhe wúguān

人间毫无留恋 rénjiān háo wú liúliàn

一切散为烟 yīqiè sàn wèi yān

散落的月光穿过了云 sànluò de yuèguāng chuānguòle yún

躲着人群 duǒzhe rénqún

溜进海底 liū jìn hǎidǐ

海浪清洗血迹 hǎilàng qīngxǐ xiě jī

妄想温暖你 wàngxiǎng wēnnuǎn nǐ

灵魂没入寂静 línghún méirù jìjìng

无人将你吵醒 wú rén jiāng nǐ chǎo xǐng

你喜欢海风咸咸的气息 nǐ xǐhuān hǎifēng xián xián de qìxí

踩着湿湿的沙砾 cǎizhe shī shī de shālì

你说人们的骨灰应该撒进海里 nǐ shuō rénmen de gǔhuī yīnggāi sā jìn hǎilǐ

你问我死后会去哪里 nǐ wèn wǒ sǐ hòu huì qù nǎlǐ

有没有人爱你 yǒu méiyǒu rén ài nǐ

世界已然将你抛弃 shìjiè yǐrán jiāng nǐ pāoqì

总爱对凉薄的人扯着笑脸 zǒng ài duì liáng báo de rén chězhe xiàoliǎn

岸上人们脸上都挂着无关 ànshàng rénmen liǎn shàng dū guàzhe wúguān

人间毫无留恋 rén jiān háo wú liúliàn

一切散为烟 yīqiè sàn wèi yān

来不及来不及 你曾笑着哭泣 láibují láibují nǐ céng xiàozhe kūqì

来不及来不及 你颤抖的手臂 láibují láibují nǐ chàndǒu de shǒubì

来不及来不及 无人将你打捞起 láibují láibují wú rén jiāng nǐ dǎlāo qǐ

来不及来不及 你明明讨厌窒息 láibují láibují nǐ míngmíng tǎoyàn zhìxí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月光 /yuèguāng/ A1	noun - moonlight
海浪 /hǎilàng/ A1	noun - sea wave
清洗 /qīngxǐ/ A2	verb - to wash
血迹 /xiějī/ B1	noun - bloodstain
温暖 /wēnnuǎn/ A2	adjective - warm verb - to warm
灵魂 /línghún/ B1	noun - soul
寂静 /jìjìng/ B1	adjective - silent
海风 /hǎifēng/ A1	noun - sea breeze
沙砾 /shālì/ B1	noun - gravel
骨灰 /gǔhuī/ B2	noun - ashes
凉薄 /liángbáo/ C1	adjective - cold and indifferent
留恋 /liúliàn/ B2	verb - to be reluctant to leave
散落 /sànluò/ B1	verb - to scatter
妄想 /wàngxiǎng/ B2	verb - to delude oneself
指引 /zhǐyǐn/ A2	verb - to guide
打捞 /dǎlāo/ B1	verb - to salvage
窒息 /zhìxí/ B2	verb - to suffocate

Key Grammar Structures

• 散落的月光穿过了云

  ➔ Perfective aspect particle 'le' (了) indicating completion of an action

  ➔ In '散落的月光穿过了云', '穿过("了")' uses '了' to show the moonlight has passed through the clouds completely.

• 海浪打湿白裙

  ➔ Resultative compound verb structure

  ➔ In '海浪打湿白裙', '打("湿")' is a resultative verb where '打' (hit) combines with '湿' (wet) to mean 'wet something by hitting' or 'soak'.

• 妄想温暖你

  ➔ Use of desiderative verb '妄想' (wàngxiǎng) meaning 'vainly desire' or 'wishfully'

  ➔ In '妄想温暖你', '妄想("温暖")' expresses a vain or wishful attempt to warm someone, implying impossibility or delusion.

• 灵魂没入寂静

  ➔ Negation with '没' (méi) for completed actions or past states

  ➔ In '灵魂没入寂静', '没("入")' negates 'rù' (enter), meaning the soul did not enter silence, implying it remains disturbed.

• 你问我死后会去哪里

  ➔ Question form with '会' (huì) for future possibility in questions

  ➔ In '你问我死后会去哪里', '会("去哪里")' uses '会' in a question to inquire about future possibility: 'where will I go after death?'.

• 锻上人们脸上都挂着无关

  ➔ Subject-predicate structure with adverbial '都' (dōu) for emphasis on universality

  ➔ In '锻上人们脸上都挂着无关', note the typo '锻' should be '岸'; '都("挂")' uses '都' to mean 'all' or 'everyone', indicating everyone's faces bear indifference.

• 总爱对凉薄的人扯着笑脸

  ➔ Durative aspect with '着' (zhe) indicating ongoing or habitual action

  ➔ In '总爱对凉薄的人扯着笑脸', '扯("着")笑脸' uses '着' to show the habitual action of forcing a smile at indifferent people.

• 来不及来不及 你曾笑着哭泣

  ➔ Adverbial negation '不' (bù) in compound phrase indicating impossibility

  ➔ In '来不及来不及 你曾笑着哭泣', '来不("及")' means 'too late to catch up', emphasizing impossibility through repetition.

• 无人将你打捞起

  ➔ Impersonal passive structure with '被' (bèi) implied through negation

  ➔ In '无人将你打捞起', the absence of '被' is implied, creating a passive meaning 'no one will salvage you', focusing on the subject not acted upon.

• 一切散为烟

  ➔ Serial verb construction with conceptual shifting meaning

  ➔ In '一切散为烟', '散("为")烟' uses '散' metaphorically to mean 'disperse into smoke', indicating evaporation or obliteration.