月球上的人 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound emotions embedded in 陳奕迅's “月球上的人”, a Cantonese ballad that delves into themes of regret, lost love, and reflection. This song provides a window into understanding complex emotions and the use of metaphorical language, making it an enriching experience for language learners.

[English]

No need to be happy; anyway, you've been dead long ago

If tears exist, they are just a physiological release

Even if the tears could irrigate the entire wetland

Dandelions don't fly; by your side in the graveyard

If there is a reunion, it’s probably already a century ago

Memories deceive me, but even losing is beautiful

One minute with you is enough for me to get drunk and die dreaming

Even nostalgia has its expiry date; tomorrow I won't remember anymore

From the future, saying goodbye—regrets about not loving in the old days

I hope I will always forget that I am in the present

Watching from the moon, it's hard to distinguish love or mistaken love on Earth

The three-worlds record won't capture it; the love that ties to my half-life is the greatest

...

Space and time are too vast, transcending my joys and sorrows

After falling in love, people naturally realize fate

Even if I only hold your memorial in my arms

Left somewhere in a certain month, day, or place, still feeling like I’m with you

From the future, saying goodbye—regrets about not loving in the old days

I hope I will always forget that I am in the present

Watching from the moon, it's hard to distinguish love or mistaken love on Earth

The record of the three worlds won't mention who sighs or laments

Goodbye, still unable to fall in love with you again

But the past we shared involves future generations

From the future, observing the hidden millennia-old history records

Ignoring small love and big love; humanity's most insignificant favorite love

...

[Chinese]

無須要快樂 反正妳一早枯死

如果有眼淚 只不過生理分泌

就算淚水多得可灌溉整片濕地

蒲公英不會飛 陵墓裡伴妳於一起

如果有再會 恐怕已經一世紀

回憶哄騙我但凡失去也是美

共妳一分鐘都足夠我生醉夢死

如懷念也是有它限期 明日我便記不起

從未來再見 遺憾舊時不太會戀愛

願我永遠記不得我正身處現在

從月球觀看 難辨地球相愛跟錯愛

三世書不會記載 情繫我這半生的最愛

時空太過大 超脫我的喜與悲

人戀愛過後自然參透到命理

就算一雙手 只擁抱妳的紀念碑

留離在某月某天某地 仍自覺共妳一起

從未來再見 遺憾舊時不太會戀愛

願我永遠記不得我正身處現在

從月球觀看 難辨地球相愛跟錯愛

三世書不會記載 誰為某某歎息感慨

再見 仍舊未能跟妳再戀愛

但妳與我有過的過去牽涉後代

從未來觀看 潛伏萬年的野史記載

不理它小愛與大愛 人類太過渺小的最愛

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
快樂 (kuài lè) /kʰwaɪ̯ lɤ/ A1	adjective - happy, joyful
眼淚 (yǎn lèi) /jɛ̀n leɪ̯/ A2	noun - tears
濕地 (shī dì) /ʃɨ́ tɨ̀/ B1	noun - wetland
陵墓 (líng mù) /lɪŋ˧˥ mu˧˥/ B2	noun - mausoleum, tomb
世紀 (shì jì) /ʂɻ̩˥˩ t͡ɕi˥˩/ A2	noun - century
失去 (shī qù) /ʂɨ́ t͡ɕʰŷ/ A2	verb - to lose
醉 (zuì) /t͡sweɪ̯/ B1	adjective - drunk, intoxicated
懷念 (huái niàn) /hwǎi ni̯ɛ̀n/ B1	verb - to cherish the memory of, to miss
遺憾 (yí hàn) /ǐ xân/ B2	noun - regret, pity
戀愛 (liàn ài) /ljɛ̂n âi/ B1	verb - to be in love, to have a love affair
月球 (yuè qiú) /y̯œ̂ t͡ɕʰjǒʊ̯/ B1	noun - moon
地球 (dì qiú) /tî t͡ɕʰjǒʊ̯/ A1	noun - earth
相愛 (xiāng ài) /ɕjaŋ˥ aɪ̯˥/ B1	verb - to love each other
記載 (jì zǎi) /t͡ɕî t͡saɪ̯/ B2	verb - to record, to write down
悲 (bēi) /peɪ/ B1	noun - sorrow, grief

Key Grammar Structures

• 就算淚水多得可灌溉整片濕地

  ➔ Even if, assuming that

  ➔ The phrase "就算" is used to express "even if" or "assuming that" which shows a hypothetical situation.

• 回憶哄騙我但凡失去也是美

  ➔ 但凡 + verb phrase: if (something) happens, then

  ➔ The phrase "但凡" implies 'if' or 'as long as', indicating a condition under which the statement holds.

• 從未來再見 遺憾舊時不太會戀愛

  ➔ 從未來再見: Using "從未來" to indicate "from the future"; the phrase implies perspective or looking forward.

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• 願我永遠記不得我正身處現在

  ➔ 願 + subj + verb: expressing a wish or hope

  ➔ The word "願" (wish) is used to express hope or desire that something will happen.

• 人戀愛過後自然參透到命理

  ➔ 過後 (guòhòu): after, indicating the time after an event

  ➔ The term "過後" (after) indicates the time following an event.

• 再見 仍舊未能跟妳再戀愛

  ➔ 仍舊: still, yet; used to indicate persistence or ongoing state

  ➔ The word "仍舊" is used to mean "still" or "yet," emphasizing that something continues to be the case.