蜉蝣 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 马嘉祺

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Ma Jiaqi with '蜉蝣.' This song is a perfect gateway for learners to master evocative Mandarin vocabulary related to nature, time, and deep emotions, offering a beautiful way to experience the lyrical depth of the language.

[English]

Lyrics: Lin Ruoning

Music: Wen Zhen / NICE73

Producer: Wei Wei

Arrangement: Wei Wei

Drums: Neng Jianjun

Guitar: Bian Lin

Bass: Wei Wei

Keyboard: Wei Wei

Backing Vocals: Wei Wei / Yang Jingren

Recording: Li Yue / Zhu Wei / Yang Sen

Vocal Editing: Zhu Wei @ Yehuo Chunfeng

Mixing: Li Yue @ Yehuo Chunfeng

Mastering: Dave Kutch @ TheMasteringPalace Studio

Recording Studio: Yehuo Chunfeng / Shiyin Records

Vocal Direction: Lyu Zhongxun @ Ruishui Music

Always searching, always searching for a reason to hold hands

Always walking, walking you all the way home

The sky is blue, the clouds are slow, as if time refuses to pass

And then, a misunderstanding that we have a future

On rainy days, you are on my right; intimacy is just a momentary fiction

It's such a pity, that heart-fluttering moment froze in our eyes

You smile, I nod, honesty loses to shyness

Our hands haven't even touched, yet they are already trembling

Ten years later, we smile and nod just the same

Still able to exchange helpless greetings

We never even held hands, so how can we let go?

Perhaps regret runs deeper than love ever did

Ten years later, can we even call ourselves friends?

To be just friends, is memory alone enough?

Tasting the tenderness of ambiguity, what does it feel like?

Is it what they call "nothingness"?

Or is it what they call "a slow, steady flow"?

Adults say that young love is as fleeting as a mayfly

It's so laughable, yet so absurd to grieve for it

No matter how high the sky or how thick the earth, you are already my everything

It's just that I never had the courage to say it out loud

Moving forward, moving forward, high-rises are already built upon the river

I'm glad we turned out better than we imagined

Each of us has achieved things to be proud of

I wonder, do we still tremble secretly for someone?

Ten years later, we smile and nod just the same

Still able to exchange helpless greetings

We never even held hands, so how can we let go?

Perhaps regret runs deeper than love ever did

Ten years later, can we even call ourselves friends?

To be just friends, is memory alone enough?

Tasting the tenderness of ambiguity, what does it feel like?

The unconfessed feelings we once dreamed of

The unconfessed feelings that could have lasted forever

[Chinese]

词 : 林若宁

曲 : 闻震/NICE73

制作人 : 韦伟

编曲 : 韦伟

鼓 : 能建军

吉他 : 边林

BASS : 韦伟

键盘 : 韦伟

和声 : 韦伟/杨靖仁

录音 : 李越/祝薇/杨森

人声编辑 : 祝薇@野火春风

混音 : 李越@野火春风

母带 : Dave Kutch@TheMasteringPalace Studio

录音棚 : 野火春风/时音唱片

声乐指导 : 吕忠训@锐声音乐

一直找 一直找 找一个牵手的理由

一直走 陪你回到家门口

天很蓝 云很慢 时间好像不肯走

然后误会我们有以后

下雨天 你在右 亲密是片刻的虚构

很可惜 心动凝结在眼眸

你微笑 我点头 坦白输给了害羞

一双手还未触碰已颤抖

十年后 我们一样微笑与点头

还可以 面带无奈的问候

从来没有牵过手 又凭什么放手

遗憾也许比爱情还要深厚

十年后 我们称不称得上朋友

做朋友 只靠回忆够不够

品尝暧昧的温柔 什么样的感受

是否就是所谓的子虚乌有

是否就是所谓的细水长流

成人说 年轻的 恋爱微小得像蜉蝣

可笑得 为它惋惜也荒谬

天再高 地再厚 你已经是我所有

只是没有勇气说出口

往前走 往前走 高楼已建筑在河流

很高兴 我们比想象优秀

彼此都拥有引以为傲的成就

会不会还为谁偷偷颤抖

十年后 我们一样微笑与点头

还可以 面带无奈的问候

从来没有牵过手 又凭什么放手

遗憾也许比爱情还要深厚

十年后 我们称不称得上朋友

做朋友 只靠回忆够不够

品尝暧昧的温柔 什么样的感受

未曾表白的感情梦寐以求

未曾表白的感情天长地久

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
理由 lǐ yóu HSK3	noun - reason
虚构 xū gòu HSK6	noun/verb - fabrication/fictitious
眼眸 yǎn móu HSK6	noun - eye/pupil
颤抖 chàn dǒu HSK5	verb - tremble/shiver
遗憾 yí hàn HSK4	noun/adjective - regret
深厚 shēn hòu HSK5	adjective - profound/deep
暧昧 ài mèi HSK6	adjective - ambiguous/flirtatious
温柔 wēn róu HSK4	adjective - gentle/tender
虚有 zǐ xū wū yǒu HSK6	adjective - imaginary/nonexistent
蜉蝣 fú yóu HSK6	noun - mayfly
惋惜 wàn xī HSK6	verb - feel sorry for/lament
荒谬 huāng miù HSK6	adjective - absurd/ridiculous
勇气 yǒng qì HSK4	noun - courage
优秀 yōu xiù HSK3	adjective - excellent
成就 chéng jiù HSK4	noun - achievement
梦寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú HSK6	idiom - yearn for/dream of

Key Grammar Structures

• 时间好像不肯走

  ➔ Verb + 肯 + Verb (Willingness)

  ➔ "肯" indicates willingness. "不肯" means 'refuses to' or 'is unwilling to'.

• 一双手还未触碰已颤抖

  ➔ Adverbial usage of "还" (still/yet) + "未" (not yet)

  ➔ "还未" combines to mean 'not yet'. It emphasizes the action hasn't happened.

• 从来没有牵过手 又凭什么放手

  ➔ Rhetorical question structure: 凭什么 + Verb?

  ➔ "凭什么" asks 'on what grounds' or 'by what right'. It's used here to express disbelief.

• 遗憾也许比爱情还要深厚

  ➔ Comparison structure: A 比 B + 还要 + Adjective

  ➔ "还要" adds emphasis to the comparison, meaning 'even more'.

• 做朋友 只靠回忆够不够

  ➔ Verb-Complement structure: Verb + 够不够 (Is it enough to...?)

  ➔ "够" acts as a complement indicating sufficiency. "够不够" asks if something is enough.

• 恋爱微小得像蜉蝣

  ➔ Adjective + 得 + Complement (Degree)

  ➔ The structure "Adjective + 得 + ..." describes the extent or degree of the adjective.

• 能不能称得上朋友

  ➔ Verb potential form: 称得上 (Can be called/Deserves to be called)

  ➔ "称得上" indicates that something meets the criteria to be called by that name.

• 未曾表白的感情梦寐以求

  ➔ Adverb "未曾" (Never/Not yet in the past)

  ➔ "未曾" adds a formal tone, meaning 'has not previously done/happened'.