披星戴月 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 張敬軒

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The world is too vast to just embrace

Your footprints are so small they vanish in an instant with fate

If someday this worn-out look turns to dust and decay

Is there a half-second worth my pride in what I’ve achieved

Struggling so hard that rewards don’t matter, but still inspiring

That half room can’t be made right with velvet sheets

Knowing I’m not enough, being strong or noble all my life

Turns out I didn’t want you to wait—getting sick doesn’t mean you’re late

Memories of this dream? Not quite enough

Traveling through the world only moving upward

Seeking distant praise and admiration

But crying out loud just feels forced and unnatural

Just because I think about us fighting

And because I don’t know how to forgive, leaving regrets in the snow

Have you forgotten that only you can win a prize

Or is it that forgetting everyone else makes me forget us both

What you give isn’t just savings, it’s something you can buy

Your distant gaze isn’t broad enough; hopes can reach beyond

Raise your dreams high—dedication without asking for anything back

Forget selfishly—wearing stars and carrying the moon, sweeping snow for whom?

Memories of this dream? Not quite enough — traveling the world only upward

Seeking distant praise, but I cry out during the fire, feeling forced

Just because I think about us fighting, and not knowing how to forgive, regrets turn to snow

In my heart, only dreaming of joyful shepherding with you, content to grow old in this

Falling in love might not seem ideal, but aiming for a Nobel might look special

Whether the halo shines for whom, I’ll never hear you applaud again

Living this life according to someone’s plan, every day doing something right, so night’s not wasted

Do flower petals spread further, do they smell sweeter?

If I forget love, do I forget everything? Breathing feels short of oxygen

Treating kite-flying like a tough battle—this is normal

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[Chinese]

世界大得不可以 去擁抱

你腳印又小得轉眼 散失於命數

若有天 這副賣相腐化於塵土

可有一分半秒值得我去 自豪

奮鬥倦得非獎品 可鼓舞

那半個睡房非絲絨被鋪可彌補

知我未夠好 一世人最硬朗或崇高

原來是不想你等 趕到了病倒也沒遲到

回憶這理想 不夠理想

沿途逛世間一趟只有向上

關注遠方得到讚賞

但是我哭以巴開火很牽強

只因想到我們開仗

也因不懂去包容才留遺恨在雪上

是否不記得一個你才有獎

是否只記得所有世人才會不記得我倆

你送贈的非積蓄 買得到

你遠去目光非廣闊 眼光可望到

將志願托高 高到奉獻沒有問回報

忘掉沒私心去披星再載月積雪為誰掃

回憶這理想 不夠理想 沿途逛世間一趟只有向上

關注遠方得到讚賞 但是我哭戰火哭得很牽強

只因想到我們開仗 也因不懂去包容才留遺恨在雪上

問心只妄想跟你快樂牧羊 憑這成就到老去亦安詳

談戀愛也許不算理想 為諾貝爾獎出發先算漂亮

光環無論為誰發亮 但是再不會聽到你拍掌

不枉這生需按照誰方向 每一天都有所為才能毋負過晚上

是否花瓣鋪得更遠便更香

是否不記得戀愛我便忘記 呼吸早缺氧

是否把放風箏也當硬仗 才是正常

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
擁抱 /ˈjʊŋˈbɑʊ/ B1	verb - to embrace, to hug
腳印 /ˈdʒjɑʊˈɪn/ B1	noun - footprint
散失 /sàn ʃī/ B2	verb - to scatter, to lose
命數 /mìng shù/ C1	noun - fate, destiny
腐化 /fǔ huà/ C1	verb - to decay, to become corrupt
塵土 /chén tǔ/ B2	noun - dust, earth
自豪 /zì háo/ B2	adjective - proud
奮鬥 /fèn dòu/ B2	verb - to strive, to struggle
鼓舞 /ɡǔ wǔ/ B2	verb - to encourage, to inspire
睡房 /shuì fáng/ A2	noun - bedroom
絲絨 /sī róng/ B2	noun - velvet
彌補 /mí bǔ/ B2	verb - to make up for, to compensate
硬朗 /yìng lǎng/ B2	adjective - robust, healthy
崇高 /chóng gāo/ C1	adjective - sublime, lofty
病倒 /bìng dǎo/ B1	verb - to fall ill
遲到 /chí dào/ A2	verb - to arrive late
理想 /lǐ xiǎng/ B1	noun - ideal
遠方 /yuǎn fāng/ A2	noun - distant place
讚賞 /zàn shǎng/ B2	verb - to praise, to admire

Key Grammar Structures

• 世界大得不可以 去擁抱

  ➔ Adjective + 得 + degree adverb + verb

  ➔ The structure "ADJ + 得 + DEGREE + VERB" describes to what extent an adjective applies to a verb.

• 你腳印又小得轉眼

  ➔ 又...得... + verb phrase

  ➔ The structure "又...得..." emphasizes a property or condition of the preceding noun or pronoun and is followed by a verb phrase.

• 若有天 這副賣相腐化於塵土

  ➔ 若有天 + clause

  ➔ 「若有天」is a conditional phrase meaning "if one day" or "when the time comes," leading to a hypothetical scenario.

• 知道我未夠好 一世人最硬朗或崇高

  ➔ 知道 + clause

  ➔ 「知道」means "to know" and introduces a clause expressing awareness or realization.

• 問心只妄想跟你快樂牧羊

  ➔ 只 + verb phrase

  ➔ 「只」means "only" and emphasizes exclusivity or limitation of the action expressed by the verb phrase.

• 是否不記得戀愛我便忘記 呼吸早缺氧

  ➔ 是否 + clause / 願望或疑問

  ➔ “是否”is used to form yes-no questions or indirect questions, expressing doubt or inquiry.