莫问归期 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 唐伯虎Annie

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a captivating linguistic journey with Tang Bohu Annie's "莫问归期" (Don't Ask When I'll Return). This 'Gu Feng' (ancient style) pop ballad offers a beautiful entry point into Mandarin Chinese, showcasing rich poetic imagery and emotionally charged vocabulary. Listeners can learn expressions of deep sentiment, themes of separation and introspection, and appreciate the elegant fusion of traditional Chinese aesthetics with contemporary music, making it a special song for language and culture enthusiasts alike.

[English]

词Lyricist : 刘昊霖/堇临

曲Composer : 刘昊霖

编曲Arranger : 谭侃侃

制作人Producer : 刘昊霖

监制Executive Producer : 陶诗

配唱制作人Vocal Producer : 唐伯虎Annie

和声编写Backing Vocal Design : 唐伯虎Annie

和声Backing Vocal : 唐伯虎Annie

人声录音师Vocal Recording Engineer : 唐伯虎Annie

人声编辑Vocal Editing : 谭笑聪

混音师Mixing Engineer : 袁中仁

母带后期混音师Mastering Engineer : 袁中仁

艺人统筹Artist Coordinator : 釉子

视觉设计Visual Desgin : KSV|邓宗黔

策划总监Planning Director : 左三好

营销推广Marketing Promoter : 祝鑫

制作统筹Production Coordinator : 蔡一凡

人声录音棚Vocal Recording Studio : The Liminal Things

混音棚Mixing Studio : 好乐无荒混音棚（长沙）

制作公司Production Company : 好乐无荒

出品Presented by : 好乐无荒

OP/SP : 好乐无荒

（本作品声明：著作权权利保留，未经许可，不得使用）

The thorn hidden in my heart

Makes the search worthwhile, just like this

Silence sometimes, in the end, because of your recklessness

Even the darkest ink can't touch my thoughts

How can I send my love in the cold night

Silence sometimes, thoughts sometimes

Who says goodbye, love turns to illness, don't ask about the horizon

And don't ask when I'll return

What can I do, no one understands when love is broken

Only I know the warmth and cold

Who says goodbye, love turns to illness, don't ask about the horizon

And don't ask when I'll return

What can I do, no one understands my heart

The thorn hidden in my heart

Makes the search worthwhile, just like this

Silence sometimes, in the end, because of your recklessness

Even the darkest ink can't touch my thoughts

How can I send my love in the cold night

Silence sometimes, thoughts sometimes

Who says goodbye, love turns to illness, don't ask about the horizon

And don't ask when I'll return

What can I do, no one understands when love is broken

Only I know the warmth and cold

Who says goodbye, love turns to illness, don't ask about the horizon

And don't ask when I'll return

What can I do, no one understands my heart

[Chinese]

词Lyricist : 刘昊霖/堇临

曲Composer : 刘昊霖

编曲Arranger : 谭侃侃

制作人Producer : 刘昊霖

监制Executive Producer : 陶诗

配唱制作人Vocal Producer : 唐伯虎Annie

和声编写Backing Vocal Design : 唐伯虎Annie

和声Backing Vocal : 唐伯虎Annie

人声录音师Vocal Recording Engineer : 唐伯虎Annie

人声编辑Vocal Editing : 谭笑聪

混音师Mixing Engineer : 袁中仁

母带后期混音师Mastering Engineer : 袁中仁

艺人统筹Artist Coordinator : 釉子

视觉设计Visual Desgin : KSV|邓宗黔

策划总监Planning Director : 左三好

营销推广Marketing Promoter : 祝鑫

制作统筹Production Coordinator : 蔡一凡

人声录音棚Vocal Recording Studio : The Liminal Things

混音棚Mixing Studio : 好乐无荒混音棚（长沙）

制作公司Production Company : 好乐无荒

出品Presented by : 好乐无荒

OP/SP : 好乐无荒

（本作品声明：著作权权利保留，未经许可，不得使用）

藏进心口的刺

不枉寻也如此

沉默有时最后因你放肆

浓墨难沾心事

寒夜怎寄相思

沉默有时念想有时

谁诀别相思成疾莫问天涯

也莫问归期

怎奈何无人了解情断之时

冷暖自知

谁诀别相思成疾莫问天涯

也莫问归期

怎奈何无人了解我心思

藏进心口的刺

不枉寻也如此

沉默有时最后因你放肆

浓墨难沾心事

寒夜怎寄相思

沉默有时念想有时

谁诀别相思成疾莫问天涯

也莫问归期

怎奈何无人了解情断之时

冷暖自知

谁诀别相思成疾莫问天涯

也莫问归期

怎奈何无人了解我心思

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
心口 /ɕin˥ kʰoʊ˥/ B1	noun - chest; area near the heart
刺 /tsɨ˥˩/ A2	noun - thorn; sharp projection verb - to prick; to stab
沉默 /tʂən˧˥ mo˥˩/ B1	noun - silence adjective - silent
放肆 /fæŋ˥˩ sɨ˥˩/ B2	adjective - bold; audacious verb - to behave outrageously; to be brazen
浓墨 /nɔŋ˧˥ mo˥˩/ B2	noun - dense ink; heavy writing ink
心事 /ɕin˥ ʂɻ̩˥/ B1	noun - heart’s matter; inner thoughts
寒夜 /xanˊ jɛˋ/ B1	noun - cold night
相思 /ɕjɑŋ˥ sɨ˥/ B2	noun - longing; romantic yearning
念想 /njɛn˥ ɕjɑŋ˨˦/ B2	noun - remembrance; thoughts
诀别 /tɕyɛˊ pjɛˊ/ B2	noun - parting; farewell
天涯 /tʰjɛn˥ jaˊ/ B2	noun - the ends of the earth; a distant place
归期 /ɡweɪ˥ tɕi˥/ B2	noun - return date; time of coming back
情断 /tɕʰjŋˊ tuæn˥/ B2	noun - emotional breakup; separation
成疾 /tʂʰəŋ˧˥ tɕi˥/ B2	verb - to become ill; to fall sick
冷暖 /lɤŋ˨˩ nwan˨˩/ B2	noun - the ups and downs; warmth and coldness
自知 /zɨ˥ ʈʂɻ̩˥/ B2	verb - to know oneself; to know one's own mind
了解 /ljao˨˩ tɕjɛ˧˥/ B1	verb - to understand; to comprehend
无人 /u˧˥ ɻənˊ/ A2	noun - nobody; no one
寄 /tɕi˥/ A2	verb - to send; to mail; to entrust
寻 /ɕynˊ/ A2	verb - to seek; to look for

Key Grammar Structures

• 藏进心口的刺

  ➔ The structure 'X 的 Y' links a modifying clause to a noun, forming a noun phrase. Here, '藏进心口' modifies the noun '刺'.

  ➔ "的" links the modifying clause '藏进心口' to the noun '刺', forming a noun phrase meaning 'the刺 hidden in the heart'.

• 不枉寻也如此

  ➔ Pattern '不枉 V 如此' expresses that doing V in this way is not in vain; '不枉' is literary/archaic negation.

  ➔ "不枉" is a literary negation meaning 'not in vain'; paired with '如此' it comments on doing something in this manner.

• 沉默有时最后因你放肆

  ➔ 有时 = sometimes; 因 = because; last clause shows cause '因你放肆'; '放肆' can be a verb meaning 'to overstep, be brazen'.

  ➔ "有时" marks occasionality; "因" introduces the cause 'because of your brazen behavior'.

• 寒夜怎寄相思

  ➔ 怎寄? uses 问句 form with '怎' to ask 'how to send' or 'how to express'.

  ➔ "怎" is an interrogative adverb asking 'how' to perform the action '寄' (to send/express).

• 沉默有时念想有时

  ➔ "有时" = sometimes; repetition with 一种对比/对照结构; shows alternating states.

  ➔ "有时" signals occasionality; repetition creates a contrast between silent and longing states.

• 谁诀别相思成疾莫问天涯

  ➔ 谁 as an interrogative subject 'who'. '诀别' = to part; '相思成疾' metaphorical 'love-sickness becomes a disease'; '莫问' = do not ask; '天涯' as target of question (end of the earth).

  ➔ "谁" is an interrogative pronoun acting as subject; '莫问' is a negative imperative; '天涯' marks a distant place as the object of the implied question.

• 也莫问归期

  ➔ 也 = also; '莫问' = do not ask; '归期' = return date; conjunction between clauses.

  ➔ "也" functions as a conjunction linking to the previous idea; together with '莫问', it reinforces the prohibition about asking for return time.

• 怎奈何无人了解情断之时

  ➔ 怎奈何 is a fixed idiomatic phrase meaning 'what can one do' / 'how to', used here before 無人了解.

  ➔ "怎奈何" is a fixed phrase meaning 'what can one do' or 'how to' in a situation of helplessness; it introduces the complaint that no one understands at the moment of heartbreak.

• 冷暖自知

  ➔ X 自知 is a common expression meaning 'one knows for oneself' about X; here '冷暖' (warmth and cold) is a metaphor for emotional states.

  ➔ "自知" literally 'know by oneself'; combined with '冷暖' it conveys internal awareness of one's own emotional highs and lows.

• 谁诀别相思成疾莫问天涯

  ➔ As above; see line 6 for details on '谁', '诀别', '相思成疾', '莫问', and '天涯'.

  ➔

• 也莫问归期

  ➔ 也 = also; '莫问' = do not ask; '归期' = return date; conjunction linking ideas.

  ➔ "也" functions as a conjunction linking to the previous line; together with '莫问', it reinforces the prohibition about asking for the return date.

• 怎奈何无人了解情断之时

  ➔ "怎奈何" is a fixed idiom meaning 'what can one do' or 'how to', before a clause with '无人了解'.

  ➔ "怎奈何" is a fixed idiom used to express helplessness or question 'what can one do'; it introduces the clause about no one understanding at the moment of heartbreak.