失陷 (Shi Xian) English Lyrics Translation - Downfall (Fourth theme song from 某某 'A Certain Someone')
English translation of the lyrics of the fourth and final theme song from the first season of the audio drama for 木苏里 Mu Su Li's novel 给某某 (A Certain Someone), hosted on Miss Evan 猫耳FM: 《失陷》(Shi Xian) 'Downfall'.
What a sweet way to end the series of four theme songs for the first season of this cute audio drama. There will be one more song for this season (composed and produced by the thoughtful audio drama team in celebration of Jiang Tian's birthday) before we move onto the second season's theme songs!
Chinese/Pinyin/English lyrics available under the cut!
[Disclaimer: I (Mantou) do not own the song, and only own the English translations of the song lyrics in bold font in the following texts.]
Full copyright attributions and extra translation notes at the bottom of the post!
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《失陷》 Downfall
我看云其实我在看你
wǒ kàn yún qí shí wǒ zài kàn nǐ
Gazing up at the clouds, I'm actually looking at you
在熟悉也乐此不疲
zài shú xī yě lè cǐ bù pí
No matter how familiar the sight, I never get sick of it
可当你问我为何看你
kě dāng nǐ wèn wǒ wéi hé kàn nǐ
Though, when you ask why I'm looking at you
我却说是专心看云
wǒ què shuō shì zhuān xīn kàn yún
I respond saying I'm focusing on cloudgazing
当夏天溢出蝉鸣喧哗遭遇上课铃
dāng xià tiān yì chū chán míng xuān huá zāo yù shàng kè líng
In the summer, when the cicada cries meet the ringing of the school bell
在嘈杂的世界里我竟都能分辨你
zài cáo zá de shì jiè lǐ
wǒ jìng dū néng fēn biàn nǐ
I would still be able to find you within this raucous, noisy world
这说来多么滑稽只你轻声一句
zhè shuō lái duō me huá jī zhī nǐ
qīng shēng yī jù
It's funny, because if you were to let out even the smallest of sounds
世界都被我按下静音就为听见你
shì jiè dū bèi wǒ àn xià jìng yīn jiù wéi tīng jiàn nǐ
I would turn the silent mode on across the world just to hear you
不想 不想无时无刻不看你
bù xiǎng bù xiǎng
wú shí wú kè bù kàn nǐ
I don't wish to stop looking at you even for a moment
不想 不想总偷听你的呼吸
bù xiǎng bù xiǎng
zǒng tōu tīng nǐ
de hū xī
I don't wish to only secretly listen to the sound of your breathing
不想每个反侧夜里
bù xiǎng měi gè fǎn
cè yè lǐ
I don't wish for every tossing and turning night
你都辗转在我梦境
nǐ dū zhǎn zhuǎn zài wǒ mèng jìng
To have you tossing and turning my dreams over
可惜世事总不如人意
kě xī shì shì zǒng bù rú rén yì
But alas, the world is rarely what we wish for it to be
所以 别开了眼心还望向你
suǒ yǐ bié kāi liǎo
yǎn xīn huán wàng xiàng nǐ
So I pry my eyes open, my heart still gazing towards you
倾听 像你是这世界唯一音
qīng tīng xiàng nǐ
shì zhè shì jiè wéi yī yīn
Listening closely, like you are the only sound in the world
哪怕一眨眼的光景
nǎ pà yī zhǎ
yǎn de guāng jǐng
Fearing that in the moment I close my eyes
就因未见你而想你
jiù yīn wèi jiàn nǐ ér xiǎng nǐ
I miss you because I'm not seeing you
才明白原来爱你
cái míng bái yuán lái ài nǐ
And it is this that tells me that loving you
是万有引力
shì wàn yǒu yǐn lì
Is the natural law of gravity
我看云看夏日看树影
wǒ kàn yún kàn xià rì kàn shù yǐng
I gaze upon the clouds, upon the summer days, upon the trees' shadows
听蝉鸣听喧哗人群
tīng chán míng tīng xuān huá rén qún
I listen to the cicadas crying and the crowds chattering
没有你我看云也像你
méi yǒu nǐ wǒ kàn yún yě xiàng nǐ
Even looking at the clouds is like looking at you
听世界像坐看哑剧
tīng shì jiè xiàng zuò kàn yǎ
jù
Even listening to the world is like sitting in for a silent film
我想 我想每时每刻都看你
wǒ xiǎng wǒ xiǎng měi shí měi kè dū kàn nǐ
I wish to be looking at you every moment
我想 让你在我的心里呼吸
wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ zài wǒ de xīn lǐ hū xī
I wish for you to live and breathe in my heart
我想每个反侧夜里
wǒ xiǎng měi gè fǎn cè yè lǐ
I wish for every tossing and turning night
你都陪我漫游梦境
nǐ dū péi wǒ
màn yóu mèng jìng
To have you accompany me into my dreamscapes
有你就没有不如人意
yǒu nǐ jiù méi yǒu bù rú rén yì
As long as I have you, I won't be unfulfilled
爱你 如候鸟冬日追寻夏意
ài nǐ rú hòu niǎo dōng rì zhuī xún xià yì
Loving you is like migratory birds searching for summer during winter
爱你 更如同飞蛾致爱光明
ài nǐ gēng rú tóng fēi é zhì ài guāng míng
Loving you is like moths drawing themselves close to a lam-
因眨眼少看一秒你
yīn zhǎ yǎn shǎo kàn yī miǎo nǐ
Because if my eyes fail to see you even for a second
竟然控诉时光无情
jìng rán kòng sù shí guāng wú qíng
It feels as if time is being cruel to them
终于我承认爱你
zhōng yú wǒ chéng rèn ài nǐ
At long last, I recognise that my love for you
是本性难移
shì běn xìng nán yí
Is the law of nature
别开了眼心还望向你
bié kāi liǎo yǎn xīn huán wàng xiàng nǐ
I pry my eyes open, my heart still gazing towards you
倾听 像你是这世界唯一音
qīng tīng xiàng nǐ
shì zhè shì jiè wéi yī yīn
Listening closely, like you are the only sound in the world
哪怕一眨眼的光景
nǎ pà yī zhǎ
yǎn de guāng jǐng
Fearing that in the moment I close my eyes
就因未见你而想你
jiù yīn wèi jiàn nǐ ér xiǎng nǐ
I miss you because I'm not seeing you
才明白原来爱你
cái míng bái yuán lái ài nǐ
And it is this that tells me that loving you
是万有引力
shì wàn yǒu yǐn lì
Is the natural law of gravity
Credits
Production: Shen Luo Wan Xiang Studios 声罗万象工作室
Composer and vocalist: Mario (@Miao-Mario on Weibo)
Mixing and Mastering: Dongdian (@动次打次的动点p on Weibo)
Album art: Shi Lun 时论
(@时论发电机 on
Weibo)
Original lyrics in Mandarin: Hen Zui 恨醉 (@-恨醉- on Weibo)
[Disclaimer: I only own the English translations of these lyrics in bold font in the above translated texts.]
Check out other translations from the 某某 (Mou Mou) 'A Certain Someone' audio drama:
- 给某某 (Gei Mou Mou) - To Someone (Mou Mou Audio Drama Season 1, first theme song)
- 第七年 (Di Qi Nian) - The Seventh Year (Mou Mou Audio Drama Season 1, second theme song)
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