朝死暮生 (Zhāo Sǐ Mù Shēng)


Song title
"朝死暮生" Traditional Chinese: 朝死暮生 Pinyin: Zhāo Sǐ Mù Shēng English: Come Alive at Night^[1]
Original Upload Date
July 28, 2022
Singer
Luo Tianyi AI
Producer(s)
Beishanwei (lyrics, planning) AnnyJuly (music, arrangement) Qianshui Heye (tuning) LinyuansuP (mix) 春岚 (illustration) Ling Ye Yin (illustration) Anchect (PV) Shuang Ning Yue (thumbnail)
Views
200,000+
Links
bilibili Broadcast / NetEase Music Broadcast
Description "I long for the night, and I long for the sensitive, delicate loneliness that can only belong to the night. The midday continues to have its hands full with the city hustle and bustle. Up until the moment when everything sleeps, I am left with a scant few moments to myself. As I was swept along by the flow, in the confusion and hesitation, somehow, I can’t help but have a smidge of anticipation and glee hiding beneath the surface. Although I can’t bear to have eyes on me while the day is still young, when night comes, I can’t help but long for someone to listen to me and my words. Thus, have I become – “a flower that lives by night and dies by day”."

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by CoolMikeHatsune22, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on their website.

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Chinese	Pinyin	English
真与假对与错	zhēn yǔ jiǎ duì yǔ cuò	True and false, right and wrong,
一切都黯然失色	yīqiè dōu ànrán shīsè	Have all found themselves paled into insignificance
漆黑与浑浊中	qīhēi yǔ húnzhuó zhōng	Here, in the dark and muddled,
能否打捞清澈	néng fǒu dǎlāo qīngchè	Can I regain even a tiny moment of calm and lucidity?

沉睡的被称作	chénshuì de bèi chēng zuò	Deep in sleep, they've instead been referred to as
光的追随者	guāng de zhuīsuízhě	Those who seek in pursuit of light and glory
在苏醒的下一个	zài sūxǐng de xià yī gè	Once they've woken up, I wonder,
故事里起承转合	gùshì lǐ qǐchéngzhuǎnhé	How will the next story go?

规整的散乱的	guīzhěng de sàn luàn de	Whether put well in order or in a proper mess,
时间被沙漏折射	shíjiān bèi shālòu zhéshè	All the same, time is being refracted by the falling sand (of the hourglass)
哭泣的城市	kūqì de chéngshì	The city, sobbing with tears,
倒映破碎的漩涡	dàoyìng pòsuì de xuánwō	Is reflected onto the broken maelstrom

借零点一刻	jiè líng diǎn yī kè	Under a short moment at midnight,
指针车辙碾过	zhǐzhēn chēzhé niǎnguò	The hand of the clock wounds over its well-trodden tracks
怀着哀悼叹息	huáizhe āidào tànxí	With grief and regret, I sigh
黎明到来无法选择	límíng dàolái wúfǎ xuǎnzé	The dawn has come, without my choice in the matter

吞咽歌声留下喑哑	tūnyàn gēshēng liú xià yīnyǎ	Swallowing my proud voice, I leave myself mute and silent
枯萎的想法	kūwěi de xiǎngfǎ	Withered thoughts and ideas
提线木偶不知害怕	tí xiàn mù'ǒu bùzhī hàipà	What would a puppet on strings know about fear?
天亮后停止发芽	tiānliàng hòu tíngzhǐ fāyá	As the sun rises, the bud stops growing

你是否会融化于无尽盛夏	nǐ shìfǒu huì rónghuà yú wújìn shèngxià	Would you someday disappear in the endless midsummer?
孤傲和孤独从来无人应答	gū'ào hé gūdú cónglái wúrén yìngdá	Putting on a brave front, in loneliness, there was never someone who answered
寄生在凋谢在暮色的无名花	jìshēng zài diāoxiè zài mùsè de wúmíng huā	A parasitic living thing, the unknown flower that wilts when dusk comes
苦与甜渗入白昼变得复杂	kǔ yǔ tián shènrù báizhòu biàn dé fùzá	Both bitter and sweet things have set into the midday, as they stir mixed feelings in me

明与暗相交错	míng yǔ àn xiàng jiāocuò	Light and dark intertwine
夜幕被流星划破	yèmù bèi liúxīng huà pò	Shooting stars streak across the night skies
翻涌的冷漠中	fānyǒng de lěngmò zhōng	While putting on a cold front, with aggravated emotions stirring within,
窥见一隙炽热	kuījiàn yī xì chìrè	I catch a glimpse of passion slipping through

蛰伏着躲藏于	zhéfúzhe duǒcáng yú	Hibernating, I hide myself in
陌生的沼泽	mòshēng de zhǎozé	The swamp that is as far from home to me
在佩戴假面以前	zài pèidài jiǎ miàn yǐqián	Before I take up this mask,
构思好如何言说	gòusī hǎo rúhé yánshuō	I'd like to think long and hard how to say these words

无数个你	wúshù gè nǐ	Countless 'you's
丢失了无数个我	diū shī le wúshù gè wǒ	Have cast countless 'me's aside
可是无数天空	kěshì wúshù tiānkōng	On the other hand, you'll also find
游荡着那些你我	yóudàngzhe nàxiē nǐwǒ	That there are a few 'you and me's lingering over countless skies

写一支凄凉的歌	xiě yī zhī qīliáng de gē	I'll write a dreary piece, a sad song
破晓以前将迷茫烧灼	pòxiǎo yǐqián jiāng mímáng shāozhuó	Before the dawn comes, it shall burn through my confusion and doubts
黎明到来无法选择	límíng dàolái wúfǎ xuǎnzé	But the dawn has come, without my choice in the matter

你是否会融化于无尽盛夏	nǐ shìfǒu huì rónghuà yú wújìn shèngxià	Would you someday disappear in the endless midsummer?
孤傲和孤独从来无人应答	gū'ào hé gūdú cónglái wúrén yìngdá	Putting on a brave front, in loneliness, there was never someone who answered
寄生在凋谢在暮色的无名花	jìshēng zài diāoxiè zài mùsè de wúmíng huā	A parasitic living thing, the unknown flower that wilts when dusk comes
苦与甜渗入白昼变得复杂	kǔ yǔ tián shènrù báizhòu biàn dé fùzá	Both bitter and sweet things have set into the midday, as they stir mixed feelings in me

你是否会驻足于无尽盛夏	nǐ shìfǒu huì zhùzú yú wújìn shèngxià	Will you someday settle down in the endless midsummer?
渴望拥抱亲吻和抚摸头发	kěwàng yǒngbào qīnwěn hé fǔmō tóufà	Oh, how I long for someone to hold me tight, kiss me, and stroke my hair
爱与恨悲与喜淹没的无名花	ài yǔ hèn bēi yǔ xǐ yānmò de wúmíng huā	Love and hate, sorrow and joy, the unknown flower that drowns to oblivion
或许只是一阵凝固的喧哗	huòxǔ zhǐshì yīzhèn nínggù de xuānhuá	Perhaps, I'm doing nothing more than trying to freeze the city noise and hubbub for a short moment

English translation by CoolMikeHatsune22

Translation Notes

↑ The title, 朝死暮生, is an inverted version of the Chinese idiom 朝生暮死, the latter expression which means “(like mayflies whose lives start at day and end by dusk) to be ephemeral”. When inverted, 朝死暮生 literally means “to die at the start of the day, but to start living as the dusk sets”.

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[1] The title, 朝死暮生, is an inverted version of the Chinese idiom 朝生暮死, the latter expression which means “(like mayflies whose lives start at day and end by dusk) to be ephemeral”. When inverted, 朝死暮生 literally means “to die at the start of the day, but to start living as the dusk sets”.

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