夙愿

What “夙愿” means

This song is a wistful, romantic lament about a love that feels destined yet never fully realized. The speaker looks back on a life of drifting and loneliness, then traces a relationship shaped by longing, separation, and the fear that fate has already decided the outcome. Emotionally, it is tender and tragic rather than bitter: the love is still intense, but it is trapped inside distance, regret, and unresolved longing. The title phrase 夙愿 means a long-held wish, and that is exactly the song’s core—an abiding wish to be with someone, even if it can only survive as memory and promise.

About 张远

Zhang Yuan (张远), also known by the English name Bird, is a Chinese mainland male singer and actor from Anhui, China. He rose to fame through Hunan TV’s 2007 talent show "Super Boy" (快乐男声), where he finished in the top tier and later became the leader and main vocalist of the boy group Top Combine (至上励合). He is known for pop ballads and OST-style songs, and later became widely recognized as a solo singer with songs such as "Jiabin" (嘉宾).

"Long-Cherished Wish" (夙愿) is a Chinese drama insert song from the soundtrack of "Legend of the Female General" (锦月如歌), and listings identify it as part of the series OST and a "fated bond" style song. Promotional posts describe the song as expressing the wish of lovers to simply stay by each other’s side and share life’s joys and sorrows, which fits the drama’s historical-romantic tone. The song appears to have been released with the drama’s music campaign in 2025, and it has cultural appeal as a classic Chinese period-drama ballad with poetic lyrics and emotional storytelling.

• “不問明天”

  Literally, “not ask about tomorrow.” It means not worrying about the future, an everyday turn of phrase you can use when someone is focusing only on the present.

• “一遍又一遍”

  This means “again and again.” It is a very common everyday expression used for repeated actions, repeated thoughts, or repeated reminders.

• “說了再見”

  This means “said goodbye,” and the phrase 再见 is the standard everyday way to say goodbye. You can use it in ordinary speech whenever you are talking about parting from someone.

• “不能共談悲歡”

  This means “we can’t share joys and sorrows together.” It is a formal or literary-sounding phrase, useful for describing two people who cannot go through life together or discuss life’s ups and downs as a pair.

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