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A Name Out of a Poem

名字从诗里来

A classical-style song for 宇轩 (Yuxuan)

Named from a line of poetry

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A baby wearing headphones, eyes closed, listening peacefully to music.

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名字从诗里来

A Name Out of a Poem · 3:25

Music style

Classical-style

Strings and piano behind a clear, unhurried voice - closer to an art song than a pop song.

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From the album 第一次出門: Mandarin Songs of First Times & New Friends

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A Name Out of a Poem lyrics

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Mandarin ChineseEnglish

名字是从诗里选Your name was chosen out of a poem一句写了几百年A line written hundreds of years ago宇字装着天和地The character Yu holds the sky and the earth轩字站在高处边The character Xuan stands on high ground爷爷翻书到深夜Grandfather turned pages late into the night才让这两字团圆Before he brought these two together你还不会念自己You cannot say your own name yet名字已经挂门前But it already hangs by the door红纸上写得端正Written neatly on red paper一笔一画都很圆Every stroke of it well rounded将来你写很多字You will write many characters one day第一个总写在前These will always come first宇轩宇轩你的名Yuxuan Yuxuan your name是天空也是清风Is the sky and it is the clear wind宇轩宇轩你的名Yuxuan Yuxuan your name陪你走过一生中Will walk with you your whole life将来你要走很远One day you will travel far名字跟在你后头And the name will follow behind you有人第一次念它Someone reading it for the first time会问出自哪一首Will ask which poem it came from你就说是爷爷选Tell them your grandfather chose it一句古诗留下的And that an old poem left it here宇轩宇轩你的名Yuxuan Yuxuan your name是天空也是清风Is the sky and it is the clear wind宇轩宇轩你的名Yuxuan Yuxuan your name陪你走过一生中Will walk with you your whole life

Where the name comes from

Yuxuan (宇轩) pairs 宇 (yu), meaning 'universe' or, more literally, 'eaves,' with 轩 (xuan), meaning 'lofty' or 'high' - a combination sometimes drawn from classical poetry, where the two characters appear together evoking a vast, elevated sky.

Why this moment matters

A name lifted from a poem carries a little of that poem's meaning into every single day someone says it out loud.

The story behind this song

His name was lifted from a single line of an old poem, chosen for the way it sounded as much as what it meant.

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