Đom Đóm "Fireflies" by Jack J97 – English cover

This V-pop song is one of my very favorites. I thought I would try to sing a cover in English. I came up with these lyrics - they’re not a direct translation but loosely based on the English subtitles from the official music video.

“Đom Đóm” tells the story of a Peter Pan-like boy with magical powers, who lives in the forest and falls in love with a girl from the city.

Are you still here, dear?
Did you cross the stream
Such a lovely dream
Is your heart still with me? Cold as ice
Your eyes fill the sky
And I feel young again
You were my only friend

You're like the drifting clouds
I'm the tears of goodbye
You keep on flying and I
Pour out my heart and
Hear my words
Still drowning in the wind

Oh, cruel winds have taken you away
Please come back to me one day
Once we were so happy
Once you used to talk to me
Oh you even said you loved me

Why did we ever have to part?
Like fading summer, you've broken my heart
Still I miss your gentleness
And your smiles I knew best

Blossoms come again in spring
Trust they bring
News of you

Being apart, strange that I'm missing you a lot
Our time was short, but in spite of this I thought
That a thousand drops of moonlight
Would illuminate the night above
Show you the fireflies and
My love that never dies

Oh we were young, it felt like forever
Like branches of oranges, grew closely together
But times have left us
All in shambles alone...

(chorus)

Loving you so much
My heart pleads
Loving you so much
Standing by the sea

I'm calling
Oh can't you hear me now? I'm
Trying to remember how
It feels to have a heart
How could you go and tear mine apart?
Like we'd never
Been together
I wish I could see you one more time...