Star-crossed
Meanings of "Star-crossed"
Also known as "Star-crossed lovers" describes a pair of lovers whose relationship is often thwarted by outside forces f.e. Romeo and Juliet.
κακότυχοι
родившийся под несчастливой звездой; несчастный (часто: о влюбленных).
"Star-crossed" i låttexter
Elton John - Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours
Giacomo Puccini - The Swallow (libretto)
We'll put it right:
"Who wants to show the door
to two star-crossed lovers?... "
I am running on the scorched earth
Slamming down the helmet underway
My "Phantom" as a white spread-eagled arrow
With the roar is climbing up
The Untamed (OST) - Qinghe Farewell
how many lives, intertwined
Unending sky—
brothers’ fate1—
when will we see each other again?
- 1. I want to unpack the character 缘 yuan just a bit in this line—I rendered it here as “fate,” which isn’t wrong, but there’s a bit more to be discussed. 缘 yuan is often seen in the company of 分 fen, and the binome 缘分 yuanfen is often used to refer to a predestined relationship. The relationship could be lovers, could be friends, could be ruler-minister, or patron-artist—the point is, there is a level of natural affinity in the relationship such that someone might comment “oh, it was 缘分 yuanfen that the two of you would meet.” 分 fen has many meanings, one of which is “allotment”—as a result, star-crossed lovers are often described as 有缘没有分 you yuan meiyou fen / “in possession of yuan, lacking fen.” They have just had enough fortune to meet—that is the predestined part of the relationship. Alas, they lack the 分 fen, the allotment (whether of a divine and fated variety, or a more pedestrian kind based on unequal social status) to remain together. How does this all relate to the Nie brothers in this song? Well, there is something to be said about the relationship of destiny and predestination to their brotherhood, and the nature of saber cultivation. Likewise, there is something powerful about describing their relationship in terms of 缘分 yuanfen—it emphasizes just how intertwined their lives are, and how much the two of them care about each other, despite words that may seem “like cold saber’s edge.”
Maybe we weren’t meant to be
Just two star-crossed lovers in
An endless sea
VICTORIA (Bulgaria) - growing up is getting old
Cause I've never understood how so much can fit in little me
Star crossed soul
And I'm used to letting go
(osteoporosis)
the sinister owl is on The roof of poets
(star-crossed)
Proportional to the income and expenses of businesses
DeVotchKa - Till the end of time
Forgive me for forgetting
Our hearts irrevocably combined
Star-crossed souls slow dancing
Retreating and advancing
Miraculous : Les Aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir (OST) - Ladybug
Uh-uh-oh
Star-crossed love,
Uh-uh-oh
Metal: Hellsinger (OST) - Goodbye, my morning star
Across this universe
We'll burn together
Star-crossed, shining bright
W'ell live forever
You got them Juliet eyes
An I can be your Romeo tonight
Star crossed and love at first sight
and its like a movie
You'd know what I want before I tell you
Give me the words to say to make it enough
Don't want your star-crossed fate
You are the sun, I am the full moon
Alone again, alone again
I'm in the twilight zone again
Another lonely star crossed night
Shivered to the bone again
Matteo Bocelli - Can You Feel The Love Tonight?
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours
The Smashing Pumpkins - Cupid de Locke
Of one cupids arrow under your coat
And in the land of star crossed lovers
And barren hearted wanderers
The Rolling Stones - Time Waits for No One
[Verse 1]
Yes, star-crossed in pleasure
The stream flows on by
Passenger (UK) - Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours
And I'm the daughter of star-crossed lovers
The night is my mother, the sky is my brother
And I'm the daughter of star-crossed lovers
It left a strange impression in my head
You know that I was hoping
That I could leave this star crossed world behind
But when they cut me open