Most bilingual lyrics fail on stilted "translated" English. Constrain the prompt: English must be phrases native speakers would actually say; Chinese carries concrete imagery; the two languages don`t restate each other.

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Quick reference: example prompts

Quick sample prompts you can copy and adapt (full walkthroughs are in the articles above):

City-night bilingual

写一首中英双语流行歌词,主题:下班坐地铁回家的疲惫和小确幸。要求:中文部分写具体意象(地铁灯 / 玻璃倒影 / 车厢广告),英文部分用 "I just wanna…" / "tell me…" 这类母语口语短句;两种语言不重复同一意思;副歌必须双语交错;押 i / in 韵。