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一无所有 – Cui Jian 崔健

Cui Jian 崔健

一无所有 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Genre
Rock
Length
5:44
  1. 前奏强劲唢呐声响

    (Intro: Strong drumbeats and the sound of the suona)

  2. 曾经问个不休

    I used to ask endlessly

  3. 何时

    When will you walk with me?

  4. 总是

    But you always just laugh at me

  5. 一无所有

    With nothing at all.

  6. 我要我的追求

    I want to give you my pursuit,

  7. 还有我的自由

    And my freedom too.

  8. 总是

    But you always just laugh at me

  9. 一无所有

    With nothing at all.

  10. 何时

    Oh… when will you walk with me?

  11. 何时

    Oh... when will you walk with me

  12. 间奏唢呐solo高亢

    (Interlude: suona solo, mournful yet soaring)

  13. 脚下

    The ground beneath my feet is moving

  14. 身边

    The water beside me is flowing

  15. 总是

    Yet you always laugh at me

  16. 一无所有

    With nothing at all

  17. 为何

    Why do you never stop laughing?

  18. 为何追求

    Why do I always have to pursue?

  19. 难道面前

    Is it true that in front of you

  20. 永远是一无所有

    I will forever be left with nothing?

  21. 何时

    Oh... when will you walk with me?

  22. 何时

    Oh... when will you walk with me?

  23. 间奏吉他唢呐交织

    (Interlude: guitar, drums, and suona intertwine)

  24. 告诉你我很久

    I tell you I've waited for so long.

  25. 告诉你我最后要求

    I tell you this is my final wish.

  26. 我要抓起你的双手

    I want to take your hands in mine.

  27. So come with me right now.

  28. 这时你的颤抖

    At this moment, your hands are trembling.

  29. 这时你的

    At this moment, your tears are flowing.

  30. 莫非你是正在告诉

    Could it be that you are telling me?

  31. 你爱一无所有

    You love me with nothing at all

  32. Oh... just come with me now

  33. Oh... just come with me now

  34. Oh... just come with me now

  35. Oh... just come with me now

  36. 音乐呐喊逐渐减弱

    (Outro: The music fades gradually in the shouting)

Key vocabulary

交织jiāo zhī
interweave7
呐喊nà hǎn
shout7
莫非mò fēi
perhaps7
颤抖chàn dǒu
tremble7
告诉gào sù
tell1
shǒu
hand1
正在zhèng zài
currently1
rise1
还有hái yǒu
still1
吉他jí tā
guitar7

About this song

崔健 Chinese rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, a Beijing-born former leader of the band Ado and a solo artist. He is known for pioneering Chinese rock with emotionally direct songwriting and influential albums and music videos.

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一无所有

qiánzòuqiángjìngdediǎnsuǒshēngxiǎng

(Intro: Strong drumbeats and the sound of the suona)

céngjīngwènxiū

I used to ask endlessly

shígēnzǒu

When will you walk with me?

quèzǒngshìxiào

But you always just laugh at me

suǒyǒu

With nothing at all.

yàogěidezhuīqiú

I want to give you my pursuit,

háiyǒudeyóu

And my freedom too.

quèzǒngshìxiào

But you always just laugh at me

suǒyǒu

With nothing at all.

ō shígēnzǒu

Oh… when will you walk with me?

ō shígēnzǒu

Oh... when will you walk with me

jiānzòusuǒsolobēiliángérgāokàng

(Interlude: suona solo, mournful yet soaring)

jiǎoxiàdezàizǒu

The ground beneath my feet is moving

shēnbiāndeshuǐzàiliú

The water beside me is flowing

quèzǒngshìxiào

Yet you always laugh at me

suǒyǒu

With nothing at all

wèizǒngxiàoméigòu

Why do you never stop laughing?

wèizǒngyàozhuīqiú

Why do I always have to pursue?

nándàozàimiànqián

Is it true that in front of you

yǒngyuǎnshìsuǒyǒu

I will forever be left with nothing?

ō shígēnzǒu

Oh... when will you walk with me?

ō shígēnzǒu

Oh... when will you walk with me?

jiānzòudiǎnsuǒjiāozhī

(Interlude: guitar, drums, and suona intertwine)

gàoděnglehěnjiǔ

I tell you I've waited for so long.

gàozuìhòudeyāoqiú

I tell you this is my final wish.

yàozhuādeshuāngshǒu

I want to take your hands in mine.

zhèjiùgēnzǒu

So come with me right now.

zhèshídeshǒuzàichàndǒu

At this moment, your hands are trembling.

zhèshídelèizàiliú

At this moment, your tears are flowing.

fēishìzhèngzàigào

Could it be that you are telling me?

àisuǒyǒu

You love me with nothing at all

ō zhèjiùgēnzǒu

Oh... just come with me now

ō zhèjiùgēnzǒu

Oh... just come with me now

ō zhèjiùgēnzǒu

Oh... just come with me now

ō zhèjiùgēnzǒu

Oh... just come with me now

wěizòuyīnyuèzàihǎnzhōngzhújiànjiǎnruò

(Outro: The music fades gradually in the shouting)