JJ Lin 林俊杰
曹操 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 4:02
不是英雄不读三国
Not a hero? Then don’t read the Three Kingdoms.
若是英雄怎么能不懂寂寞
If one is a hero, how can they not understand loneliness?
独自走下长坂坡月光太温柔
Walking alone down Changban Slope, the moonlight is so tender.
曹操不啰嗦一心要拿荆州
Cao Cao is no talker, he's determined to seize Jingzhou.
用阴谋阳谋明说暗夺的摸
With schemes in the light and plans in the dark, maneuvering with finesse.
东汉末年分三国
At the end of the Eastern Han, the land split into three kingdoms.
烽火连天不休
The flames of war rage on, never ceasing.
儿女情长被乱世左右
Love is deep but swayed by the chaos of the times.
谁来煮酒
Who will brew the wine?
尔虞我诈是三国
Deceit and intrigue are the essence of the Three Kingdoms.
说不清对与错噢
Can't clearly say what's right or wrong, oh
纷纷扰扰千百年以后
A tumultuous storm a thousand years down the line
一切又从头噢噢
Everything starts anew, oh oh
不是英雄不读三国
Not a hero if you haven't read the Three Kingdoms
若是英雄怎么能不懂寂寞
But if you're a hero, how could you not know loneliness?
独自走下长坂坡月光太温柔
Descending Changban Slope alone, the moonlight's too gentle
曹操不啰嗦一心要拿荆州
Cao Cao doesn’t chatter, he’s set on seizing Jingzhou
用阴谋阳谋明说暗夺的摸
With both schemes and plots, openly stated and secretly taken
东汉末年分三国
At the end of the Eastern Han, the land split into three kingdoms
烽火连天不休
The beacon fires rage on, never ceasing
儿女情长被乱世左右
Love's fate swayed by a chaotic world,
谁来煮酒
Who will brew the wine?
尔虞我诈是三国
Deceit and treachery in the Three Kingdoms,
说不清对与错噢
It's hard to say what’s right or wrong, oh.
纷纷扰扰千百年以后
After countless troubles through the years,
一切又从头
Everything starts anew.
噢噢
Oh oh,
独自走下长坂坡月光太温柔
Walking down Changban Slope alone, the moonlight feels so gentle,
曹操不啰嗦一心要拿荆州
Cao Cao speaks no nonsense, determined to seize Jingzhou,
用阴谋阳谋明说暗夺的摸
With schemes both bright and dark, openly said and stealthily taken.
东汉末年分三国
In the late Eastern Han, the land was split into three kingdoms,
烽火连天不休
The flames of war blazed without end,
儿女情长被乱世左右
Love and longing are tossed by turbulent times,
谁来煮酒
Who will brew the wine?
尔虞我诈是三国
Deceit and betrayal define the Three Kingdoms,
说不清对与错
Hard to discern what's right and wrong,
纷纷扰扰千百年以后
Chaos and turmoil, even after a thousand years,
一切又从头噢噢
Everything starts anew, oh-oh,
呐呐
Na na,
呐呐
Na na
呐呐
Hey hey
Key vocabulary
- 从头cóng tóu
- from start7
- 若是ruò shì
- if7
- 阴谋yīn móu
- plot7
- 来lái
- come1
- 用yòng
- use1
- 温柔wēn róu
- gentle6
- 英雄yīng xióng
- hero6
- 不是bú shì
- not
- 不读bù dú
- not read
- 三国sān guó
- Three Kingdoms
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About this song
JJ Lin is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, record producer, and businessman in the Chinese-language pop and ballad tradition. He is known for his vocal performances and songwriting, including emotionally driven pop ballads.