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好汉歌 – Liu Huan 刘欢

Liu Huan 刘欢

好汉歌 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Genre
Mandopop
Length
3:04
  1. 大河向东

    The great river flows eastward, oh

  2. 天上星星北斗

    The stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper, oh

  3. (嘿嘿 北斗 生死之交一碗)

    (Hey hey, pointing to the Big Dipper, a toast of friendship with a cup of wine, oh)

  4. 就走

    If you say go, then we go, oh

  5. 你有我有都有

    You have, I have, we all have, oh

  6. (嘿嘿 都有 水里回头)

    (Hey hey, we all have, oh, through water and fire, no turning back, oh)

  7. 不平一声

    When justice calls, shout it out, oh

  8. 出手出手

    When it's time to act, we take action, oh

  9. 风风九州

    With passion and fire, we brave the land of nine provinces, oh

  10. (出手出手 风风九州)

    (When it's time to act, we take action, oh, with passion and fire, we brave the land of nine provinces, oh)

  11. Hey ya, oh yeah, eh-eh, oh yeah

  12. ( )

    (Hey ya, oh yeah, eh-eh, oh yeah)

  13. 不平一声

    When I see injustice, I shout out loud,

  14. 出手出手

    When it's time to act, don't hold back,

  15. 风风九州

    Bravely charging through the land,

  16. (嘿嘿 嘿嘿)

    (Hey hey, hey yo hey hey)

  17. (嘿嘿 嘿嘿)

    (Hey hey, hey yo hey hey)

  18. 大河向东

    The great river flows eastward,

  19. 天上星星北斗

    The stars in the sky align like the Big Dipper,

  20. (嘿嘿 北斗 不分贵贱一碗)

    (Hey hey, aligning like the Big Dipper, no distinctions for rich or poor, just a cup of wine)

  21. 就走

    When we say go, let's go, yeah

  22. 你有我有都有

    You have, I have, we all have, yeah

  23. (嘿嘿 都有 一路看天低头)

    (Heh heh, we all have, yeah, all the while looking up to the sky)

  24. 不平一声

    When I see injustice, I shout out, yeah

  25. 出手出手

    When it's time to act, I take action, yeah

  26. 风风九州

    With a fiery spirit, I take on the world, yeah

  27. (出手出手 风风九州)

    (When it's time to act, I take action, yeah, with a fiery spirit, I take on the world, yeah)

  28. Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya

  29. ( )

    (Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya)

  30. 不平一声

    When I see injustice, I shout out, yeah

  31. 出手出手

    When it's time to act, just act, yeah

  32. 风风九州

    With fiery zeal, I conquer the land, oh

  33. (嘿嘿 嘿嘿)

    (Hehe, hey yo, hehe)

  34. (嘿嘿 嘿嘿)

    (Hehe, hey yo, hehe)

  35. 不平一声

    When I see injustice, I roar out loud, yeah

  36. 出手出手

    When it's time to act, just act, yeah

  37. 风风九州

    With fiery zeal, I conquer the land, oh

  38. (出手出手 风风九州)

    (When it's time to act, just act, yeah, with fiery zeal, I conquer the land, oh)

  39. Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya

  40. ( )

    (Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya)

  41. 不平一声

    When I see injustice, I roar out loud,

  42. 出手出手

    When the time comes, I take action,

  43. 风风九州

    With a fiery spirit, I roam the lands,

  44. (嘿嘿 嘿嘿)

    (Heh heh, hey yo heh heh)

  45. (嘿嘿 嘿嘿)

    (Heh heh, hey yo heh heh)

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Key vocabulary

大河dà hé
river
向东xiàng dōng
eastward
liú
flow2
天上tiān shàng
sky2
星星xīng xīng
star2
cān
participate
北斗běi dòu
Big Dipper
嘿嘿hēi hēi
heh-heh
生死之交shēng sǐ zhī jiāo
life-and-death friends
一碗yì wǎn
a bowl

About this song

Liu Huan is a Chinese singer and songwriter. He is a modern-era pioneer of pop music in China and is also known for teaching the history of Western music at Beijing University of International Business and Economics.

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好汉歌

xiàngdōngliú

The great river flows eastward, oh

tiānshàngdexīngxīngcānběidòu

The stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper, oh

(hēihēi cānběidòu shēngzhījiāowǎnjiǔ)

(Hey hey, pointing to the Big Dipper, a toast of friendship with a cup of wine, oh)

shuōzǒuzánjiùzǒu

If you say go, then we go, oh

yǒuyǒuquándōuyǒu

You have, I have, we all have, oh

(hēihēi quándōuyǒu shuǐhuǒhuítóu)

(Hey hey, we all have, oh, through water and fire, no turning back, oh)

jiànpíngshēnghǒu

When justice calls, shout it out, oh

gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu

When it's time to act, we take action, oh

fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu

With passion and fire, we brave the land of nine provinces, oh

(gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu)

(When it's time to act, we take action, oh, with passion and fire, we brave the land of nine provinces, oh)

hēiyaérya àihēiàihēiérya

Hey ya, oh yeah, eh-eh, oh yeah

(hēiyaérya àihēiàihēiérya)

(Hey ya, oh yeah, eh-eh, oh yeah)

jiànpíngshēnghǒu

When I see injustice, I shout out loud,

gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu

When it's time to act, don't hold back,

fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu

Bravely charging through the land,

(hēihēi hēiyōuhēihēi)

(Hey hey, hey yo hey hey)

(hēihēi hēiyōuhēihēi)

(Hey hey, hey yo hey hey)

xiàngdōngliú

The great river flows eastward,

tiānshàngdexīngxīngcānběidòu

The stars in the sky align like the Big Dipper,

(hēihēi cānběidòu fēnguìjiànwǎnjiǔ)

(Hey hey, aligning like the Big Dipper, no distinctions for rich or poor, just a cup of wine)

shuōzǒuzánjiùzǒu

When we say go, let's go, yeah

yǒuyǒuquándōuyǒu

You have, I have, we all have, yeah

(hēihēi quándōuyǒu kàntiāntóu)

(Heh heh, we all have, yeah, all the while looking up to the sky)

jiànpíngshēnghǒu

When I see injustice, I shout out, yeah

gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu

When it's time to act, I take action, yeah

fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu

With a fiery spirit, I take on the world, yeah

(gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu)

(When it's time to act, I take action, yeah, with a fiery spirit, I take on the world, yeah)

hēiyaérya àihēiàihēiérya

Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya

(hēiyaérya àihēiàihēiérya)

(Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya)

jiànpíngshēnghǒu

When I see injustice, I shout out, yeah

gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu

When it's time to act, just act, yeah

fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu

With fiery zeal, I conquer the land, oh

(hēihēi hēiyōuhēihēi)

(Hehe, hey yo, hehe)

(hēihēi hēiyōuhēihēi)

(Hehe, hey yo, hehe)

jiànpíngshēnghǒu

When I see injustice, I roar out loud, yeah

gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu

When it's time to act, just act, yeah

fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu

With fiery zeal, I conquer the land, oh

(gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu)

(When it's time to act, just act, yeah, with fiery zeal, I conquer the land, oh)

hēiyaérya àihēiàihēiérya

Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya

(hēiyaérya àihēiàihēiérya)

(Hey ya, dear ya, ah hey, ah hey, dear ya)

jiànpíngshēnghǒu

When I see injustice, I roar out loud,

gāichūshǒushíjiùchūshǒu

When the time comes, I take action,

fēngfēnghuǒhuǒchuǎngjiǔzhōu

With a fiery spirit, I roam the lands,

(hēihēi hēiyōuhēihēi)

(Heh heh, hey yo heh heh)

(hēihēi hēiyōuhēihēi)

(Heh heh, hey yo heh heh)