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DIVA – Karen Mok 莫文蔚

Karen Mok 莫文蔚

DIVA lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2007
Genre
Pop
Length
3:59
  1. 待月西厢下

    Beneath the moon in the western chamber,

  2. 迎风户半开

    The window opens halfway to the breeze,

  3. 隔墙花影动

    The shadow of flowers sways through the wall,

  4. 疑是玉人来

    I suspect the fair one is near,

  5. 悲欢聚散一杯酒

    Joy and sorrow shared in a cup of wine,

  6. 南北东西万里程

    From north to south, from east to west, a journey of miles,

  7. 碧云天 黄叶地

    Azure clouds above, golden leaves below,

  8. 北雁南飞 晓来谁染霜林醉

    Northern geese fly south, who dyes the frosty woods at dawn?

  1. 总是离人泪

    It's always the tears of those who part,

  2. 我呼吸你 忧你的郁

    I breathe you in, worry for your gloom.

  3. 恨你恨的 等你等的

    Hate you with longing, waiting endlessly,

  4. 爱是假的 泪是真的

    Love is a lie, but the tears are real.

  5. 我触摸你 只有自己

    I reach for you, only myself remains.

  6. 良晨美景奈何天

    A beautiful morning, what a cruel fate.

  7. 赏心乐事谁家院

    Whose courtyard hosts these joyful moments?

  8. 吾今年已二八

    This year I'm already twenty-eight.

  9. 未逢折桂之夫

    Yet I haven't met the one who brings me glory.

  10. 忽慕春情

    Suddenly yearning for spring's affection,

  11. 怎得蟾宫之客

    How can I be a guest in the moon palace?

  12. 偶然间心似缱 梅树边

    By chance, my heart lingers near the plum tree.

  13. 这般花花草草由人恋

    These flowers and grass held in our embrace,

  14. 生生死死随人愿

    Life and death follow the will of the heart.

  15. 便酸酸楚楚无人怨

    So sweet and sorrowful, yet no one laments,

  16. 说了这句 你会哭的

    If I say this, will you shed a tear?

  17. 早知道的 还演下去

    Had I known, would I still play the part?

  18. 死了再死 错了再错

    Dying once more, making mistakes again,

  19. 哪个是你 哪个是我

    Which one is you, which one is me?

  20. 我呼吸你 喜你所喜

    I breathe you in, loving what you love,

  21. 恨你恨的 等你等的

    Hating the hate, waiting for what I crave,

  22. 何为假的 何为真的

    What is false, what is true?

  23. 我触摸你 只有自己

    I touch you, it's just myself.

Key vocabulary

下xià
below1
东西dōng xī
thing1
来lái
come1
爱ài
love1
真的zhēn de
really1
等děng
wait1
西xī
west1
说shuō
say1
错cuò
mistake1
赏shǎng
appreciate5

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About this song

Karen Mok is a Hong Kong actress and singer known for her work in East Asian pop music. She won the Golden Melody Award three times, including being the first female Hong Kong singer to receive the honor.

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待dài月yuè西xī厢xiāng下xià

Beneath the moon in the western chamber,

迎yíng风fēng户hù半bàn开kāi

The window opens halfway to the breeze,

隔gé墙qiáng花huā影yǐng动dòng

The shadow of flowers sways through the wall,

疑yí是shì玉yù人rén来lái

I suspect the fair one is near,

悲bēi欢huān聚jù散sàn一yì杯bēi酒jiǔ

Joy and sorrow shared in a cup of wine,

南nán北běi东dōng西xī万wàn里lǐ程chéng

From north to south, from east to west, a journey of miles,

碧bì云yún天tiān 黄huáng叶yè地dì

Azure clouds above, golden leaves below,

北běi雁yàn南nán飞fēi 晓xiǎo来lái谁shuí染rǎn霜shuāng林lín醉zuì

Northern geese fly south, who dyes the frosty woods at dawn?

总zǒng是shì离lí人rén泪lèi

It's always the tears of those who part,

我wǒ呼hū吸xī你nǐ 忧yōu你nǐ的de郁yù

I breathe you in, worry for your gloom.

恨hèn你nǐ恨hèn的de 等děng你nǐ等děng的de

Hate you with longing, waiting endlessly,

爱ài是shì假jiǎ的de 泪lèi是shì真zhēn的de

Love is a lie, but the tears are real.

我wǒ触chù摸mō你nǐ 只zhǐ有yǒu自zì己jǐ

I reach for you, only myself remains.

良liáng晨chén美měi景jǐng奈nài何hé天tiān

A beautiful morning, what a cruel fate.

赏shǎng心xīn乐lè事shì谁shuí家jiā院yuàn

Whose courtyard hosts these joyful moments?

吾wú今jīn年nián已yǐ二èr八bā

This year I'm already twenty-eight.

未wèi逢féng折zhé桂guì之zhī夫fū

Yet I haven't met the one who brings me glory.

忽hū慕mù春chūn情qíng

Suddenly yearning for spring's affection,

怎zěn得dé蟾chán宫gōng之zhī客kè

How can I be a guest in the moon palace?

偶ǒu然rán间jiān心xīn似sì缱qiǎn 梅méi树shù边biān

By chance, my heart lingers near the plum tree.

这zhè般bān花huā花huā草cǎo草cǎo由yóu人rén恋liàn

These flowers and grass held in our embrace,

生shēng生shēng死sǐ死sǐ随suí人rén愿yuàn

Life and death follow the will of the heart.

便biàn酸suān酸suān楚chǔ楚chǔ无wú人rén怨yuàn

So sweet and sorrowful, yet no one laments,

说shuō了le这zhè句jù 你nǐ会huì哭kū的de

If I say this, will you shed a tear?

早zǎo知zhī道dào的de 还hái演yǎn下xià去qù

Had I known, would I still play the part?

死sǐ了le再zài死sǐ 错cuò了le再zài错cuò

Dying once more, making mistakes again,

哪nǎ个gè是shì你nǐ 哪nǎ个gè是shì我wǒ

Which one is you, which one is me?

我wǒ呼hū吸xī你nǐ 喜xǐ你nǐ所suǒ喜xǐ

I breathe you in, loving what you love,

恨hèn你nǐ恨hèn的de 等děng你nǐ等děng的de

Hating the hate, waiting for what I crave,

何hé为wèi假jiǎ的de 何hé为wèi真zhēn的de

What is false, what is true?

我wǒ触chù摸mō你nǐ 只zhǐ有yǒu自zì己jǐ

I touch you, it's just myself.