
Karen Mok 莫文蔚
DIVA lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:59
待月西厢下
Beneath the moon in the western chamber,
迎风户半开
The window opens halfway to the breeze,
隔墙花影动
The shadow of flowers sways through the wall,
疑是玉人来
I suspect the fair one is near,
悲欢聚散一杯酒
Joy and sorrow shared in a cup of wine,
南北东西万里程
From north to south, from east to west, a journey of miles,
碧云天 黄叶地
Azure clouds above, golden leaves below,
北雁南飞 晓来谁染霜林醉
Northern geese fly south, who dyes the frosty woods at dawn?
总是离人泪
It's always the tears of those who part,
我呼吸你 忧你的郁
I breathe you in, worry for your gloom.
恨你恨的 等你等的
Hate you with longing, waiting endlessly,
爱是假的 泪是真的
Love is a lie, but the tears are real.
我触摸你 只有自己
I reach for you, only myself remains.
良晨美景奈何天
A beautiful morning, what a cruel fate.
赏心乐事谁家院
Whose courtyard hosts these joyful moments?
吾今年已二八
This year I'm already twenty-eight.
未逢折桂之夫
Yet I haven't met the one who brings me glory.
忽慕春情
Suddenly yearning for spring's affection,
怎得蟾宫之客
How can I be a guest in the moon palace?
偶然间心似缱 梅树边
By chance, my heart lingers near the plum tree.
这般花花草草由人恋
These flowers and grass held in our embrace,
生生死死随人愿
Life and death follow the will of the heart.
便酸酸楚楚无人怨
So sweet and sorrowful, yet no one laments,
说了这句 你会哭的
If I say this, will you shed a tear?
早知道的 还演下去
Had I known, would I still play the part?
死了再死 错了再错
Dying once more, making mistakes again,
哪个是你 哪个是我
Which one is you, which one is me?
我呼吸你 喜你所喜
I breathe you in, loving what you love,
恨你恨的 等你等的
Hating the hate, waiting for what I crave,
何为假的 何为真的
What is false, what is true?
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
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.