Karen Mok 莫文蔚
青山在 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:30
高山青 涧水蓝
The mountains are green, the streams are blue.
阿里山的姑娘美如水呀
The girls of Ali Mountain are as beautiful as water, oh.
阿里山的少年壮如山
The boys of Ali Mountain are as strong as the mountains.
掩埋在云海 少年不回来
Buried in the sea of clouds, the youth won't return.
千年在留白
A thousand years left in blank.
留得青山在 神木倒下来
As long as the green mountains remain, the sacred tree will fall.
别随便说爱
Don't casually speak of love.
严阵以待 屡战屡败
Preparing for battle, facing defeat repeatedly.
身在情常在 随处惹尘埃
In love always, but stirring up dust everywhere.
昨天散不开 潮湿了现在
Yesterday remains unresolved, dampening the present.
爱不爱 青山依旧在
Love or not, the green hills remain the same.
回报回不来 痛了不痛快
What I give back can't return, it aches but doesn't heal.
来不来 青山依旧在
Come or not, the green hills remain the same.
满怀期待 屡战屡败
With hope in my heart, I fight and fall countless times.
花落又花开 何处惹尘埃 青山在
Flowers fall and bloom again, where stirs the dust? The green hills stand.
高山青 涧水蓝
The mountains are green, the streams are blue.
阿里山的姑娘美如水呀
Oh, the girl from Alishan, as beautiful as water.
阿里山的少年壮如山
Oh, the boy from Alishan, strong as a mountain.
掩埋在云海 姑娘离不开
Buried in the sea of clouds, the girl can't depart.
时间变青苔
Time turns to moss.
留得青山在 神木衣服坯
As long as the green mountains stand, the divine tree remains unscathed.
别随便说爱
Don't casually speak of love.
严阵以待 屡战屡败
In a state of readiness, fighting battles and suffering defeats.
身在情常在 随处惹尘埃
Though I am here, love lingers on, stirring up dust wherever I go.
昨天散不开 潮湿了现在
Yesterday's unresolved troubles have dampened today.
爱不爱 青山依旧在
Whether we love or not, the green mountains still stand.
回报回不来 痛了不痛快
What’s given back can’t be returned, the pain isn’t worth it.
来不来 青山依旧在
Will you come or not? The green mountains still stand.
满怀期待 屡战屡败
With hope in my heart, I face battles and suffer defeats.
花落又花开 何处惹尘埃 朱颜改
Flowers fall and bloom again; where does the dust come from? Beauty has faded.
高山青 (掩埋在云海 少年不回来)
The high mountains are green (Buried in the sea of clouds, the young won't return)
涧水蓝 (千年在留白)
The stream is blue (A millennium left in blank)
阿里山的姑娘美如水呀 (留得青山在 神木倒下来)
The girl of Alishan is beautiful as water, oh (As long as the green mountains remain, the sacred tree will fall)
阿里山的少年壮如山 (别随便说爱)
The young man of Alishan is strong as the mountain (Don't carelessly speak of love)
掩埋在云海 少年不回来 (高山青)
Buried in the sea of clouds, the young won't return (The high mountains are green)
千年在留白 (涧水蓝)
A millennium left in blank (The stream is blue)
留得青山在 神木倒下来 (阿里山的姑娘美如水呀)
As long as the green mountains remain, the sacred tree will fall (The girl of Alishan is beautiful as water, oh)
别随便说爱 (阿里山的少年壮如山)
Don't carelessly speak of love (The young man of Alishan is strong as the mountain)
Key vocabulary
- 阵zhèn
- burst5
- 散sàn
- disperse6
- 潮湿cháo shī
- damp6
- 败bài
- defeat6
- 现在xiàn zài
- now1
- 衣服yī fu
- clothes1
- 说shuō
- say1
- 少年shào nián
- youth2
- 改gǎi
- change2
- 青qīng
- green5
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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.