Nicholas Tse 谢霆锋
孔雀 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:21
穿起了一片蓝
Draped in a sea of blue
掀起了海啸直卷港湾
A tsunami rises, sweeping the harbor
穿起了一片红
Draped in a sea of red
展开了轰炸自觉璀璨
Unfolding a dazzling explosion of light
即管穿到最俗艳
Even if it turns out to be the most garish
虽不知道这俗艳还有谁能望见
Still, who knows who else will behold this flamboyance
即管撑到最后吧
But let's push through to the very end
虽不知道最后限期是在哪天
Though I don’t know when that final moment will come
谁 如此漂亮
Who, so beautiful
像只孔雀 让你观赏
Like a peacock, inviting your gaze
沽出姿色当个偶像
Selling beauty to be an idol,
展览美丽换来饲养
Displaying charm in exchange for care.
收场 都一样
It all ends the same,
谁 如此漂亮
Who is so beautiful?
像只孔雀 望你欣赏
Like a peacock, hoping you admire.
可惜一早穿戴漂亮
Too bad I dressed up so fine,
整晚放着动人卖相
All night, putting on a captivating show,
只能等待你入场
Just waiting for you to arrive.
穿起了鲜血红
Dressed in blood-red,
想将那幽怨面色冲淡
Hoping to wash away that melancholic hue.
穿起了孔雀蓝
Dressed in peacock blue
映得冷宫里未算很冷
Reflecting that the cold palace isn't so cold after all
仙丹可以继续炼
The elixir can continue to brew
虽不保证快乐药
Though it won't guarantee a happiness potion
能够甜如蜜饯
It can be as sweet as candied fruit
心经可以继续念
The heart sutra can still be recited
虽不保证变做凤凰后
Though it won't promise you'll turn into a phoenix queen
会飞天
Ready to soar to the skies
谁 如此漂亮
Who is so beautiful
像只孔雀 让你观赏
Like a peacock, for you to admire
沽出姿色当个偶像
Selling my beauty to be an idol
展览美丽换来饲养
Displaying loveliness for a price
收场 都一样
The finale ends the same way
谁 如此漂亮
Who is so beautiful?
像只孔雀 望你欣赏
Like a peacock, hoping you'll admire
可惜一早穿戴漂亮
Too bad I've dressed up so early
整晚放着动人卖相
All night showing off a stunning guise
只能等待你入场
I can only wait for your entrance
谁 如此漂亮
Who is so beautiful?
像只孔雀 让你观赏
Like a peacock, inviting your gaze
沽出姿色当个偶像
Selling my beauty, playing the idol's part
展览美丽换来饲养
Showcasing loveliness, a price to impart
收场 都一样
In the end, it's all the same
谁 如此漂亮
Who is so stunning, igniting the flame?
像只孔雀 望你欣赏
Like a peacock, I long for your gaze
可惜一早穿戴漂亮
But alas, dressed up ever so amaze
整晚放着动人卖相
All night, flaunting a captivating show
只能等待
I can only wait, where will this go?
Key vocabulary
- 来lái
- come1
- 港湾gǎng wān
- harbor7
- 璀璨cuǐ càn
- brilliant7
- 见jiàn
- see1
- 还有hái yǒu
- still1
- 轰炸hōng zhà
- bomb7
- 饲养饲养
- raise7
- 穿起穿起
- put on
- 一片yí piàn
- a piece
- 掀起xiān qǐ
- raise7
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About this song
Nicholas Tse, known as 谢霆锋, is a Hong Kong-born Canadian entertainer known for his Cantopop and Mandarin crossover work and for acting in Hong Kong action films and television. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s with Cantopop albums such as My Attitude and film roles including Young and Dangerous: The Prequel, which earned him a Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer.