Nicholas Tse 谢霆锋
玉蝴蝶(Prelude) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:30
如何看你也是树荫 如何叫你会有共震
How to see you as the shade of a tree, how to call you to resonate together.
灵魂化作法语日语 同样也是灵魂
Souls transform into French and Japanese, they are also souls alike.
如何叫你最贴切合衬 如何叫你你会更兴奋
How to call you to be most fitting and perfect, how to call you so you’ll be more excited.
连名带姓会更接近你 还是更陌生
Even with a full name, it brings me closer to you, or does it feel more unfamiliar?
要是完全忘了姓氏 也没有本身的名字
If I completely forgot your surname, I wouldn't even know your name.
总记得神情和语气 无字暗语 你也心中有知
Always remember the expressions and tones, unspoken whispers, you understand them within.
我叫你玉蝴蝶 你说这声音可像你
I call you Jade Butterfly, you say this sound resembles you.
恋生花也是你 风之纱也是你
Love blooming like flowers is also you, the fabric of wind is also you.
怎称呼也在这个世界寻获你
No matter how I address you, I find you in this world.
你哪里 是蝴蝶 然而飞不飞一样美
Where are you, my butterfly? Yet whether you fly or not, you’re beautiful all the same.
夫斯基也像你 早优生更像你
Fuski is like you, Zuoyou is even more like you
这称呼配合你才回肠和荡气 改得多么入戏
This title fits you so well, it resonates deep and stirs the soul, how fittingly dramatic it becomes
如何拍摄你也入胜 如何叫你会更动听
No matter how I capture you, it's captivating, how to call you makes it more melodious
长城变作世界名胜 同样也是长城
The Great Wall becomes a world wonder, yet it remains the Great Wall
如何叫你会引致幻听 如何叫你你最有反应
How to call you induces illusions, how to call you brings out your best response
连名带姓会怪我任性 还是太伪正经
Even with full name and surname, you'll blame me for my whims, or maybe I'm too pretentious
要是完全忘了姓氏 也没有本身的名字
If I completely forget the surname, there wouldn't even be a name at all
总记得神情和语气 无字暗语 你也心中有知
Always remembering your expressions and tones, unspoken language, you know it in your heart
我叫你玉蝴蝶 你说这声音可像你
I call you Jade Butterfly, you say this sound resembles you
恋生花也是你 风之纱也是你
Love blooms also as you, the fabric of the wind is also you
怎称呼也在这个世界寻获你
No matter how I call you, I've found you in this world
你哪里 是蝴蝶 然而飞不飞一样美
Where are you, like a butterfly, beautiful whether you fly or not
夫斯基也像你 早优生更像你
Even Dostoevsky resembles you, more so in my dreams
这称呼配合你才回肠和荡气 改得多么入戏
This name fits you so well, resonating deeply, how wonderfully dramatic it feels
你要养分和露水 在盘内小心灌溉
You need nourishment and dew, carefully watered in the pot
其实你是盘盆栽不要紧
Actually, you are a potted plant, and that's just fine
是人是物仍然维护你
Whether human or object, I still take care of you
代号亦是任我改
The code can be changed at my will
我叫你玉蝴蝶 你说这声音可像你
I call you Jade Butterfly, and you say this name suits you
恋生花也是你 风之纱也是你
Love blossoms are also you, the fabric of the wind is also you
怎称呼也在这个世界寻获你
No matter how I call, I'll find you in this world
你哪里 是蝴蝶 然而飞不飞一样美
Where are you? Like a butterfly, yet beautiful whether it flies or not
夫斯基也像你 早优生更像你
Even Dostoevsky resembles you, so much more like you in his early days
这称呼配合你才回肠和荡气 改得多么入戏
This name suits you, it's stirring and resonates deeply, changed to fit so perfectly into the scene
Key vocabulary
- 反应fǎn yìng
- reaction3
- 看kàn
- see1
- 记得jì de
- remember1
- 说shuō
- say1
- 还是hái shì
- or1
- 灌溉guàn gài
- irrigation7
- 可kě
- can3
- 合hé
- fit3
- 如何rú hé
- how3
- 总zǒng
- always3
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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.