Jane Zhang 张靓颖
十里桃花 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:22
一笔一轻叹
With each stroke, a gentle sigh
一行一愁怅
With each line, a sorrowful heart
故事等墨干
The story waits for the ink to dry
却等来心伤
Yet comes the ache that tears apart
从此缘分
From now on, fate entwined
模糊了纸上
Faded on the paper's tide
少了三百年前的那几张
Missing those few sheets from three hundred years ago
看笔锋几道弯
Watching the brush twist and bend
前世千百转
In the past, countless turns
尘缘系云端
Dusty ties linger in the clouds
九重天上缠
In the heavens high, entwined
无奈过往
With no choice but the past
三生石上断
On the stone of three lives, severed
人间纷乱
The world in chaos
无怨夜阑珊
No regrets in the waning night
恨梦太短
Hate that dreams are too brief
十里断 桃花伤
In ten miles, the broken peach blossoms weep
爱飘落在何方
Where does love drift away?
我只为你绽放
I bloom only for you
世间最美的模样
The world's most beautiful form
十里断 桃花伤
Ten miles of broken peach blossoms weep
为你佛前拈香
For you, I light incense before the Buddha
求三生三世都与你成双
I wish for three lifetimes to be with you as one
看笔锋几道弯
Watch how the brush paints its winding lines
前世千百转
In our past lives, we spun a thousand turns
尘缘系云端
Fate intertwined like clouds in the sky
九重天上缠
Entwined in the heavens above, nine layers high
无奈过往
Helpless against the memories of the past
三生石上断
On the stone of three lifetimes, fate is sealed
人间纷乱
In the chaos of the world below
无怨夜阑珊
No regrets in the twilight's hush,
恨梦太短
Hating that dreams are too brief.
十里断 桃花伤
Ten miles of broken peach blossoms' grief,
爱飘落在何方
Where does love drift and fall?
我只为你绽放
I blossom only for you,
世间最美的模样
The world's most beautiful form,
十里断 桃花伤
Ten miles of broken peach blossoms' grief,
为你佛前拈香
Offering incense before Buddha for you,
求三生三世都与你成双
Praying for three lifetimes to be paired with you,
十里不断爱随桃花 飘香
Ten miles of love never-ending, scent of peach blossoms.
Key vocabulary
- 百bǎi
- hundred1
- 成chéng
- become2
- 纸zhǐ
- paper2
- 道dào
- way2
- 缠chán
- entangle7
- 一yī
- one1
- 笔bǐ
- brush2
- 轻qīng
- light2
- 叹tàn
- sigh
- 一行yī háng
- row7
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About this song
张靓颖 is a Chinese pop vocalist who emerged in the mainland market in the 2000s and later reached Western audiences with English-language releases. She is known for her high-register singing and multilingual output, including the charting singles “Dust My Shoulders Off” and “808,” and her crossover collaborations with producers such as Timbaland.