Jacky Cheung 张学友
霸王别姬 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:23
力拔山兮气盖世
With might that can lift mountains, my spirit reigns supreme.
时不利兮睢不逝
Time is not on my side, as the moment slips away.
睢不逝兮可奈何
As the moment slips away, what can I do?
虞兮虞兮奈若何
Oh, oh, what can be done?
成败一时志莫磨
Success and failure are fleeting, don’t let your will be dimmed.
亦要知胜负常见
You must also understand that victory and defeat are often seen.
前路渺 漫天风暴
The road ahead is bleak, a storm rages in the skies.
低首独叹奈何
I bow my head and sigh alone, what can I do?
情在心情永莫忘
Love in my heart, never to be forgotten.
未去管恶运来到
I won’t worry about the misfortunes that come my way.
情未冷 也应该割断
Feelings are still warm, yet we must part ways,
此刻欲说无言
In this moment, words fail me,
汉兵已掠地
The Han soldiers have swept across the land,
四面楚歌声
Surrounded by the cries of despair,
大王意气尽
The king's spirit is spent,
贱妾何如生
What can a lowly mistress do to survive?
Key vocabulary
- 若ruò
- if7
- 去qù
- go1
- 忘wàng
- forget1
- 来到lái dào
- arrive1
- 风暴fēng bào
- storm7
- 说shuō
- say1
- 路lù
- road1
- 力拔山兮lì bá shān xī
- overpower
- 气qì
- air2
- 盖世gài shì
- supreme
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About this song
Jacky Cheung is a Hong Kong singer and actor regarded as one of Cantopop’s Four Heavenly Kings. He is one of the best-selling Chinese-language recording artists, known for his Mandopop and Cantopop ballads.