Jacky Cheung 张学友
楚歌 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:31
淡淡野花香 烟雾盖似梦乡
A faint scent of wildflowers, mist covering like a dreamland
别后故乡千里外 那世事变模样
After parting, my hometown lies a thousand miles away, that world has changed its form
池塘有鸳鸯 心若醉两情长
In the pond there are mandarin ducks, hearts intoxicated, love lasts long
月是故乡光与亮 已照在爱河上
The moon shines with the light of my hometown, reflecting on the river of love
我却在他乡
Yet I am in a foreign land
千里关山风雨他乡
A thousand miles of mountains and rivers, wind and rain in foreign places
乡音我愿听 家里酒我愿能尝
I long to hear the accent of home, wish to taste the wine from my house
莫道隔千山 朝夕里也梦想
Do not say there are a thousand mountains apart, dreams linger day and night
但望有朝身化蝶 对抗著风与霜
Hoping that one day I may transform into a butterfly, defying the wind and frost
我再踏家乡
I once again set foot in my homeland
池塘有鸳鸯 心若醉两情长
In the pond, the mandarin ducks swim, hearts intoxicated in love's embrace.
月是故乡光与亮 已照在爱河上
The moon shines like home, its light illuminating the river of love.
我却在他乡
Yet I find myself in a foreign land.
千里关山风雨他乡
Through countless mountains and rivers, storms and winds in this strange place.
乡音我愿听 家里酒我愿能尝
I long to hear the accents of home, to taste the wine from my family.
莫道隔千山 朝夕里也梦想
Do not say that a thousand mountains stand between us; in day and night, I still dream.
但望有朝身化蝶 对抗著风与霜
All I wish is to transform into a butterfly one day, defying the wind and frost.
我再踏家乡
Once again, I tread upon my homeland.
但望有朝身化蝶 对抗著风与霜
All I wish is to transform into a butterfly one day, defying the wind and frost.
我再踏家乡
Once again, I tread upon my homeland.
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Key vocabulary
- 外wài
- outside1
- 家里jiā lǐ
- home1
- 山shān
- mountain1
- 月yuè
- moon1
- 里lǐ
- within1
- 风fēng
- wind1
- 淡淡dàn dàn
- slightly
- 野yě
- wild
- 花香huā xiāng
- flower scent
- 烟雾yān wù
- smoke6
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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.