Jay Chou 周杰伦
爱在西元前 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:55
古巴比伦王颁布了汉摩拉比法典
The King of Babylon decreed the Code of Hammurabi,
刻在黑色的玄武岩 距今已经三千七百多年
Carved in black basalt, it dates back thirty-seven hundred years.
你在橱窗前 凝视碑文的字眼
You gaze at the inscriptions in the window,
我却在旁静静欣赏你那张我深爱的脸
While I quietly admire your beloved face by your side.
祭司 神殿 征战 弓箭 是谁的从前?
Priests, temples, battles, bows and arrows—whose past is this?
喜欢在人潮中你只属于我的那画面
I love that scene in the crowd where you belong only to me.
经过苏美女神身边 我以女神之名许愿
Passing by the goddess of love, I made a wish in her name.
思念像底格里斯河般的蔓延
Longing spreads like the Tigris River,
当古文明只剩下难解的语言
As ancient civilizations leave behind only cryptic tongues.
传说就成了永垂不朽的诗篇
Legends become immortal poems in time.
我给你的爱写在西元前
The love I give you is written in ancient times,
深埋在美索不达米亚平原
Deep buried on the plains of Mesopotamia.
几十个世纪后出土发现
Centuries later, it's unearthed and found,
泥板上的字迹依然清晰可见
The script on the clay is still clear and profound.
我给你的爱写在西元前
The love I give you is written in ancient times,
深埋在美索不达米亚平原
Deep buried on the plains of Mesopotamia.
用楔形文字刻下了永远
Carved in cuneiform, marked for eternity,
那已风化千年的誓言 一切又重演
That vow, weathered for a thousand years, plays again.
祭司 神殿 征战 弓箭 是谁的从前?
Priests, temples, battles, and arrows—whose past remains?
喜欢在人潮中你只属于我的那画面
I love the scene where, in the crowd, you belong to me.
经过苏美女神身边 我以女神之名许愿
Passing by the goddess of beauty, I wish upon her name,
思念像底格里斯河般的蔓延
Longing spreads like the Tigris River,
当古文明只剩下难解的语言
When ancient civilizations leave only cryptic tongues,
传说就成了永垂不朽的诗篇
Legends become immortal verses,
我给你的爱写在西元前
The love I gave you is inscribed before our era,
深埋在美索不达米亚平原
Deep buried in the plains of Mesopotamia,
几十个世纪后出土发现
Centuries later, unearthed to be found,
泥板上的字迹依然清晰可见
The words on the clay tablet still clear and profound,
我给你的爱写在西元前
The love I gave you is inscribed before our era,
深埋在美索不达米亚平原
Deep buried in the plains of Mesopotamia.
用楔形文字刻下了永远
Carved in cuneiform, an eternal tale,
那已风化千年的誓言 一切又重演
That weathered vow, thousand years unveiled,
我感到很疲倦 离家乡还是很远
I feel so weary, home is far away,
害怕再也不能回到你身边
Fearing I may never return to your embrace,
我给你的爱写在西元前
The love I gave you was written in the past,
深埋在美索不达米亚平原
Deep buried in the Mesopotamian plains,
几十个世纪后出土发现
Centuries later, discovered and displayed,
泥板上的字迹依然清晰可见
The inscriptions on the clay still clear as day,
我给你的爱写在西元前
The love I gave you was written in the past,
深埋在美索不达米亚平原
Deep buried in the Mesopotamian plains.
用楔形文字刻下了永远
Chiseled forever in cuneiform script
那已风化千年的誓言 一切又重演
That promise weathered by a thousand years, all repeats again
爱在西元前 爱在西元前
Love before the era, love before the era
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Key vocabulary
- 美měi
- beautiful3
- 远yuǎn
- far1
- 风fēng
- wind1
- 米mǐ
- rice2
- 经过jīng guò
- pass2
- 脸liǎn
- face2
- 语言yǔ yán
- language2
- 身边shēn biān
- side2
- 凝视níng shì
- stare7
- 字眼字眼
- word7
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About this song
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman in the Mandopop genre. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential Chinese-speaking artists and is often called the King of Mandopop.