Jay Chou 周杰伦
稻香 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 3:44
对这个世界如果你有太多的抱怨
If you have too many complaints about this world,
跌倒了就不敢继续往前走
Falling down makes you afraid to move ahead.
为什么人要这么的脆弱堕落
Why are people so fragile and fallen?
请你打开电视看看
Please turn on the TV and take a look,
多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去
How many are bravely striving for life to keep going?
我们是不是该知足
Shouldn't we learn to be content?
珍惜一切就算没有拥有
Cherish everything even if we don't possess.
还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
Do you remember you said home is the only castle?
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
With the scent of rice, the river flows, we run along.
微微笑小时候的梦我知道
I remember the dreams of childhood with a gentle smile.
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
Don't cry, let the fireflies guide your escape
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
The countryside ballads are a forever support
回家吧回到最初的美好
Come home, return to the initial beauty
不要这么容易就想放弃就像我说的
Don’t be so quick to give up, just like I said
追不到的梦想换个梦不就得了
If dreams are out of reach, just swap for another one
为自己的人生鲜艳上色
Add vibrant colors to your own life
先把爱涂上喜欢的颜色
First, paint love in the colors you like
笑一个吧功成名就不是目的
Smile a little, success isn't the ultimate goal
让自己快乐快乐这才叫做意义
Let yourself be happy, that's what gives life meaning
童年的纸飞机
Childhood paper airplanes
现在终于飞回我手里
Now I finally soar back into my hands
所谓的那快乐
The so-called joy
赤脚在田里追蜻蜓追到累了
Barefoot in the fields chasing dragonflies until I'm tired
偷摘水果被蜜蜂给叮到怕了
Stealing fruit and getting stung by bees, now I’m scared
谁在偷笑呢
Who’s giggling over there?
我靠着稻草人吹着风唱着歌睡着了
I lean against the scarecrow, singing and drifting off in the breeze
哦哦午后吉他在虫鸣中更清脆
Oh oh, in the afternoon, the guitar sounds crisper amidst the insects' chorus
哦哦阳光洒在路上就不怕心碎
Oh oh, with sunlight spilling on the road, I'm not afraid of a heartbreak
珍惜一切就算没有拥有
Cherish everything, even if I don't possess it
还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
I still remember you said home is the only castle
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
Running on with the river of rice fragrance
微微笑小时候的梦我知道
A faint smile, I remember childhood dreams
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
Don't cry, let the fireflies lead you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
The countryside's song is an eternal support
回家吧回到最初的美好
Let's go home, back to that initial beauty
还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
Still remember you said, home is the only castle
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
Running on with the river of rice fragrance
微微笑小时候的梦我知道
A faint smile, I remember childhood dreams
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
Don't cry, let the fireflies lead you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
The countryside's song is an eternal support
回家吧回到最初的美好
Let's go home, back to the beauty of the beginning.
Key vocabulary
- 你有nǐ yǒu
- have
- 太多tài duō
- too much
- 跌倒diē dǎo
- fall
- 不敢bù gǎn
- dare not
- 往前走wǎng qián zǒu
- walk
- 人rén
- person1
- 脆弱cuì ruò
- fragile6
- 堕落duò luò
- degrade7
- 打开dǎ kāi
- open1
- 看看kàn kàn
- look
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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.