Jay Chou 周杰伦
东风破 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 5:16
一盏离愁 孤单伫立在窗口
A lamp of longing stands alone at the window,
我在门后 假装你人还没走
I hide behind the door, pretending you're still here,
旧地如重游 月圆更寂寞
The old place feels like a return, the full moon brings more loneliness,
夜半清醒的烛火 不忍苛责我
The candlelight wakes me at midnight, cannot bear to blame me,
一壶漂泊 浪迹天涯难入喉
A pot of wandering, roaming the world hard to swallow,
你走之后 酒暖回忆思念瘦
After you left, the wine warms memories, leaving me lean,
水向东流 时间怎么偷?
Water flows eastward, how does time steal away?
花开就一次成熟 我却错过
Flowers bloom only once in full, yet I've missed my chance,
谁在用琵琶弹奏一曲东风破?
Who is playing a tune of the east wind on the pipa?
岁月在墙上剥落 看见小时候
As the years peel off the walls, I see my childhood.
犹记得那年我们都还很年幼
I still remember that year when we were both so young.
而如今琴声幽幽 我的等候 你没听过
And now the music lingers softly, my waiting, you haven't heard.
谁在用琵琶弹奏一曲东风破?
Who’s playing a tune on the pipa called 'Eastern Wind Breaks'?
枫叶将故事染色 结局我看透
Maple leaves stain the story, the ending I can see through.
篱笆外的古道 我牵著你走过
On the ancient path outside the fence, I held your hand and walked.
荒烟漫草的年头 就连分手都很沉默
In those wild and weedy years, even parting felt so silent.
一壶漂泊 浪迹天涯难入喉
A pot of drifting, wandering the world is hard to swallow.
你走之后 酒暖回忆思念瘦
After you left, wine warms the memories, but longing grows thin.
水向东流 时间怎么偷?
Water flows eastward, how does time steal away?
花开就一次成熟 我却错过
Flowers bloom once and ripen, yet I let it slip away.
谁在用琵琶弹奏一曲东风破?
Who is playing a tune of 'Eastern Wind' on the pipa?
岁月在墙上剥落 看见小时候
Time peels away on the wall, revealing my childhood.
犹记得那年我们都还很年幼
I still remember that year when we were so young.
而如今琴声幽幽 我的等候 你没听过
And now, the sound of the zither lingers, my waiting you have never heard.
谁在用琵琶弹奏一曲东风破?
Who is playing a tune of 'Eastern Wind' on the pipa?
枫叶将故事染色 结局我看透
The maple leaves dye the stories, I see the ending clearly.
篱笆外的古道 我牵著你走过
On the ancient path beyond the fence, I led you through.
荒烟漫草的年头 就连分手都
In the years of wild smoke and overgrown grass, even breakups felt...
谁在用琵琶弹奏一曲东风破?
Who is playing a tune of 'Eastern Wind' on the pipa?
岁月在墙上剥落 看见小时候
Time peels away on the wall, revealing my childhood.
犹记得那年我们都还很年幼
I still remember those years when we were so young,
而如今琴声幽幽 我的等候 你没听过
And now the piano plays softly, my waiting, you never heard.
谁在用琵琶弹奏一曲东风破?
Who is strumming a tune on the pipa, breaking the eastern wind?
枫叶将故事染色 结局我看透
Maple leaves dye the story, I see through the ending.
篱笆外的古道 我牵著你走过
On the ancient path outside the fence, I led you as we walked.
荒烟漫草的年头 就连分手都很沉默
In those desolate, overgrown years, even parting was so silent.
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Key vocabulary
- 假装jiǎ zhuāng
- pretend7
- 思念sī niàn
- miss6
- 暖nuǎn
- warm6
- 清醒qīng xǐng
- awake6
- 用yòng
- use1
- 看见kàn jiàn
- see1
- 走zǒu
- walk1
- 重zhòng
- heavy1
- 门mén
- door1
- 难nán
- difficult1
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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.