Jay Chou 周杰伦
菊花台 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:54
你的泪光 柔弱中带伤
Your tears glimmer, fragile yet wounded,
惨白的月弯弯勾住过往
The pale moon curves, catching memories past,
夜太漫长 凝结成了霜
The night is too long, solidifying into frost,
是谁在阁楼上冰冷的绝望?
Who is in the attic, frozen in despair?
雨轻轻弹朱红色的窗
The rain lightly taps at the crimson window,
我一生在纸上 被风吹乱
My life is scattered on paper, blown by the wind,
梦在远方化成一缕香
Dreams in the distance dissolve into a wisp of fragrance,
随风飘散你的模样
Drifting away, your figure follows the breeze,
菊花残 满地伤 你的笑容已泛黄
Chrysanthemums fade, scattered and scarred, your smile has grown yellowed,
花落人断肠 我心事静静躺
Flowers fall, hearts break, my sorrows lie quietly here.
北风乱 夜未央 你的影子剪不断
The north wind howls, the night lingers on, your shadow can't be severed.
徒留我孤单在湖面成双
Leaving me alone, doubled on the lake's surface.
花已向晚 飘落了灿烂
The flowers have faded, falling in their brilliance.
凋谢的世道上命运不堪
In this withering world, fate is hard to bear.
愁莫渡江 秋心拆两半
Worry not to cross the river, autumn heart torn in two.
怕你上不了岸 一辈子摇晃
Afraid you can't reach the shore, swaying for a lifetime.
谁的江山马蹄声狂乱?
Whose kingdom is it where the horse's hooves sound mad?
我一身的戎装呼啸沧桑
In my battle gear, I howl through the ages.
天微微亮 你轻声的叹
The sky is faintly bright, your soft sigh.
一夜惆怅如此委婉
A night of sorrow, so delicately expressed.
菊花残 满地伤 你的笑容已泛黄
Chrysanthemums wilt, the ground's in pain, your smile has turned to shades of gray.
花落人断肠 我心事静静躺
Flowers fall, hearts break, my secret quietly lies away.
北风乱 夜未央 你的影子剪不断
North wind howls, the night is long, your shadow lingers, hard to fray.
徒留我孤单在湖面成双
Only I am left alone, on the lake, a pair in dismay.
菊花残 满地伤 你的笑容已泛黄
Chrysanthemums wilt, the ground's in pain, your smile has turned to shades of gray.
花落人断肠 我心事静静躺
Flowers fall, hearts break, my secret quietly lies away.
北风乱 夜未央 你的影子剪不断
North wind howls, the night is long, your shadow lingers, hard to fray.
徒留我孤单在湖面成双
Only I am left alone, on the lake, a pair in dismay.
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Key vocabulary
- 灿烂càn làn
- brilliant7
- 霜shuāng
- frost7
- 漫长màn cháng
- long6
- 笑容xiào róng
- smile6
- 绝望jué wàng
- despair6
- 菊花jú huā
- chrysanthemum6
- 远方yuǎn fāng
- distant6
- 中zhōng
- middle1
- 人rén
- person1
- 你的nǐ de
- your1
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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.