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娘子 – Jay Chou 周杰伦

Jay Chou 周杰伦

娘子 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Genre
Pop
Length
4:31
  1. 娘子 娘子却依旧每日 折一枝杨柳

    My lady, my lady, still each day she plucks a willow branch.

  2. 你在那里 在小村外的溪边河口默默等着我

    There you are, waiting quietly for me by the stream outside the little village.

  3. 娘子依旧每日折一枝杨柳

    My lady still plucks a willow branch each day.

  4. 你在那里 在小村外的溪边 默默等待 娘子

    There you are, waiting silently by the stream outside the village, my lady.

  5. 一壶好酒 再来一碗热粥 配上几斤的牛肉

    A pot of fine wine, another bowl of hot porridge, paired with some beef.

  6. 我说店小二 三两银够不够

    I said, innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

  7. 景色入秋 漫天黄沙凉过

    The scenery turns to autumn, fine dust in the air feels cool.

  8. 塞北的客栈人多 牧草有没有 我马儿有些瘦

    In the northern taverns, the crowd is plenty, is there any forage? My horse is a bit thin.

  1. 世事看透 江湖上潮起潮落 什么恩怨过错

    Seeing through the world's affairs, tides rise and fall in the rivers and lakes, what grudges and mistakes.

  2. 在多年以后 还是让人难过 心伤透

    Years later, it still brings sadness, my heart is deeply wounded.

  3. 娘子她人在江南等我 泪不休 语沉默

    My lady waits for me in the south of the river, tears unceasing, words left unspoken.

  4. 娘子却依旧每日折一枝杨柳

    Yet my lady still plucks a branch of willow every day.

  5. 在小村外的溪边河口

    By the creek outside the little village,

  6. 默默的在等着我

    Silently waiting for me.

  7. 家乡的爹娘早已苍老了轮廓

    My hometown's parents have long since aged in their silhouettes.

  8. 娘子我欠你太多

    My lady, I owe you so much.

  9. 一壶好酒 再来一碗热粥 配上几斤的牛肉

    A pot of fine wine, another bowl of hot porridge, paired with a few pounds of beef.

  10. 我说店小二 三两银够不够

    I say, innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

  11. 景色入秋 漫天黄沙凉过

    The scenery turns to autumn, with the coolness of yellow sand filling the air.

  12. 塞北的客栈人多 牧草有没有 我马儿有些瘦

    In the northern inn, the crowd is many; is there any grass for the herds? My horse feels a bit thin.

  13. 天涯尽头 满脸风霜落寞 近乡情怯的我

    At the end of the world, my face weathered, full of loneliness; I'm feeling shy returning home.

  14. 相思寄红豆 相思寄红豆无能为力的在人海中漂泊心伤透

    Love's longing sent through red beans, powerless to drift in the sea of people, my heart deeply hurt.

  15. 娘子她人在江南等我 泪不休 语沉默

    My wife waits for me in Jiangnan, tears flow endlessly, words fall into silence.

  16. 一壶好酒 再来一碗热粥 配上几斤的牛肉

    A pot of fine wine, let's have a bowl of hot porridge, paired with a few pounds of beef.

  17. 我说店小二 三两银够不够

    I said to the innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

  18. 景色入秋 漫天黄沙凉过

    The scenery of autumn arrives, with yellow sands scattering in the cool air.

  19. 塞北的客栈人多 牧草有没有 我马儿有些瘦

    In the northern guesthouse, many people gather; is there any grass for the horses? My steed is a bit thin.

  20. 世事看透 江湖上潮起潮落 什么恩怨过错

    Seeing through the world, the tides of the rivers and lakes rise and fall; what grievances and mistakes are there?

  21. 在多年以后 还是让人难过 心伤透

    Years later, it still brings sadness, my heart deeply hurt.

  22. 娘子她人在江南等我 泪不休 语沉默

    My wife waits for me in Jiangnan, tears flow endlessly, words fall into silence.

  23. 娘子却依旧每日折一枝杨柳

    My love still picks a branch of willow every day,

  24. 在小村外的溪边河口

    By the stream at the mouth of the river outside the little village.

  25. 默默的在等着我

    Silently waiting for me.

  26. 家乡的爹娘早已苍老了轮廓

    The outlines of my parents back home have aged long ago.

  27. 娘子我欠你太多

    My dear, I owe you too much.

  28. 一壶好酒 再来一碗热粥 配上几斤的牛肉

    A pot of good wine, another bowl of hot porridge, paired with a few pounds of beef.

  29. 我说店小二 三两银够不够

    I said to the innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

  30. 景色入秋 漫天黄沙凉过

    The scenery turns to autumn, with the yellow sand cooling the air.

  31. 塞北的客栈人多 牧草有没有 我马儿有些瘦

    In the northern inn, there are many people; is there any grass for the livestock? My horse is a bit thin.

  32. 天涯尽头 满脸风霜落寞 近乡情怯的我

    At the world's end, with a face full of frost and loneliness, I feel timid as I near home.

  33. 相思寄红豆 相思寄红豆无能为力的在人海中漂泊心伤透

    Longing is sent with red beans, adrift in the crowd, powerless, heartbroken.

  34. 娘子她人在江南等我 泪不休 语沉默

    My lady waits for me in Jiangnan, tears flow, words remain silent.

  35. 娘子 娘子却依旧每日 折一枝杨柳

    Oh my lady, still every day, you pluck a branch of willow.

  36. 你在那里 在小村外的溪边河口默默等着我

    There you are, by the creek outside the village, silently waiting for me.

  37. 娘子依旧每日折一枝杨柳

    My lady still plucks a branch of willow each day.

  38. 你在那里 在小村外的溪边 默默等待 娘子

    There you are, by the creek outside the village, quietly waiting, my lady.

  39. 娘子 娘子却依旧每日 折一枝杨柳

    Oh my lady, still every day, you pluck a branch of willow.

  40. 你在那里 在小村外的溪边河口默默等着我

    There you are, by the creek outside the village, silently waiting for me.

  41. 娘子依旧每日折一枝杨柳

    My lady still plucks a branch of willow each day.

  42. 你在那里 在小村外的溪边 默默等待 娘子

    There you are, by the creek outside the village, quietly waiting, my lady.

Key vocabulary

银银:yín
silver3
马mǎ
horse3
黄huáng
yellow2
娘子娘子:niángzi
wife
依旧yī jiù
still6
每日每日:měirì
daily
折zhé
bend6
一枝一枝:yīzhī
branch
杨柳杨柳:yángliǔ
willows
你在nǐ zài
you are

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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.

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娘子

娘niáng子zǐ 娘niáng子zǐ却què依yī旧jiù每měi日rì 折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

My lady, my lady, still each day she plucks a willow branch.

你nǐ在zài那nà里lǐ 在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān河hé口kǒu默mò默mò等děng着zhe我wǒ

There you are, waiting quietly for me by the stream outside the little village.

娘niáng子zǐ依yī旧jiù每měi日rì折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

My lady still plucks a willow branch each day.

你nǐ在zài那nà里lǐ 在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān 默mò默mò等děng待dài 娘niáng子zǐ

There you are, waiting silently by the stream outside the village, my lady.

一yì壶hú好hǎo酒jiǔ 再zài来lái一yì碗wǎn热rè粥zhōu 配pèi上shàng几jǐ斤jīn的de牛niú肉ròu

A pot of fine wine, another bowl of hot porridge, paired with some beef.

我wǒ说shuō店diàn小xiǎo二èr 三sān两liǎng银yín够gòu不bu够gòu

I said, innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

景jǐng色sè入rù秋qiū 漫màn天tiān黄huáng沙shā凉liáng过guò

The scenery turns to autumn, fine dust in the air feels cool.

塞sài北běi的de客kè栈zhàn人rén多duō 牧mù草cǎo有yǒu没méi有yǒu 我wǒ马mǎ儿ér有yǒu些xiē瘦shòu

In the northern taverns, the crowd is plenty, is there any forage? My horse is a bit thin.

世shì事shì看kàn透tòu 江jiāng湖hú上shàng潮cháo起qǐ潮cháo落luò 什shén么me恩ēn怨yuàn过guò错cuò

Seeing through the world's affairs, tides rise and fall in the rivers and lakes, what grudges and mistakes.

在zài多duō年nián以yǐ后hòu 还hái是shì让ràng人rén难nán过guò 心xīn伤shāng透tòu

Years later, it still brings sadness, my heart is deeply wounded.

娘niáng子zǐ她tā人rén在zài江jiāng南nán等děng我wǒ 泪lèi不bù休xiū 语yǔ沉chén默mò

My lady waits for me in the south of the river, tears unceasing, words left unspoken.

娘niáng子zǐ却què依yī旧jiù每měi日rì折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

Yet my lady still plucks a branch of willow every day.

在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān河hé口kǒu

By the creek outside the little village,

默mò默mò的de在zài等děng着zhe我wǒ

Silently waiting for me.

家jiā乡xiāng的de爹diē娘niáng早zǎo已yǐ苍cāng老lǎo了le轮lún廓kuò

My hometown's parents have long since aged in their silhouettes.

娘niáng子zǐ我wǒ欠qiàn你nǐ太tài多duō

My lady, I owe you so much.

一yì壶hú好hǎo酒jiǔ 再zài来lái一yì碗wǎn热rè粥zhōu 配pèi上shàng几jǐ斤jīn的de牛niú肉ròu

A pot of fine wine, another bowl of hot porridge, paired with a few pounds of beef.

我wǒ说shuō店diàn小xiǎo二èr 三sān两liǎng银yín够gòu不bu够gòu

I say, innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

景jǐng色sè入rù秋qiū 漫màn天tiān黄huáng沙shā凉liáng过guò

The scenery turns to autumn, with the coolness of yellow sand filling the air.

塞sài北běi的de客kè栈zhàn人rén多duō 牧mù草cǎo有yǒu没méi有yǒu 我wǒ马mǎ儿ér有yǒu些xiē瘦shòu

In the northern inn, the crowd is many; is there any grass for the herds? My horse feels a bit thin.

天tiān涯yá尽jìn头tóu 满mǎn脸liǎn风fēng霜shuāng落luò寞mò 近jìn乡xiāng情qíng怯qiè的de我wǒ

At the end of the world, my face weathered, full of loneliness; I'm feeling shy returning home.

相xiāng思sī寄jì红hóng豆dòu 相xiāng思sī寄jì红hóng豆dòu无wú能néng为wéi力lì的de在zài人rén海hǎi中zhōng漂piāo泊bó心xīn伤shāng透tòu

Love's longing sent through red beans, powerless to drift in the sea of people, my heart deeply hurt.

娘niáng子zǐ她tā人rén在zài江jiāng南nán等děng我wǒ 泪lèi不bù休xiū 语yǔ沉chén默mò

My wife waits for me in Jiangnan, tears flow endlessly, words fall into silence.

一yì壶hú好hǎo酒jiǔ 再zài来lái一yì碗wǎn热rè粥zhōu 配pèi上shàng几jǐ斤jīn的de牛niú肉ròu

A pot of fine wine, let's have a bowl of hot porridge, paired with a few pounds of beef.

我wǒ说shuō店diàn小xiǎo二èr 三sān两liǎng银yín够gòu不bu够gòu

I said to the innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

景jǐng色sè入rù秋qiū 漫màn天tiān黄huáng沙shā凉liáng过guò

The scenery of autumn arrives, with yellow sands scattering in the cool air.

塞sài北běi的de客kè栈zhàn人rén多duō 牧mù草cǎo有yǒu没méi有yǒu 我wǒ马mǎ儿ér有yǒu些xiē瘦shòu

In the northern guesthouse, many people gather; is there any grass for the horses? My steed is a bit thin.

世shì事shì看kàn透tòu 江jiāng湖hú上shàng潮cháo起qǐ潮cháo落luò 什shén么me恩ēn怨yuàn过guò错cuò

Seeing through the world, the tides of the rivers and lakes rise and fall; what grievances and mistakes are there?

在zài多duō年nián以yǐ后hòu 还hái是shì让ràng人rén难nán过guò 心xīn伤shāng透tòu

Years later, it still brings sadness, my heart deeply hurt.

娘niáng子zǐ她tā人rén在zài江jiāng南nán等děng我wǒ 泪lèi不bù休xiū 语yǔ沉chén默mò

My wife waits for me in Jiangnan, tears flow endlessly, words fall into silence.

娘niáng子zǐ却què依yī旧jiù每měi日rì折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

My love still picks a branch of willow every day,

在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān河hé口kǒu

By the stream at the mouth of the river outside the little village.

默mò默mò的de在zài等děng着zhe我wǒ

Silently waiting for me.

家jiā乡xiāng的de爹diē娘niáng早zǎo已yǐ苍cāng老lǎo了le轮lún廓kuò

The outlines of my parents back home have aged long ago.

娘niáng子zǐ我wǒ欠qiàn你nǐ太tài多duō

My dear, I owe you too much.

一yì壶hú好hǎo酒jiǔ 再zài来lái一yì碗wǎn热rè粥zhōu 配pèi上shàng几jǐ斤jīn的de牛niú肉ròu

A pot of good wine, another bowl of hot porridge, paired with a few pounds of beef.

我wǒ说shuō店diàn小xiǎo二èr 三sān两liǎng银yín够gòu不bu够gòu

I said to the innkeeper, is three taels of silver enough?

景jǐng色sè入rù秋qiū 漫màn天tiān黄huáng沙shā凉liáng过guò

The scenery turns to autumn, with the yellow sand cooling the air.

塞sài北běi的de客kè栈zhàn人rén多duō 牧mù草cǎo有yǒu没méi有yǒu 我wǒ马mǎ儿ér有yǒu些xiē瘦shòu

In the northern inn, there are many people; is there any grass for the livestock? My horse is a bit thin.

天tiān涯yá尽jìn头tóu 满mǎn脸liǎn风fēng霜shuāng落luò寞mò 近jìn乡xiāng情qíng怯qiè的de我wǒ

At the world's end, with a face full of frost and loneliness, I feel timid as I near home.

相xiāng思sī寄jì红hóng豆dòu 相xiāng思sī寄jì红hóng豆dòu无wú能néng为wéi力lì的de在zài人rén海hǎi中zhōng漂piāo泊bó心xīn伤shāng透tòu

Longing is sent with red beans, adrift in the crowd, powerless, heartbroken.

娘niáng子zǐ她tā人rén在zài江jiāng南nán等děng我wǒ 泪lèi不bù休xiū 语yǔ沉chén默mò

My lady waits for me in Jiangnan, tears flow, words remain silent.

娘niáng子zǐ 娘niáng子zǐ却què依yī旧jiù每měi日rì 折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

Oh my lady, still every day, you pluck a branch of willow.

你nǐ在zài那nà里lǐ 在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān河hé口kǒu默mò默mò等děng着zhe我wǒ

There you are, by the creek outside the village, silently waiting for me.

娘niáng子zǐ依yī旧jiù每měi日rì折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

My lady still plucks a branch of willow each day.

你nǐ在zài那nà里lǐ 在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān 默mò默mò等děng待dài 娘niáng子zǐ

There you are, by the creek outside the village, quietly waiting, my lady.

娘niáng子zǐ 娘niáng子zǐ却què依yī旧jiù每měi日rì 折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

Oh my lady, still every day, you pluck a branch of willow.

你nǐ在zài那nà里lǐ 在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān河hé口kǒu默mò默mò等děng着zhe我wǒ

There you are, by the creek outside the village, silently waiting for me.

娘niáng子zǐ依yī旧jiù每měi日rì折zhé一yì枝zhī杨yáng柳liǔ

My lady still plucks a branch of willow each day.

你nǐ在zài那nà里lǐ 在zài小xiǎo村cūn外wài的de溪xī边biān 默mò默mò等děng待dài 娘niáng子zǐ

There you are, by the creek outside the village, quietly waiting, my lady.