Jay Chou 周杰伦
千里之外 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:17
风铃如沧海
The wind chimes sound like the vast sea
我等燕归来
I wait for the swallows' return
时间被安排
Time is carefully arranged
演一场意外
To play out an unexpected scene
你悄然走开
You quietly slip away
故事在城外
The story unfolds outside the city
浓雾散不开
The thick fog lingers on
看不清对白
Unclear dialogue remains hidden
你听不出来
You can't hear it clearly
风声不存在
The sound of the wind doesn't exist
是我在感慨
It's me, filled with emotion
梦醒来是谁在窗台
Who’s at the window when the dream wakes?
把结局打开
Unveiling the endings
那薄如蝉翼的未来
That future as thin as a cicada's wing
经不起谁来拆
It's fragile, can't withstand anyone's touch
我送你离开
I bid you farewell
千里之外
A thousand miles away
你无声黑白
You, silent in black and white
沉默年代
In this silent era
或许不该
Perhaps it shouldn't be
太遥远的相爱
Love so distant, it's hard to grasp
我送你离开
I send you on your way
天涯之外
Beyond the end of the earth
你是否还在
Are you still out there?
琴声何来
Where does the music come from?
生死难猜
Life and death, a mystery to unfold
用一生 去等待
Waiting a lifetime for your return
闻泪声入林 寻梨花白 只得一行 青苔
Hearing the sound of tears in the woods, seeking white pear blossoms, just a single line of moss
天在山之外 雨落花台 我两鬓斑白
The sky is beyond the mountains, as rain falls on the flower terrace, my temples are turning gray
闻泪声入林 寻梨花白 只得一行 青苔
Hearing the sound of tears in the woods, seeking white pear blossoms, just a single line of moss
天在山之外 雨落花台 我等你来
The sky beyond the mountains, rain falls on the flower terrace, I'm waiting for your arrival.
一身琉璃白
Dressed in shimmering white,
透明著尘埃
Transparent against the dust,
你无瑕的爱
Your love is flawless,
你从雨中来
You come from the rain,
诗化了悲哀
Transforming sorrow into poetry,
我淋湿现在
I'm drenched in the present,
芙蓉水面采
Picking flowers on the water's surface,
船行影犹在
The boat leaves its shadow still,
你却不回来
But you do not come back.
被岁月覆盖
Covered by the years
你说的花开
The flowers you spoke of bloom
过去成空白
The past turns to blank
梦醒来是谁在窗台
Who is at the windowsill when dreams awaken?
把结局打开
Unraveling the conclusion
那薄如蝉翼的未来
That future as thin as a cicada's wing
经不起谁来拆
Cannot withstand anyone who comes to dismantle it
我送你离开
I let you go
千里之外
A thousand miles away
你无声黑白
You, silent in black and white
沉默年代
Age of silence
或许不该
Perhaps we shouldn’t
太遥远的相爱
Love from afar
我送你离开
I send you away
天涯之外
Beyond the horizon
你是否还在
Are you still there?
琴声何来
Where does the music come from?
生死难猜
Life and death, so hard to predict
用一生
With a lifetime
我送你离开
I send you away
千里之外
A thousand miles away
你无声黑白
Your silent black and white
沉默年代
In an age of silence
或许不该
Perhaps it shouldn't be
太遥远的相爱
Love that is too far apart
我送你离开
I send you on your way
天涯之外
Beyond the horizon
你是否还在
Are you still there?
琴声何来
Where does the music come from?
生死难猜
Life and death are hard to predict
用一生去等待
To wait a lifetime
Key vocabulary
- 遥远yáo yuǎn
- distant6
- 未来wèi lái
- future5
- 沉默chén mò
- silence5
- 泪lèi
- tears5
- 两liǎng
- two1
- 浓nóng
- thick5
- 窗台chuāng tái
- windowsill5
- 诗shī
- poem5
- 何hé
- what7
- 对白duì bái
- dialogue7
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.