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四面楚歌 – Jay Chou 周杰伦

Jay Chou 周杰伦

四面楚歌 lyrics with English translation

Language
Chinese
Level
Advanced
Released
2005
Genre
Pop
Length
4:08
  1. 我的生活像 拍了一出戏

    My life feels like a staged performance,

  2. 有超多导演跟编剧 只说了台词一句

    With so many directors and writers, just one line is spoken.

  3. 而他们配了八百个语气 操控著我的情绪

    And they've filled it with countless tones, controlling my emotions.

  4. 那根本不是我的口气 想让观众看好戏

    That's not my voice at all; they just want the audience to enjoy the show.

  5. 最后的目的 还不是在促进收视率

    In the end, it's all about boosting the ratings.

  6. 我不知道我有没有勇气 拆下他们的面具

    I don't know if I have the courage to unmask them,

  7. 我只知道好像认真的男人最美丽

    But I do know that a serious man seems the most beautiful.

  8. 会不会一直演下去 到他们满意

    Will I keep acting until they're satisfied?

  1. 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦

    La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

  2. 哦哦 我不可能再回头

    Oh oh, I can never turn back now.

  3. 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦

    La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la

  4. 哦哦 我只能一直往前走

    Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward

  5. 我在回家路上 看到路标指著演艺圈

    On my way home, I see the sign pointing to the spotlight

  6. 如果选择往前走 我就必须强壮

    If I choose to move ahead, I must stand strong

  7. 走著走著 莫名其妙 冲出来好几只狗

    As I walk on, suddenly out of nowhere, several dogs rush out

  8. 我心想我什么时候认养这么多只狗

    I thought to myself, when did I adopt so many dogs?

  9. 他们咬著苹果 手里拿著长镜头

    They bite into apples, holding long lenses in their paws

  10. 好像要对著我诉说什么 阴谋

    It seems they want to tell me something, a conspiracy

  11. 会说话的狗 牠说牠是为了狗周刊

    Talking dogs, they say they're doing it for Dog Weekly

  12. 看能不能拍我 多换几根骨头

    To see if they can get a shot of me, and trade in more bones

  13. 如果伤害我是你的天性

    If hurting me is in your nature,

  14. 那怜悯是我的座右铭 (狗狗狗狗)

    Then mercy is my guiding principle (Woof, woof, woof, woof)

  15. 需要我照亮你回家的路

    If you need me to light your way home,

  16. 那我会送你们手电筒 (狗狗狗狗)

    Then I will send you a flashlight (Woof, woof, woof, woof)

  17. 我告诉他们 八卦是会过去的

    I tell them that gossip will fade away,

  18. 新闻是一时的 生活是永久的

    News is temporary, but life is everlasting.

  19. 音乐是会留下来的 我帮牠们写了歌

    Music will remain; I've written them a song,

  20. 因为我没写过保育动物之类的歌

    Because I've never written a song about protecting animals or such.

  21. 我始终还是我 谁都改变不了我

    I am still myself; no one can change me,

  22. 虽然我知道很多弓箭手 想射下往上爬的我

    Though I know many archers want to shoot down my ascent.

  23. 当我到了山顶上头 谁都伤不了我

    When I reach the peak of the mountain, no one can hurt me.

  24. 这些弓箭手 辛苦了你们提笔的手

    To these archers, I appreciate the toil of your hands.

  25. 我还是会把你们当朋友

    I will still regard you all as friends.

  26. 因为我知道 这是你们大家的工作

    Because I know, this is the work of all of you.

  27. 加油 咬著苹果的狗

    Go for it, dog with an apple in its mouth!

  28. 虽然不是我的对手 还是可以成为我的狗

    Though you're not my match, you can still be my dog.

  29. 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦

    La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

  30. 哦哦 我不可能再回头

    Oh oh, I can never turn back.

  31. 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦

    La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

  32. 哦哦 我只能一直往前走

    Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward.

  33. 왜 내 뒤에 따라오는 개들이 있나?

    Why are there dogs trailing behind me?

  34. 남의 인생 사고 파는 파파라치 차마 필요없다 없다

    I don't need paparazzi who sell other people's lives.

  35. 이 노래 끝나기 전에 내가 병원에 보내줄까? 말까?

    Should I send you to the hospital before this song ends? Or maybe not?

  36. 점점 사라지는 나의 프라이버시로부터

    From my privacy, which is gradually disappearing,

  37. 피해받은 나의 패밀리이제는 멈춰

    Enough has been taken from my family; now it's time to stop.

  38. 그만하고 꺼져버려줘요

    Just quit it and get lost, will you?

  39. 내 마음대로 맘대로 살고 싶어요

    I want to live my life just as I please,

  40. 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦

    La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

  41. 哦哦 我不可能再回头

    Oh oh, there's no way I can turn back.

  42. 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦

    La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

  43. 哦哦 我只能一直往前走

    Oh-oh, I can only keep moving forward

  44. 深怕没有了新闻 才学会开车 来跟踪别人

    Fearing there'll be no news, I learned to drive, to follow others

  45. 哦哦 为了什么 哦哦 为了骨头

    Oh-oh, for what reason, oh-oh, for the sake of the bones

  46. 偷窥别人的生活 自以为侦探 看太多柯南

    Peeking into others' lives, thinking I'm a detective, watched too much Conan

  47. 哦哦 拍了什么 哦哦 什么都没有

    Oh-oh, captured what? Oh-oh, nothing at all

Key vocabulary

告诉gào sù
tell1
帮bāng
help1
想xiǎng
think1
来lái
come1
歌gē
song1
男人nán rén
man1
看kàn
see1
导演导演 dǎo yǎn
director3
根本gēn běn
fundamentals3
演yǎn
perform3

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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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四面楚歌

我wǒ的de生shēng活huó像xiàng 拍pāi了le一yì出chū戏xì

My life feels like a staged performance,

有yǒu超chāo多duō导dǎo演yǎn跟gēn编biān剧jù 只zhī说shuō了le台tái词cí一yí句jù

With so many directors and writers, just one line is spoken.

而ér他tā们men配pèi了le八bā百bǎi个gè语yǔ气qì 操cāo控kòng著zhù我wǒ的de情qíng绪xù

And they've filled it with countless tones, controlling my emotions.

那nà根gēn本běn不bú是shì我wǒ的de口kǒu气qì 想xiǎng让ràng观guān众zhòng看kàn好hǎo戏xì

That's not my voice at all; they just want the audience to enjoy the show.

最zuì后hòu的de目mù的dì 还hái不bú是shì在zài促cù进jìn收shōu视shì率lǜ

In the end, it's all about boosting the ratings.

我wǒ不bù知zhī道dào我wǒ有yǒu没méi有yǒu勇yǒng气qì 拆chāi下xià他tā们men的de面miàn具jù

I don't know if I have the courage to unmask them,

我wǒ只zhī知zhī道dào好hǎo像xiàng认rèn真zhēn的de男nán人rén最zuì美měi丽lì

But I do know that a serious man seems the most beautiful.

会huì不bu会huì一yì直zhí演yǎn下xià去qù 到dào他tā们men满mǎn意yì

Will I keep acting until they're satisfied?

啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā

La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

哦ò哦ò 我wǒ不bù可kě能néng再zài回huí头tóu

Oh oh, I can never turn back now.

啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā

La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la

哦ò哦ò 我wǒ只zhǐ能néng一yì直zhí往wǎng前qián走zǒu

Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward

我wǒ在zài回huí家jiā路lù上shang 看kàn到dào路lù标biāo指zhǐ著zhù演yǎn艺yì圈quān

On my way home, I see the sign pointing to the spotlight

如rú果guǒ选xuǎn择zé往wǎng前qián走zǒu 我wǒ就jiù必bì须xū强qiáng壮zhuàng

If I choose to move ahead, I must stand strong

走zǒu著zhù走zǒu著zhù 莫mò名míng其qí妙miào 冲chōng出chū来lái好hǎo几jǐ只zhī狗gǒu

As I walk on, suddenly out of nowhere, several dogs rush out

我wǒ心xīn想xiǎng我wǒ什shén么me时shí候hòu认rèn养yǎng这zhè么me多duō只zhī狗gǒu

I thought to myself, when did I adopt so many dogs?

他tā们men咬yǎo著zhù苹píng果guǒ 手shǒu里lǐ拿ná著zhù长cháng镜jìng头tóu

They bite into apples, holding long lenses in their paws

好hǎo像xiàng要yào对duì著zhù我wǒ诉sù说shuō什shén么me 阴yīn谋móu

It seems they want to tell me something, a conspiracy

会huì说shuō话huà的de狗gǒu 牠tā说shuō牠tā是shì为wèi了le狗gǒu周zhōu刊kān

Talking dogs, they say they're doing it for Dog Weekly

看kàn能néng不bu能néng拍pāi我wǒ 多duō换huàn几jǐ根gēn骨gǔ头tou

To see if they can get a shot of me, and trade in more bones

如rú果guǒ伤shāng害hài我wǒ是shì你nǐ的de天tiān性xìng

If hurting me is in your nature,

那nà怜lián悯mǐn是shì我wǒ的de座zuò右yòu铭míng (狗gǒu狗gǒu狗gǒu狗gǒu)

Then mercy is my guiding principle (Woof, woof, woof, woof)

需xū要yào我wǒ照zhào亮liàng你nǐ回huí家jiā的de路lù

If you need me to light your way home,

那nà我wǒ会huì送sòng你nǐ们men手shǒu电diàn筒tǒng (狗gǒu狗gǒu狗gǒu狗gǒu)

Then I will send you a flashlight (Woof, woof, woof, woof)

我wǒ告gào诉sù他tā们men 八bā卦guà是shì会huì过guò去qù的de

I tell them that gossip will fade away,

新xīn闻wén是shì一yì时shí的de 生shēng活huó是shì永yǒng久jiǔ的de

News is temporary, but life is everlasting.

音yīn乐yuè是shì会huì留liú下xià来lái的de 我wǒ帮bāng牠tā们men写xiě了le歌gē

Music will remain; I've written them a song,

因yīn为wèi我wǒ没méi写xiě过guò保bǎo育yù动dòng物wù之zhī类lèi的de歌gē

Because I've never written a song about protecting animals or such.

我wǒ始shǐ终zhōng还hái是shì我wǒ 谁shuí都dōu改gǎi变biàn不bù了liǎo我wǒ

I am still myself; no one can change me,

虽suī然rán我wǒ知zhī道dào很hěn多duō弓gōng箭jiàn手shǒu 想xiǎng射shè下xià往wǎng上shàng爬pá的de我wǒ

Though I know many archers want to shoot down my ascent.

当dāng我wǒ到dào了le山shān顶dǐng上shàng头tóu 谁shuí都dōu伤shāng不bù了liǎo我wǒ

When I reach the peak of the mountain, no one can hurt me.

这zhè些xiē弓gōng箭jiàn手shǒu 辛xīn苦kǔ了le你nǐ们men提tí笔bǐ的de手shǒu

To these archers, I appreciate the toil of your hands.

我wǒ还hái是shì会huì把bǎ你nǐ们men当dāng朋péng友yǒu

I will still regard you all as friends.

因yīn为wèi我wǒ知zhī道dào 这zhè是shì你nǐ们men大dà家jiā的de工gōng作zuò

Because I know, this is the work of all of you.

加jiā油yóu 咬yǎo著zhù苹píng果guǒ的de狗gǒu

Go for it, dog with an apple in its mouth!

虽suī然rán不bú是shì我wǒ的de对duì手shǒu 还hái是shì可kě以yǐ成chéng为wéi我wǒ的de狗gǒu

Though you're not my match, you can still be my dog.

啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā

La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

哦ò哦ò 我wǒ不bù可kě能néng再zài回huí头tóu

Oh oh, I can never turn back.

啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā

La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

哦ò哦ò 我wǒ只zhǐ能néng一yì直zhí往wǎng前qián走zǒu

Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward.

왜 내 뒤에 따라오는 개들이 있나?

Why are there dogs trailing behind me?

남의 인생 사고 파는 파파라치 차마 필요없다 없다

I don't need paparazzi who sell other people's lives.

이 노래 끝나기 전에 내가 병원에 보내줄까? 말까?

Should I send you to the hospital before this song ends? Or maybe not?

점점 사라지는 나의 프라이버시로부터

From my privacy, which is gradually disappearing,

피해받은 나의 패밀리이제는 멈춰

Enough has been taken from my family; now it's time to stop.

그만하고 꺼져버려줘요

Just quit it and get lost, will you?

내 마음대로 맘대로 살고 싶어요

I want to live my life just as I please,

啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā

La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

哦ò哦ò 我wǒ不bù可kě能néng再zài回huí头tóu

Oh oh, there's no way I can turn back.

啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā啦lā 啦lā啦lā啦lā

La la la la la, la la la la la, la la la.

哦ò哦ò 我wǒ只zhǐ能néng一yì直zhí往wǎng前qián走zǒu

Oh-oh, I can only keep moving forward

深shēn怕pà没méi有yǒu了le新xīn闻wén 才cái学xué会huì开kāi车chē 来lái跟gēn踪zōng别bié人rén

Fearing there'll be no news, I learned to drive, to follow others

哦ò哦ò 为wèi了le什shén么me 哦ò哦ò 为wèi了le骨gǔ头tou

Oh-oh, for what reason, oh-oh, for the sake of the bones

偷tōu窥kuī别bié人rén的de生shēng活huó 自zì以yǐ为wéi侦zhēn探tàn 看kàn太tài多duō柯kē南nán

Peeking into others' lives, thinking I'm a detective, watched too much Conan

哦ò哦ò 拍pāi了le什shén么me 哦ò哦ò 什shén么me都dōu没méi有yǒu

Oh-oh, captured what? Oh-oh, nothing at all