Langbeats
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
Genre
Pop
Length
4:08
  1. 我的生活 一出戏

    My life feels like a staged performance,

  2. 导演编剧 台词一句

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

  3. 他们八百语气 我的情绪

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

  4. 根本不是我的口气 观众看好

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

  5. 最后目的 不是促进收视率

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

  6. 不知道我有没有勇气 拆下他们面具

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

  7. 我只知道好像认真男人美丽

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

  8. 会不会一直下去 他们满意

    Will I keep acting until they're satisfied?

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

  10. 不可能回头

    Oh oh, I can never turn back now.

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

  12. 只能一直往前走

    Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward

  13. 我在回家路上 看到路标指著演艺

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

  14. 如果选择往前走 必须强壮

    If I choose to move ahead, I must stand strong

  15. 走著走著 莫名其妙 出来好几

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

  16. 心想什么时候这么

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

  17. 他们咬著苹果 手里拿著镜头

    They bite into apples, holding long lenses in their paws

  18. 好像诉说什么 阴谋

    It seems they want to tell me something, a conspiracy

  19. 说话 为了周刊

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

  20. 能不能 骨头

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

  21. 如果伤害我是你的天性

    If hurting me is in your nature,

  22. 怜悯我的座右铭 ()

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

  23. 需要照亮回家

    If you need me to light your way home,

  24. 你们手电筒 ()

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

  25. 告诉他们 八卦过去

    I tell them that gossip will fade away,

  26. 新闻一时 生活永久

    News is temporary, but life is everlasting.

  27. 音乐留下

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

  28. 因为我没写过保育动物之类

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

  29. 始终还是 改变不了

    I am still myself; no one can change me,

  30. 虽然我知道很多弓箭 往上

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

  31. 到了山顶上头 不了

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

  32. 这些弓箭 辛苦你们

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

  33. 我还是你们朋友

    I will still regard you all as friends.

  34. 因为我知道 你们大家工作

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

  35. 加油 咬著苹果

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

  36. 虽然不是我的对手 还是可以成为我的

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

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

  38. 不可能回头

    Oh oh, I can never turn back.

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

  40. 只能一直往前走

    Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward.

  41. 뒤에 따라오는 개들이 있나?

    Why are there dogs trailing behind me?

  42. 남의 인생 사고 파는 파파라치 차마 필요없다 없다

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

  43. 노래 끝나기 전에 내가 병원에 보내줄까? 말까?

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

  44. 점점 사라지는 나의 프라이버시로부터

    From my privacy, which is gradually disappearing,

  45. 피해받은 나의 패밀리이제는 멈춰

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

  46. 그만하고 꺼져버려줘요

    Just quit it and get lost, will you?

  47. 마음대로 맘대로 살고 싶어요

    I want to live my life just as I please,

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

  49. 不可能回头

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

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

  51. 只能一直往前走

    Oh-oh, I can only keep moving forward

  52. 深怕没有新闻 学会开车 跟踪别人

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

  53. 为了什么 为了骨头

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

  54. 别人生活 以为侦探 太多

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

  55. 什么 什么都没有

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

Key vocabulary

告诉gào sù
tell1
bāng
help1
xiǎng
think1
lái
come1
song1
男人nán rén
man1
kàn
see1
导演导演 dǎo yǎn
director3
根本gēn běn
fundamentals3
yǎn
perform3

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.

More songs by Jay Chou 周杰伦

More Advanced Music to Learn Chinese

🇹🇼 Jay Chou 周杰伦

四面楚歌

deshēnghuóxiàng pāilechū

My life feels like a staged performance,

yǒuchāoduōdǎoyǎngēnbiān zhīshuōletái

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

érmenpèilebǎi cāokòngzhùdeqíng

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

gēnběnshìdekǒu xiǎngràngguānzhòngkànhǎo

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

zuìhòude háishìzàijìnshōushì

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

zhīdàoyǒuméiyǒuyǒng chāixiàmendemiàn

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

zhīzhīdàohǎoxiàngrènzhēndenánrénzuìměi

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

huìbuhuìzhíyǎnxià dàomenmǎn

Will I keep acting until they're satisfied?

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

òò néngzàihuítóu

Oh oh, I can never turn back now.

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

òò zhǐnéngzhíwǎngqiánzǒu

Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward

zàihuíjiāshang kàndàobiāozhǐzhùyǎnquān

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

guǒxuǎnwǎngqiánzǒu jiùqiángzhuàng

If I choose to move ahead, I must stand strong

zǒuzhùzǒuzhù míngmiào chōngchūláihǎozhīgǒu

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

xīnxiǎngshénmeshíhòurènyǎngzhèmeduōzhīgǒu

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

menyǎozhùpíngguǒ shǒuzhùchángjìngtóu

They bite into apples, holding long lenses in their paws

hǎoxiàngyàoduìzhùshuōshénme yīnmóu

It seems they want to tell me something, a conspiracy

huìshuōhuàdegǒu shuōshìwèilegǒuzhōukān

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

kànnéngbunéngpāi duōhuàngēntou

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

guǒshānghàishìdetiānxìng

If hurting me is in your nature,

liánmǐnshìdezuòyòumíng (gǒugǒugǒugǒu)

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

yàozhàoliànghuíjiāde

If you need me to light your way home,

huìsòngmenshǒudiàntǒng (gǒugǒugǒugǒu)

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

gàomen guàshìhuìguòde

I tell them that gossip will fade away,

xīnwénshìshíde shēnghuóshìyǒngjiǔde

News is temporary, but life is everlasting.

yīnyuèshìhuìliúxiàláide bāngmenxiěle

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

yīnwèiméixiěguòbǎodòngzhīlèide

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

shǐzhōngháishì shuídōugǎibiànliǎo

I am still myself; no one can change me,

suīránzhīdàohěnduōgōngjiànshǒu xiǎngshèxiàwǎngshàngde

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

dāngdàoleshāndǐngshàngtóu shuídōushāngliǎo

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

zhèxiēgōngjiànshǒu xīnlemendeshǒu

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

háishìhuìmendāngpéngyǒu

I will still regard you all as friends.

yīnwèizhīdào zhèshìmenjiādegōngzuò

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

jiāyóu yǎozhùpíngguǒdegǒu

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

suīránshìdeduìshǒu háishìchéngwéidegǒu

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

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

òò néngzàihuítóu

Oh oh, I can never turn back.

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

òò zhǐnéngzhíwǎngqiánzǒu

Oh oh, I can only keep moving forward.

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.

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?

마음대로 맘대로 살고 싶어요

I want to live my life just as I please,

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

òò néngzàihuítóu

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

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

òò zhǐnéngzhíwǎngqiánzǒu

Oh-oh, I can only keep moving forward

shēnméiyǒulexīnwén cáixuéhuìkāichē láigēnzōngbiérén

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

òò wèileshénme òò wèiletou

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

tōukuībiéréndeshēnghuó wéizhēntàn kàntàiduōnán

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

òò pāileshénme òò shénmedōuméiyǒu

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