爷爷泡的茶 lyrics with English translation

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by Grandpa has a flavor called home

陆羽泡的茶 听说名和利都不拿

The tea brewed by Lu Yu is said to take neither fame nor fortune

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by Grandpa has a flavor called home

陆羽泡的茶 像幅泼墨的山水画

The tea brewed by Lu Yu is like an ink wash landscape painting

山泉 在地表蜿蜒

Mountain spring, meandering at the surface

从很久很久以前

Since a long, long time ago

我有一张稚气的脸

I had a face full of innocence

泉水渗透进矿层岩

Spring water seeps through layers of rock

爷爷栽种的樟木树苗在上面

The camphor seedlings planted by Grandpa are above

犹记得那年 在一个雨天

I still remember that year on a rainy day

那七岁的我躲在屋檐

The seven-year-old me hid beneath the eaves,

却一直想去荡秋千

Yet always yearned to swing on the swings.

爷爷抽着烟

Grandpa puffed on his smoke,

说唐朝陆羽写茶经三卷

Said Lu Yu from the Tang writes three volumes on tea,

流传了千年

A tale passed down for a thousand years.

那天 我翻阅字典

That day, I flipped through the dictionary,

查什么字眼 形容一件事 很遥远

Searching for a word to describe something far away.

天边 是否在海角对面

Is the horizon just across the sea?

直到九岁才知道浪费时间

It wasn't until I was nine that I learned to waste time.

这茶桌樟木的横切面

This tea table, the cross-section of camphor wood.

年轮有二十三圈

Twenty-three rings mark the years gone by

镜头的另一边跳接我成熟的脸

On the other side of the lens, you see my grown face

经过这些年 爷爷的手茧

Through these years, grandpa's hands are calloused

泡在水里会有茶色蔓延

Soaked in water, this tea's hue begins to spread

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea grandpa brews carries a taste called home

没法挑剔它 口感味觉还不差

No way to critique it, its flavor's not so bad

陆羽泡的茶 听说名和利都不拿

Lu Yu brewed his tea, they say fame and wealth he shunned

他牵着一匹瘦马走天涯

He leads a thin horse, journeying the wide world

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea grandpa brews carries a taste called home

他满头白发 喝茶时不准说话

With a head of white hair, he says nothing while sipping tea

陆羽泡的茶 像幅泼墨的山水画

Tea brewed by Lu Yu, like a splash-ink landscape painting,

唐朝千年的风沙 现在还在刮

The winds of the Tang Dynasty, a thousand years on, still blow,

千年 那天 我翻阅字典

In that thousand years, I turned the pages of a dictionary,

查什么字眼 形容一件事 很遥远

Searching for words to describe something very distant,

天边 是否在海角对面

Is the horizon opposite the sea's edge?

直到九岁才知道浪费时间

It wasn't until I was nine that I learned the art of wasting time.

这茶桌樟木的横切面

The cross-section of this tea table, made of camphor wood,

年轮有二十三圈

Bears twenty-three rings of growth.

镜头的另一边跳接我成熟的脸

On the other side of the lens, my mature face leaps into view,

经过这些年 爷爷的手茧

After all these years, Grandpa's hands are calloused.

泡在水里会有茶色蔓延

Soaked in water, the tea's hue begins to spread,

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by grandpa has a flavor called home.

没法挑剔它 口感味觉还不差

I can't be picky about it; the taste is still quite fine.

陆羽泡的茶 听说名和利都不拿

Lu Yu brews the tea, I've heard he seeks neither fame nor gain.

他牵着一匹瘦马走天涯

He leads a lean horse, wandering the world far and wide.

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by grandpa has a flavor called home.

他满头白发 喝茶时不准说话

With a head full of white hair, he says no words while sipping tea.

陆羽泡的茶 像幅泼墨的山水画

Lu Yu's tea brews like a splash-ink landscape painting.

唐朝千年的风沙 现在还在刮

The wind and sand of the Tang dynasty still blow today.

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by grandpa has a flavor called home.

没法挑剔它 口感味觉还不差

Can't find any flaws, the taste is still quite fine.

陆羽泡的茶 听说名和利都不拿

The tea brewed by Lu Yu, I've heard, won't take fame or fortune.

他牵着一匹瘦马走天涯

He leads a slender horse, wandering through the world.

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by Grandpa has a flavor called home.

他满头白发 喝茶时不准说话

His hair is all white, when he drinks tea, there's no talking.

陆羽泡的茶 像幅泼墨的山水画

The tea brewed by Lu Yu is like an ink-washed landscape painting.

唐朝千年的风沙 现在还在刮

The winds and sands of the Tang Dynasty still blow to this day.

爷爷泡的茶 有一种味道叫做家

The tea brewed by Grandpa has a flavor called home.

陆羽泡的茶 像幅泼墨的山水画

The tea brewed by Lu Yu is like an ink-washed landscape painting.

现在还在刮

Still blowing to this day.