Jay Chou 周杰伦
印地安老斑鸠 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:05
沙漠之中怎么会有泥鳅
How can there be a loach in the desert?
话说完飞过一只海鸥
Once the words are spoken, a seagull flies by.
大峡谷的风呼啸而过
The wind roars through the Grand Canyon.
是谁说没有
Who said it doesn’t exist?
有一条热昏头的响尾蛇
There lies a hot-headed rattlesnake.
无力的躺在干枯的河
Powerless, it rests in the dry riverbed.
在等待雨季来临变沼泽
Waiting for the rainy season to turn it into a swamp.
灰狼啃食著水鹿的骨头
Grey wolves gnawing on the bones of a water deer.
秃鹰盘旋死盯著腐肉
Vultures circling, fixated on the rotting flesh.
草原上两只敌对野牛
Two rival bison on the prairie.
在远方决斗
In the distance, a duel unfolds
在一处被废弃的白蚁丘
In a place abandoned, an ant hill waits
站著一只饿昏的老斑鸠
Stands a hungry old dove, dazed and weak
印地安老斑鸠 腿短毛不多
Indian old dove, with short legs and little fluff
几天都没有喝水也能活
Days without water, still it survives
脑袋瓜有一点秀逗
With a mind that's just a little off
猎物死了牠比谁都难过
When prey falls, its sorrow is deeper than most
这里什么奇怪的事都有
Weird things happen here, that's for sure
包括像猫的狗
Including dogs that act like cats
印地安老斑鸠 平常话不多
Indian old dove, usually not one for words
除非是乌鸦抢了牠的窝
Unless it's a crow snatching its nest
牠在灌木丛旁邂逅
It encounters by the bushes
一只令牠心仪的母斑鸠
A lovely female mourning dove
灰狼啃食著水鹿的骨头
The gray wolf gnaws at the water deer’s bones
秃鹰盘旋死盯著腐肉
The vulture circles, fixated on the carrion
草原上两只敌对野牛
Two rival buffalo on the grassland
在远方决斗
Dueling in the distance
在一处被废弃的白蚁丘
At an abandoned termite mound
站著一只饿昏的老斑鸠
Stands a hungry old dove, dizzy with hunger
印地安老斑鸠 腿短毛不多
The Indian old dove, short legs and sparse feathers
几天都没有喝水也能活
Even without water for days, I can survive,
脑袋瓜有一点秀逗
My mind's a little bit daft,
猎物死了牠比谁都难过
The prey is gone, and it mourns more than anyone,
这里什么奇怪的事都有
Strange things can happen in this place,
包括像猫的狗
Including dogs that act like cats.
印地安老斑鸠 平常话不多
The Indian Old Pigeon doesn't say much,
除非是乌鸦抢了牠的窝
Unless a crow has snatched its nest away.
牠在灌木丛旁邂逅
It encounters by the bushes,
一只令牠心仪的母斑鸠
A lovely female pigeon it adores,
印地安老斑鸠 腿短毛不多
The Indian Old Pigeon has short legs and little fluff.
几天都没有喝水也能活
Days go by without a drop, yet I survive,
脑袋瓜有
In my mind, there's
一只令牠心仪的母斑鸠
A lady dove that captures my heart.
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Key vocabulary
- 猫māo
- cat2
- 干枯gān kū
- wither7
- 废弃fèi qì
- abandon7
- 无力wú lì
- powerless7
- 沼泽zhǎo zé
- swamp7
- 海鸥hǎi ōu
- seagull7
- 盘旋pán xuán
- hover7
- 难过nán guò
- sad2
- 鹿lù
- deer7
- 两liǎng
- two1
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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.