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为你而来（袁娅维）： English Translation

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袁娅维 (Tia Ray)
为你而来 (Coming For You)
作词 / Lyricist：苏晴 (Sue)
作曲 / Composer：苏晴 (Sue)
编曲 / Arranger：陈沁扬/刘也
制作人 / Producer：陈沁扬

【梦回】主题曲
【Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty】Theme Song

曾守望山海 苍穹一念开
I’ve waited for a long time, hoping that the gate of hope would open
问君可知身在情长在
Do you know that as long as my body is present, my love will always be?
禁柳奈何风 沧海何奈尘埃
Forbidden willow can only admire the freedom that wind enjoys
Ocean can only envy the way dust flies
等天长地久 只等到 苍白
Waiting for forever,
Waiting even with grey hair and deep wrinkles

琴调轻弹无限恨
Playing the strings with hatred
弦断有谁人听
Who will hear the snapping of strings
红颜奈何自哀
Why should a woman grieve for her own sorrow
风月三千含泪不舍离开
Thousands of days have passed
Though couldn’t bear, I can only leave with tears
时间荒腔走板
Time flies ruthlessly
朱漆绿瓦不再
Old buildings with red paint and green tiles have been replaced
愿君生怜 让我因爱存在
Pity me, let me exist with my undying love

为你而来 几辈子
I’ve come for you, multiple lives
都只想和你有关
All I wish was to be part of your life
哪怕是梦 心甘愿 不醒来
May it be a dream, I’ll willing to never wake up

为你而来 我的爱
I’ve come for you, my love
是最轻柔的对白
And my love is expressed in the most gentle words
人间匆匆永远爱你
Life is short but I’ll love you forever
不会更改
Never changing

曾守望山海 苍穹一念开
I’ve waited for a long time, hoping that the gate of hope would open
问君可知身在情长在
Do you know that as long as my body is present, my love will always be?
禁柳奈何风 沧海何奈尘埃
Forbidden willow can only admire the freedom that wind enjoys
Ocean can only envy the way dust flies
等天长地久 只等到 苍白
Waiting for forever,
Waiting even with grey hair and deep wrinkles

琴调轻弹无限恨
Playing the strings with hatred
弦断有谁人听
Who will hear the snapping of strings
红颜奈何自哀
Why should a woman grieve for her own sorrow
风月三千含泪不舍离开
Thousands of days have passed
Though couldn’t bear, I can only leave with tears
时间荒腔走板
Time flies ruthlessly
朱漆绿瓦不再
Old buildings with red paint and green tiles have been replaced
愿君生怜 让我因爱存在
Pity me, let me exist with my undying love

为你而来 几辈子
I’ve come for you, multiple lives
都只想和你有关
All I wish was to be part of your life
哪怕是梦 心甘愿 不醒来
May it be a dream, I’ll willing to never wake up

为你而来 我的爱
I’ve come for you, my love
是最轻柔的对白
And my love is expressed in the most gentle words
人间匆匆永远爱你
Life is short but I’ll love you forever
不会更改
Never changing

生生世世海枯石烂
Every life, may the seas evaporate and rocks disintegrate
只因你在
All for you.

Translated by PinkOlifant.

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没看【梦回】的我，为了翻译这首歌听了不下五十遍，因为我坚持不希望我对这首歌的理解会被电视剧的情节影响。听了之后，觉得“我”是个十分痴情的人，是如今现实生活中很难看见的。也许因为这样，那些爱得海枯石烂的宫廷剧才如此深受喜欢。

接到翻译这首歌的请求后心里有点忐忑。通常我不会害怕翻译中文歌，但如果歌词的内容倾向于所谓“中国风”的歌曲，会有点担心没办法很好的表达其中的文言文或成语。因此拖了整个月才完成这首歌的翻译，久等了Umi!

For I did not watch the drama, I have listened to this song for not less than fifty times. Reason being, I do not wish that my understanding of the lyrics be skewed by the plot of the drama. After listening, I find that the kind of undying love expressed in the song can rarely be found in our realistic society, and that could be the reason why people love this kind of dramas happening in olden times.

Upon receiving the song request, I was uncertain and worried that I could not express the beautiful words in the song. Therefore, the one-month wait before the translation of this song is finally done. Sorry for the long wait, Umi!

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儿歌（徐佳莹）： English Translation

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徐佳莹 (Lala Hsu)
儿歌 (The Age of Innocence)
作词 / Lyricist：徐佳莹 (Lala Hsu)
作曲 / Composer：徐佳莹 (Lala Hsu)

你呢 有个曾经容易快乐的你在哪里呢
Where are you? The person who was easily delighted
你呢 有个曾经想赶快长大的乖孩子呢
Where are you? The innocent child who wished to grow up quickly

许愿就一定会到达的地方
The place where we would reach as long as we make a wish
还找不找得到？
Could we still find it?
他们说话欲言又止的模样
Their hesitations as they speak
现在看懂了吗
Do you now understand?

终于想起来了 一天忘一首儿歌
I finally remember,
That I am forgetting a nursery rhyme every single day
有人愿为你唱情歌 是谎言也听著
As long as there is someone who is willing to sing a love song to you,
You wouldn’t mind even if it’s filled with lies
终于想起来了 一天忘一首儿歌
I finally remember,
That I am forgetting a nursery rhyme every single day
遗忘总如期发生著 不是长大害的
Forgetting happens regularly,
Growth is not to be blamed

相爱就应该要拥抱的地方
Places where lovers should embrace
还找不找得到？
Could we still find them?
他们说话欲言又止的模样
Their hesitations as they speak
现在看懂了吗?
Do you now understand?

终于想起来了 一天忘一首儿歌
I finally remember,
That I am forgetting a nursery rhyme every single day
有人让你还唱情歌 再苦涩也值得
As long as there is someone whom you are willing to sing a love song to,
It’s worth it no matter how bitter it may be
终于想起来了 一天忘一首儿歌
I finally remember,
That I am forgetting a nursery rhyme every single day
失望总如期发生著 不是希望害的
Disappointment happens regularly,
Hope is not to be blamed

你呢 有个曾经容易快乐的你在哪里呢
Where are you? The person who was easily delighted
你呢 有个曾经想赶快长大的乖孩子呢
Where are you? The innocent child who wished to grow up quickly…

Translated by PinkOlifant.
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Thank you Faleri for recommending the song. Though I had listened to her entire album which is full of great songs, this song did not stand out then. Always adore singers who make their own melodies and filled them in with their own lyrics, the song feels complete. The way that Lala tells her story in this song, the emotions displayed in the rhetorical questions in this song, all of them bring a wave of nostalgia to me.

Sadly, Lala did not make an official MV for this song.

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萌宠男友（何优冉）： English Translation

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何优冉 (He You Ran)
萌宠男友 (My Cute Boyfriend)
作词 / Lyricist：何优冉 (He You Ran)
作曲 / Composer：何优冉 (He You Ran)
编曲 / Arranger：谭宇遥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVevoE-Jm7g

 

告诉我该怎么无视你的木头脑袋
How do I ignore your slow-witted brain?
说喜欢我却一直忘了表态
You said that you like me but you never confessed
傻呆呆的你就这样被我关在门外
Not knowing why you’re being shut out of my door?
钥匙就在你口袋也不会记得打开
Yet the key has all the while been in your pocket…

温度晒爆的午后
That bright and sunny afternoon
你约我出去走走
You asked me out
烦闷在胸口快要冲破喉咙
My moody spirit was going to burst through my throat
浪漫电影院门口
At the romantic cinema entrance
恋人一对对相拥
Couples were embracing
你无动于衷算了吧
But there’s still no reaction from you

我听说
I heard that
恋爱的人没大脑
Those who are in love are brainless
你害羞我知道
I know that you’re shy
不想说追我的都排到几百号
I’ve never mentioned that there’s a long queue of boys waiting for me
逛街不牵手礼貌
Not holding hands when we date
呆呆无视我撒娇
A dimwitted you always disregarding my demands
本姑娘也是有脾气的 算了吧
I’m a girl with temper too, never mind, forget it

告诉我该怎么无视你的木头脑袋
How do I ignore your slow-witted brain?
说喜欢我却一直忘了表态
You said that you like me but you never confessed
傻呆呆的你就这样被我关在门外
Not knowing why you’re being shut out of my door?
钥匙就在你口袋也不会记得打开
Yet the key has all the while been in your pocket…

RAP：
这次情况有点改善了欧
Situation has improved this time round
不会再蠢到不敢牵我的手
You’re clever enough to hold my hand
Oh 拜托 别躲到我身后
Oh please, don’t hide behind me
好像妈妈牵着儿子在街上走
Don’t make me look like your mum
情人节礼物每月都要有
I need monthly Valentine’s gift
迟交的就乖乖出去蹲门口
Squat outside if you dare to forget
实在不行我们就分个手
Let’s break up if you can’t keep up
分手期间你的口粮肯定管够
When we break up, you wouldn’t need to worry about money anymore

我听说
I heard that
恋爱的人没大脑
Those who are in love are brainless
你害羞我知道
I know that you’re shy
不想说追我的都排到几百号
I’ve never mentioned that there’s a long queue of boys waiting for me
逛街不牵手礼貌
Not holding hands when we date
呆呆无视我撒娇
A dimwitted you always disregarding my demands
本姑娘也是有脾气的 算了吧
I’m a girl with temper too, never mind, forget it

告诉我该怎么无视你的木头脑袋
How do I ignore your slow-witted brain?
说喜欢我却一直忘了表态
You said that you like me but you never confessed
傻呆呆的你就这样被我关在门外
Not knowing why you’re being shut out of my door?
钥匙就在你口袋也不会记得打开
Yet the key has all the while been in your pocket!

Translated by PinkOlifant.
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Thank you sunrise for recommending this song. As the song could not be found in the usual music streaming app, it took me a while to commit some time to listen to it on YouTube, therefore the delay in translation. This is a cute song with a happy mood describing how a girl wishes her boyfriend could understand her better. Got to know a couple of new usage of various phrases and words commonly conversed in China such as “萌宠” and “口粮” too!

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十年如一日（郁可唯）： English Translation

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郁可唯 (Yisa Yu)
十年如一日 (One Decade as One Day)
作词 / Lyricist：陈信延
作曲 / Composer：王艳微 (Evangeline Wong)、Oliver@i-one Music
编曲 / Arranger：温奕哲 (Phil Wen)

等黄叶 再一次 重新掉落
Waiting for those brown leaves to fall once again
老了十几岁的路灯 顽强在闪烁
After so many years,
That old street lamp is still shining tenaciously
我来到巷弄 数着行色匆匆
Counting the passersby moving through the alley
哪一张倦容 如你轮廓
Which weary face will look like yours
那时候的风 吹过眼前斜坡
Wind blew past the little hill in front of my eyes
同一件红外套 被我反复穿了又脱
I’ve worn this same old red sweater over and over again
拥抱的温热 留在我的手 传到他的手
会不会 有一天陪我 腐朽
Will the warmth from the hug that has remained in my hand,
And being passed to his hand,
Decompose with me as well?

对不起 都怪我始终不会累
I’m sorry that I’ve never been exhausted
没得到 你允许 就把你 变为 永远
Turning you into my “forever” without my approval
说不上 多思念 只是没有忘却
I don’t miss you badly,
Just didn’t manage to forget
像一个秘密 埋在时光尽头 这样就好了
Like a secret that’s buried at the end of time,
That’s all I need

我别来无恙 依然不去他乡
I’m still who I am,
Remaining at where I am
拿着你的雨伞 徘徊在晨雾中游荡
Holding your umbrella,
Wandering among the morning mist
十年如一日 不舍得改变 不愿意沧桑
Nothing changed,
Didn’t bear to change,
Unwilling to age
怕你会 认不出我的 脸庞
Being afraid that one day when we meet,
You can’t recognise my face

对不起 都怪我始终不会累
I’m sorry that I’ve never been exhausted
没得到 你允许 就把你 变为 永远
Turning you into my “forever” without my approval
说不上 多思念 只是没有忘却
I don’t miss you badly,
Just didn’t manage to forget
像一个秘密 埋在时光尽头 这样就好了
Like a secret that’s buried at the end of time,
That’s all I need

无论未来的你 过得怎么样
No matter how you are in the future
虽然都与我无关 仍希望你比我开朗
We may no longer stay in touch but I hope you’ll be happier than me

对不起 都怪我没让你走远
I’m sorry that I’ve not allowed you to leave me
以为过了多久 根本还 停在 昨天
Thought it’s been a long while,
But everything has halted since the day before
好想输给时间 为何战胜岁月
Hoping that I’d lose to time,
But unfortunately winning it all these years
留你在遗忘边缘 日以继夜 这样就好了
Leaving you by the edge of forgetting,
Day and night, that’s enough…

Translated by PinkOlifant.
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Thank you V for requesting the translation for this song. Yisa’s most recent album has a strong theme that is linked with the living and the dead. Impressed by how the team managed to pull different songs by different composers and lyricists together and yet these songs did not sway away much from the theme. Would recommend “路过人间” and “三十而栗”.

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干杯（五月天）： English Translation

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五月天 (Mayday)
干杯 (Cheers)
作词 / Lyricist：五月天 阿信  (Mayday Ashin)
作曲 / Composer：五月天 阿信  (Mayday Ashin)
编曲 / Arranger：五月天 (Mayday) & 于京延 (Rare Yu)

会不会 有一天 时间真的能倒退
Will there be a day when time will rewind?
退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的岁月
Rewinding back to the good old days which we can never return

也许会 有一天 世界真的有终点
Perhaps, there will be a day when the world comes to an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜 和你再干一杯
Before that, let’s raise our cup filled with sweet memories and say “Cheers!” once again

如果说 要我选出 代表青春 那个画面
If I were to choose the scene that represents “youth”
浮现了 那滴眼泪 那片蓝天 那年毕业
Surfacing my mind would be that year of graduation,
That clear blue sky and that drop of tear
那一张 边哭边笑 还要拥抱 是你的脸
Demanding embrace is you with your face mixed with joy and tears
想起来 可爱可怜 可歌可泣 可是多怀念
How lovely, yet sad,
How joyous, yet blue,
How I miss those times

怀念总是 突然怀念 不谈条件
Reminiscence always occurs without a warning
当回忆 冲破考卷 冲出岁月 在我眼前
Memories charge through those exam papers and time,
And appear before my eyes
我和你 流着汗水 喝着汽水 在操场边
You and I,
drinking soda and sweating by the fieldside
说好了 无论如何 一起走到 未来的世界
We promised to walk to the future side by side

现在就是 那个未来 那个世界
It is the future now
为什么 你的身边 我的身边 不是同一边
Why do we no longer have each other by our sides?
友情曾像 诺亚方舟 坚强誓言
We said that our friendship is as strong as Noah’s ark,
And it will last forever
只是我 望着海面 等著永远 模糊了视线
Here I am, staring out at the sea with tears filling my eyes,
Waiting for forever

会不会 有一天 时间真的能倒退
Will there be a day when time will rewind?
退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的岁月
Rewinding back to the good old days which we can never return

也许会 有一天 世界真的有终点
Perhaps, there will be a day when the world comes to an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜 和你再干一杯
Before that, let’s raise our cup filled with sweet memories and say “Cheers!” once again

这些年 买了四轮 买了手表 买了单眼
These years, I have bought a car, a watch and a camera
却发现 追不到的 停不了的 还是那些
Yet they can’t chase or stop things I desire
人生是 只有认命 只能宿命 只好宿醉
Life forces us to presign ourselves to fate,
Hangover is probably the only way we could celebrate
只剩下 高的笑点 低的哭点 却没成熟点
Leaving us with high laughter threshold,
Low crying threshold,
But never a bit did we mature

成熟就是 幻想幻灭 一场磨练
Maturity is the grinding of dreams
为什么 只有梦想 越磨越小 小到不见
Why would only our dreams be grinded,
To fine particles and ashes
有时候 好想流泪 好想流泪 却没眼泪
Sometimes I feel like crying,
But there is no tears
期待会 你会不会 他会不会 开个同学会
Hoping that perhaps he or you will organise a class gathering

他在等你 你在等我 我在等谁
He is waiting for you,
You are waiting for me and who am I waiting for?
又是谁 孩子没睡 电话没电 心情没准备
Whose children are still awake?
Whose phone ran out of battery?
And who is mentally unprepared?
天空不断 黑了又亮 亮了又黑
The sky turns dark and bright continuously
那光阴 沧海桑田 远走高飞 再没力气追
Time flies and we no longer have the energy to chase it

会不会 有一天 时间真的能倒退
Will there be a day when time will rewind?
退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的岁月
Rewinding back to the good old days which we can never return

也许会 有一天 世界真的有终点
Perhaps, there will be a day when the world comes to an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜 和你再干一杯
Before that, let’s raise our cup filled with sweet memories and say “Cheers!” once again

会不会 有一天 时间真的能倒退
Will there be a day when time will rewind?
退回 你的我的 回不去的 悠悠的岁月
Rewinding back to the good old days which we can never return

也许会 有一天 世界真的有终点
Perhaps, there will be a day when the world comes to an end
也要和你举起回忆酿的甜 和你再干一杯
Before that, let’s raise our cup filled with sweet memories and say “Cheers!” once again

终究会 有一天 我们都变成昨天
Ultimately, there will be a day when we will become yesterday
是你 陪我走过 一生一回 匆匆的人间
It’s you who accompanied me in my one and only life

有一天 就是今天 今天就是有一天
There will be a day and that is today
说出一直没说 对你的感谢 和你再干一杯
When I will finally say “Thank you”
再干一杯永远 喝了就能万岁 岁岁和年年
Let’s say “Cheers!” once again,
For the future,
For “forever”

时间都停了 他们都回来了
Time has stopped and they have all come back
怀念的人啊 等你的来到
People whom you miss are waiting for you

时间都停了 他们都回来了
Time has stopped and they have all come back
怀念的人啊 等你的来到
People whom you miss are waiting for you…

Translated by PinkOlifant.

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