千里之外 Far Away
千里之外 Far Away
by 周杰伦 Jay Chou ft. 费玉清 Fei Yu-Ching
(周 Jay)
屋檐如悬崖风铃如沧海我等燕归来
The eaves like cliff edges, the wind bells like the deep blue sea
I'm waiting for the swallows to return
时间被安排演一场意外妳悄然走开
Time arranged to act out an unforeseen event
You quietly left
故事在城外浓雾散不开看不清对白
A story outside of the city
The thick fog isn't clearing, I'm unable to make out the dialogue
妳听不出来风声不存在是我在感慨
You can't hear
The missing sound of the wind is me sighing deeply
梦醒来 是谁在窗台 把结局打开
Awakening from a dream, who is at the windows, revealing the ending
那薄如蝉翼的未来 经不起谁来拆
That future as thin as a cicada's wings
It can't take being folded by anyone
(费 Fei)
我送妳离开千里之外妳无声黑白
I'll send you off, beyond a thousand miles
You in silent black and white
沉默年代或许不该太遥远的相爱
In this age of quietude perhaps we shouldn't love too distantly
我送妳离开天涯之外妳是否还在
I'll send you off, beyond the ends of the earth
Are you still there?
琴声何来生死难猜用一生去等待
A sound of the piano coming from somewhere
Life and death are hard to guess at
Using an entire life to wait
(周 Jay)
闻泪声入林寻梨花白只得一行青苔
Hearing the sound of crying from a forest
Searching for white pear flowers
Only seeing a path of moss
天在山之外雨落花台我两鬓斑白
The sky beyond the mountains
The rain falling upon flowerbeds
Us two with graying hair at our temples
闻泪声入林寻梨花白只得一行青苔
Hearing the sound of crying from a forest
Searching for white pear flowers
Only seeing a path of moss
天在山之外 雨落花台 我等妳来
The sky beyond the mountains
The rain falling upon flowerbeds
I'm waiting for you to come
(费 Fei)
一身琉璃白透明着尘埃妳无瑕的爱
Covered in the transparent dust of white glaze
Your love without flaws
妳从雨中来诗化了悲哀我淋湿现在
You came from the middle of the rain
Sorrow changed by poetry
Now being soaked by it doesn't seem so bad
(周 Jay)
芙蓉水面采船行影犹在妳却不回来
Plucking boats off the water surfaces and still their shadow remains
Yet you are not returning
被岁月覆盖 妳说的花开 过去成空白
Covered by the passing of years
The flower blooming that you talked about
The past has become white
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Notes:
The only note here is a note to self to never translate one of Vincent Fang's (方文山) songs ever again. The lyrics are pretty but omfg it's so full of flowery and archaic metaphors that it's way over my head. I searched up a section of the lyrics and the first result was a topic on a Chinese forum asking what it meant so at least I'm not alone.
by 周杰伦 Jay Chou ft. 费玉清 Fei Yu-Ching
(周 Jay)
屋檐如悬崖风铃如沧海我等燕归来
The eaves like cliff edges, the wind bells like the deep blue sea
I'm waiting for the swallows to return
时间被安排演一场意外妳悄然走开
Time arranged to act out an unforeseen event
You quietly left
故事在城外浓雾散不开看不清对白
A story outside of the city
The thick fog isn't clearing, I'm unable to make out the dialogue
妳听不出来风声不存在是我在感慨
You can't hear
The missing sound of the wind is me sighing deeply
梦醒来 是谁在窗台 把结局打开
Awakening from a dream, who is at the windows, revealing the ending
那薄如蝉翼的未来 经不起谁来拆
That future as thin as a cicada's wings
It can't take being folded by anyone
(费 Fei)
我送妳离开千里之外妳无声黑白
I'll send you off, beyond a thousand miles
You in silent black and white
沉默年代或许不该太遥远的相爱
In this age of quietude perhaps we shouldn't love too distantly
我送妳离开天涯之外妳是否还在
I'll send you off, beyond the ends of the earth
Are you still there?
琴声何来生死难猜用一生去等待
A sound of the piano coming from somewhere
Life and death are hard to guess at
Using an entire life to wait
(周 Jay)
闻泪声入林寻梨花白只得一行青苔
Hearing the sound of crying from a forest
Searching for white pear flowers
Only seeing a path of moss
天在山之外雨落花台我两鬓斑白
The sky beyond the mountains
The rain falling upon flowerbeds
Us two with graying hair at our temples
闻泪声入林寻梨花白只得一行青苔
Hearing the sound of crying from a forest
Searching for white pear flowers
Only seeing a path of moss
天在山之外 雨落花台 我等妳来
The sky beyond the mountains
The rain falling upon flowerbeds
I'm waiting for you to come
(费 Fei)
一身琉璃白透明着尘埃妳无瑕的爱
Covered in the transparent dust of white glaze
Your love without flaws
妳从雨中来诗化了悲哀我淋湿现在
You came from the middle of the rain
Sorrow changed by poetry
Now being soaked by it doesn't seem so bad
(周 Jay)
芙蓉水面采船行影犹在妳却不回来
Plucking boats off the water surfaces and still their shadow remains
Yet you are not returning
被岁月覆盖 妳说的花开 过去成空白
Covered by the passing of years
The flower blooming that you talked about
The past has become white
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Notes:
The only note here is a note to self to never translate one of Vincent Fang's (方文山) songs ever again. The lyrics are pretty but omfg it's so full of flowery and archaic metaphors that it's way over my head. I searched up a section of the lyrics and the first result was a topic on a Chinese forum asking what it meant so at least I'm not alone.
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