February 17, 2009

Jay Chou - Fragrance of Rice

Hello, addicts!

These past months, I have been enjoying listening to Chinese "popular" songs, mostly by Jay Chou, Wang Lee Hong, and JJ Lin. One of my favorites is Jay Chou's 2008 song, Fragrance of Rice (Dao Xiang). Besides having a really pleasant melody, it has a meaningful message (Jay Chou wrote the lyrics himself) as well. 

Enjoy the video!



Translation/pinyin/lyrics by Ho@multistars.com

稻香
Dao xiang
(Fragrance of Rice)

Composer: Jay Chou (周杰倫) (周杰伦)
Lyricist: Jay Chou (周杰倫) (周杰伦)

对这个世界如果你有太多的抱怨
dui zhe ge shi jie ru guo ni you tai duo de bao yuan
跌倒了就不敢继续往前走
die dao le jiu bu gan ji xu wang qian zou
为什麽人要这麽的脆弱
wei shen me ren yao zhe me de cui ruo
堕落
duo luo
请你打开电视看看
qing ni da kai dian shi kan kan
多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去
duo shao ren wei sheng ming zai nu li yong gan de zou xia qu
我们是不是该知足
wo men shi bu shi gai zhi zu
珍惜一切
zhen xi yi qie
就算没有拥有
jiu suan mei you yong you

还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
hai ji de ni shuo jia shi wei yi de cheng bao
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
sui zhe dao xiang he liu ji xu ben pao
微微笑
wei wei xiao
小时候的梦我知道
xiao shi hou de meng wo zhi dao
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
bu yao ku rang ying huo chong dai zhe ni tao pao
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
xiang jian de ge yao yong yuan de yi kao
回家吧
hui jia ba
回到最初的美好
hui dao zui chu de mei hao

不要这麽容易就想放弃
bu yao zhe me rong yi jiu xiang fang qi
就像我说的
jiu xiang wo shuo de
追不到的梦想
zhui bu dao de meng xiang
换个梦不就得了
huan ge meng bu jiu de le
为自己的人生鲜艳上色
wei zi ji de ren sheng xian yan shang se
先把爱涂上喜欢的颜色
xian ba ai tu shang xi huan de yan se
笑一个吧
xiao yi ge ba
功成名就不是目的
gong cheng ming jiu bu shi mu de
让自己快乐快乐这才叫做意义
rang zi ji kuai le kuai le zhe cai jiao zuo yi yi
童年的纸飞机
tong nian de zhi fei ji
现在终於飞回我手里
xian zai zhong yu fei hui wo shou li
所谓的那快乐
suo wei de na kuai le
赤脚在田里追蜻蜓追到累了
chi jiao zai tian li zhui qing ting zhui dao lei le
偷摘水果被蜜蜂给叮到怕了
tou zhai shui guo bei mi feng gei ding dao pa le
谁在偷笑呢
shui zai tou xiao ne
我靠着稻草人吹着风唱着歌睡着了
wo kao zhe dao cao ren chui zhe feng chang zhe ge shui zhe le

o

o
午後吉它在虫鸣中更清脆
wu hou ji ta zai chong ming zhong geng qing cui

o

o
阳光洒在路上就不怕心碎
yang guang sa zai lu shang jiu bu pa xin sui
珍惜一切
zhen xi yi qie
就算没有拥有
jiu suan mei you yong you



If you have too many complaints towards this world
When you fall down you don't dare to continue walking forward
Why must people be so weak, depraved
I ask you to turn on the TV and see
How many people bravely do their best to continue walking for life
Shouldn't we be content with what we have?
You should cherish everything even if you don't possess it

I still remember you said your home was the only castle, you continue to run along with the fragrance of rice and the flowing river
Smiling, the dreams when you were young, I know
Don't cry, let the fireflies lead you to escape, folk songs in the country, you can always rely on them
Just go home
Go back to the happiness at the very start

Don't be so easy to give up, it's just like I say
For dreams you can't achieve, switch it for another and it'll be fine
Put some colour into your life, firstly paint the colour you like on love
Come on and smile, merit and fame aren't the goals
Let yourself be happy, this is what you call meaning
The paper airplane from my childhood, it's finally flown back to my hand now
That so called happiness, running barefoot in the fields chasing dragonflies and getting tired
Picking fruits without permission and getting scared from being stung by bees, who's sniggering?

I lean on the scarecrow while being blown by the wind while singing while sleeping
Oh oh, in the afternoon the sound of the guitar is clearer among the buzzing of bugs
Oh oh, if the sunshine sprinkles on the road then I won't be afraid of being broken-hearted
You should cherish everything even if you don't possess it

I still remember you said your home was the only castle, you continue to run along with the fragrance of rice and the flowing river
Smiling, dreams when you were young, I know
Don't cry, let the fireflies lead you to escape, folk songs in the country, you can always rely on them
Just go home
Go back to the happiness at the very start

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Credits to:
Subs: nanaki244 (http://www.youtube.com/user/nanaki244)
Translation: www.multistars.com
Video: www.yayalove.cn
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