八方来财 / 因果 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 揽佬 (Lan Lao), C.D.K

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the captivating world of '八方来财 / 因果,' a song that expertly weaves traditional Chinese philosophy with modern hip-hop. Its thought-provoking lyrics about karma, wealth, and moral choices offer a unique window into cultural perspectives, making it an engaging way to explore the nuances of the Chinese language and contemporary Asian rap.

[English]

Hey there, Elena, what are you up to?

Sitting dazed all day, lost in some daydream

Time itself dreams

Time itself dreams

Wealth flows in from all directions

Wealth

Betel nut sellers here wear jade pendants around their necks

Incense burners on altars, growing up to flip white and yellow cards

Bow three times devoutly, wallet thickens by hundreds

Winning the lottery’s easy

Hard part’s waiting for the river card

Come, wealth

Come, wealth

Come, wealth

Come, wealth

The principle is compound interest, good luck arrives from all sides

Scatter to gather, you hold back

That’s the way

This hand’s a straight flush—I spend to make friends

Skill breeds boldness, Lan Lao’s small blind triple nines

Give back to society first, then touch that crown

Too many seek your help, handle things with clean hands

Yin and yang’s flavor, purple aura from the east

Things with clear prices are either black or white

If you climb the podium, don’t hang festive lights

Eight Immortals’ feast ends with hollow-heart greens

North up, south down, west left, east right—northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

Rise step by step, wealth from all directions, wander the world, prosper at home

All things joyful, a thousand blessings, endless luck, smooth sailing

Heaven rewards the diligent, journey ten thousand miles

Won’t you show some gratitude? Huh?

Won’t you show some gratitude? Huh?

Plant melons, reap melons

Plant beans, reap beans

This isn’t karma

Karma is science

It absolutely exists

Yep, what’s up, Jack?

Heaven blesses with gold mountains, roads ahead

Heaven whispers: ignore the dragons and tigers fighting

Heaven reminds: I’ll keep my goodness intact

Heaven fears thirty-six thunders striking autumn

Evil spirits always appear after the harvest

Calculate

Evil spirits always appear after the harvest

Heaven tells me to strike down demons with one swing

Second strike vanquishes foes through their floors

Karma

Karma

Heaven says drop the blade, but that’s its own

Karma

Karma

Should I drop the blade?

If I do

Ghosts lurk in corners—one swing ends it

If I hold

Evil thoughts outweigh good—no balance remains

Debts must be paid

Meet force with force—I’m heaven’s chosen

Five Wealth Gods march through the void

Waves rage on the sea

Should we settle scores after autumn?

I’m no god

I balance yin and yang, decode karma’s weight

Decode karma’s weight

World’s rules are like bad debts

They’ll come for you someday

Who doesn’t want a comeback?

Who doesn’t want a comeback?

Some always play victim

Some exploit kindness

Unaware heaven watches—disaster knocks, tragedy

You treat love as a toy, use it as bullets

Unaware heaven watches

Clap hands—it’s over

[Chinese]

이봐요 에레나 무얼 하나

종일토록 멍하니 앉아 어떤 공상 그리할까

시간은 꿈을 꾸나

시간은 꿈을 꾸나

財從八方來

財

我們這的檳榔仔 脖子上喜歡掛玉牌

香爐供台上擺 長大才開白黃牌

虔誠拜三拜 錢包裡面多幾百

易得是六合彩

難的是等河牌

來財 來

來財 來

來財 來

來財 來

宗旨利滾利 對應好運八方來

散了才能聚 你不出手

說了哉

這一把直接合 因為我花錢交朋友

藝高人膽大 攬佬小盲三條九

回饋一下社會先 摸到那頂皇冠後

找你做事人太多 事情兩袖清風做

一陰一陽之味道 紫氣東來

明碼標價的那些物 非黑即白

若上班獎台切莫 張燈結彩

八仙桌的收尾少不了空心菜

上北下南 左西右東 東南東北 西北西南

步步高升 八方來財 四海為家 家興旺

百事可樂 千事吉祥 萬事如意 順風順水

天道酬勤 鵬程萬里

你不給點表示嗎 啊

你不給點表示嗎 啊

種瓜得瓜

種豆得豆

這不是因果

因果是科學

絕對是存在的

yep what up jack

老天保佑金山銀山 前路有

老天教唆別管江湖龍虎鬥

老天叮囑這輩子我善不丟

老天就怕三十六雷總打秋

魑魅魍魎總出現在秋收後

算

魑魅魍魎總出現在秋收後

老天讓我一棍鏟除孽畜類

第二棍伏魔我打穿對家樓

因果

因果

老天讓放下屠刀但這是他的

因果

因果

該不該放下屠刀

如果放

角落潛伏惡鬼分分鐘一棒

如果提

心中惡念超過善的話沒辦法平

要還債

兵來將擋 因為我是個賴肥天

五路財神虛空仗

海面刮大浪

要不要秋後算帳

我不是God

我需要平衡陰陽 看懂這因果業障

看懂這因果業障

世界上條條框框 就好像打白吃帳

遲早會到你頭上

誰不想打翻身仗

誰不想打翻身仗

總有人在賣著慘

總有人想利用善

殊不知天在看 禍根找上門 慘

你把愛拿來鬧著玩 你把愛當做子彈

殊不知天在看

拍拍手完蛋

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
財 /tsai/ A2	noun - wealth, fortune, money
八方 /bat fong/ B1	noun - all directions, everywhere
因果 /jan gwo/ C1	noun - cause and effect, karma
拜 /baai/ A2	verb - to worship, to pray
開 /koi/ A2	verb - to open, to start
朋友 /pang yau/ A2	noun - friend
膽 /daam/ B1	noun - courage, gall
社會 /se wui/ B1	noun - society
味道 /mei dou/ B1	noun - taste, flavor
標價 /biu ga/ B2	verb - to price, to quote a price
收尾 /sau mei/ B2	noun - finishing touches, conclusion
興旺 /hing wong/ B2	adjective - prosperous, flourishing
平衡 /ping heng/ C1	noun - balance, equilibrium
孽畜 /nip chuk/ C2	noun - evil creature, wicked beast
潛伏 /chim fuk/ C1	verb - to lie in wait, to lurk
善 /sin/ B1	noun - goodness, virtue

Key Grammar Structures

• 이봐요 에레나 무얼 하나

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + verb + object

  ➔ Using the interrogative pronoun "무얼" (what) to ask about Elena's action. "하나" is a shortened form of "하**나**" used at the end of a sentence to express a question about an ongoing or current action.

• 시간은 꿈을 꾸나

  ➔ Topic marker + verb with interrogative suffix

  ➔ The topic marker "은" (which is used instead of "는" after the consonant "ㄴ") is used to introduce the topic "시간" (time). The verb "꾸나" (꾸다 + 나) is the verb "to dream" conjugated with an interrogative ending, suggesting a question.

• 財從八方來

  ➔ Subject + from + direction marker + verb

  ➔ This line structures the sentence with the subject "財" (wealth), the prepositional phrase "從八方來" (from all directions) as a description of how wealth arrives, using the direction marker "八方" (all directions) and the verb "來" (come).

• 宗旨利滾利 對應好運八方來

  ➔ Noun Phrase + verb + Noun Phrase + Directional Phrase

  ➔ This sentence utilizes a few complex sentence structures. "宗旨利滾利" (the principle is compound interest), is the subject, "對應" (corresponds to) is the verb, "好運" (good luck) and the directional phrase "八方來" (comes from all directions) acts as the result.

• 因果是科學

  ➔ Topic-comment sentence structure.

  ➔ This sentence simply states that the concept of cause and effect (因果) is science (科學). "因果" (cause and effect) is the topic and "是科學" (is science) is the comment.

• 老天保佑金山銀山 前路有

  ➔ Clause + Object + Adverbial phrase

  ➔ This sentence structure has a simple structure with a clause with the subject '老天' (Heaven), and verb '保佑' (bless), followed by the objects '金山銀山' (mountains of gold and silver) and the phrase '前路有' (the road ahead has).

• 你不給點表示嗎 啊

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence + modal particle

  ➔ This is a question with the use of "嗎" (ma, a question particle) to form an interrogative sentence, enhanced by the interjection "啊" (a) at the end of the sentence for emphasis.

• 誰不想打翻身仗

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun + verb + object

  ➔ This sentence use the interrogative pronoun "誰" (who) to start the sentence and implies that everyone would want to make a comeback (打翻身仗). It's a rhetorical question.