不負人間 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 阿YueYue

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the serene beauty of Chinese with 阿YueYue's "不負人間". This song offers a glimpse into traditional values and the importance of inner peace, making it a great way to explore the nuances of the language and culture.

[English]

The thin ice of early spring, you've broken through it many times.

Even wielding a sharpened knife wildly, it's hard to sever infatuation and anger.

The night wind bypasses the pear blossoms, teasing passersby.

Entering the mortal world, who can leave no trace?

With a devout heart, I climbed three thousand steps.

I worshipped Bodhisattvas, burned incense, and cultivated myself.

Don't question, don't differentiate, don't try to define yin and yang, or enlighten the world.

I am only fit to recite poetry while drunk.

I am an ordinary person who has fallen into the vast mortal world.

Holding a lonely lamp to illuminate my pure six senses.

Don't come close, don't recognize me, don't mistakenly think I'm untainted by worldly dust.

A white-haired old man lives in peaceful seclusion in the mountains and forests.

Layers of mountains and peaks, fine rain washes away the worldly dust.

The tranquility of staying out of things, neither hearing nor asking.

No one needs to take these false words seriously.

With a devout heart, I climbed three thousand steps.

I worshipped Bodhisattvas, burned incense, and cultivated myself.

Don't question, don't differentiate, don't try to define yin and yang, or enlighten the world.

I am only fit to recite poetry while drunk.

I am an ordinary person who has fallen into the vast mortal world.

Holding a lonely lamp to illuminate my pure six senses.

Don't come close, don't recognize me, don't mistakenly think I'm untainted by worldly dust.

With a devout heart, I climbed three thousand steps.

I worshipped Bodhisattvas, burned incense, and cultivated myself.

Don't question, don't differentiate, don't try to define yin and yang, or enlighten the world.

I am only fit to recite poetry while drunk.

I am an ordinary person who has fallen into the vast mortal world.

Holding a lonely lamp to illuminate my pure six senses.

Don't come close, don't recognize me, don't mistakenly think I'm untainted by worldly dust.

[Chinese]

立春的薄冰被你破了幾層

磨刀亂舞也難斷痴嗔

夜風繞過梨花 撩路人

入凡世誰能無痕

我爬過 三千台階的一片 心虔誠

拜過了 菩薩焚香 獨善其身

莫問 莫分 莫再描陰陽 照乾坤

我只配醉酒念詩文

我墜入萬丈紅塵的一個平凡人

執一盞孤燈照亮清淨六根

莫近 莫認 莫再記錯我不染浮塵

白髮的老者隱居安逸山林

層巒疊嶂細雨洗風塵

置身事外的清淨 不聞不問

誰也不用把這妄語 當真

我爬過 三千台階的一片 心虔誠

拜過了 菩薩焚香 獨善其身

莫問 莫分 莫再描陰陽 照乾坤

我只配醉酒念詩文

我墜入萬丈紅塵的一個平凡人

執一盞孤燈照亮清淨六根

莫近 莫認 莫再記錯我不染浮塵

我爬過 三千台階的一片 心虔誠

拜過了 菩薩焚香 獨善其身

莫問 莫分 莫再描陰陽 照乾坤

我只配醉酒念詩文

我墜入萬丈紅塵的一個平凡人

執一盞孤燈照亮清淨六根

莫近 莫認 莫再記錯我不染浮塵

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
破 pò /pʰuɔ˥˩/ A1	verb - to break; to damage
夜風 yè fēng /jɛ˥˩ fɤŋ˥/ A2	noun - night wind; evening breeze
梨花 lí huā /li˨˩ xwa˥/ A2	noun - pear blossom
爬過 pá guò /pʰa˨˩ kuo˥˩/ B1	verb - to climb over; to crawl across
心虔誠 xīn qiánchéng /ɕin tɕʰjɛn˧˥ tʂʰəŋ˧˥/ B2	adjective - devout; sincere in heart
菩薩 pú sà /pu˨˩ sɤ˥/ C1	noun - Bodhisattva (a being committed to attaining enlightenment)
焚香 fén xiāng /fen˧˥ ɕiɑŋ˥/ B2	verb - to burn incense noun - incense burning; incense offering
陰陽 yīn yáng /i̯n i̯aŋ˧˥/ B2	noun - Yin and Yang (the dualistic concept of opposite forces)
乾坤 qián kūn /tɕʰjɛn˧˥ kʰwən˥/ C1	noun - the universe; heaven and earth
醉酒 zuì jiǔ /tsweɪ˥ tɕjɤʊ˨˩/ B1	adjective - drunk; intoxicated
萬丈紅塵 wàn zhàng hóng chén /wân ʈʂɑŋ˥ xʊŋ˧˥ tʂən˧˥/ C1	noun - the vast, tumultuous worldly realm (literally “myriad‑height red dust”)
平凡人 píng fán rén /pʰiŋ˧˥ fan˧˥ ɻən˧˥/ B1	noun - ordinary person
盞孤燈 zhǎn gū dēng /ʈʂan˨˩ ku˥ tɤŋ˥/ B2	noun - a solitary lamp
清淨 qīng jìng /tɕʰiŋ˥ tɕiŋ˥/ B2	adjective - pure; tranquil; clean
六根 liù gēn /li̯oʊ˥ kən˥/ C1	noun - the six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, mind)
白髮老者 bái fà lǎo zhě /pai̯˧˥ fa˥ lau̯˨˩ ʈʂɤ˧˥/ B2	noun - white‑haired elder
隱居 yǐn jū /in˨˩ tɕy˥/ B2	verb - to live in seclusion; to retire from society
山林 shān lín /ʂan˥ lin˧˥/ A2	noun - mountains and forest; woods
妄語 wàng yǔ /wɑŋ˥ y y˨˩/ C1	noun - false speech; nonsense; idle talk

Key Grammar Structures

• 立春的薄冰被你破了幾層

  ➔ Adjectival phrase modifying a noun

  ➔ The phrase '立春的薄冰' uses the possessive particle '的' to modify '薄冰', indicating the thin ice of the Beginning of Spring.

• 磨刀亂舞也難斷痴嗔

  ➔ Conjunction '也' for contrast

  ➔ The conjunction '也' is used to contrast '磨刀亂舞' (sharpening knives chaotically) with '難斷痴嗔' (hard to cut off delusion and anger).

• 夜風繞過梨花 撩路人

  ➔ Verb-Object structure with '過'

  ➔ The verb '繞' is followed by '過' to indicate the action of passing by, as in '繞過梨花' (passing by the pear blossoms).

• 我爬過 三千台階的一片 心虔誠

  ➔ Numeral classifier '三千台階'

  ➔ The numeral classifier '台階' is used with '三千' to specify 'three thousand steps', showing the extent of the effort.

• 莫問 莫分 莫再描陰陽 照乾坤

  ➔ Imperative mood with '莫'

  ➔ The imperative particle '莫' is used repeatedly to give strong prohibitive commands, such as '莫問' (do not ask).

• 執一盞孤燈照亮清淨六根

  ➔ Measure word '一盞'

  ➔ The measure word '盞' is used with '一' to quantify '孤燈' as 'one lamp', emphasizing solitude and clarity.

• 白髮的老者隱居安逸山林

  ➔ Attributive clause '白髮的老者'

  ➔ The attributive clause '白髮的老者' modifies '老者' by describing him as having white hair, providing additional detail.