等什么君 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 邓寓君
• Album: 辞九门回忆

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

辞∙九门回忆 - 邓寓君 (等什么君)

A melody sets the stage for the towering halls.

One glance, half a lifetime’s plan.

All I see are the swirling, treacherous clouds.

Once you enter this gate, there’s no turning back.

No need to speak it aloud.

I bow again to the weathered ruins in the storm.

We’ll reunite once more.

Actors abound in the autumn.

Pity the deep, old love in one place.

The entire hall is filled with aged, dignified figures.

The tales of the underworld never end.

A play without structure is hard to control.

Change the act, start anew.

I only know the world is impossible to hold onto.

I stumbled into the celestial realm.

They urged me to let go of the sand in my hand.

I opened my mouth to sing, but my voice failed.

A false face, a cloak of powder.

They pity me, seated here.

I dare not touch the tea before the Buddha.

I’ll remain a mortal, embracing snow, moon, wind, and flowers.

Bypassing the Rouge Tower.

Unraveling the hairpin’s knot.

All I sing of is love that’s deep but fleeting.

Once you enter this gate, there’s no turning back.

No need to speak it aloud.

I face the mirror, hiding the weathered ruins in the storm.

The monument is already old.

Actors abound in the autumn.

Pity the deep, old love in one place.

The entire hall is filled with aged, dignified figures.

The tales of the underworld never end.

A play without structure is hard to control.

Change the act, start anew.

I only know the world is impossible to hold onto.

I stumbled into the celestial realm.

They urged me to let go of the sand in my hand.

They sent that person riding through the imperial street.

The scholar and the beauty’s tale is cut short.

They pity me, seated here.

I cannot obtain the tea before the Buddha.

I’ll leave only three inches of soil to plant February flowers.

Actors abound in the autumn.

Pity the deep, old love in one place.

The entire hall is filled with aged, dignified figures.

The tales of the underworld never end.

A play without structure is hard to control.

Change the act, start anew.

I only know the world is impossible to hold onto.

I stumbled into the celestial realm.

They urged me to let go of the sand in my hand.

They sent that person riding through the imperial street.

The scholar and the beauty’s tale is cut short.

They pity me, seated here.

I cannot obtain the tea before the Buddha.

I’ll leave only three inches of soil to plant February flowers.

I’ll leave only three inches of soil to plant February flowers.

[Chinese]

辞∙九门回忆 - 邓寓君 (等什么君)

一曲定重楼

一眼半生筹

看的全都是那诡谲云涌

入得此门不回首

无需宣之于口

我对案再拜那风雨瓢泼的残陋

再聚首

戏子多秋

可怜一处情深旧

满座衣冠皆老朽

黄泉故事无止休

戏无骨难左右

换过一折又重头

只道最是人间不能留

误闯天家

劝余放下手中砂

张口欲唱声却哑

粉面披衣叫个假

怜余来安座下

不敢沾染佛前茶

只作凡人赴雪月风花

绕过胭脂楼

打散结发扣

唱的全都是那情深不寿

入得此门不回首

无需宣之于口

我对镜遮掩那风雨瓢泼的残陋

碑已旧

戏子多秋

可怜一处情深旧

满座衣冠皆老朽

黄泉故事无止休

戏无骨难左右

换过一折又重头

只道最是人间不能留

误闯天家

劝余放下手中砂

送那人御街打马

才子佳人断佳话

怜余来安座下

求不得佛前茶

只留三寸土种二月花

戏子多秋

可怜一处情深旧

满座衣冠皆老朽

黄泉故事无止休

戏无骨难左右

换过一折又重头

只道最是人间不能留

误闯天家

劝余放下手中砂

送那人御街打马

才子佳人断佳话

怜余来安座下

求不得佛前茶

只留三寸土种二月花

只留三寸土种二月花

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
重楼 /chóng lóu/ C1	noun - a multi-story building; a pagoda
诡谲 /guǐ xié/ C2	adjective - mysterious and unpredictable; bizarre
瓢泼 /piáo pō/ C2	adjective - heavy rain; torrential
残陋 /cán lòu/ C1	adjective - shabby and unsightly
戏子 /xì zi/ B2	noun - actor; performer
情深 /qíng shēn/ B1	adjective - deep affection; profound feelings
老朽 /lǎo xiǔ/ B2	adjective - old and decrepit
黄泉 /huáng quán/ C1	noun - the underworld; the realm of the dead
左右 /zuǒ yòu/ A2	verb - to influence; to control
折 /shé/ B1	noun - act; scene (in a play)
人间 /rén jiān/ A2	noun - the human world
天家 /tiān jiā/ C1	noun - the celestial realm; heaven
砂 /shā/ A1	noun - sand
才子 /cái zǐ/ B2	noun - talented scholar; genius
佳人 /jiā rén/ B1	noun - beautiful person; beauty
佛前 /fó qián/ B2	noun - in front of the Buddha
雪月风花 /xuě yuè fēng huā/ C2	noun - snow, moon, wind, and flowers (a metaphor for the beauty of nature)

Key Grammar Structures

• 一曲定重楼

  ➔ Use of the 宾语 + 定 + Noun structure

  ➔ This line uses the structure where an object is followed by '定' (set/provide) to specify or emphasize the noun.

• 入得此门不回首

  ➔ Use of the 能愿动词 + 得 (able to/permit) + 得 + verb structure

  ➔ This pattern indicates ability or permission to do the action, here expressed with '入得' meaning 'able to enter'.

• 无需宣之于口

  ➔ Using 无需 + verb phrase to indicate 'no need to' do something

  ➔ This structure communicates that there is no necessity or obligation to perform the action expressed by the verb.

• 换过一折又重头

  ➔ Use of the verb '换' + 过 (experienced/repeated) + measure word + 又 + verb phrase

  ➔ This pattern indicates doing something again from the beginning, implying repetition or starting anew.

• 只道最是人间不能留

  ➔ Use of 只 + 道 (only/just) + 最是 (most indeed) + noun + 不能留

  ➔ This pattern emphasizes exclusivity or the idea that certain things cannot be retained or stayed forever.