富士山下 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 陳奕迅

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the profound message of acceptance and moving on in Eason Chan's "富士山下." This Cantonese ballad uses the metaphor of Mount Fuji to teach the valuable lesson that not all loves can be possessed, offering a unique insight into Cantonese culture and emotional expression through its evocative lyrics.

[English]

Rain blocking the road feels just like snow, are you freezing while crying?

This windbreaker I’ve worn down with a collar flower just for you.

I’m not afraid of changing jobs, so why do I keep worrying?

Carefully chosen today to drive you home.

Forgive me, I won’t send flowers anymore; wounds need to scar over.

Only when flowers cover the grave inside my heart will I be truly afraid.

If you refuse to marry anyone else, we will eventually burn out together.

Waiting a lifetime for one day, it all comes at a price.

Everyone only has those two hands—embrace is hard to hold onto.

To hold on, first you must learn how to accept losing.

Walking along snowy paths, why do tears fall over good things?

Can love alone make Mount Fuji truly mine?

Why not pretend the sadness you feel is just a story you made up?

You won’t find it stained in a test tube, it stains the eyes.

Past troubles harden like stone, slipping away naturally if you let them go.

I rarely venture into the streets, and then I become nothing at all.

Don’t reveal everything on Valentine’s Day—just gently stroke your hair.

Could this pose only make you feel more heartache?

How to comfort someone stuck in a car, shivering?

How can you cut your wrist in pain and tolerate it?

What’s considered a short life? Breakups are even shorter.

How many miles to home? Who can tell in advance?

Forget our grudges; how many times do cherry blossoms bloom?

A trip to Tokyo feels further each morning than a lifetime.

Everyone only has those two hands—embrace is hard to hold onto.

To hold on, first you must learn how to accept losing.

Walking along snowy paths, why do tears fall over good things?

Can love alone make Mount Fuji truly mine?

Why not pretend the sadness you feel is just a story you made up?

You won’t find it stained in a test tube, it stains the eyes.

Past troubles harden like stone, slipping away naturally if you let them go.

I rarely venture into the streets, and then I become nothing at all.

Everyone only has those two hands—embrace is hard to hold onto.

To hold on, first you must learn how to accept losing.

Walking along snowy paths, why do tears fall over good things?

Can love alone make Mount Fuji truly mine?

Why not pretend the sadness you feel is just a story you made up?

You won’t find it stained in a test tube, it stains the eyes.

Past troubles harden like stone, slipping away naturally if you let them go.

I rarely venture into the streets, and then I become nothing at all.

If you think that’s not enough, I’ll give you this old windbreaker to break the curse.

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[Chinese]

攔路雨偏似雪花 飲泣的你凍嗎?

這風褸我給你磨到有襟花

連調了職也不怕 怎麼始終牽掛?

苦心選中今天想車你回家

原諒我不再送花 傷口應要結疤

花瓣鋪滿心裡墳場才害怕

如若你非我不嫁 彼此終必火化

一生一世等一天需要代價

誰都只得那雙手 靠擁抱亦難任你擁有

要擁有必先懂失去怎接受

曾沿著雪路浪遊 為何為好事淚流?

誰能憑愛意要富士山私有?

何不把悲哀感覺 假設是來自你虛構?

試管裡找不到它染污眼眸

前塵硬化像石頭 隨緣地拋下便逃走

我絕不罕有 往街裡繞過一周 我便化烏有

情人節不要說穿 只敢撫你髮端

這種姿態可會令你更心酸

留在汽車裡取暖 應該怎麼規勸?

怎麼可以將手腕忍痛劃損?

人活到幾歲算短? 失戀只有更短

歸家需要幾里路 誰能預算?

忘掉我跟你恩怨 櫻花開了幾轉

東京之旅一早比一世遙遠

誰都只得那雙手 靠擁抱亦難任你擁有

要擁有必先懂失去怎接受

曾沿著雪路浪遊 為何為好事淚流?

誰能憑愛意要富士山私有?

何不把悲哀感覺 假設是來自你虛構?

試管裡找不到它染污眼眸

前塵硬化像石頭 隨緣地拋下便逃走

我絕不罕有 往街裡繞過一周 我便化烏有

誰都只得那雙手 靠擁抱亦難任你擁有

要擁有必先懂失去怎接受

曾沿著雪路浪遊 為何為好事淚流?

誰能憑愛意要富士山私有?

何不把悲哀感覺 假設是來自你虛構?

試管裡找不到它染污眼眸

前塵硬化像石頭 隨緣地拋下便逃走

我絕不罕有 往街裡繞過一周 我便化烏有

你還嫌不夠 我把這陳年風褸 送贈你解咒

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
雪花 /ˈʃwɛ̀.xwá/ A1	noun - snowflake
凍 /tʊŋ/ A1	adjective - cold; frozen verb - to freeze
花 /xwá/ A1	noun - flower
家 /t͡ɕjá/ A1	noun - home
手 /ʂoʊ/ A1	noun - hand
愛意 /ài.ì/ B2	noun - affection; loving feelings
櫻花 /jɪŋ xwā/ A2	noun - cherry blossom
富士山 /fù shì shān/ A2	noun - Mount Fuji
擁有 /joʊŋ joʊ/ B1	verb - to possess, to have
失去 /ʃɨ̀ t͡ɕʰỳ/ B1	verb - to lose
接受 /t͡ɕjɛ́ ʂoʊ/ B1	verb - to accept
悲哀 /bēi āi/ B2	noun - sorrow, grief
虛構 /ɕʏ́ kɤʊ/ B2	verb - to fabricate, to make up
眼眸 /jǎn móu/ C1	noun - eyes
石頭 /ʃí tou/ A1	noun - stone, rock
風褸 /fēng lǒu/ A2	noun - windbreaker

Key Grammar Structures

• 連調了職也不怕

  ➔ Use of 連...也 with a negative verb to mean 'even if... still...'.

  ➔ The pattern 連...也 emphasizes that despite the negative condition, the action or situation still occurs or is possible.

• 要擁有必先懂失去怎接受

  ➔ Use of 要...才 (要...必), meaning 'must... before...'; and 怎+verb to ask 'how to...'.

  ➔ The phrase 要擁有必先懂失去怎接受 indicates that in order to possess something, one must first understand how to accept loss.

• 誰都只得那雙手 靠擁抱亦難任你擁有

  ➔ Use of 只得 (only able to), meaning 'only able to...'; and 亦 (also), meaning 'also'.

  ➔ The pattern 只得 emphasizes the limitation of being only able to do something, and 亦 adds that the same applies to another aspect.

• 前塵硬化像石頭 隨緣地拋下便逃走

  ➔ Use of 像 (like/as), meaning 'like...', and 隨緣 (follow fate/allowing events to unfold naturally), meaning 'go with the flow'.

  ➔ The phrase describes hardening like stones (像石頭) and going along with fate (隨緣), emphasizing acceptance of inevitable change.

• 試管裡找不到它染污眼眸

  ➔ Use of 找不到 (cannot find), meaning 'unable to find'; and 染污 (stain/contam), meaning 'to stain or contaminate'.

  ➔ The phrase indicates that it is impossible to find something contaminated or stained, emphasizing purity or the loss of innocence.