关山酒 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 等什么君

Lyrics & Translation

“关山酒” by 等什么君 is a captivating Guofeng (Chinese style) song that offers a unique window into rich historical narratives and poetic language. Through its evocative lyrics and traditional melodies, learners can explore vocabulary related to ancient warfare, patriotism, and emotional depth, making it an excellent and special song for cultural and linguistic immersion into Chinese music and heritage.

[English]

I pour wine at Guanshan, and centuries flow down my throat

I also sip boiling snow together with the wind and clouds

I am a distant old friend; the green mountains should turn white with age

Even in youth I brandish a silver spear to show my gallantry

Years of wind and snow have wrapped the blade; the north wind shares the solitary day

I see the chaotic world, jagged and gaunt

The frontier’s gunpowder smoke still lingers, yellow clouds spread sorrow over the land

Fortunately, the red plum has not yet appeared on the branches

Lingering smoke fills my chest, hasty as I devise my plans

I tread across swirling sand, draw my sword to slash hostile foes

The waning sun and evening flames, a spring breeze rise up the towering pavilion

In these turbulent times beacon fires never cease, and Chang’an remains imprisoned

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

我曾长安走马十街任斗酒

惊梦照烽火今宵试新鍪

倘若魂断沙场不见失地收

谁共谁不朽金戈亦染锈

天命轻狂应似孤鸿游

向人世间尽一腹鬼谋

纵意而歌玉怀斟北斗

河山万里愿与君同守

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

[Chinese]

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

几载风雪卷刃朔风同孤昼

瞧得乱世一般嶙峋瘦

塞外硝烟未断黄云遍地愁

侥幸红梅久不曾下枝头

长烟入怀潦草作运筹

踏过飞沙拔剑斩仇寇

残阳暮火春风上重楼

乱世烽火不尽长安囚

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

我曾长安走马十街任斗酒

惊梦照烽火今宵试新鍪

倘若魂断沙场不见失地收

谁共谁不朽金戈亦染锈

天命轻狂应似孤鸿游

向人世间尽一腹鬼谋

纵意而歌玉怀斟北斗

河山万里愿与君同守

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

更有沸雪酌与风云某

我是千里故人青山应白首

年少犹借银枪逞风流

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
关山 /guān shān/ C2	noun - mountain pass; often refers to frontier or distant mountains
酒 /jiǔ/ A2	noun - alcohol; wine; liquor
千秋 /qiān qiū/ C1	noun - thousands of years; eternity
故人 /gù rén/ B2	noun - old friend; someone from the past
青山 /qīng shān/ B2	noun - green hills; mountains
白首 /bái shǒu/ C1	adjective - white-haired; with age
银枪 /yín qiāng/ B2	noun - silver spear
风流 /fēng liú/ B2	adjective - romantic; elegant; charismatic
风雪 /fēng xuě/ B2	noun - wind and snow; hardships
朔风 /shuò fēng/ C1	noun - north wind; cold winter wind
乱世 /luàn shì/ B2	noun - turbulent times; chaotic age
硝烟 /xiāo yān/ C1	noun - smoke of gunpowder; battlefield smoke
红梅 /hóng méi/ B2	noun - red plum blossom
拔剑 /bá jiàn/ B2	verb - to draw a sword
春风 /chūn fēng/ B2	noun - spring breeze; metaphor for kindness or favorable conditions
乱世烽火 /luàn shì fēng huǒ/ C2	noun phrase - beacon fires of turbulent times; symbolizing war and chaos
长安 /cháng ān/ B2	noun - Chang'an; ancient capital of China

Key Grammar Structures

• 我自关山点酒千秋皆入喉

  ➔ Use of the adverb 皆 before a verb to mean “all / every”.

  ➔ The word "皆" stresses that every drop of wine "入喉" (goes down the throat).

• 更有沸雪酌与风云某

  ➔ 更有 introduces an additional fact, similar to “moreover there is…”.

  ➔ "更有" signals the appearance of something extra – “there is also the boiling‑snow wine with the wind and clouds”.

• 我是千里故人青山应白首

  ➔ Modal verb 应 expresses expectation or probability – “should / ought to”.

  ➔ "应" suggests that the green mountains "should" become white‑headed with age.

• 年少犹借银枪逞风流

  ➔ 犹 works as an adverb meaning “still / yet”.

  ➔ "犹" highlights that even when young, the speaker "still" borrows a silver spear to show off.

• 塞外硝烟未断黄云遍地愁

  ➔ 未 + verb indicates “not yet”.

  ➔ "未" shows that the smoke "has not yet" ceased, emphasizing ongoing trouble.

• 侥幸红梅久不曾下枝头

  ➔ 不曾 is a negative past adverb meaning “never / has not”.

  ➔ "不曾" emphasizes that the red plum "has never" blossomed on the branch.

• 我曾长安走马十街任斗酒

  ➔ 曾 indicates past experience – “once / used to”.

  ➔ "曾" shows that the speaker “once rode a horse through ten streets of Chang’an”.

• 倘若魂断沙场不见失地收

  ➔ 倘若 introduces a conditional clause, equivalent to “if”.

  ➔ "倘若" sets up the condition “if the soul perishes on the battlefield, then …”.

• 金戈亦染锈

  ➔ 亦 (= also / too) is used to link parallel statements.

  ➔ "亦" links the idea that even the golden spears “also” become rusty.

• 河山万里愿与君同守

  ➔ 愿 + verb expresses a strong wish or desire.

  ➔ "愿" shows the speaker’s earnest wish “to protect the rivers and mountains together with you”.