关山酒 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 等什么君

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rich world of **Guofeng** music with "Guān Shān Jiǔ." This song offers a powerful vocabulary of classical Chinese poetry, martial arts (Wuxia) culture, and expressions of patriotism and profound friendship. By studying its evocative lyrics, you can learn sophisticated literary language and phrases related to the historical frontier, heroic aspirations, and emotional depth, making it an excellent piece for advanced language learners and cultural enthusiasts alike.

[English]

I pour wine at the mountains; a thousand ages slip down my throat.

There’s boiling snow to toast with the wind and clouds.

I’m a friend from a thousand miles away; the green mountains should be gray by now.

In youth I still borrow a silver spear to flaunt my bravado.

For years wind and snow have sharpened my blade, the north wind keeping pace with a lonely day.

In troubled times, the land looks as jagged and gaunt as ever.

The smoke of war still lingers beyond the frontier, and yellow clouds spread sorrow across the land.

The red plum blossoms linger, never having fallen from the branches.

Long smoke fills my chest as I hurriedly lay out plans.

I stride through the flying sands, drawing my sword to cut down foes.

The dying sun glows like a fading fire; the spring wind rises to the high towers.

In such chaotic times, the beacon fires never end; Chang’an is captive.

I pour wine at the mountains; a thousand ages slip down my throat.

There’s boiling snow to toast with the winds and clouds.

I’m a friend from a thousand miles away; the green mountains should be gray by now.

In youth I still borrow a silver spear to flaunt my bravado.

I once rode through Chang’an, ten streets where men spar over wine.

A dream startled by beacon fires; tonight I try on a new helmet.

If my soul is broken on the battlefield, there will be no reclaiming the lost land.

Who will endure forever, and with whom? Even golden spears rust.

Fate is bold and reckless, like a lone wild goose roaming.

I carry a devilish plot in my heart for the world.

I sing freely, jade in my chest, raising a toast to the Big Dipper.

Across ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains, I vow to guard them with you.

I pour wine at the mountains; a thousand ages slip down my throat.

There’s boiling snow to toast with the winds and clouds.

I’m a friend from a thousand miles away; the green mountains should be gray by now.

In youth I still borrow a silver spear to flaunt my bravado.

I pour wine at the mountains; a thousand ages slip down my throat.

There’s boiling snow to toast with the winds and clouds.

I’m a friend from a thousand miles away; the green mountains should be gray by now.

In youth I still borrow a silver spear to flaunt my bravado.

[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 /ɡuān shān/ B2	noun - mountain passes and borders
酒 /jiǔ/ A1	noun - wine, alcohol
千秋 /qiān qiū/ C1	noun - a thousand autumns, posterity
沸雪 /fèi xuě/ C2	noun - boiling snow, metaphor for intense emotion
风云 /fēng yún/ B2	noun - wind and clouds, metaphor for changing times
故人 /gù rén/ B1	noun - old friend, acquaintance from the past
青山 /qīng shān/ A2	noun - green mountains
白首 /bái shǒu/ C1	noun - old age, gray hair
银枪 /yín qiāng/ B2	noun - silver spear
风流 /fēng liú/ B2	adjective - chivalrous, romantic, carefree
乱世 /luàn shì/ B1	noun - chaotic world, troubled times
红梅 /hóng méi/ A2	noun - red plum blossom
拔剑 /bá jiàn/ B1	verb - to draw a sword
残阳 /cán yáng/ B2	noun - setting sun
金戈 /jīn gē/ C1	noun - golden weapons, metaphor for war
河山 /hé shān/ B1	noun - rivers and mountains, homeland

Key Grammar Structures

• 我自关山点酒 千秋皆入喉

  ➔ Present tense with time expression

  ➔ The phrase '千秋皆入喉' uses the present tense to describe an ongoing or habitual action, emphasizing the speaker's continuous act of drinking wine over a long period.

• 我是千里故人 青山应白首

  ➔ Present tense with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase '青山应白首' uses the present tense with a modal verb ('应') to express a prediction or expectation, suggesting that the mountains will witness the speaker's aging.

• 年少犹借银枪逞风流

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The phrase '年少犹借银枪逞风流' uses an adverbial clause of time ('年少') to indicate when the action of borrowing a silver spear took place, emphasizing the speaker's youthful bravado.

• 几载风雪卷刃 朔风同孤昼

  ➔ Duration expression with measure word

  ➔ The phrase '几载风雪卷刃' uses a duration expression with a measure word ('几载') to indicate the length of time the speaker endured wind and snow, emphasizing the prolonged hardship.

• 侥幸红梅久 不曾下枝头

  ➔ Adverb of frequency with negation

  ➔ The phrase '不曾下枝头' uses an adverb of frequency ('久') with negation ('不曾') to emphasize that the plum blossoms have never fallen from the branches, despite the passage of time.