青花瓷 – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: Jay Chou

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of Mandarin through Jay Chou's iconic song, "Blue and White Porcelain." The poetic lyrics, rich with cultural imagery, offer a unique and engaging way to learn the language. This song is special not only for its beautiful melody but also for its ability to transport listeners to a world of ancient Chinese art and romance, making language learning a culturally immersive experience.

[English]

The plain clay takes shape, the brushstrokes of blue and white, from bold to faint,

The peonies on the vase, just like your first blush of makeup,

The faint scent of sandalwood drifts through the window, I understand your thoughts,

The brush pauses on the rice paper, leaving it half-finished,

The glaze colors the lady's portrait, its charm hidden away,

And your gentle smile, like a bud waiting to bloom,

Your beauty drifts away,

To places I cannot go,

The sky-blue color waits for the misty rain, and I wait for you,

The curling smoke rises, across the river, thousands of miles away,

I write in Han clerical script on the bottom of the vase, imitating the elegance of ancient times,

Let it be my prelude to meeting you,

The sky-blue color waits for the misty rain, and I wait for you,

The moonlight is salvaged, blurring the ending,

Like the timeless blue and white porcelain, beautiful in its own right,

Your eyes sparkle with laughter,

...

The white and blue carp on the bowl, leaping to life,

As I imitate the Song dynasty style, my thoughts wander to you,

Your secret, hidden in the kiln for a thousand years,

So delicate, like an embroidery needle touching the ground,

Outside the curtain, banana leaves invite sudden rain, the door knocker invites verdigris,

And I, passing through that small town in the south of the Yangtze, invite you,

In the splashed-ink landscape painting,

You disappear into the depths of the ink,

The sky-blue color waits for the misty rain, and I wait for you,

The curling smoke rises, across the river, thousands of miles away,

I write in Han clerical script on the bottom of the vase, imitating the elegance of ancient times,

Let it be my prelude to meeting you,

The sky-blue color waits for the misty rain, and I wait for you,

The moonlight is salvaged, blurring the ending,

Like the timeless blue and white porcelain, beautiful in its own right,

Your eyes sparkle with laughter,

The sky-blue color waits for the misty rain, and I wait for you,

The curling smoke rises, across the river, thousands of miles away,

I write in Han clerical script on the bottom of the vase, imitating the elegance of ancient times,

Let it be my prelude to meeting you,

The sky-blue color waits for the misty rain, and I wait for you,

The moonlight is salvaged, blurring the ending,

Like the timeless blue and white porcelain, beautiful in its own right,

Your eyes sparkle with laughter,

Your eyes sparkle with laughter,

I want to say thank you (thank you).

[Vietnamese]

素胚勾勒出青花筆鋒濃轉淡

瓶身描繪的牡丹一如你初妝

冉冉檀香透過窗心事我了然

宣紙上走筆至此擱一半

釉色渲染仕女圖韻味被私藏

而你嫣然的一笑如含苞待放

你的美一縷飄散

去到我去不了的地方

天青色等煙雨 而我在等你

炊煙嫋嫋升起 隔江千萬里

在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸

就當我為遇見你伏筆

天青色等煙雨 而我在等你

月色被打撈起 暈開了結局

如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗

你眼帶笑意

瑟白花青的錦鯉躍然於碗底

臨摹宋體落款時卻惦記着你

你隱藏在窯燒裏千年的秘密

極細膩猶如繡花針落地

簾外芭蕉惹驟雨門環惹銅綠

而我路過那江南小鎮惹了你

在潑墨山水畫裏

你從墨色深處被隱去

天青色等煙雨 而我在等你

炊煙嫋嫋升起 隔江千萬里

在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸

就當我為遇見你伏筆

天青色等煙雨 而我在等你

月色被打撈起 暈開了結局

如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗

你眼帶笑意

天青色等煙雨 而我在等你

炊煙嫋嫋升起 隔江千萬里

在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸

就當我為遇見你伏筆

天青色等煙雨 而我在等你

月色被打撈起 暈開了結局

如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗

你眼帶笑意

你眼帶笑意

想説謝謝你 (謝謝)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
勾勒 /gōu.lè/ C1	verb - to outline or sketch
牡丹 /mǔ.dān/ B2	noun - peony
檀香 /tán.xiāng/ C1	noun - sandalwood
渲染 /yǎn.rǎn/ C1	verb - to render or shade
仕女 /shì.nǚ/ C1	noun - court lady
嫣然 /yān.rán/ C2	adjective - smiling sweetly
飄散 /piāo.sàn/ C1	verb - to drift away
炊煙 /chuí.yān/ B2	noun - cooking smoke
漢隸 /hàn.lì/ C2	noun - Han dynasty clerical script
飄逸 /piāo.yì/ C1	adjective - graceful and flowing
錦鯉 /jǐn.lǐ/ B2	noun - brocade carp
臨摹 /lín.mó/ C1	verb - to copy or imitate
窯燒 /yáo.shāo/ C1	noun - kiln firing
芭蕉 /bā.jiāo/ B2	noun - banana tree
銅綠 /tóng.lǜ/ C1	noun - copper rust

Key Grammar Structures

• 素胚勾勒出青花筆鋒濃轉淡

  ➔ Resultative complement (出)

  ➔ The verb '勾勒出' shows that the action of sketching produces a visible result — the design emerges.

• 而你嫣然的一笑如含苞待放

  ➔ Simile using '如'

  ➔ '如' is used to compare someone's smile with a flower about to bloom, expressing delicate beauty.

• 去到我去不了的地方

  ➔ Potential complement (不了)

  ➔ '去不了' means 'cannot go'; '不了' marks impossibility or inability.

• 炊煙袅袅升起 隔江千萬里

  ➔ Descriptive reduplication (袅袅)

  ➔ The reduplicated form '袅袅' softens the imagery, describing smoke rising gently and continuously.

• 就當我為遇見你伏筆

  ➔ Concessive structure using '就當...'

  ➔ '就當...' means 'let it be regarded as', expressing acceptance or self-consolation.

• 如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗

  ➔ Reflexive expression (自顧自)

  ➔ '自顧自' means 'regardless of others', describing independence or self-contained beauty.

• 臨摹宋體落款時卻惦記着你

  ➔ Progressive aspect (着)

  ➔ '惦記着' emphasizes a continuing emotional state — still thinking of someone.

• 簾外芭蕉惹驟雨門環惹銅綠

  ➔ Causative sense with '惹'

  ➔ '惹' means 'to cause' or 'to provoke'; the line shows how objects bring about natural effects (rain, rust).

• 你隱藏在窯燒裏千年的秘密

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with '在'

  ➔ '在窯燒裏' specifies the location where something exists — the secret lies within the kiln.

• 你眼帶笑意

  ➔ Verb + complement structure (帶笑意)

  ➔ '帶笑意' literally means 'carrying a smile'; the complement describes the manner of the gaze.