山風 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 秦吟
• Album: 山風

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of *Guofeng* (Chinese-style) music with “山風” by Qin Yu. Its ancient-style melodies and poetic lyrics, rich with imagery of separated lovers and the 'Jianghu' spirit, offer a beautiful introduction to traditional Chinese metaphors and sophisticated language.

[English]

Do you still recall the southern oranges and our hometown?

The wind stirs my heart.

Do you ever, on some days, find yourself

staring blankly?

What I hold in my hands is poetry.

Just a few simple, scribbled lines.

I wished for a gale, but the wind cannot blow away my longing.

Better to have never met.

Where do the sounds of fireworks echo from?

Gently falling, with no one to notice.

The setting sun, in slants of light, cannot become verse.

The moon only shines upon these fragmented words.

I ask the mountain wind, can it see you?

The mountain wind is silent.

We each rest our heads, or are at world's end.

Just a single word of longing.

Do you still recall the southern oranges and our hometown?

The wind stirs my heart.

Do you ever, on some days, find yourself

staring blankly?

What I hold in my hands is poetry.

Just a few simple, scribbled lines.

I wished for a gale, but the wind cannot blow away my longing.

Better to have never met.

Where do the sounds of fireworks echo from?

Gently falling, with no one to notice.

The setting sun, in slants of light, cannot become verse.

The moon only shines upon these fragmented words.

I ask the mountain wind, can it see you?

The mountain wind is silent.

We each rest our heads, or are at world's end.

Just a single word of longing.

Accompanying the youth through the waves of years.

Drifting through the many bends of life.

But I can't find you again.

To continue our story.

I can only blame that time.

Love so deep, yet you never came.

Letting a few lines of verse flow away with the mountain wind.

Accompanying the youth through the waves of years.

Drifting through the many bends of life.

But I can't find you again.

To continue our story.

I can only blame that time.

Love so deep, yet you never came.

Letting a few lines of verse flow away with the mountain wind.

It was hard to embrace you,

in that hurried goodbye.

[Chinese]

还忆否南橘和故里

起风惹心绪

你会否某日几次

竟看痴

捧在手心的是诗

寥寥草草几行字

疾风愿 风却带不走相思

不如不相识

何处烟火声声起

细落无人知

斜阳几寸不成诗

月但照残词

我问山风可鉴你

山风只不语

各安枕 或天涯

只字痴

还忆否南橘和故里

起风惹心绪

你会否某日几次

竟看痴

捧在手心的是诗

寥寥草草几行字

疾风愿 风却带不走相思

不如不相识

何处烟火声声起

细落无人知

斜阳几寸不成诗

月但照残词

我问山风可鉴你

山风只不语

各安枕 或天涯

只字痴

陪少年与岁波

浮沉几湾子

无奈找不回你

续写这故事

只能恨那时

情深人不至

随山风流下几行诗

陪少年与岁波

浮沉几湾子

无奈找不回你

续写这故事

只能恨那时

情深人不至

随山风流下几行诗

难相拥匆匆你

别时

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
忆 /ì/ B2	verb - to remember, to recall
橘 /jú/ B1	noun - tangerine, mandarin orange
故里 /gù lǐ/ B2	noun - hometown, native place
风 /fēng/ A1	noun - wind
惹 /rě/ B2	verb - to provoke, to cause
心绪 /xīn xù/ B2	noun - feelings, mood
痴 /chī/ C1	adjective - foolish, idiotic, infatuated
诗 /shī/ A2	noun - poem, poetry
字 /zì/ A1	noun - character, word
疾 /jí/ B2	adjective - rapid, fast
相思 /xiāng sī/ B2	noun - love longing, lovesickness
烟火 /yān huǒ/ B1	noun - fireworks, smoke
斜阳 /xié yáng/ B2	noun - setting sun, declining sun
残 /cán/ B2	adjective - incomplete, damaged, remnant
鉴 /jiàn/ C1	verb - to examine, to inspect
枕 /zhěn/ B1	noun - pillow
天涯 /tiān yá/ B2	noun - the end of the world, remote place
恨 /hèn/ B2	verb - to hate, to regret
情深 /qíng shēn/ C1	adjective - deeply in love, profound affection