天下 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 高鱼

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the beauty of the Chinese language through Gao Yu's enchanting 'Gufeng' cover of "天下" (Tiān Xià). This song offers a great opportunity to learn poetic and evocative expressions related to love, sacrifice, and ambition. The rich imagery in the lyrics, such as 'casting away a picturesque landscape for a smile,' provides a beautiful window into Chinese culture and literary traditions, making language learning a truly immersive and emotional experience.

[English]

When the battlefield smoke rises, searching for love feels like waves sifting through sand

Meeting her is like spring water reflecting pear blossoms

Brandishing my sword to cut across the horizon, I lightly set aside my longing

In my dreams I cling to her foolishly

Do I care about generals, ministers and princes

Do I concern myself with ages and millennia

All I ask is for love to resolve it

This endless tangled world never ceases

Love, love that lasts forever

May it be as gentle as water

Who cares who rules the seasons

With love all my life, why fear the whipping wind and flying sand

Gray hairs and sorrow cannot hold youthful splendor

I cast aside a picture‑perfect realm for her smile, as sweet as a flower

Enduring this life’s empty longing

If the heart bears no grievance, love and hate follow her

The world is vast, the road of love has no end

Only for her, I turn away from the world

Do I care about generals, ministers and princes

Do I concern myself with ages and millennia

All I ask is for love to resolve it

This endless tangled world never ceases

Love, love that lasts forever

May it be as gentle as water

Who cares who rules the seasons

With love all my life, why fear the whipping wind and flying sand

Gray hairs and sorrow cannot hold youthful splendor

I cast aside a picture‑perfect realm for her smile, as sweet as a flower

Enduring this life’s empty longing

If the heart bears no grievance, love and hate follow her

The world is vast, the road of love has no end

Only for her, I turn away from the world

When the battlefield smoke rises, searching for love feels like waves sifting through sand

Meeting her is like spring water reflecting pear blossoms

Brandishing my sword to cut across the horizon, I lightly set aside my longing

In my dreams I cling to her foolishly

[Chinese]

烽烟起 寻爱似浪淘沙

遇见她 如春水映梨花

挥剑断天涯 相思轻放下

梦中我 痴痴牵挂

顾不顾将相王侯

管不管万世千秋

求只求爱化解

这万丈红尘纷乱永无休

爱更爱天长地久

要更要似水温柔

谁在乎谁主春秋

一生有爱 何惧风飞沙

悲白发留不住芳华

抛去江山如画 换她笑面如花

抵过这一生空牵挂

心若无怨 爱恨也随她

天地大 情路永无涯

只为她 袖手天下

顾不顾将相王侯

管不管万世千秋

求只求爱化解

这万丈红尘纷乱永无休

爱更爱天长地久

要更要似水温柔

谁在乎谁主春秋

一生有爱 何惧风飞沙

悲白发留不住芳华

抛去江山如画 换她笑面如花

抵过这一生空牵挂

心若无怨 爱恨也随她

天地大 情路永无涯

只为她 袖手天下

烽烟起 寻爱似浪淘沙

遇见她 如春水映梨花

挥剑断天涯 相思轻放下

梦中我 痴痴牵挂

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
烽烟 /fēng yān/ B2	noun - battle signals; war clouds
寻爱 /xún ài/ B1	verb/noun - seeking love
浪淘沙 /làng táo shā/ C1	noun - a classical poetic motif symbolizing the fleeting nature of fame or love
春水 /chūn shuǐ/ A2	noun - spring water; fresh water in spring
相思 /xiāng sī/ B2	noun - longing or yearning for someone
红尘 /hóng chén/ C2	noun - worldly chaos; the mortal world
爱 /ài/ A1	noun/verb - love; to love
心若无怨 /xīn ruò wú yuàn/ C1	phrase - a heart free of resentment
天地 /tiān dì/ A2	noun - heaven and earth; universe

Key Grammar Structures

• 寻爱似浪淘沙

  ➔ The use of ‘似’ (like/as) to compare two things.

  ➔ ‘似’ means ‘like’ or ‘as’, used to compare one thing to another.

• 挥剑断天涯

  ➔ Use of verb + noun compounds to express metaphorical actions.

  ➔ Verbs combined with nouns create metaphors, e.g., ‘挥剑’ (swing the sword).

• 爱更爱天长地久

  ➔ Repetition of ‘爱’ (love) emphasizes increasing intensity; ‘更’ as a comparison adverb.

  ➔ Repetition strengthens the idea of love, and ‘更’ (more) compares degrees.

• 悲白发留不住芳华

  ➔ Use of ‘留不住’ (cannot keep) to express inability or helplessness.

  ➔ ‘留不住’ means ‘cannot keep’ or ‘cannot hold onto’, indicating helplessness.

• 天地大 情路永无涯

  ➔ Use of ‘永无涯’ (endless) with ‘路’ (road), illustrating infinite scope.

  ➔ ‘永无涯’ means ‘endless’ or ‘boundless’, describing something limitless.