Tổ Á Nạp Tích 祖娅纳惜 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 祖娅纳惜

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Blood rain on blades, carrying the stench of wind

Forging white bones, making a mountain oath

Across the vast seas, we can still meet

Blazing fire, startling the clouds and the vast sky

You arrive in the city, and the fertile fields tremble in fear

Blowing away the mist, weapons embrace each other

Under the connected blades, the remnants of cherry blossoms weigh heavy

Turbulent undercurrents, dyeing the white scales red

Above the long river, all spirits mourn, I trade my skirt and hairpin for wildness

Golden hook, cold moon, blood-colored pulp, may the four seas be safe

Proclaim me as king

Shouldering blades, breaking through armor, marching a thousand miles, dominating the battlefield

Let the vast sky startle the flying birds, taking glory as my splendid attire

Call me the king

Wielding the long sword, cutting through mountains, severing white waves, ten thousand feet of silver waves

Tides rise past a thousand sails

Tides fall in the hometown of the four seas

Listen to the golden wind and sea waves piercing through the air

Taking off the white armor, who will I be with

Driftwood carries the boat across the river

The flowing river rushes by, as if warm wind whispers in my ear

Listen to the ever-lasting life, sharing dawn and dusk

Leaving home, will anyone see me off

The fertile soil is a place of peace

War horses are busy, building harbors to avoid the wind

Above the long river, all spirits mourn, I trade my skirt and hairpin for wildness

Golden hook, cold moon, blood-colored pulp, may the four seas be safe

Proclaim me as king

Shouldering blades, breaking through armor, marching a thousand miles, dominating the battlefield

Let the vast sky startle the flying birds, taking glory as my splendid attire

Call me the king

Wielding the long sword, cutting through mountains, severing white waves, ten thousand feet of silver waves

Tides rise past a thousand sails

Tides fall in the hometown of the four seas

Proclaim me as king

Shouldering blades, breaking through armor, marching a thousand miles, dominating the battlefield

Let the vast sky startle the flying birds, taking glory as my splendid attire

Call me the king

Wielding the long sword, cutting through mountains, severing white waves, ten thousand feet of silver waves

Tides rise past a thousand sails

Tides fall, and I return home

[Chinese]

兵 刃上血雨攜腥風

鑄白骨且以為山盟

隔萬海亦可相逢

烈火煌煌 遏流雲驚長空

君 臨城中沃野皆惶恐

吹散迷霧刀兵相擁

通連刃下殘櫻重

暗流洶涌 將白鱗染紅

長川之上，萬靈哀傷，我將裙釵換疏狂

金鉤冷月，血色濃漿，望四海無恙

奉我為王

扛白刃 破戰甲千里往 縱橫沙場

任天高闊驚弓飛鳥 取榮耀做我華裳

喚我為王

提長劍 斬山嶽斷白波 萬丈銀浪

潮生過千帆

潮落四海之鄉

聽 金風海浪捲石穿空

卸去白甲會與誰同

浮木載行過江舟

流川匆匆 若耳邊有暖風

聽 生生不息朝暮可共

離家而去可有人送

沃野之土安居處

戎馬倥傯 為建港避風

長川之上，萬靈哀傷，我將裙釵換疏狂

金鉤冷月，血色濃漿，望四海無恙

奉我為王

扛白刃 破戰甲千里往 縱橫沙場

任天高闊驚弓飛鳥 取榮耀做我華裳

喚我為王

提長劍 斬山嶽斷白波 萬丈銀浪

潮生過千帆

潮落四海之鄉

奉我為王

扛白刃 破戰甲千里往 縱橫沙場

任天高闊驚弓飛鳥 取榮耀做我華裳

喚我為王

提長劍 斬山嶽斷白波 萬丈銀浪

潮生過千帆

潮落與我還鄉

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
血雨 /xuēr/yǔ/ C1	noun - blood rain, metaphorical for chaos or violence
血色 /xuèsè/ B2	noun - blood-red color
戰甲 /zhànjiǎ/ C1	noun - battle armor, protective military gear
長劍 /chángjiàn/ B2	noun - long sword
潮 /cháo/ A2	noun - tide, ocean current
長空 /chángkōng/ C1	noun - high sky, the vast expanse above
英雄 /yīngxióng/ B2	noun - hero, courageous person
輝煌 /huīhuáng/ C1	adjective - brilliant, magnificent
荣耀 /róngyào/ B2	noun - glory, honor, fame
威嚴 /wēiyán/ C2	noun - awe-inspiring dignity and respect

Key Grammar Structures

• 兵刃上血雨攜腥風

  ➔ Adverbial usage of nouns

  ➔ “血雨” (blood rain) and “腥風” (sanguine wind) are nouns used adverbially to describe the scene on the weapons, emphasizing the fierce and bloody atmosphere.

• 鑄白骨且以為山盟

  ➔ Conjunctive adverb '且'

  ➔ The conjunctive adverb '且' connects two actions: casting bones and considering it as a mountain alliance, showing both actions are performed simultaneously.

• 君臨城中沃野皆惶恐

  ➔ Omission of subject in the second clause

  ➔ The subject '沃野' (fertile fields) is omitted in the second clause, understood from context, emphasizing the fear caused by the ruler's presence.

• 長川之上，萬靈哀傷，我將裙釵換疏狂

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction '，' (comma) and metaphorical expression

  ➔ The comma acts as a contrastive conjunction between the sorrow of all spirits and the speaker's decision to trade her hairpin for recklessness, using metaphorical language.

• 奉我為王

  ➔ Imperative mood with object '我' (me)

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to command others to acknowledge the speaker as the king, with '我' (me) as the object, emphasizing self-proclamation.