舞孃 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 蔡依林
• Album: 舞孃

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the captivating world of Taiwanese pop with Jolin Tsai's "Dancing Diva," a song that not only showcases impressive dance moves and Middle Eastern-inspired music but also embodies a powerful message of self-expression and perseverance, offering listeners a chance to immerse themselves in the vibrant culture and language of Mandarin pop .

[English]

Moonlight recklessly spills by the stained window

Dust and smoke create a magical vision

Another cup of that ancient, mysterious Ganges water

The cat's eye embedded in my forehead reveals the celebration

Imprisoned for love, the joints of thousands of years

Are telling the forgotten romance

Listening to all joys and sorrows tied around my waist

Let those images reappear, return to the past

Spinning, jumping, I close my eyes

The noise is unseen, are you intoxicated?

White snow, summer nights, I never rest

Blurring the years, I crush the hourglass of time

...

Stories etched on spinning fingertips

Who is following me with such longing?

This night, the steps of the old palace

The sweat I shake off in passion lights up the celebration

Layer by layer, I am tightly surrounded

I want the world to forget to sleep

Your thoughts reflected between my brows

The happiness I gave up has all come true, the sadness is all destroyed

Spinning, jumping, I close my eyes

The noise is unseen, are you intoxicated?

White snow, summer nights, I never rest

Blurring the years, the joys and sorrows of the dancer go unseen

...

I crush the hourglass of time

...

The joys and sorrows of the dancer go unseen

Spinning, spinning, spinning

Spinning, spinning, spinning

All joys and sorrows are written before my eyes

Let those images reappear, return to the past

Return to the past

Spinning, jumping, I close my eyes

The noise is unseen, are you intoxicated?

White snow, summer nights, I never rest

Blurring the years, I crush the hourglass of time

Spinning, jumping, I close my eyes

The noise is unseen, are you intoxicated?

White snow, summer nights, I never rest

Blurring the years, the joys and sorrows of the dancer go unseen

...

[Chinese]

月光 放肆在染色的窗邊

塵煙 魔幻所有視覺

再一杯 那古老神秘恆河水

我鑲在額頭的貓眼 揭開了慶典

為愛囚禁 數千年的關節

正訴說 遺忘的愛戀

聽所有喜悲 繫在我的腰間

讓那些畫面再出現 再回到從前

旋轉 跳躍 我閉著眼

塵囂看不見 你沉醉了沒

白雪 夏夜 我不停歇

模糊了年歲 時光的沙漏被我踩碎

故事 刻畫在旋轉的指尖

是誰 在痴痴的追隨

這一夜 那破舊皇宮的台階

我忘情抖落的汗水 點亮了慶典

一層一層把我 緊緊包圍

我要讓世界 忘了睡

你的心事倒影在 我的眉間

放棄的快樂都實現 難過都摧毀

旋轉 跳躍 我閉著眼

塵囂看不見 你沉醉了沒

白雪 夏夜 我不停歇

模糊了年歲 舞孃的喜悲沒人看見

時光的沙漏被我踩碎

舞孃的喜悲沒人看見

旋轉 旋轉 旋轉

旋轉 旋轉 旋轉

所有喜悲 寫在我的眼前

讓那些畫面再出現 回到從前

回到從前

旋轉 跳躍 我閉著眼

塵囂看不見 你沉醉了沒

白雪 夏夜 我不停歇

模糊了年歲 時光的沙漏被我踩碎

旋轉 跳躍 我閉著眼

塵囂看不見 你沉醉了沒

白雪 夏夜 我不停歇

模糊了年歲 舞孃的喜悲沒人看見

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
月光 (yuèguāng) /ɥê ɡʷɑŋ/ B1	noun - moonlight
塵煙 (chényān) /t͡ʂʰən ján/ B2	noun - dust and smoke
魔幻 (móhuàn) /mwǒ xwàn/ B2	adjective - magical, fantastic
鑲 (xiāng) /ɕiáŋ/ B2	verb - to inlay, to set
囚禁 (qiújìn) /t͡ɕʰjǒʊ t͡ɕìn/ C1	verb - to imprison, to confine
遺忘 (yíwàng) /ǐ wâŋ/ B2	verb - to forget, to be forgotten
喜悲 (xǐbēi) /ɕì péi/ B2	noun - joys and sorrows
旋轉 (xuánzhuǎn) /ɕɥɛ̌n ʈʂʷàn/ B1	verb - to revolve, to spin
跳躍 (tiàoyuè) /tʰjâʊ ɥê/ B1	verb - to jump, to leap
塵囂 (chénxiāo) /t͡ʂʰən ɕjáʊ/ C1	noun - noise and clamor of the world
沉醉 (chénzuì) /t͡ʂʰən t͡swêi/ B2	verb - to be intoxicated, to be lost in
模糊 (móhú) /mwǒ xǔ/ B1	adjective - blurred, vague
年歲 (niánsuì) /njǎn swêi/ B1	noun - years, age
刻畫 (kèhuà) /kʰɤ̂ xwâ/ B2	verb - to portray, to depict
追隨 (zhuīsuí) /ʈʂwéi swéi/ B2	verb - to follow, to accompany
汗水 (hànshuǐ) /xàn ʂwèi/ A2	noun - sweat

Key Grammar Structures

• 我鑲在額頭的貓眼 揭開了慶典

  ➔ Using the passive voice and the verb 'to open' in past tense.

  ➔ The sentence employs the **passive voice** with '鑲在' indicating something being embedded or set into something else.

• 每一層一層把我 緊緊包圍

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis combined with the use of the classifier '層' to indicate layers.

  ➔ The phrase uses **repetition** ('每一層一層') to emphasize the layering or increasing intensity.

• 旋轉 跳躍 我閉著眼

  ➔ Use of serial verbs indicating consecutive actions without conjunctions.

  ➔ The use of **serial verbs** like '旋轉' and '跳躍' illustrates multiple actions happening in sequence.

• 模糊了年歲 時光的沙漏被我踩碎

  ➔ Passive construction with '被' indicating the action of breaking the hourglass.

  ➔ The sentence employs a **passive voice** with '被' to show the subject's action of breaking the hourglass.

• 所有喜悲 寫在我的眼前

  ➔ Using the verb '寫在' (write on) to indicate writing or projecting emotions onto visual space.

  ➔ The phrase uses **verb '寫在'** (write on) metaphorically to indicate emotions or memories being projected onto the viewer's perception.

• 時光的沙漏被我踩碎

  ➔ Passive voice construction with '被' indicating the action of smashing the hourglass.

  ➔ The sentence employs **passive voice** with '被' to emphasize the act of breaking the hourglass as an impactful event.