桃花諾 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 鄧紫棋
• Album: Thượng cổ tình ca OST

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful and enjoyable method, and G.E.M.'s “桃花諾” offers a unique opportunity to delve into the beauty of Mandarin. The song's use of classical Chinese poetry and rich metaphors provides a window into the cultural and emotional depth of the language. By exploring the lyrics, you can learn about themes of love, fate, and nature that are deeply embedded in Chinese culture, all while being moved by a beautiful and emotional melody.

[English]

When we first met, our love was tender and sweet

Vows made, as the wind blew and clouds shifted

Through the years, I wonder, how many evenings have passed?

With a heart so true, I wish

Obsession lingers, through cycles of years gone by

In a blink, how many times have flowers bloomed and fallen?

This life’s entanglement, so complex

Stirs the strings of my heart

In the next life, will we meet again?

I’ll leave a peach blossom as a keepsake

To fulfill this fleeting life’s bond

In your eyes, my memories still linger

A patch of earth, a year’s growth of wood

One flower, one tree, one longing

Love is a seed, blooming in the wrong path

Forgetting the way forward, forgetting old things

Forgetting my heart, forgetting you, forgetting the start

Petals stained, left on the road where I loved you

...

This life’s entanglement, so complex

Stirs the strings of my heart

In the next life, will we meet again?

I’ll leave a peach blossom as a keepsake

To fulfill this fleeting life’s bond

In your eyes, my memories still linger

A patch of earth, a year’s growth of wood

One flower, one tree, one longing

Love is a seed, blooming in the wrong path

Forgetting the way forward, forgetting old things

Forgetting my heart, forgetting you, forgetting the start

Petals stained, left on the road where I loved you

A sincere vow, for the next life’s journey

One thought, a peach blossom’s karma carries me through

That one thought, moments of time repeating

Listening to rain, gazing at the lake

In this world, emotions are hard to express

Memories stained, left on the road where I loved you

...

[Chinese]

初見若繾綣

誓言 風吹雲舒捲

歲月間 問今夕又何年?

心有犀但願

執念 輪回過經年

彈指間 繁花開落多少遍?

這一世牽絆 糾結

觸動了心弦

下一世 不知可否再見?

留一片桃花 紀念

了卻浮生緣

眉目間 還有我的思念

一寸土 一年木

一花 一樹 一貪圖

情是種 愛偏開在迷途

忘前路 忘舊物

忘心 忘你 忘最初

花斑斑 留在愛你的路

這一世牽絆 糾結

觸動了心弦

下一世 不知可否再見?

留一片桃花 紀念

了卻浮生緣

眉目間 還有我的思念

一寸土 一年木

一花 一樹 一貪圖

情是種 愛偏開在迷途

忘前路 忘舊物

忘心 忘你 忘最初

花斑斑 留在愛你的路

虔誠夙願 來世路

一念桃花因果渡

那一念 幾闕時光在重復

聽雨書 望天湖

人間寥寥情難訴

回憶斑斑 留在愛你的路

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
誓言 shì yán B1	noun - oath; vow
風 fēng A1	noun - wind
雲 yún A1	noun - cloud
歲月 suì yuè B1	noun - years; time
今夕 jīn xī B2	noun - today's evening
心 xīn A1	noun - heart; mind
執念 zhí niàn B2	noun - obsession; persistent idea
輪回 lún huí B2	noun - reincarnation; cycle of rebirth
繁花 fán huā B1	noun - many flowers; flourishing flowers
牽絆 qiān bàn B2	noun - tie; involvement
糾結 jiū jié B2	verb - to entangle; to be intertwined
心弦 xīn xián B2	noun - heartstrings
桃花 táo huā A2	noun - peach blossom
紀念 jì niàn B1	verb - to commemorate
思念 sī niàn B1	noun - longing; missing
貪圖 tān tú B2	verb - to covet; to be greedy for
愛 ài A1	noun - love
迷途 mí tú B1	noun - lost road; lost way
虔誠 qián chéng B2	adjective - pious; devout
夙願 sù yuàn C1	noun - long-cherished wish
因果 yīn guǒ B2	noun - cause and effect; karma
渡 dù B1	verb - to cross; to ferry across
時光 shí guāng B1	noun - time; times
重復 chóng fù B1	verb - to repeat; to duplicate
寥寥 liáo liáo C1	adjective - very few; scarce
情 qíng A2	noun - feeling; emotion; love
訴 sù B1	verb - to tell; to express
回憶 huí yì B1	noun - memories
斑斑 bān bān B2	adjective - marked; spotted

Key Grammar Structures

• 初見若繾綣

  ➔ Comparative particle '若' (as if)

  ➔ The word "若" introduces a comparison, meaning "as if" or "like".

• 歲月間 問今夕又何年?

  ➔ Rhetorical question with verb‑question pattern

  ➔ The clause "問今夕又何年?" is a rhetorical question; "問" functions like "ask/ wonder".

• 心有犀但願

  ➔ Concessive conjunction "但願" (but hope)

  ➔ The phrase "但願" links two clauses, expressing a hope despite a preceding statement.

• 彈指間 繁花開落多少遍?

  ➔ Temporal adverbial phrase "彈指間" (in the blink of an eye)

  ➔ "彈指間" modifies the whole clause, indicating a very short period.

• 了卻浮生緣

  ➔ Contrastive particle combination "了卻" (but after completing)

  ➔ "了" marks completion, while "卻" introduces an unexpected contrast.

• 情是種 愛偏開在迷途

  ➔ "是...的" nominalizing definition structure

  ➔ "情" is defined by the clause "是種...的", turning the whole phrase into a noun phrase.

• 忘前路 忘舊物

  ➔ Parallelism with omitted verbs (ellipsis)

  ➔ "忘" is understood for both objects, creating a balanced paralell structure.

• 那一念 幾闕時光在重復

  ➔ Progressive aspect with "在" + verb (ongoing action)

  ➔ "在" before "重復" shows that the repetition is happening continuously.

• 人間寥寥情難訴

  ➔ Resultative complement "難訴" (hard to express)

  ➔ "難" modifies the verb "訴", forming a resultative meaning "hard to tell".