求佛 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 誓言, DJ默涵

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional depths of Chinese pop with "求佛," a song that beautifully illustrates themes of love, loss, and spiritual longing. By exploring its heartfelt lyrics, you'll gain insight into Chinese culture and the powerful emotions that connect us all.

[English]

Can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Willing to trade countless lifetimes for one fate with you

Hoping to move the heavens

Can we, can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Before I cross this Naihe Bridge

Let me kiss your face once more

When the moonlight falls on my face

I feel my appearance is about to change

There’s a soup called heart-wrenching pain

Drinking it gives me magical strength

Closing my eyes, I see heaven

Where your smile is hidden

I’ve dodged countless hunters’ guns

Chased away the sorrow crawling from graves

For you, I’ve become a werewolf-like figure

For you, I’ve fallen into madness

For you, I’ve donned thick disguises

For you, I’ve changed my heart

Can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Willing to trade countless lifetimes for one fate with you

Hoping to move the heavens

Can we, can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Before I cross this Naihe Bridge

Let me kiss your face once more

...

Closing my eyes, I see heaven

Where your smile is hidden

I’ve dodged countless hunters’ guns

Chased away the sorrow crawling from graves

For you, I’ve become a werewolf-like figure

For you, I’ve fallen into madness

For you, I’ve donned thick disguises

For you, I’ve changed my heart

Can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Willing to trade countless lifetimes for one fate with you

Hoping to move the heavens

Can we, can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Before I cross this Naihe Bridge

Let me kiss your face once more

Can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Willing to trade countless lifetimes for one fate with you

Hoping to move the heavens

Can we, can we ever meet again?

I've been pleading before Buddha for thousands of years

Before I cross this Naihe Bridge

Let me kiss your face once more

Let me kiss your face once more

Let me kiss your face once more

Your face

[Chinese]

我們還能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

願意用幾世換我們一世情緣

希望可以感動上天

我們還能不能能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

當我在踏過這條奈何橋之前

讓我再吻一吻你的臉

當月光灑在我的臉上

我想我就快變了摸樣

有一種叫做撕心裂肺的湯

喝了它有神奇的力量

閉上眼看見天堂

那是藏着你笑的地方

我躲開無數個獵人的槍

趕走墳墓爬出的憂傷

為了你 我變成狼人摸樣

為了你 染上了瘋狂

為了你 穿上厚厚的偽装

為了你 換了心腸

我們還能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

願意用幾世換我們一世情緣

希望可以感動上天

我們還能不能能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

當我在踏過這條奈何橋之前

讓我再吻一吻你的臉

閉上眼看見天堂

那是藏着你笑的地方

我躲開無數個獵人的槍

趕走墳墓爬出的憂傷

為了你 我變成狼人摸樣

為了你 染上了瘋狂

為了你 穿上厚厚的偽装

為了你 換了心腸

我們還能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

願意用幾世換我們一世情緣

希望可以感動上天

我們還能不能能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

當我在踏過這條奈何橋之前

讓我再吻一吻你的臉

我們還能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

願意用幾世換我們一世情緣

希望可以感動上天

我們還能不能能不能再見面

我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

當我在踏過這條奈何橋之前

讓我再吻一吻你的臉

讓我再吻一吻你的臉

讓我再吻一吻你的臉

你的臉

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
佛 fó A2	noun - Buddha; a Buddhist deity
求 qiú A2	verb - to beg, to request, to pray for
千年 qiān nián B1	noun - a thousand years
情缘 qíng yuán B2	noun - fate of love; affectionate destiny
感动 gǎn dòng B1	verb - to move emotionally; to be touched
上天 shàng tiān B1	noun - heaven; the sky above
奈何橋 nài hé qiáo C1	noun - Naihe Bridge, the bridge of forgetting in Chinese folklore
踏 tà A2	verb - to step on; to tread
吻 wěn A2	verb - to kiss noun - a kiss
臉 liǎn A1	noun - face
月光 yuè guāng B1	noun - moonlight
變 biàn A2	verb - to change, to become different
撕心裂肺 sī xīn liè fèi C2	adjective - heart‑wrenching; extremely painful (idiom)
神奇 shén qí B2	adjective - magical, miraculous, wonderful
力量 lì liàng B1	noun - strength, power
天堂 tiān táng A2	noun - heaven, paradise
獵人 liè rén B1	noun - hunter
槍 qiāng A2	noun - gun, rifle
憂傷 yōu shāng B2	adjective - sad, sorrowful
狼人 láng rén B1	noun - werewolf
瘋狂 fēng kuáng B2	adjective - crazy, mad, frantic
偽装 wěi zhuāng B2	verb - to disguise, to conceal noun - disguise, camouflage
心腸 xīn cháng B2	noun - heart, inner feelings; compassion

Key Grammar Structures

• 我們還能不能再見面

  ➔ Rhetorical question/possibility with '還能不能'

  ➔ The phrase "還能不能" (hái néng bu néng) is a rhetorical question asking if something is still possible or if it can still happen. It implies a strong desire or a sense of uncertainty. Here, it means 'Can we still meet again or not?'

• 我在佛前苦苦求了幾千年

  ➔ Adverbial Reduplication '苦苦' and '了' for duration

  ➔ "苦苦" (kǔkǔ) is the reduplication of the adjective "苦" (bitter/hard), used as an adverb to emphasize the intensity of the action "求" (to plead). "求了幾千年" uses "了" to indicate the duration of an action that has continued for "幾千年" (several thousand years).

• 願意用幾世換我們一世情緣

  ➔ '願意' (willingness) + '用...換...' (exchange structure)

  ➔ "願意" (yuànyì) means 'to be willing to' or 'to wish to.' The structure "用 A 換 B" (yòng A huàn B) means 'to use A to exchange for B,' indicating a trade-off or an exchange.

• 當我在踏過這條奈何橋之前

  ➔ Time clause '當...之前'

  ➔ The structure "當...之前" (dāng... zhīqián) indicates a time frame, meaning 'before (when) [the action in the '當' clause happens]'. It sets the condition or timing for the main action.

• 讓我再吻一吻你的臉

  ➔ '讓' (causative), '再' (again), and Verb Reduplication (V一V)

  ➔ "讓" (ràng) is a causative verb meaning 'to let' or 'to allow.' "再" (zài) means 'again' or 'once more.' "吻一吻" (wěn yī wěn) is the reduplication of the verb "吻" (to kiss), which softens the tone and suggests a brief or light action.

• 我想我就快變了摸樣

  ➔ '就快...了' (impending action)

  ➔ The structure "就快...了" (jiù kuài... le) indicates that an action or a change is about to happen very soon. "就快" means 'soon' or 'about to,' and "了" marks the completion or change.

• 那是藏着你笑的地方

  ➔ 'V着...的地方' (place where an action/state is continuous)

  ➔ "藏着" (cáng zhe) uses "着" to indicate a continuous state or action, meaning 'hiding' or 'being kept.' "的地方" (de dìfang) is a nominalizer, making the whole phrase "藏着你笑的地方" mean 'the place where your smile is hidden/kept.'

• 為了你 我變成狼人摸樣

  ➔ '為了' (purpose) + '變成' (resultative complement '成')

  ➔ "為了" (wèile) means 'for the sake of' or 'for,' expressing purpose. "變成" (biànchéng) uses the resultative complement "成" to indicate that something has 'become' or 'turned into' something else.

• 趕走墳墓爬出的憂傷

  ➔ Resultative Complements 'V+走' and 'V+出'

  ➔ "趕走" (gǎnzǒu) uses the resultative complement "走" (away) to indicate driving something away. "爬出" (pá chū) uses the resultative complement "出" (out) to indicate crawling out from somewhere. Both describe the result of the action.

• 有一種叫做撕心裂肺的湯

  ➔ '叫做' (to be called/named)

  ➔ "叫做" (jiàozuò) is used to introduce the name or term of something. It means 'to be called' or 'to be named.' Here, it introduces the name of a type of soup.