在那天回不去的路上 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 薛之謙

Lyrics & Translation

This song offers a unique linguistic journey by blending poetic Chinese lyrics with contemporary pop and traditional opera elements. Through its introspective narrative of past regrets and present acceptance, learners can grasp evocative imagery and emotional expressions, making it a special piece for understanding the nuanced beauty of Chinese storytelling in music.

[English]

On that day

On the road of no return

I still couldn't resist

Waking up with a craving

A couple of ounces brought on these feelings

Paired with half a pound of offal

My steps are all over the place

Like a wandering ghost

I leave half of myself in the earth

And the other half to fly

I brush off my sleeves and roll up my long robe

A cool breeze follows closely behind

The moon lingers around my arm

My silhouette dances in the moonlight

I stumbled a little

But I'm covered in dust

My mouth is full of wildness

Washing away the fatigue

I'm still waiting for myself

I'm not even drunk yet

I still remember myself

How beautiful I once was

I'm piecing myself back together

Reclaiming the fearlessness I had before

Consequences, consequences

Blowing through the grass and trees, the night as cool as water

The cold wind blows

Blowing through the grass and trees, the night as cool as water

I'm going to meet them alone

Listening to the earnest advice of barking dogs from all directions

I'm so foolish, I don't know what to do

Only a strong wind reveals the strength of resilient grass

But the resilient grass doesn't know when to advance or retreat

I swallowed it all down in a daze

Only to burn my mouth later

Regret, regret

It's inevitable anyway

Closing my eyes, I roll up my long robe

Blushing, I raise my glass to the stars

A hundred thousand miles of smoke and clouds pass around my arm

My silhouette dances in the moonlight

Closing my eyes, I roll up my long robe

Blushing, I raise my glass to the stars

My mouth is full of wildness

Washing away the fatigue

I'm still waiting for myself

I'm not even drunk yet

I still remember myself

How beautiful I once was

I'm piecing myself back together

Reclaiming the fearlessness I had before

Consequences, consequences

All the trouble started from gossiping before getting drunk

I'm still waiting for myself

I'm not even drunk yet

I still remember myself

How beautiful I once was

I'm piecing myself back together

Reclaiming the fearlessness I had before

Consequences, consequences

All the trouble started from gossiping before getting drunk

[Chinese]

在那天

回不去的路上

我還是沒忍住

醒來又饞嘴

喝了二兩的感觸

配半斤雜碎

我凌亂的腳步

像孤魂野鬼

我留一半在土地

剩一半在飛

拂袖卷起長衫

清風緊跟隨

月縈繞臂彎

剪影裡翻飛

踉蹌了一小步

卻滿身的灰

我滿嘴的野蠻

衝散了疲憊

我還等著我

我還沒有醉

我還記得我

多麼多麼美

我拼湊著我

來時的無畏

後果 後果

都是醉前搬弄的是非

寒風吹

吹著草木夜涼如水

我單刀赴會

附耳八方的犬吠諄諄教誨

我太傻不知所謂

疾風方知勁草

勁草卻不知進退

稀里糊塗下了肚

後才燙嘴

後悔 後悔

反正難免會

閉著眼我卷起長衫

紅著臉朝著星斗舉杯

九萬里煙雲過臂彎

剪影裡翻飛

閉著眼我卷起長衫

紅著臉朝著星斗舉杯

滿嘴的野蠻

衝散了疲憊

我還等著我

我還沒有醉

我還記得我

多麼多麼美

我拼湊著我

來時的無畏

後果 後果

都是醉前搬弄的是非

我還等著我

我還沒有醉

我還記得我

多麼多麼美

我拼湊著我

來時的無畏

後果 後果

都是醉前搬弄的是非

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
路上 /lu shang/ A2	noun - road, way
孤魂 /gu hun/ B2	noun - lonely ghost, wandering soul
土地 /tu di/ A2	noun - land, soil
拂袖 /fu xiu/ B2	verb - to flick one's sleeves
剪影 /jian ying/ B2	noun - silhouette
踉蹌 /liang qiang/ B2	verb - to stagger, to reel
疲憊 /pi bei/ B1	noun - exhaustion, fatigue
醉 /zui/ B1	verb - to be drunk
無畏 /wu wei/ C1	noun - fearlessness, intrepidity
後果 /hou guo/ B2	noun - consequences, aftermath
搬弄 /ban nong/ C1	verb - to manipulate, to meddle
是非 /shi fei/ B2	noun - right and wrong, good and bad
寒風 /han feng/ A2	noun - cold wind
草木 /cao mu/ A2	noun - grass and trees, vegetation
單刀 /dan dao/ B2	noun - single knife, solo
赴會 /fu hui/ B2	verb - to attend a meeting
諄諄 /zhun zhun/ C1	adverb - earnestly, repeatedly
疾風 /ji feng/ B2	noun - strong wind, gale
勁草 /jing cao/ B2	noun - tough grass, resilient plant