入陣曲 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: 五月天
• Album: 蘭陵王電視原聲帶

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of contemporary Chinese rock with Mayday's impactful song "入陣曲" (Into the Arena). This powerful track is not just a musical journey; it's a profound cultural statement. Through its compelling lyrics and rock melodies, you can learn about modern Mandarin Chinese while gaining insight into significant social and political issues that resonated with the Taiwanese public. Its use of classical Chinese literary allusions combined with contemporary social critique makes it a unique and special song for language learners interested in cultural context and impactful storytelling.

[English]

When a city wall is built just to block all the longing for freedom

When faith can no longer resist the chaos and famine everywhere

Lavish chaos in Lanling, heaven and earth forget the ones who leave

Fearless in the lone grave, only afraid of the suffering of all beings

Night is not over, dawn is not yet here, I stand on the battlefield of survival

Hoping only that this life will run again to the face I miss

Tears not dry, heart not cooled—what remains so passionate

The Song of War, accompanying my reckless pride

...

When a truth can be hidden by a single hand, only to be forgotten by people

Writing a reckless chapter, our glorious story once shined so bright

A thousand years of ink, a drunken toast to ease the heart's worries

Young and reckless, wasting youth—only yearning for grand ambitions

Night is not over, dawn is not yet here, I stand on the battlefield of survival

Hoping only that this life will run again to the face I miss

Tears not dry, heart not cooled—what remains so passionate

The Song of War, where no one sings alone amidst enemies' cries

Night is almost over, dawn has broken, daylight erases the starlight

Like us, all eventually swallowed by the chaos of history

When the world forgets, who was my blood boiling for

A thousand years later, you and I are still nurtured

...

Night is not over, dawn is not yet here, I stand on the battlefield of survival

Hoping only that this life will run again to the face I miss

Tears not dry, heart not cooled—what remains so passionate

The Song of War, surrounded by enemies’ cries, who sings alone?

Night is nearly over, dawn already here, the stars fade into daylight

Like us, all destined to be buried in the chaos of history

When everyone forgets, for whom did my blood once boil

The Song of War, accompanying my reckless pride

March into battle, driven by frustration that iron isn't steel enough

...

[Chinese]

當一座城牆 只為了阻擋所有自由渴望

當一份信仰 再不能抵抗遍地戰亂饑荒

蘭陵撩亂茫 天地離人忘

無畏孤冢葬 只怕蒼生殤

夜未央 天未亮 我在倖存的沙場

只盼望 此生再 奔向思念的臉龐

淚未乾 心未涼 是什麼依然在滾燙

入陣曲 伴我無悔的狂妄

當一份真相 隻手能隱藏 直到人們遺忘

寫一頁莽撞 我們的篇章曾經如此輝煌

丹青千秋釀 一醉解愁腸

無悔少年枉 只願壯志狂

夜未央 天未亮 我在倖存的沙場

只盼望 此生再 奔向思念的臉龐

淚未乾 心未涼 是什麼依然在滾燙

入陣曲 伴我無悔的狂妄

忘不記 原不諒 憤恨無疆

肅不清 除不盡 魑魅魍魎

幼無糧 民無房 誰在分贓

千年後 你我都 仍被豢養

夜未央 天未亮 我在倖存的沙場

只盼望 此生再 奔向思念的臉龐

淚未乾 心未涼 是什麼依然在滾燙

入陣曲 四面楚歌誰獨唱

夜已央 天已亮 白晝隱沒了星光

像我們 都終將 葬身歷史的洪荒

當世人 都遺忘 我血液曾為誰滾燙

入陣曲 伴我無悔的狂妄

入陣去 只因 恨鐵不成鋼

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
城牆 /chéng qiáng/ B1	noun - city wall
自由 /zì yóu/ A2	noun - freedom
信仰 /xìn yǎng/ B2	noun - faith
戰亂 /zhàn luàn/ B2	noun - war and chaos
淚 /lèi/ A2	noun - tear
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart
狂妄 /kuáng wàng/ C1	adjective - arrogant
歷史 /lì shǐ/ B1	noun - history
思念 /sī niàn/ B2	verb - to miss (someone)
狂 /kuáng/ B2	adjective - crazy
願 /yuàn/ B1	verb - to wish
蒼生 /cāng shēng/ C2	noun - the common people
殤 /shāng/ C2	noun - mourning
篇章 /piān zhāng/ B2	noun - chapter
輝煌 /huī huáng/ B2	adjective - brilliant
千年 /qiān nián/ A2	noun - thousand years

Key Grammar Structures

• 只為了阻擋所有自由渴望

  ➔ 只為了 + verb phrase

  ➔ The phrase "只為了" emphasizes purpose or intention, indicating that something is done solely for a specific reason.

• 天地離人忘

  ➔ Absent of conjunctions; simple noun phrase

  ➔ This line uses a compact noun phrase to depict a scene or state directly, typical of poetry and lyrical language.

• 淚未乾 心未涼

  ➔ 未 + verb (negation indicating 'not yet')

  ➔ The phrase "未" used with a verb expresses that an action or state has not yet been completed or occurred.

• 像我們 都終將 葬身歷史的洪荒

  ➔ 終將 + verb (future inevitability)

  ➔ The phrase "終將" signifies that something will inevitably happen in the future.

• 伴我無悔的狂妄

  ➔ 的 + noun (possessive or descriptive marker)

  ➔ The structure "的" links a noun to a modifier, often indicating possession or a descriptive attribute.