上善若水

• 作者: 黃子華,農夫

歌词:

[中文]

[English]

如果 有高低有光輝有式微

If there's highs and lows, brightness and dimness

有崎嶇有喜都有悲有乜嘢出奇

There are rugged paths, joys and sorrows, surprises

上善若水 攀山過嶺

True goodness is like water, climbing over mountains and ridges

乜水 都可以 係宗師 my friend

Any water, can be a master, my friend

如水 結冰川去滄海去桑田

Like water, freezing into glaciers, flowing into vast seas, changing the fields

東邊到西邊到天邊再伸延

From east to west, to the horizon, then extending further

上善若水 覆舟載艇

True goodness is like water, carrying boats and ships

乜水 都可以 係宗師 my friend

Any water, can be a master, my friend

My friend 我離開咗個井

My friend, I’ve left the well behind

成為水 我可以穿州過城

Becoming water, I can travel across cities and counties

前面幾困難有幾咁難行幾咁閒

Facing difficulties, how hard to walk, how easy to be at ease

我拆散 自己過框 過幾個關 轉幾個灣

Breaking free, crossing barriers, passing through ports, turning corners

就算係順流 逆流

Even with the current or against it

上流下遊 宇宙嘅盡頭

Flowing upstream and downstream, the ends of the universe

冇人可以左右 覆水難收

No one can control, as spilled water can't be retrieved

守 嘅時候可以細水長流

When kept, it can flow steadily and long-lasting

到我攻 有如洪水猛獸大浪冚過頭

Until I attack, like a flood and a mighty wave rushing over

流水淙淙 來去匆匆

Flowing waters, gurgling, coming and going swiftly

無邊 無際 無偏見 無介蒂

Boundless, infinite, without prejudice, without interference

有乜嘢問題都冇問題 我請你好好放低

No matter what the problem, there’s no problem; I ask you to put it down

最強嘅武功 上善若水嘅心胸

The strongest martial skill, a heart of water’s kindness

正面進攻 水洩不通 我就劍走偏鋒

Facing head-on, water seeps through tight defenses, I drift off course with my sword

無最巔峰 一杯水斟一半 唔會自滿

There's no ultimate peak, pouring half a glass of water, never conceited

不停去轉 不停去變

Continuously turning, constantly changing

不停去鑽研 不停去轉變

Keep exploring, keep transforming

成為一道清泉

Becoming a pure spring

山長水遠 連綿不斷

Mountains long, rivers vast, continuous and unending

源遠流傳 海納百川

Deeply rooted, flowing from ancient times, embracing all waters

如果 有高低有光輝有式微

If there's highs and lows, brightness and dimness

有崎嶇有喜都有悲有乜嘢出奇

There are rugged paths, joys and sorrows, surprises

上善若水 攀山過嶺

True goodness is like water, climbing over mountains and ridges

乜水 都可以 係宗師 my friend

Any water, can be a master, my friend

如水 結冰川去滄海去桑田

Like water, freezing into glaciers, flowing into vast seas, changing the fields

東邊到西邊到天邊再伸延

From east to west, to the horizon, then extending further

上善若水 覆舟載艇

True goodness is like water, carrying boats and ships

乜水 都可以 係宗師 my friend

Any water, can be a master, my friend

舉頭 望望 茫茫 宇宙

Lift your head, gaze at the vast universe

水流 到最後又流返返去源頭

Waters flow, ultimately returning to the source

上善若水 各路英雄選手

True goodness is like water, heroes and warriors of all stripes

上乘嘅武功 又駛乜嘢用拳頭

The highest martial arts, what’s the use of just fists

真正嘅五湖四海為一家

The real unity of the world, as one family

唔打 都分得出高下 要打 亦從來唔怕

No fighting, still can tell who’s better, and willing to fight, never afraid

可以巨浪淘沙 或者變流水送落花

Waves can sift sand, or let water carry falling flowers

不為執迷嘅世道服務逐步獨步天下

Stepping beyond narrow minds, striving step by step to master the world

明鏡止水嘅清晰 古老江河嘅經歷

A clear mirror with still water, ancient rivers’ experiences

滴水穿石嘅努力 化做從容不迫嘅一招一式

Water dripping can pierce stone, turning into calm and confident moves

從來冇無敵人 只因無敵

There are no invincible enemies, only because there’s no invincibility

無色 無味 無形式 無忌

Colorless, tasteless, formless, without taboo

變成冰 變成氣 變成兵器

Turning into ice, into vapor, into weapons

變做甘露 嚐一口

Transform into sweet dew, take a sip

拂一拂衣袖 留一手

Flick your sleeve gently, leave a hand behind

哼一首 水調歌頭

Hum a tune of "Water Melody" (Shui Diao Ge Tou)

一出手 化敵為友

With one move, turn enemies into friends

以滋養萬物為首

Nurturing all things first and foremost

以無法為有

Turn the impossible into the possible

如果 有高低有光輝有式微

If there's highs and lows, brightness and dimness

有崎嶇有喜都有悲有乜嘢出奇

There are rugged paths, joys and sorrows, surprises

上善若水 攀山過嶺

True goodness is like water, climbing over mountains and ridges

乜水 都可以 係宗師 my friend

Any water, can be a master, my friend

如水 結冰川去滄海去桑田

Like water, freezing into glaciers, flowing into vast seas, changing the fields

東邊到西邊到天邊再伸延

From east to west, to the horizon, then extending further

上善若水 覆舟載艇

True goodness is like water, carrying boats and ships

乜水 都可以 係宗師 my friend

Any water, can be a master, my friend

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这首歌中的词汇:

词汇	含义
高低 /ɡāo dī/ B1	noun - height; altitude; ups and downs; relative importance
光輝 /ɡuāng huī/ B2	noun - glory; radiance; brilliance adjective - glorious; radiant; brilliant
式微 /shì wēi/ C1	verb - to decline; to wane; to weaken
崎嶇 /qí qū/ B2	adjective - rugged; rough; uneven
悲 /bēi/ A2	noun - sorrow; grief; sadness
攀山 /pān shān/ B1	verb - to climb mountains; mountaineering
嶺 /lǐng/ B1	noun - mountain range; ridge
冰川 /bīng chuān/ B2	noun - glacier
滄海 /cāng hǎi/ C1	noun - the vast sea; the ocean (literary)
桑田 /sāng tián/ C1	noun - mulberry fields; cultivated land; the world (referring to its changes)
覆舟 /fù zhōu/ C1	verb - to capsize a boat; to overthrow
載艇 /zài tǐng/ C1	verb - to carry a boat; to support a boat
宇宙 /yǔ zhòu/ B2	noun - universe; cosmos
進攻 /jìn gōng/ B2	verb - to attack; to assault noun - attack; assault
清泉 /qīng quán/ B2	noun - clear spring

语法:

• 如水 結冰川去滄海去桑田

  ➔ Use of '如' (rú) to compare or resemble 'like' or 'as if'

  ➔ '如' is a classical Chinese preposition used to indicate comparison or resemblance.

• 守 嘅時候可以細水長流

  ➔ Use of '嘅時候' (ge si4 hau6) to indicate 'when' or 'at the time of'

  ➔ '嘅時候' indicates the timing or condition when something happens or is true.

• 變做甘露 嚐一口

  ➔ Use of '變做' (biàn zuò) to express 'turn into' or 'become'

  ➔ '變做' is a Chinese compound verb meaning 'to transform into' or 'become.'

• 不為執迷嘅世道服務逐步獨步天下

  ➔ Use of '不為...服務' (bù wèi... fú wù) to express 'not to serve' or 'not for the purpose of serving'

  ➔ '不為...服務' means 'not to serve' or 'not for the purpose of' in a figurative sense.

• 一出手 化敵為友

  ➔ Use of '一出手' (yì chū shǒu) to mean 'at the moment of action' or 'the moment one acts'

  ➔ '一出手' refers to the instant someone begins to act or take action.

• 一杯水斟一半 唔會自滿

  ➔ Use of '斟' (zhēn) to mean 'pour' or 'fill', especially with liquids

  ➔ '斟' is a Chinese character used to express pouring or filling liquids.