一念成魔 – Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

• By: Gary曹格

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the depths of Chinese Wuxia culture through Gary Cao's “一念成魔,” the theme song for the 誅仙 mobile game. Delve into themes of love, hate, and transformation, and discover how a single thought can change everything. Learn new vocabulary and explore the nuances of emotional expression in Mandarin.

[English]

A thought turns to madness

I knock on the sand dunes with thirst

Ten years of life and death come rushing in

Love in my heart, silently recited

Constantly tearing apart the silence

You use an unending torment

Ten years of twists and turns, making it hard to break free

Tears in my heart, pain pouring down like rain

Commemorating the promise of eternal life

I am not a king, I am just crazy

I cry, I laugh, I get drunk, I wake, let me taste it all

Boil a pot of murky wine, draining the obsession completely

Sorrow and joy, everything becomes empty

I am not a king, I am just crazy

I am infatuated, I am foolish, I love, I hate, all for me to bear

No longer seeking to struggle, not afraid of fate's tricks

Graces and grudges, right and wrong, I turn to madness with a thought

A soul that has been devoured

Scalding blood, the phantom moon reveals the love bell

The wind and sand cannot blow away love and hate, obsession drowns me

A thought changes to a wandering life, because

This world

Still has my madness, let me taste it all

Boil a pot of murky wine, draining the obsession completely

Sorrow and joy, everything becomes empty

I am not a king, I am just crazy

I am infatuated, I am foolish, I love, I hate, all for me to bear

No longer seeking to struggle, not afraid of fate's tricks

Graces and grudges, right and wrong, I turn to madness with a thought

[Chinese]

一念成魔　曹格

我用乾渴 敲擊著沙丘

湧來十年 生死的蹉跎

愛在心中 默念有聲

不斷 撕裂著沈默

你用一盞 不滅的煎熬

輾轉十年 讓我無法掙脫

淚在心中 痛苦傾盆滂沱

祭奠著 永生的承諾

我不是王 我只是瘋狂

我哭 我笑 我醉 我醒 任由我來嚐

煮一壺濁酒 一乾而盡癡情咒

悲與歡 一切都成空

我不是王 我只是瘋狂

我癡 我傻 我愛 我恨 都由我來償

不再求掙扎 不怕命運再捉弄

恩與怨 是與非 我一念成魔

被吞蝕的魂魄

滾燙的鮮血 幻月昭昭情鍾

風沙吹不走愛與恨 瞋癡把我淹沒

一念換一身飄泊 因為

這 個世界

還有我瘋狂 任由我來嚐

煮一壺濁酒 一乾而盡癡情咒

悲與歡 一切都成空

我不是王 我只是瘋狂

我癡 我傻 我愛 我恨 都由我來償

不再求掙扎 不怕命運再捉弄

恩與怨 是與非 我一念成魔

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
愛 /ài/ A2	noun - love
恨 /hèn/ B1	noun - hatred, resentment
心 /xīn/ A1	noun - heart, mind
魂魄 /hún pò/ C2	noun - soul and spirit
煎熬 /jiān áo/ B2	noun - torture, suffering
滂沱 /pāng tuó/ C1	adjective - pouring rain, torrential
痛苦 /tòng kǔ/ B2	noun - pain, suffering
祭奠 /jì diàn/ C2	verb/noun - to祭祀, spiritual offering
瘋狂 /fēng kuáng/ B2	adjective - crazy, insane
飄泊 /piāo bó/ C1	verb - to drift and wander
知癡 /zhī chì/ C2	noun/adjective - ignorance, foolishness
瘡 /chuāng/ B2	noun - wound, sore
狂熱 /kuángrè/ B2	noun - fervor, fanaticism

Key Grammar Structures

• 我用乾渴 敲擊著沙丘

  ➔ Use of the verb "用" (yòng) + object + verb to indicate "using" something to perform an action.

  ➔ "用" (yòng) functions as "to use" and is followed by the object and then the verb.

• 愛在心中 默念有聲

  ➔ Use of "在" (zài) to indicate location or state, forming a phrase "愛在心中" (love is in the heart).

  ➔ "在" (zài) indicates the location or situation where the love is present.

• 我不是王 我只是瘋狂

  ➔ Use of "不是" (bù shì) to negate and say "am not"; "只是" (zhǐ shì) to indicate "only" or "merely".

  ➔ "不是" (bù shì) is used for negation, meaning "am not". "只是" (zhǐ shì) emphasizes "only" or "merely".

• 我癡 我傻 我愛 我恨 都由我來償

  ➔ Series of nouns/verbs separated by spaces, expressing multiple related actions or states. "都由我來" (dōu yóu wǒ lái) indicates "all by me" (taking responsibility).

  ➔ The sequence emphasizes multiple feelings/actions, with "都由我來" implying the speaker takes full responsibility.

• 不再求掙扎 不怕命運再捉弄

  ➔ Use of "不再" (bù zài) to mean "no longer" + verb; "不怕" (bù pà) to mean "not afraid of".

  ➔ "不再" (bù zài) indicates stopping an action; "不怕" (bù pà) expresses lack of fear towards something.

• 恩與怨 是與非 我一念成魔

  ➔ Use of "是" (shì) as a connector to equate "恩與怨" (kindness and resentment) with "是與非" (right and wrong); "一念成魔" (a single thought becomes devil) expressing a cause-effect relationship.

  ➔ "是" (shì) links related concepts, showing they are equal or equivalent. "一念成魔" signifies how a single thought can lead to evil.