{"id":19027,"date":"2020-02-17T04:23:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T04:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/chinese-song-red-dust-inn-hong-chen-ke-zhan-by-jay-chou\/"},"modified":"2020-02-17T04:23:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T04:23:06","slug":"chinese-song-red-dust-inn-hong-chen-ke-zhan-by-jay-chou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/chinese-song-red-dust-inn-hong-chen-ke-zhan-by-jay-chou\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Song: ‘Red Dust Inn’ \u7ea2\u5c18\u5ba2\u6808 by Jay Chou"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t‘Red Dust Inn (\u7ea2\u5c18\u5ba2\u6808,<\/span> <\/span>Hóngchén kèzhàn)<\/strong>’<\/strong> is included in the Taiwanese Mandopop artist Zhou Jielun (<\/strong><\/span>\u5468\u6770\u4f26,<\/span> <\/span>Zh\u014du jiélún)<\/strong> aka Jay Chou‘s latest album Opus 12 (\u5341\u4e8c\u65b0\u4f5c,<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>Shí'èr x\u012bnzuò)<\/strong>, which was released on December 28th, 2012. This ”Chinese-style (<\/strong><\/span>\u4e2d\u56fd\u98ce, <\/span>Zh\u014dngguó f\u0113ng)<\/strong>” song is about a swordsman who pursued a reclusive lifestyle with his love but was eventually killed by the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\tMusic Video:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t<\/embed><\/p>\n

\tComposer<\/strong>: Zhou Jielun\/Jay Chou
\tLyrics<\/strong>: Fang Wenshan\/Vincent Fang
\tSinger<\/strong>: Zhou Jielun\/Jay Chou<\/p>\n

\tLyrics (Original Chinese, Pinyin Romanization, and English Translation):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\tVERSE #1:<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u5929\u6daf \u7684\u5c3d\u5934\u662f\u98ce\u6c99<\/strong> (Ti\u0101nyá de jìntóu shì f\u0113ngsh\u0101)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

The other end of the world is windy and dusty<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u7ea2\u5c18 \u7684\u6545\u4e8b\u53eb\u7275\u6302<\/strong> (Hóngchén de gùshì jiào qi\u0101ngu\u0101)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

The story of red dust1 is called having someone in your heart<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u5c01\u5200\u9690\u6ca1\u5728\u5bfb\u5e38\u4eba\u5bb6 \u4e1c\u7bf1\u4e0b<\/strong> (F\u0113ngdào y\u01d0nmò zài xúncháng rénjià d\u014dnglí xià)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Hung up my sword and hid myself in the home of an ordinary person, under the eastern fence2<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u95f2\u4e91 \u91ce\u9e64 \u53e4\u524e<\/strong> (Xiányún y\u011bhè g\u01d4chà)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Floating clouds, wild cranes, old temples3<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tVERSE #2:<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u5feb\u9a6c \u5728\u6c5f\u6e56\u91cc\u53ae\u6740<\/strong> (Kuàim\u01ce zài ji\u0101nghú l\u01d0 s\u012bsh\u0101)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

The swift horse, fighting in the chaotic world4<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u65e0\u975e \u662f\u540d\u8ddf\u5229\u653e\u4e0d\u4e0b<\/strong> (Wúf\u0113i shì míngg\u0113nlì fàngbúxià)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

only because I was unable to let go of fame and fortune<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u5fc3\u4e2d\u6709\u6c5f\u5c71\u7684\u4eba\u5c82\u80fd\u5feb\u610f\u6f47\u6d12 <\/strong>(X\u012bnzh\u014dng y\u01d2u ji\u0101ngsh\u0101n de rén q\u01d0néng kuàiyìxi\u0101os\u01ce)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

With the country in his heart, how can a man be truly carefree<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u6211\u53ea\u6c42\u4e0e\u4f60\u5171\u534e\u53d1<\/strong> (W\u01d2 zh\u01d0qiú y\u01d4n\u01d0 gònghu\u0101fà)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I only wish for our hair to turn gray together<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tCHORUS:<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u5251\u51fa\u9798 \u6069\u6028\u4e86 \u8c01\u7b11<\/strong> (Jiànch\u016bqiào \u0113nyuànli\u01ceo shuíxiào)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

The sword unsheathed, feeling resentment, who is laughing?5<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u6211\u53ea\u6c42\u4eca\u671d \u62e5\u4f60\u5165 \u6000\u62b1<\/strong> (W\u01d2 zh\u01d0qiú j\u012bnzh\u0101o y\u014dngn\u01d0 rù huáibào)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I only wish to have you in my arms today<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u7ea2\u5c18\u5ba2\u6808 \u98ce\u4f3c\u5200 \u9aa4\u96e8\u843d \u5bbf\u547d\u6572<\/strong> (Hóngchén kèzh\u0101n f\u0113ngsìd\u0101o zhòuy\u01d4luò sùmìngqi\u0101o)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Red Dust Inn, the wind cutting like knives, the rain falling, fate knocking<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u4efb\u6b66\u6797\u8c01\u9886\u98ce\u9a9a\u6211\u5374 \u53ea\u4e3a\u4f60 \u6298\u8170<\/strong> (Rèn w\u01d4lín shuí l\u01d0ngf\u0113ngs\u0101o w\u01d2 què zh\u01d0wèin\u01d0 zhéy\u0101o)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I don’t care who takes the lead in the world of martial arts, I only bend my back for you6<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u8fc7\u8352\u6751\u91ce\u6865 \u5bfb\u4e16\u5916 \u53e4\u9053<\/strong> (Guò hu\u0101ngc\u016bn y\u011bqiáo xún shìwài g\u01d4dào)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

(We) would pass by the deserted villages and untrodden bridges, (we would) look for the roads not taken<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u8fdc\u79bb\u4eba\u95f4\u5c18\u56a3 \u67f3\u7d6e\u98d8\u6267\u5b50\u4e4b\u624b\u900d\u9065<\/strong> (Yu\u01cenlí rénji\u0101n chénxi\u0101o li\u01d4xùpi\u0101o zhíz\u01d0zh\u012bsh\u01d2u xi\u0101oyáo)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Far away from the bustling mortal world, catkins floating in the air, hand in hand, free and unfettered<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tVERSE #3:<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u6a90\u4e0b \u7a97\u68c2\u659c\u6620\u679d\u6860<\/strong> (Yánxià chu\u0101nglíng xiéyìng zh\u012byá)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Under the eaves, the twigs slant across the lattice window<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u4e0e\u4f60 \u5e2d\u5730\u5bf9\u5ea7\u996e\u8336<\/strong> (y\u01d4n\u01d0 xídì duìzuò y\u01d0nchá)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

We sit on the ground sipping tea<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u6211\u4ee5\u5de5\u7b14\u753b\u5c06\u4f60\u7262\u7262 \u7684\u8bb0\u4e0b<\/strong> (W\u01d2 y\u01d0 g\u014dngb\u01d0huà ji\u0101ngn\u01d0 láoláo de jìxià)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I use Gongbi painting to etch you in my heart7<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u63d0\u7b14 \u4e0d\u4e3a\u98ce\u96c5<\/strong> (Tíb\u01d0 búwèi f\u0113ngy\u01ce)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I put pen to paper, but not for literary pursuits<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tVERSE #4:<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u706f\u4e0b \u53f9\u7ea2\u989c\u8fd1\u665a\u971e<\/strong> (D\u0113ngxià tàn hóngyán jìn w\u01cenxiá)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Under the light, your blushing face is like the sunset’s glow<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u6211\u8bf4\u7f18\u4efd \u4e00\u5982\u53c2\u7985\u4e0d\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/strong> (W\u01d2shu\u014d yuánfèn yìrú c\u0101nchán bùshu\u014dhuà)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I remark that chance (comes) is like practicing Zen meditation, without saying a word8<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u6cea\u5982\u68a8\u82b1\u6d12\u6ee1\u4e86\u7eb8\u4e0a\u7684\u5929\u4e0b<\/strong> (N\u01d0 lèirúlíhu\u0101 s\u01cem\u01cen le zh\u01d0shàng de ti\u0101nxià)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Your tears like pear blossoms sprinkled across the world on the paper [meaning painting and writing]<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u7231\u6068\u5982\u5199\u610f \u5c71\u6c34\u753b<\/strong> (àihèn rú xi\u011byì sh\u0101nshu\u01d0huà)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

Love and hate are like the Xieyi landscape painting9<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tCHORUS<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u4efb\u6b66\u6797\u8c01\u9886\u98ce\u9a9a\u6211\u5374 \u53ea\u4e3a\u4f60 \u6298\u8170<\/strong> (Rèn w\u01d4lín shuíl\u01d0ngf\u0113ngs\u0101o w\u01d2 què zh\u01d0wèin\u01d0 zhéy\u0101o)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

I don’t care who takes the lead in the world of martial arts, I only bend my back for you<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u4f60\u56de\u7738\u591a\u5a07 \u6211\u6cea\u4e2d \u5e26\u7b11<\/strong> (N\u01d0 huímóudu\u014dji\u0101o w\u01d2 lèizh\u014dngdàixiào)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

How beautiful you were glancing back, I smiled through tears<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t<\/p>\n

\u9152\u62db\u65d7\u98ce\u4e2d\u8427\u8427 \u5251\u51fa\u9798 \u6069\u6028\u4e86<\/strong> (Ji\u01d4zh\u0101oqí f\u0113ngzh\u014dng xi\u0101oxi\u0101o jiànch\u016bqiào \u0113nyuànli\u01ceo)<\/div>\n

<\/b><\/p>\n

The wine inn’s flag fluttered in the wind, the sword unsheathed, feeling resentment<\/div><\/p>\n