Silver Ash

shang
(pinyin)

Lyrics & Music: Silver Ash;
Romanization: iro (2005.03.28)

gu hun wu xin bian     zhi xiang neng zai duo kan yi yan (zai ren jian)
hong you liu lu            zai jiang nan yan hua shi jie (zai na nian)

ban nian bai:
ben wang neng ban ni sheng bian     zhi bai tou wo yi wu yuan     zen nai he tian bu sui ren yuan
ta ri wu gua shi     huang jia qian wu shi xin yi shang (wu qian pan)
xin ren huan jiu ren     bu duo ri bi yi shuang fei yan (wu gua nian)

ban nian bai:
zong ran yi wu li hui tian         meng po tang yi bu xia yan
yao liu xia jin sheng si nian     zhi ren ni de rong yan

tian ruo ni ke lian jian     rang wo yu hua cheng die
xia ri fei wu ta shen bian     huan ta yi xiao ru yan
qing zhan chi     wei feng dong lian     song liang yi     fu gan ta xiang han

tian ruo ni ke lian jian     rang wo hua mei hua ban
dong ri zhuang dian ta jie bian     shu jiu tian yi si nuan
yi dian hong     xue zhong yao yan     xiao se jing zhong     ying ta jiao yan

die young
(translation)

Translation: iro (2006.12.06)

my lonely soul has no heart to recognize her, it just wants to see her once more (in the world of men)
when the red willows were green, when the holiday fireworks went off in Jiangnan(1) (in that year)

half my white hope:
I wanted to stay by your side until our hair turned white         I'd have no regrets
but it can't be helped, heaven doesn't follow human wishes
days pass by, time unsuspended         don't wet your new clothes on my desolate mound (don't pine away for me)
young people become old people         before long, we'll grow wings into a pair of swallows (don't ache for me)

half my white hope:
even if I don't have the strength to enter heaven, I won't swallow Old Lady Meng's(2) broth
I must retain the memories I had in this life, so I can recognize your face

heaven, if you pity me         please let me become a butterfly
so in summer I may fly by her side; a fraudulent trade for just her smile
lightly spreading my wings, to make a wind to move corruption, sending my cool thoughts to dry her sweet sweat

heaven, if you pity me         please let me become a plum blossom(3) petal
so in winter I may adorn her hair, to multiply nine times one wisp of warmth
a drop of red on white snow to dazzle the eye in a bleak view, reflecting her delicate beauty

 

(1) Jiangnan is the region south of the Yangtze river in China.
(2) In Chinese folk legend, when you go to the Underworld in death, you drink this Old Lady Meng's broth to forget your past life.
It is comparable to the waters of the River Lethe in Greek mythology.
(3) Mei hua, or plum blossoms, are very prominent and well-loved in Chinese culture. They are notable for being one of the only
flowers that bloom in winter, while other flowers have died, and are quite beautiful. They are also known as ume in Japanese.

all romanizations and translations by iro (contact: sanisamu @ hotmail.com).
original lyrics copyright to their respective artists.

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