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This is a series of exercises where you are presented with the translated English lyrics of a Chinese song. Your goal is to use your Chinese search skills to find the title and artist of the mystery song. A brief audio clip is provided as an additional hint.

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feihong

Use the translated English lyrics below to find the title and artist of the song. Bonus points for providing a video or audio link. A short audio clip is provided as an additional hint, should you need it.
 



Adiao
Lives somewhere in Tibet
Like the condor
Dwells on top of the mountain

Adiao
In front of Jokhang Temple
Sunlight everywhere
Make a kettle of sweet tea
We’re chatting about the past

Adiao
You always dress yourself like a boy
But you're even more tenacious than the Galsang flower

Adiao
Two-faced people
Have countless smiles
When you go down the mountain
Remember to wear your Dolma blade

Underneath the brim of a gray hat
Sunken cheeks
You rarely speak
Simple replies
Where will you be tomorrow?
Who will care about you
Even if you fall on the road?

Acceptance, exile
Confusion, freedom
Just like the wind
Blow over the rough and
Uneven road
Slow, whirling footsteps
Slow, mottled footprints
Or perhaps not even a tiny mark
Is left here
But I still can’t
Give up hope because of pain
The wounds you received turn into scars
Bloom into incomparably beautiful flowers

Adiao
Can you eat a full meal tomorrow?
You’re already used to it
Loneliness is a kind of faith

Adiao
Reality won’t wear down your edges
You’re not a person of this world
You don’t need to care about hard facts

Your fate is trouble and misfortune
Obsession, indifference
Say goodbye to youth
Countless train stations
Content with being ordinary
But you won’t be crushed by an ordinary existence
You are Adiao
You are the bird of freedom

Your fate is trouble and misfortune
Obsession, indifference
Say goodbye to youth
Countless train stations
Content with being ordinary
But you won’t be crushed by an ordinary existence
You are Adiao

Adiao
Love is the seed of sorrow
You are a tree
You will never wither

 

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Answer

Spoiler

 

Title: 阿刁
Artist: 张韶涵
Link: https://youtu.be/Oq3dVBEdc4M
Translation: https://www.notion.so/8fd0a1b230654174b05ee993fc641684

Chinese lyrics

阿刁
住在西藏的某个地方
秃鹫一样
栖息在山顶上

阿刁
大昭寺门前
铺满阳光
打一壶甜茶
我们聊着过往

阿刁
你总把自己 打扮得像 男孩子一样
可比格桑还顽强

阿刁
虚伪的人
有千百种笑
你何时下山
记得带上卓玛刀

灰色帽檐下
凹陷的脸颊
你很少说话
简单的回答
明天在哪里
谁会在意你
即使倒在路上

接受,放逐
困惑,自由
就像风一样
吹过坎坷
不平的路途
漫漫的脚步婆娑
慢慢的足迹斑驳
或者 连一丝痕迹
都不 留在这里
可我 还是不会
因为痛就放弃希望
受过的伤长成疤
开出无比美丽的花

阿刁
明天是否能吃顿饱饭
你已习惯
孤独是一种信仰

阿刁
不会被现实磨平棱角
你不是这世界的人呐
没必要在乎真相

命运多舛
痴迷,淡然
挥别了青春
数不尽的车站
甘于平凡
却不甘 平凡地溃败
你是阿刁
你是自由的鸟

命运多舛
痴迷,淡然
挥别了青春
数不尽的车站
甘于平凡
却不甘 平凡地溃败
你是阿刁

阿刁
爱情是粒悲伤的种子
你是一棵树
你永远都不会枯

 

 

feihong

Use the translated English lyrics below to find the title and artist of the song. Bonus points for providing a video or audio link. A short audio clip is provided as an additional hint, should you need it.
 



I cooked a bowl of soup for you
We savor it together
You say you most fear being scalded
I keep that in mind

Your eyes are always shining
Like the sun and also like a crescent moon
In that distant place
Leaves never turn yellow

Spin around, start to dance
Fall down, fly away
Breathe, exhale
What you say, I want to hear

Will you still love me?
Will you still wait for me?
Are you still looking at me?
Do you not care?
Do you need him?
Could I be him?
Let all my worries
Be answered in dreams

I wipe dry your tears
I leave a light on for you
You wipe away my fingerprints
You help me turn off the light
I'll still love you
I'll still wait for you
I've given all I can give
Things that should be forgotten, I don't want to forget

You change what you said
You switch a dream
You weave a web
And weave a lie

I don't need an answer
I don't need resolve
Whatever road I travel on
You'll always be on the other side

 

clip.mp3

 



Answer

Spoiler

 

Title: 等她
Artist: Leaf 叶子
Link: https://youtu.be/hP_Q_JP-vpE
Translation: https://www.notion.so/22a67e382ac240d18444b87b9f8b9a7e

Chinese lyrics

我为你煮了一碗汤
我们一起好好地品尝
你说你最怕烫
我就放在心上

你眼睛总是发着光
像太阳也像一弯月亮
在那遥远的地方
叶子从来不发黄

旋转,起舞
降落,飞行
呼吸,吐气
你说的,我想听

你还会爱我吗
你还会等我吗
你还在看我吗
你不在乎了吗
你需不需要他
我会不会是他
让所有的牵挂
都在梦里解答

我擦干你泪痕
我为你留盏灯
你擦掉我指纹
你帮我关了灯
我还会爱你呀
我还会等你呀
能给都给了呀
该忘的不想忘

你换一个说法
你换一个梦想
你编了一个网
也编了一个谎

我不需要解答
我不需要坚强
走在哪条路上
你都会在彼方

 

 

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