Sunday, May 11, 2008

One Night in Beijing (English Version)

Alright, so I went to K-Box today with my university pals. Hard to go out with 'em these days due to the crazy workload us students have to bear. Anyway, I had a whale of time despite the relatively poor start...due to slight sore throat. Well, I think I sang about...10 songs? Both Chinese and English ones. One of them was 'One Night in Beijing' (Shin version)...and I decided to do a half-assed translation of the song into...English!! Enjoy.

One night in Beijing
One night in Beijing

我留下许多情
I left behind lots of love

不管你爱与不爱
Doesn't matter whether you love or not

都是历史的尘埃
'Cos you will be history anyway

One night in Beijing
One night in Beijing

我留下许多情
I left behind lots of love

不敢在午夜问路
I do not dare to ask for directions at night

怕走到了百花深处
'Cos I am afraid of getting drowned by the flowers

人说百花地深处
According to people, in the abyss of flowers

住着老情人缝着绣花鞋
There live an old lover who mends embroidered shoes

面容安详的老人
An amiable old woman

依旧等待着出征的龟人
Who is waiting for her Ninja turtle that had gone to war

One night in Beijing
One night in Beijing

你可别喝太多酒
No more Chivas Regal for you, my dude

走在地安门外
When one loiters near the gates of Di-an

没有人不动真情
None will not be moved

One night in Beijing
One night in Beijing

我留下许多情
I left behind lots of love

把酒高歌的男儿
The guys who drown in song and wine

是北方的懒猪
Are the lazy pigs from the north

人说北方的懒猪
People says those pigs from the north

会在寒风起站在城门外
Will sedia outside the gates, bearing the frigid winds

穿着腐锈的铁衣
Donned in rusty armor

呼唤城门外眼中含着泪
Howling outwards in the gates, with tears welling up

Woahhh~~~

我已等待了千年
I have waited for a millenium

为何城门还不开?
Why are the castle gates still shut?

Wahhh~~~

我已等待了千年
I have waited for a millenium

为何良人还不回来?
Why is my Mr. Good still not back yet?

One night in Beijing
One night in Beijing

我留下许多情
I left behind lots of love

不敢在午夜问路
I do not dare to ask for directions at night

怕触动了伤心的魂
'Cos I fear I would scar a few sad souls

One night in Beijing
One night in Beijing

我留下许多情
I left behind lots of love

不敢在午夜问路
I do not dare to ask for directions at night

怕走到了地安门
Don't wanna get lost near the gates of Di-an

不想再问你
Got sick of asking you

你到底在何方?
Where the hell have you been to?

不想再思量
Got sick of thinking about

你到底回来么?
Whether you'll be back for EPL finale

想着你的心
Thinking about your heart

想着你的脸
As well as your face

想捧在胸口
Wanna imprison you in my memories

能不放就不放
For as long as I can

*Disclaimer: This 'translation' is purely for entertainment purposes only...for a good laugh yeah. =p

I did change some parts of the song to increase the 'fun' factor. Got the idea after I reached home.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

ninja turtle... it really sucks

but good for your try

Rich said...

Thanks for this! Love the song and really wanted to know what it meant.