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JJ Lin (林俊æ°) - 黑键 | Black keys

 

 

Lyrics: 五月天 阿信 (Ashin of Mayday)
Composition: æž—ä¿Šæ° (JJ Lin)

 

Lyrics translation by renn at www.onehallyu.com

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嘿 如果å¬åˆ°è¿™æ—‹å¾‹
和你倾诉一段光阴 也许你也会共鸣
嘿 有个男孩的曾ç»
å°å°çš„æ‰‹å’Œè€é’¢ç´ 故事展开了美丽

hēi / rú guǒ tīng dào zhè xuán lǜ
hé nÇ qÄ«ng sù yÄ« duàn guÄng yÄ«n / yÄ› xÇ” nÇ yÄ› huì gòng míng
hēi / yǒu gè nán hái de céng jīng
xiÇŽo xiÇŽo de shÇ’u hé lÇŽo gÄng qín / gù shì zhÇŽn kÄi le mÄ›i lì

Hey, if [you] hear this melody
Pouring its heart out to you about a certain period of time, perhaps you'd also resonate.
Hey, the past of one particular boy—
Small, small hands and an old piano—the story unfolds [its] beauty.


é‚£ç”·å­©çˆ¬ä¸Šäº†ç´æ¤… 黑键白键映满眼ç›
è¯•æŽ¢ç€æ•²å¥å‡ºæ—‹å¾‹ 敲开了命è¿çš„觉醒

nà nán hái pá shàng le qín yÇ / hÄ“i jiàn bái jiàn yìng mÇŽn yÇŽn jÄ«ng
shì tàn zhe qiÄo zòu chÅ« xuán lÇœ / qiÄo kÄi le mìng yùn de jué xÇng

That boy climbed onto the piano chair; reflections of black keys and white keys filled [his] eyes.
[He] probingly tapped [on the keys and] played out a melody, knocking open fate's awakening.


当别的孩å­åœ¨ 疯电玩模型
ç”·å­©å´åè¦†ç€ è‰°æ¶©å¾·å¸ƒè¥¿
åŠéŸ³ç¨‹å…¨éŸ³ç¨‹ 历程多艰辛
ä¼¤ç—•å˜æˆæŒ‡çŽ¯èƒŽè®°

dÄng bié de hái zi zài / fÄ“ng diàn wán mó xíng
nán hái què fÇŽn fù zhe / jiÄn sè dé bù xÄ«
bàn yÄ«n chéng quán yÄ«n chéng / lì chéng duÅ jiÄn xÄ«n
shÄng hén biàn chéng zhÇ huán tÄi jì

When the other kids were crazily playing with models,
The boy was repeatedly [playing] intricate and obscure [works by] Debussy.
Semitones, whole tones—how arduous [was] the process!
The scars became rings, birthmarks.


白键是 众人的 赞å¹
黑键是 暗地的 努力
祈祷 奇迹 其实ä¸å¦‚ 无尽的练习

bái jiàn shì / zhòng rén de / zàn tàn
hēi jiàn shì / àn dì de / nǔ lì
qí dǎo / qí jī / qí shí bù rú / wú jìn de liàn xí

The white keys are everyone's praise.
The black keys are [all] the secret efforts.
Rather than praying [for a] miracle, it is actually better to endlessly practice.


Repeat *


并䏿˜¯æ‰€æœ‰é“ç†éƒ½ 黑键白键般的分明
所幸在音ä¹ä¸–界里 闯出了自己的天地

bìng bù shì suÇ’ yÇ’u dào lÇ dÅu / hÄ“i jiàn bái jiàn bÄn de fÄ“n míng
suÇ’ xìng zài yÄ«n yuè shì jiè lÇ / chuÇŽng chÅ« le zì jÇ de tiÄn dì

Not all principles are clear cut like black keys and white keys.
[but] fortunately within the world of music, [he] has carved out his own realm.


那一年 那一首 江å—的旋律
ç”·å­©æ‰ ç»åŽ†äº† 柳暗和花明
å¹³å‡å¾‹ å­¦ä¸ä¼š 命è¿çš„定律
幸è¿èŽ«è‹¥æ‰¾åˆ°çŸ¥éŸ³

nà yÄ« nián / nà yÄ« shÇ’u / jiÄng nán de xuán lÇœ
nán hái cái / jÄ«ng lì le / liÇ” àn hé huÄ míng
píng jūn lǜ / xué bù huì / mìng yùn de dìng lǜ
xìng yùn mò ruò zhǎo dào zhī yīn

That one year, the melody of that one song "River South"[1]—
The boy had just experienced hardship and renewed hope[2].
Equal temperament[3] cannot learn [to tune] fate's law.
There is no better fortune than finding a soul mate[4].


黑键是 䏿–­çš„ æŒ‘战
白键是 肯定的 金曲
交织 äº¤å“ æ•™æˆ‘æ„Ÿæ¿€ æ¯ä¸€åˆ»ç»åކ

hēi jiàn shì / bù duàn de tiǎo zhàn
bái jiàn shì / kěn dìng de jīnqǔ
jiÄo zhÄ« / jiÄo xiÇŽng / jiào wÇ’ gÇŽn jÄ« / mÄ›i yÄ« kè jÄ«ng lì

The black keys are unending challenges.
The white keys are undoubted hits.
[They] interweave [a] symphony, teaching me to be thankful towards every experience.


嘿 如果能让这旋律
陪你ç»åŽ†äººç”Ÿé£Žé›¨ 是我最大的幸è¿
嘿 那个男孩的如今
和你交织多么紧密 åƒé»‘键白键相ä¾

hēi / rú guǒ néng ràng zhè xuán lǜ
péi nÇ jÄ«ng lì rén shÄ“ng fÄ“ng yÇ” / shì wÇ’ zuì dà de xìng yùn
hēi / nà gè nán hái de rú jīn
hé nÇ jiÄo zhÄ« duÅ me jÇn mì / xiàng hÄ“i jiàn bái jiàn xiÄng yÄ«

Hey, if can have this melody
Keep you company through the storms of life, [it'd] be my greatest fortune.
Hey, the present of that one boy
Intertwines so intimately with you, like black keys and white keys lying close to one another.


嘿 å¬ç€è¿™é¦–歌的你
曾ç»ç›¸ä¿¡è‹±é›„的你 还在等待è°é™ä¸´
嘿 答案一直都是你
带ç€é»‘键般的å›é€† 改å˜ä¸–界和自己
嘿 答案一直都是你
带ç€é»‘键般的å›é€† 改å˜ä¸–界和自己

hÄ“i / tÄ«ng zhe zhè shÇ’u gÄ“ de nÇ
céng jÄ«ng xiÄng xìn yÄ«ng xióng de nÇ / hái zài dÄ›ng dài shéi jiàng lín
hÄ“i / dá àn yÄ« zhí dÅu shì nÇ
dài zhe hÄ“i jiàn bÄn de pàn nì / gÇŽi biàn shì jiè hé zì jÇ
hÄ“i / dá àn yÄ« zhí dÅu shì nÇ
dài zhe hÄ“i jiàn bÄn de pàn nì / gÇŽi biàn shì jiè hé zì jÇ

Hey, the you who's listening to this song,
The you who once believed in heroes is still waiting for whom to arrive?
Hey, the answer has always been "you",
Carrying the rebelliousness of the black keys, changing the world and [your]self.
Hey, the answer has always been "you",
Carrying the rebelliousness of the black keys, changing the world and [your]self.
 

 

T/N:

[1] æ±Ÿå— literally refers to a region lying south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. However, I noted that JJ Lin has a song by that very name, officially(?) known in English as "River South". I'm not familiar enough with JJ's history to know the significance of this song to the story of his career but...I assume it's what the lyrics are referring to.

[2] 柳暗 and 花明 are the two halves of the idiom 柳暗花明. Literally "willows shade flowers bright", it refers to reaching the end of adversity (the heavy shade of dense willow trees) and seeing hope (bright flowers under the sunlight) again.

 

[3] å¹³å‡å¾‹ can refer to two things: å二平å‡å¾‹ ("equal temperament", a system of tuning) or å¹³å‡å¾‹é”®ç›˜æ›²é›† ("The Well-Tempered Clavier", a collection of keyboard pieces by Bach).

[4] 知音 is an intimate friend who understands or appreciates you. It is literally "know sound", which fits in nicely with the theme of musical analogies, since it can be expanded as "another person who truly comprehends what you wish to convey through the notes that you play".

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Thanks for the translation. I didn't expect the to describe his life. Quite meaningful and intriguing. River South is the song that got him known. Could say it was his hit song.

 

you're welcome~ ^^

ah then that makes sense. "river south" is his "bright flowers", his big break after struggling.

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