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Yisa Yu (éƒå¯å”¯) & Hu Xia (胡å¤) -
| Don’t you know?[1]

 

 

Lyrics: æŽæ¸…ç…§ (Li Qingzhao)[1.1], å¼ é–æ€¡ (Zhang Jingyi)

Composition: 刘炫豆 (Liu Xuandou)

Arrangement: 刘炫豆 (Liu Xuandou)

 

Lyrics translation by @renn, @sunflower at www.onehallyu.com

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NB: There are two characters portrayed in the lyrics, the wife and the husband. Verse one is sung by Yisa Yu whereas verse two is sung by Hu Xia...so the instances of "I" in the two verses do not refer to the same person.

 

 

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一æœèб开傿Ÿ³

寻香误觅亭侯

纵饮æœéœžåŠæ—¥æ™–

风雨ç€ä¸é€

 

yì zhÄo huÄ kÄi bàng liÇ”

xún xiÄng wù mì tíng hóu

zòng yÇn zhÄo xiá bàn rì huÄ«

fēng yǔ zhuó bú tòu

 

One day, flowers bloomed beside the willow.

While searching for the fragrance, accidentally found a nobleman[2] [instead].

Indulging in drinks [until] the rosy clouds of morning [were lit by] half the day's light,

The wind and the rain were unable to touch [us].

 

 

**

一任宫长éªç˜¦

å°é«˜å†°æ³ªé𾿵

锦书é€ç½¢è“¦å›žé¦–

æ— ä½™å²å¯å·

 

yí rèn gÅng cháng xiÄo shòu

tái gÄo bÄ«ng leì nán liú

jÇn shÅ« sòng bà mò huí shÇ’u

wú yú suì kÄ› tÅu

 

Upon assuming the position of an official, [even my] strong horse [has grown] thin [in the face of all the adversity].

The platform is high; [my] icy tears have a hard time flowing.

After having sent off the loving letter[3], suddenly turn around.

There are no remaining years [of mine] that can be stolen [from me].

 

 

#[1.2]

昨夜雨ç–风骤

浓ç¡ä¸æ¶ˆæ®‹é…’

试问å·å¸˜äººå´é“æµ·æ£ ä¾æ—§

çŸ¥å¦ çŸ¥å¦

应是绿肥红瘦

 

zuó yè yǔ shū fēng zhòu

nóng shuì bù xiÄo cán jiÇ”

shì wèn juǎn lián rén què dào hǎi táng yī jiù

zhī fǒu / zhī fǒu

yīng shì lǜ féi hóng shòu

 

Last night, the rain was sparse [but] the wind was heavy.

Deep sleep did not get rid of the remaining [effects of] alcohol.

Upon asking the [maid] rolling up the curtains [about the state of crab apple blossoms], [she] replies that the crab apple [flowers] are just as they were [the day] before.

Don’t [you] know? Don’t [you] know?

[This is the time of the season when] the leaves should be luxuriant and the flowers wilting[1.3].

 

 

Repeat #

 

 

Repeat *

 

 

Repeat **

 

 

Repeat # x 4

 

 

çŸ¥å¦ çŸ¥å¦

应是绿肥红瘦

 

zhī fǒu / zhī fǒu

yīng shì lǜ féi hóng shòu

 

Don’t [you] know? Don’t [you] know?

[This is the time of the season when] the leaves should be luxuriant and the flowers wilting.

 

 

 

T/N:

 

[1] 知å¦çŸ¥å¦: This song is from the drama "The Story of Minglan" (知å¦çŸ¥å¦åº”是绿肥红瘦), whose Chinese title was directly taken (by the author of the original novel) from the the last line of the literary work《如梦令·昨夜雨ç–风骤》.

[1.1] Li Qingzhao (æŽæ¸…ç…§) was the female Northern Song Dynasty poet who wrote《如梦令·昨夜雨ç–风骤》.

[1.2] The entirety of 《如梦令·昨夜雨ç–风骤》 is used word for word here in the chorus.

[1.3] 绿肥红瘦, literally “green plump red thinâ€, describes the scenery of late spring, when the green foliage has become luxuriant whereas the flowers (not necessarily red!) are reaching the end of their flowering season.

 

[2] 亭侯: This was a rank of nobility that entered into use in the Qin State during the Warring States Period. As the lower subcategory of the highest rank, 亭侯 was part of a twenty-rank system that somewhat persisted until the Northern Song Dynasty, during which this story was set. Not sure if the rank was still in use under this name during Northern Song though. 侯, in general, is used as an equivalent to the western "marquis".

 

[3] 锦书: Sometimes known as 锦字书, this term often referred to letters sent between husband and wife used to express love and yearning. It is not a requirement for the words of such a letter to be embroidered (which is what 锦 or 锦字 literally mean).

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Thank you for the detailed translations and notes. As always, I appreciate and enjoying reading them.

 

In return, we can always rely on you to introduce us to this type of pretty and poetic OSTs chuplz.png

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