English lyrics by Chen Luyun
Vocal by Zhou Yue, Zhu Qidi

Edited by Carolyn Lin



Music by Tan Xuan
Chinese lyrics by Liu Chang

Music is a universal language. We, dozens of students, either studying or recently graduated from the prestigious Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), have spent five years translating more than 100 Chinese pop songs into English and then posting our performances online.


Lyrics:


Night falls, growing cold
入夜渐微凉

Who cares about the petals
繁花落地成霜

From afar you behold
你在远方眺望

With the whole day idled
耗尽所有暮光

Hard we’ve tried, fail to let go
不思量自难相忘

Fallen blossoms
夭夭桃花凉

Wonder what has happened
前世你怎舍下

As if lost in an ocean
这一海心茫茫

You feign a smile, although you are heart-broken
还故作不痛不痒不牵强

What an illusion
都是假象

At this chilly night, I miss you so
凉凉夜色为你思念成河

How can I comfort my soul
化作春泥呵护着我

In fleeting time, love makes our life whole
浅浅岁月拂满爱人袖

As fine as flowing pedals
片片芳菲入水流

If beauty must come with twist of fate
凉凉天意潋滟一身花色

I’d rather be plain with no pain
落入凡尘伤情着我

Life is short, yet love I’ll still await
生劫易渡情劫难了

Despite the fact that you’ve left me with so much hate
折旧的心还有几分前生的恨

You’ve left me with so much hate
还有几分前生的恨

I used to be old
也曾鬓微霜

But for you my eyes glow
也曾因你回光

Every day seems so long
悠悠岁月漫长

Still I shall see the world
怎能浪费时光

Hit the road，rove and grow
去流浪，去换成长

Withered blossoms
灼灼桃花凉

Are fairer this moment
今生愈渐滚烫

Inside my heart it burns
一朵已放心上

Your past, present, future, I won’t be absent
足够三生三世背影成双

Won’t be absent，For an instant
背影成双，在水一方

At this chilly night, I miss you so
凉凉夜色为你思念成河

How can I comfort my soul
化作春泥呵护着我

In fleeting time, love makes our life whole
浅浅岁月拂满爱人袖

As fine as flowing petals
片片芳菲入水流

If beauty must come with twist of fate
凉凉天意潋滟一身花色

I’d rather be plain with no pain
落入凡尘伤情着我

Life is short, yet love I’ll still await
生劫易渡情劫难了

Despite the fact that you’ve left me with so much hate
折旧的心还有几分前生的恨

Thinking our past, present, future chills me
凉凉三生三世恍然如梦

With time fleeting, tears cease to be
须臾的年风干泪痕

If you no longer prize our memory
若是回忆不能再相认

Then let us both go free
就让情分落九尘

However chilly the journey will be
凉凉十里何时还会春盛

May I expect another spring
又见树下一盏风存

Beauty always covers cruelty
落花有意流水无情

Don’t let the world’s clamour spoil simplicity
别让恩怨爱恨凉透那花的纯

You are my destiny
吾生愿牵尘