Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Jay Chou for Beginners #3: 一路向北



词 (lyrics):方文山 Fang Wen Shan
曲 (music):周杰伦 Zhou Jie Lun (Jay Chou)

This video has Pinyin and English translation too, which is great for beginners who want to sing along =) I've added the Simplified characters below for those who are stumped by the Fan ti zi. The title, 一路向北 literally translates to "The entire road northwards". Figuratively, it means driving all the way north. The last two words, 向北 (xiang4 bei3) also sound like the words 伤悲 (shang1 bei1), which inverted, means hurt and sorrow. So the play on words gives the title the meaning of one who is going in the sole direction of hurt and sorrow. The MV shows scenes from the movie, Initial D, where Jay Chou played the lead character, who, of course, had his heart broken by the duplicity of the sweet Japanese girl whom he catches with her sugar daddy. This is the b-plot to the main drifting action, the movie's unlikely hero being Jay Chou. 

后视镜里的世界 越来越远的道别
你转身向背 侧脸还是很美
我用眼光去追 竟听见你的泪

在车窗外面排徊 是我错失的机会
你站的方位 跟我中间隔著泪
街景一直在后退 你的崩溃在窗外零碎

我一路向北 离开有你的季节
你说你好累 已无法再爱上谁
风在山路吹 过往的画面全都是我不对
细数惭愧 我伤你几回

后视镜里的世界 越来越远的道别
你转身向背 侧脸还是很美
我用眼光去追 竟听见你的泪

在车窗外面排徊 是我错失的机会
你站的方位 跟我中间隔著泪
街景一直在后退 你的崩溃在窗外零碎

我一路向北 离开有你的季节
你说你好累 已无法再爱上谁
风在山路吹 过往的画面全都是我不对
细数惭愧 我伤你几回

我一路向北 离开有你的季节
方向盘周围 回转著我的后悔
我加速超越 却甩不掉紧紧跟随的伤悲
细数惭愧我 伤你几回
停止狼狈就 让错纯粹

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