Singer: A Jie (Gu Yun's voice actor)

[Verse 1]

笑身无长处

Xiào shēn wú cháng chù

Mocked myself for I am without merits*

*长处 meant strong points, specialty

唯耳目通肝胆

Wéi ěrmù tōng gāndǎn

Embracing courage through only these eyes and ears

见锦簇花繁

Jiàn jǐn cù huā fán

Have seen countless clusters of splendid flowers

也见黄沙血染

yě jiàn huáng shā xuè rǎn

Have also witnessed the golden sand dyed in blood

听锦瑟无端

tīng jǐn sè wúduān

Have heard the endless tone of the harp

还听破鼓擂桴断

Hái tīng pò gǔ léi fú duàn

Have also listened to the beat of broken war drums

过声色 踏铁马

guò shēngsè tà tiěmǎ

Leaving behind beauty and songs, mounted the armored horse

何惧不还

hé jù bù huán

What is there to fear in not returning?

恼负尽千策

Nǎo fù jǐn qiān cè

Bearing thousands of schemes

却七窍通一环

què qīqiào tōng yī huán

Yet still remained foolish

有情出肺腑

yǒuqíng chū fèifǔ

A heart filled with passion

竟与风月无关

jìng yǔ fēngyuè wúguān

Yet uncaring of romance

凭耳不能闻

píng ěr bùnéng wén

With these ears that could not hear

这眼尚也不曾看

Zhè yǎn shàngyě bùcéng kàn

And these eyes that could not see

是愚人 是痴人 随人叹

shì yúrén, shì chīrén, suí rén tàn

A foolish being, a senseless being, whatever people may exclaim

一朝盛景总始于东风送暖

Yī zhāo shèng jǐng zǒng shǐ yú dōngfēng sòng nuǎn

The flourish of a dynasty always arises with the warmth of the spring breeze

升平之世终如花向晚

shēngpíng zhī shì zhōng rúhuā xiàng wǎn

Peace and prosperity of a nation ends like a withered flower

月若流金 岁若长河 时光荏苒

Yuè ruò liú jīn suì ruò chánghé shíguāng rěnrǎn

Months resembled the flow of gold, years resembled the flow of a river, time swiftly passed by

此时沧 彼时桑 天地皆平凡

cǐ shí cāng, bǐ shí sāng, tiāndì jiē píngfán

Today's vast blue sea, tomorrow will turn into mulberry*, heaven and earth would become undistinguished

*taken from the idiom '沧海桑田 - the sea becomes mulberry fields', meaning time will bring great changes to the world

[Hook]

曾认这一腔承千帆

Céng rèn zhè yī qiāng chéng qiānfān

Have known that my core could bear a thousand ships

衷肠无曲直 横骨自反

zhōngcháng wú qūzhí héng gǔ zì fǎn

When the heart was rid of right and wrong, the bone had known enlightenment

借天三分胆 纵万夫敢一战

jiè tiān sān fēn dǎn zòng wàn fū gǎn yī zhàn

Borrowing from heaven three parts of courage, unleashed thousands of men to venture in battle

唯遇你 一念百转

wéi yù nǐ yīniàn bǎi zhuǎn

Meeting you made me have a change of heart

故此生 惟一心分两半

Gùcǐ shēng wéiyī xīn fēn liǎng bàn

Therefore in this life, my one heart was divided in two

从此多反复 方知温软

cóngcǐ duō fǎnfù fāng zhī wēn ruǎn

From then on, after time and time again, I have come to know warmth and gentleness

一半赠河山 换万家得长安

yībàn zèng héshān huàn wàn jiā dé cháng'ān

Given one half for the nation, in exchange for peace for thousands of families

余一半 愿君好梦正酣

yú yībàn yuàn jūn hǎo mèng zhèng hān

The remaining half, wished for you to always have beautiful dreams

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]

人生无长乐

Rénshēng wú cháng lè

Life is not forever

便莫计较悲欢

biàn mò jìjiào bēi huān

Do not be troubled about either grief or joy

勿怪锦衣单

wùguài jǐnyī dān

Do not blame those who have only known luxury

从未觉塞上寒

cóng wèi jué sāi shàng hán

Not knowing how to cope with the cold

至得你心念

Zhì dé nǐ xīn niàn

Only until I received your affection

醍醐竟识了冷暖

tíhú jìng shìle lěngnuǎn

Did I come to understand the comfort of another

或当断 终未断 惹心乱

huò dāng duàn zhōng wèi duàn rě xīn luàn

Should have been decisive, yet ended up faltering, plunging my heart into confusion

*taken from the phrase '当断不断'' - to be indecisive when a decision is needed

未知苦处 怎信神佛懂尘寰

Wèizhī kǔchu zěn xìn shén fó dǒng chénhuán

Without knowing suffering, how could one believe in gods and Buddha*, to comprehend this mortal life

*Chapter 25, Liao Ran wrote something like this on Chang Geng's palm

不识情重 人生如一栈

bù shí qíng chóng rénshēng rúyī zhàn

Ignorant of emotions, life would be no different than a temporary dwelling

盛世将倾 深渊在侧 我辈来担

shèngshì jiāng qīng shēnyuān zài cè wǒ bèi lái dān

The age of prosperity will soon collapse into the abyss, I will be here to shoulder it all

向此生 为之殁 万死皆无憾

xiàng cǐshēng wéi zhī mò wàn sǐ jiē wú hàn

For this life, even in ten thousands of deaths, there would be no regrets.

[Hook]

曾认这一腔承千帆

Céng rèn zhè yī qiāng chéng qiānfān

Have known that my core could bear a thousand ships

衷肠无曲直 横骨自反

zhōngcháng wú qūzhí héng gǔ zì fǎn

When the heart was rid of right and wrong, the bone had known enlightenment

借天三分胆 纵万夫敢一战

jiè tiān sān fēn dǎn zòng wàn fū gǎn yī zhàn

Borrowing from heaven three parts of courage, unleashed thousands of men to venture in battle

唯遇你 一念百转

wéi yù nǐ yīniàn bǎi zhuǎn

Meeting you made me have a change of heart

故此生 惟一心分两半

Gùcǐ shēng wéiyī xīn fēn liǎng bàn

Therefore in this life, my one heart was divided in two

从此多反复 方知温软

cóngcǐ duō fǎnfù fāng zhī wēn ruǎn

From then on, after time and time again, I have come to know warmth and gentleness

一半赠河山 换万家得长安

yībàn zèng héshān huàn wàn jiā dé cháng'ān

Given one half for the nation, in exchange for peace for thousands of families

余一半 愿君好梦正酣

yú yībàn yuàn jūn hǎo mèng zhèng hān

The remaining half, wished for you to always have beautiful dreams

愿一世 与君老生常谈

yuàn yīshì yǔ jūn lǎoshēngchángtán

Wishing that for the rest of this life, to be with you, sharing commonplace conversations

曾年少不问 人间冷暖

Have never questioned the well being of the world at a young age

七情六胆 霜雪摧残

Emotions and courage ravaged by frost and snow

关山数九铁衣寒

The mountain pass entered winter, iron armor turned cold

又半杯浊酒暖

With half a cup of rice wine

看一夜梨花 千山归天寒

Watching pear blossoms at night, thousands of mountains immersed into the cold

当以我命守河山

Using my life to defend this country

"若身死边疆 便添边疆一青砖

"If one dies in the frontier, one green brick will be added to the border.

替他去挡 环狼肆虐的目光"

Shielding him from the eyes of the ravaging wolves”

[Chorus 1]

何畏生死 天地同悲也同欢

Does not fear life and death, sharing joy and sorrow with heaven and earth

却也叹 家国两难风月相关

But also sigh at the dilemma of both family and country, interlaced with romance

何畏人言 生死同枕又同安

Why fear the people’s words, together in life, at peace in death

便趁那 一城烽火并肩 共战

Take advantage of the city filled with the flames of war to fight side by side

[Verse 2]

若世不可避 临渊身畔

If “the world can not be avoided*”, at the edge of the abyss

*The calligraphy hung in Gu Yun’s room

苦厄尽处 尸骨未寒

At the utmost of suffering, the corpse is not yet cold

盛世将倾谁共担

Who will share the responsibility of shouldering the age of prosperity that is about to collapse

得半生春意暖

To obtain half a lifetime of warm spring

看西北群峰 万水过山南

Watching the peaks of the northwest mountain range and thousands of rivers passing by Shannan

当以我姓冠河山

Connected my name with this nation

"若得一枝春 便送西北某人家

“If there is a branch of plum blossom, send it to my special someone at the northwest

替我护他 锦绣人间知冷暖"

To protect him for me, this beautiful world knows prosperity.”

[Chorus 2]

未知苦处 万千佛神皆是他

Have yet to know suffering, all Gods and Buddha are him

便笑说 南北各半江山无关

He laughed and said that the North and the South are unrelated to the matter of the nation

只愿来年 换个婆娑好春光

Only wishing that the springtime scenery of next year will become more beautiful

至万家 当晓乾坤风朗

Sending to thousands of families a bright and clear world

诗酒棋茶 皆入平常众人家

Poetry, wine, chess, and tea will be in each and every ordinary home

偷一杯 耕读渔樵落笔生花

Steal a cup of drink, farming, fishing, woodcutting, putting the pen on paper

当敬来时 同袍同泽的时光

To make a toast to time spent fighting as comrades-in-arm

便趁那 一席风雨归家 与他

Take advantage of trial and hardship, to return home, with him

从未看你手指拨响桃色花瓣

Never seen your fingers tapping peach petals

却早知是它撩动了心弦

But I soon knew it had stirred the heartstrings.

从未看你手掌托起河川浩瀚

Have never witnessed your hands carry the vast river

怎会知掌心温暖是夙愿

How could I understand your warm palms are my cherished wish?

从未在汹涌梦中逢你一双眼

Never seen your eyes in the midst of a turbulent dream

怎知呼天抢地又默不能言

How could I understand the bitter pain that could make one cry out yet cannot find a word to say

从未贴你的发纠缠一身疲倦

Have never entangling close to you with a weary body

却早知泱泱而出的不亏欠

Yet I have soon understood how much I had

[Chorus]

经年痴心的血长成藤蔓

Blood from years of infatuation grew into vines

抽打一时走火入魔妄念

Whipped up the momentary madness and unwarranted thoughts

夜夜死里逃生的梦魇片段

Making a narrow escape from nightmares every night

背影固定在下个转弯

An unmoving figure from behind at the turn

试问谁可见 你送霜雪入杯盏

Who has seen you giving frost and snow into your cup

却恼东风晚 趁酒凉谈剑冢义胆

Yet sorrowful of the late coming of the eastern wind, while the wine was cold, talking of the burial mound of sword and courage

试问谁可见 我铺长卷绘河山

Who has seen me painting the mountains and rivers

费笔墨两点 只为博你一眼

Wasting ink and pen, only for a glance of your eyes

[Verse 2]

曾经在黑暗背面得你一束光

Once in the dark side receiving your beam of light

温热如为我丈量衣带的手掌

As warm as the hands that measured my sleeve

所以我为你推倒挡了光的墙

Thus I have pushed down the walls that blocked the light for you

我为我握紧偿了愿的掌

For myself, I held on tightly the hands I have yearned for

[Chorus 2]

经年痴心的血长成藤蔓

Blood from years of infatuation grew into vines

抽打一时走火入魔妄念

Whipped up the momentary madness and unwarranted thoughts

夜夜至远至近的梦魇彼岸

At the other shore of the nightmare seemed both near and far every night

在归宿之地等你出现

Waiting for you at the place of the final destination

试问谁可见 世不可避高高悬

Who could see “the world cannot be avoided” hanging up high

两厢的情愿 我陪你任青史评言

Both sides are willing, I will be with you, regardless of what history might judge

试问谁可见 命运穿身的万箭

Who had witnessed the countless arrows of fate piercing through myself

一一付管弦 却只听它堪堪一叹：

Give it into the sound of an instrument, yet only an enduring sigh can be heard

试问谁可见 你送霜雪入杯盏

Who has seen you giving frost and snow into your cup

却恼东风晚 趁酒凉谈剑冢义胆

Yet sorrowful of the late coming of the eastern wind, while the wine was cold, talking of the burial mound of sword and courage

试问谁可见 我铺长卷绘河山

Who has seen me painting the mountains and rivers

费笔墨两点 只为博你一眼

Wasting ink and pen, only for a glance of your eyes

试问谁可见 我铺长卷绘河山

Who had seen me painting the mountains and rivers

费笔墨两点 为你记下一生誓言

Wasting ink and pen, writing the oath of a lifetime, for you

[Verse 1]

【诚】曾拥千里流金，半江秋色

Once embraced thousands of miles of golden sand, half the river dyed in the autumn hue

燃一肩天地山河

Igniting the desire to shoulder the heaven and earth

【千】而今魂归故里，流灯夜河

Now thousands of souls returned home, lanterns flowing on the river at night

纵一身苦厄几多

Even if this self had suffered many hardships

【诚】却笑不畏死生者，当看八方合

One who laughs yet does not fear life and death, guarding four sides and eight fronts altogether

【千】便对长风一别，浴血而歌，得此间一诺

Bid farewell to the fierce wind, singing in bloodshed, fulfill one promise

【诚】行至水穷处，熹有长庚夜有雾

Walking towards the lowest point, there was Chang Geng at the bright dawn, the night filled with fog and mist *

*a reference to a future chapter

【千】平生几多关外雨

In this life, how many rains had come to the border’s pass

又几度 春风何时入屠苏

Yet how many spring winds had dyed in the scent of Tusu* ( a type of wine )

【Together】

此生当谢来时路

Given gratitude to the path we have walked in this life

谢他半生烽烟苦，

Thanking him who had endured the hardship of the flame of war for half his life

夜来总闻旧人哭

As the nightfall, listen to the old lover shed tears

此间又何辜？

How could one let go?

方晓空名料理皆身后

Now understand that false fame and glory passed down after one’s death

再回首，功过全凭后人说

Reminiscence once more, contributions or errors, leave them for future generations to judge

【诚】满座谈笑皆故友，

Every deceased friend gathered to converse

三分心意为君剖——

Given to you three parts of my feelings

【千】“将军埋骨是归处，

“The final destination for a general is the burial mound,

得遇你，方饮长生酒”

Meeting you, drank a cup of longevity wine”

[Verse 2]

【诚】曾说世不可避，各有归宿

Used to say that “the world cannot be avoided”, everything had its destination

一梦便做江南客

Dream about becoming a Jiangnan’s visitor

【千】而今耕樵渔读，万家灯火

But now, farming, fishing, and reading, the light shines in thousands of family

披一夜星辰月色

Wrapped the night sky filled with stars in the moonlight

【诚】当年慰我平生者，枕畔而歌

The one who had comforted me in those years, singing by the pillow

【千】便对长夜拱手，两三老酒，敬去日苦多

Paying courtesy to the eternal night, with two and three cups of old wine, paid tribute to the hardship of days passed

【诚】行至水穷处，半程春意半程秋

Walking toward the end of the road, half was joyful, the other eventful

【千】身似浮萍飘零久

This self resembled duckweed, floating for a long time

多年来 深恩负尽死师友

For many years, deeply grateful to all mentors and friends

【合】

此间当有千万恨

Here lies thousands and millions of hatred

恨冰霜催折早衰柳，

Despised the frost for breaking the old willow

薄命常辞故园楼

One born under an unlucky star bidding farewell to the old home town

可算凄凉否？

Could it be regarded as lonesome and desolate?

却劝桃李共饮一杯酒

To share a cup of wine under the peach and plum blossoms

等来年，再折侯府一枝柳

Wait until next year, to pluck a branch of willow in the Marquis Manor

【诚】待到河清海晏后，

Wait until the world and all four fronts are at peace,

三分心意为君剖——

Sharing with you three parts of affection

【千】“将军埋骨是归处，

“The final destination for a general is the burial mound,

得遇你，方饮长生酒”

Meeting you, drank a cup of longevity wine”

【诚】而今笑看山河，浅笑而酌

Now smiling while watching the country, pour a cup of wine

【千】当年慰我平生者

The one who had comforted me all my life

【合】死生契阔

Never separated through life and death