逃开夜幕 (Tao Kai Ye Mu)
Escape The Night [Pinyin + Eng Trans]

Credits

Performed by: Zhou Shen 周深

Written by: Zhou Shen 周深, Bai Siyun 白思云, Zhao Jiarui 赵家锐

Produced by: Liu Zhuo 刘卓, Zhou Shen 周深

T/N:

Before reading the translation, a quick introduction to Chinese history (not meant to be treated as a textbook, though!) 

Back when science didn't exist, people relied on rituals/spells to solve almost anything that went wrong (though it really depends on how superstitious the family is). Illness? Draught? Possessed? There's probably a ritual for everything (I'm no historian, but u get my point)

These rituals would be carried out by 'professionals' known as 道士 (daoshi). These rituals include ringing bells / dancing with swords / arranging copper coins... etc, etc (idk the exact process, I'm not a professional 🤣 but if you watched C-Drama, you get the idea~)

Now imagine this: a family believes that there's a ritual to make their children smart! And if they're not obedient, it must be because the child is sick! For the sake of their child, they believe they must spend money on the child! Now with this in mind, enjoy the story Zhou Shen is telling~

铜钱剑铃铛响 朱砂画满了纸张

tóngqián jiàn língdāng xiǎng zhūshā huàmǎn le zhǐzhāng

Copper coins, swords, bells ringing; cinnabar is drawn all over the papers

*铜钱，剑，铃铛，朱砂  are all tools for Chinese traditional sorcery

据说只要这样 娃娃就聪明灵光

jùshuō zhǐyào zhèyàng wǎwǎ jiù cōngmíng língguāng

Legend says that this way, children will become smart and quick-witted

不听话的孩子 一定是患了癔想

bùtīnghuà de háizǐ yīdìng shì huàn le yìxiǎng 

Disobedient children must have hysteria 

为了她的未来 千万别心疼银两

wèile tā de wèilái qiānwàn bié xīnténg yínliǎng

For her future, don’t be stingy with the money

无能为力的事

wú-néng-wéi-lì de shì

Things that cannot be helped with

为何人们总怪罪给魑魅和魍魉

wèihé rénmen zǒng guàizuì gěi chìmèi hé wángliǎng

Why do people always blame demons and monsters?

义正凛然地说

yì-zhèng-lǐn-rán de shuō

Righteously saying

为了这个家 付出多少心力盼望

wèile zhègè jiā fùchū duōshǎo xīnlì pànwàng

How much effort and expectations have they spent on this home

可别辜负 （这些 那些 多少期望

kě biégūfù (zhèxiē nàxiē duǒshǎo qīwàng

Don’t disappoint (this and that; how many expectations

可别看破 （这份名为爱的伪装

kě biékànpò (zhèfèn míng wéi ài de wěizhuāng

Don’t see through (this disguise named as love

啊 囡囡不要再哭

a nánnán bùyào zài kū

Ah~ darling stop crying

*囡囡 is an endearment term for young girls (children)

引来坏人把你抓住

yǐnlái huàirén bǎ nǐ zhuāzhù

You’ll attract the bad people to catch you

啊 快点逃开夜幕

a kuàidiǎn táokāi yèmù

Ah~ faster escape the night 

鬼怪会藏起回家路

guǐguài huì cángqǐ huíjiā lù

Monsters will hide the path home

啊 囡囡不要再哭

a nánnán bùyào zài kū 

Ah~ darling, stop crying

*囡囡 is an endearment term for young girls (children)

那些孩子没你幸福

nàxiē háizǐ měi nǐ xìngfú

Those kids aren’t as lucky as you 

啊 别听妖言谎话

a biétīng yáoyān huǎnghuà

Ah~ don’t listen to those lies and slander 

那都是他们在嫉妒

nà dōushì tāmen zài jìdù

That’s all because they’re jealous 

在嫉妒

zài jìdù

They’re jealous

铜钱剑铃铛响 朱砂画满了纸张

tóngqián jiàn língdāng xiǎng zhūshā huàmǎn le zhǐzhāng

Copper coins, swords, bells ringing; cinnabar is drawn all over the papers

*铜钱，剑，铃铛，朱砂  are all tools for Chinese traditional sorcery

据说只要这样 娃娃就聪明灵光

jùshuō zhǐyào zhèyàng wǎwǎ jiù cōngmíng língguāng

Legend says that this way, children will become smart and quick-witted

不听话的孩子 一定是患了癔想

bùtīnghuà de háizǐ yīdìng shì huàn le yìxiǎng 

Disobedient children must have hysteria 

为了她的未来 千万别心疼银两

wèile tā de wèilái qiānwàn bié xīnténg yínliǎng

For her future, don’t be stingy with the money

无能为力的事

wú-néng-wéi-lì de shì

Things that cannot be helped with

为何人们总怪罪给魑魅和魍魉

wèihé rénmen zǒng guàizuì gěi chìmèi hé wángliǎng

Why do people always blame demons and monsters?

义正凛然地说

yì-zhèng-lǐn-rán de shuō

Righteously saying

为了这个家 付出多少心力盼望

wèile zhègè jiā fùchū duōshǎo xīnlì pànwàng

How much effort and expectations have they spent on this home

可别辜负 （这些 那些 多少期望

kě biégūfù (zhèxiē nàxiē duǒshǎo qīwàng

Don’t disappoint (this and that; how many expectations

可别看破 （这份名为爱的伪装

kě biékànpò (zhèfèn míng wéi ài de wěizhuāng

Don’t see through (this disguise named as love

啊 囡囡不要再哭

a nánnán bùyào zài kū

Ah~ darling stop crying

*囡囡 is an endearment term for young girls (children)

引来坏人把你抓住

yǐnlái huàirén bǎ nǐ zhuāzhù

You’ll attract the bad people to catch you

啊 快点逃开夜幕

a kuàidiǎn táokāi yèmù

Ah~ faster escape the night 

鬼怪会藏起回家路

guǐguài huì cángqǐ huíjiā lù

Monsters will hide the path home

啊 囡囡不要再哭

a nánnán bùyào zài kū 

Ah~ darling, stop crying

*囡囡 is an endearment term for young girls (children)

那些孩子没你幸福

nàxiē háizǐ měi nǐ xìngfú

Those kids aren’t as lucky as you 

啊 别听妖言谎话

a biétīng yáoyān huǎnghuà

Ah~ don’t listen to those lies and slander 

那都是他们在嫉妒

nà dōushì tāmen zài jìdù

That’s all because they’re jealous 

在嫉妒

zài jìdù

They're jealous

关于做人这个事

guānyú zuòrèn zhègè shì

Regarding the matter of being human

其实我也不清楚

qíshí wǒ yě bùqīngchǔ

Actually, I’m not sure either

但是别人的好

dànshì biérén de hǎo

But what’s good for others

放你身上未必就舒服

fàng nǐ shēnshàng wèibì jiù shūfú 

Might not be comfortable for you

他们希望我向左 

tāmen xīwàng wǒ xiàng zuǒ

They hope I go left 

但是我适合往东

dànshì wǒ shìhé wǎng dōng

But I’m suitable to go East 

最后七嘴八舌变成心里说不出的苦

zuìhòu qīzuǐbāshé biànchéng xīnlǐ shuō bùchū de kǔ

At the end, gossip becomes pain that cannot be explained 

所以囡囡囡囡 囡囡你别哭

suǒyǐ nánnán nánnán nánnán nǐ biékū

So darling, darling; darling don’t you cry 

*囡囡 is an endearment term for young girls (children)

一定逃开夜幕 不再被抓住

yīdìng táokāi yèmù bùzài bèi zhuāzhù

You must escape the night and don’t be caught again

在嫉妒

zài jìdù

They're jealous