Song name: 云中鸟 (Bird in the clouds)
Singer: 小阿七 (Xiao A Qi)
Drama: 花开锦绣 (The Road To Splendor)
云中鸟
1
yuán shì lóng zhōng niǎo yáo niàn tiān biān gāo
原是笼中鸟遥念天边高
I was but a bird in a cage, yearning for the distant heights of the sky.
2
yù pò qiān chóng zhàng tuō yú shēng xū wàng
欲破千重障脱余生虚妄
I long to break through countless barriers and escape the illusions of this remaining life.
3
zòng kǔ xīn sī liang dǐ mìng yùn yáo dàng
纵苦心思量抵命运摇荡
Though I rack my mind, I can only withstand the turmoil of fate.
4
yè shēn mèng yì cháng wú shēng wú wàng
夜深梦亦长无声无望
As the night deepens, the dreams grow long—without sound, without hope.
5
yuán shì yún zhōng niǎo wù luò chén shì shàng
原是云中鸟误落尘世上
I was but a bird among the clouds, mistakenly fallen into this mortal world.
6
rě mǎn bìn hán shuāng yǎn jiù shí mú yàng
惹满鬓寒霜掩旧时模样
Frost has filled my temples, hiding the face I once had.
7
xián yǔ fù fēng làng xǐ jìn zhuó huì bù bái zhī bàng
衔羽赴风浪洗尽浊会不白之谤
Carrying my feathers into the storm, I wash away the slander that cannot be cleared.
8
yuàn zhòng shù tóng yán dēng huǒ yì ān fàng
愿众庶同檐灯火亦安放
May all common people find peace beneath the same eaves, with their lights safely glowing.
9
jiè bó míng dù wǒ diān pèi liú lí
借薄名渡我颠沛流离
Let my humble name carry me through a life of wandering and hardship.
10
jiè móu jì rù zhè wú huǐ qí jú
借谋计入这无悔棋局
Borrowing schemes and strategies, I enter this game of chess without regret.
12
huàn wàn lǐ bì kōng rèn yuǎn fēi
换万里碧空任远飞
In exchange, give me a vast blue sky where I may fly far and free.
14
yuán shì yún zhōng niǎo wù luò chén shì shàng
原是云中鸟误落尘世上
I was but a bird among the clouds, mistakenly fallen into this mortal world.
15
rě mǎn bìn hán shuāng yǎn jiù shí mú yàng
惹满鬓寒霜掩旧时模样
Frost has filled my temples, hiding the face I once had.
16
xián yǔ fù fēng làng xǐ jìn zhuó huì bù bái zhī bàng
衔羽赴风浪洗尽浊会不白之谤
Carrying my feathers into the storm, I wash away the slander that cannot be cleared.
17
yuàn zhòng shù tóng yán dēng huǒ yì ān fàng
愿众庶同檐灯火亦安放
May all common people find peace beneath the same eaves, with their lights safely glowing.
18
jiè bó míng dù wǒ diān pèi liú lí
借薄名渡我颠沛流离
Let my humble name carry me through a life of wandering and hardship.
19
jiè móu jì rù zhè wú huǐ qí jú
借谋计入这无悔棋局
Borrowing schemes and strategies, I enter this game of chess without regret.
21
huàn wàn lǐ bì kōng rèn yuǎn fēi
换万里碧空任远飞
In exchange, give me a vast blue sky where I may fly far and free.
24
jiè fú shì dù wǒ diān pèi liú lí
借浮世渡我颠沛流离
Let this fleeting world carry me through my wandering and hardships.
25
jiè móu jì rù zhè wú huǐ qí jú
借谋计入这无悔棋局
Borrowing schemes and strategies, I enter this game of chess without regret.
27
huàn tiān xià fēng xuě zàn jiāng xī
换天下风雪暂将息
In exchange, let the world's winds and snow briefly fall still.