The Tea Grandpa Makes (爺爺泡的茶)Jay Chou (周杰倫)

Translation/pinyin/lyrics by Ho@multistars.com

爺爺泡的茶yé yé pào de chá

Ye ye pao de cha

Composer: Jay Chou (周杰倫) (周杰伦)Composer: Jay Chou ( zhōu jié lún ) ( zhōu jié lún )

Lyricist: Vincent Fang (方文山) (方文山)Lyricist: Vincent Fang ( fāng wén shān ) ( fāng wén shān )

山泉 / shan quan / The mountain springshān quán / shan quan / The mountain spring

在地表蜿蜒 / zai di biao wan yan / On the earth's surface is creepingzài dì biǎo wān yán / zai di biao wan yan / On the earth's surface is creeping

從很久很久以前 / cong hen jiu hen jiu yi qian / From a very long time very long time in the pastcóng hěn jiǔ hěn jiǔ yǐ qián / cong hen jiu hen jiu yi qian / From a very long time very long time in the past

我有一張稚氣的臉 / wo you yi zhang zhi qi de lian / I had a childish facewǒ yǒu yī zhāng zhì qì de liǎn / wo you yi zhang zhi qi de lian / I had a childish face

泉水滲透進礦層岩爺爺栽種的樟木樹苗上面 / quan shui shen tou jin kuang ceng yan ye ye zai zhong de zhang mu shu miao shang mian / The spring permeates through the large rock's mineral layer The camphor wood seedling Grandpa plants abovequán shuǐ shèn tòu jìn kuàng céng yán yé yé zāi zhǒng de zhāng mù shù miáo shàng miàn / quan shui shen tou jin kuang ceng yan ye ye zai zhong de zhang mu shu miao shang mian / The spring permeates through the large rock's mineral layer The camphor wood seedling Grandpa plants above

猶記得那年 / you ji de na nian / Still remember that yearyóu jì dé nà nián / you ji de na nian / Still remember that year

在一個雨天 / zai yi ge yu tian / On a rainy dayzài yī gě yǔ tiān / zai yi ge yu tian / On a rainy day

那七歲的我躲在屋簷 / na qi sui de wo duo zai wu yan / That seven year old me hid in the eavesnà qī suì de wǒ duǒ zài wū yán / na qi sui de wo duo zai wu yan / That seven year old me hid in the eaves

卻一直想去盪鞦韆 / que yi zhi xiang qu dang qiu qian / Yet I constantly wanted to swingquè yī zhí xiǎng qù dàng qiū qiān / que yi zhi xiang qu dang qiu qian / Yet I constantly wanted to swing

爺爺抽著煙 / ye ye chou zhe yan / Grandpa is smokingyé yé chōu zhù yān / ye ye chou zhe yan / Grandpa is smoking

說唐朝陸羽寫茶經三卷 / shuo tang chao lu yu xie cha jing san juan / He says in the Tang Dynasty era, Luk Yue wrote three scriptures on teashuì táng zhāo lù yǔ xiě chá jīng sān juàn / shuo tang chao lu yu xie cha jing san juan / He says in the Tang Dynasty era, Luk Yue wrote three scriptures on tea

流傳了千年 / liu chuan le qian nian / It has been passed on from generation to generation for a thousand yearsliú chuán le qiān nián / liu chuan le qian nian / It has been passed on from generation to generation for a thousand years

那天 / na tian / That daynà tiān / na tian / That day

我翻閱字典 / wo fan yue zi dian / I leaf through the dictionarywǒ fān yuè zì diǎn / wo fan yue zi dian / I leaf through the dictionary

查什麼字眼 / cha shen me zi yan / Checking for what wordingchá shén me zì yǎn / cha shen me zi yan / Checking for what wording

形容一件事 / xing rong yi jian shi / To describe one thingxíng róng yī jiàn shì / xing rong yi jian shi / To describe one thing

很遙遠 / hen yao yuan / Very farawayhěn yáo yuǎn / hen yao yuan / Very faraway

天邊 / tian bian / The edge of the skytiān biān / tian bian / The edge of the sky

是否在海角對面 / shi fou zai hai jiao dui mian / Is it on the other side of the corner of the ocean?shì fǒu zài hǎi jiǎo duì miàn / shi fou zai hai jiao dui mian / Is it on the other side of the corner of the ocean?

直到九歲才知道浪費時間 / zhi dao jiu sui cai zhi dao lang fei shi jian / Until I was nine, only then did I know I was wasting my timezhí dào jiǔ suì cái zhī dào làng fèi shí jiān / zhi dao jiu sui cai zhi dao lang fei shi jian / Until I was nine, only then did I know I was wasting my time

這茶桌樟木的橫切面 / zhe cha zhuo zhang mu de heng qie mian / This camphor wood tea table's cross-sectionzhè chá zhuō zhāng mù de héng qiè miàn / zhe cha zhuo zhang mu de heng qie mian / This camphor wood tea table's cross-section

年輪有二十三圈 / nian lun you er shi san quan / It has 23 annual ringsnián lún yǒu èr shí sān quān / nian lun you er shi san quan / It has 23 annual rings

鏡頭的另一邊跳接我成熟的臉 / jing tou de ling yi bian tiao jie wo cheng shu de lian / On the other side of the shot, jumping to receive my mature facejìng tóu de lìng yī biān tiào jiē wǒ chéng shóu de liǎn / jing tou de ling yi bian tiao jie wo cheng shu de lian / On the other side of the shot, jumping to receive my mature face

經過這些年 / jing guo zhe xie nian / Passed these yearsjīng guò zhè xiē nián / jing guo zhe xie nian / Passed these years

爺爺的手繭 / ye ye de shou jian / Grandpa's hand cocoonyé yé de shǒu jiǎn / ye ye de shou jian / Grandpa's hand cocoon

泡在水裡會有茶色蔓延 / pao zai shui li hui you cha se man yan / The bubbles in the water will have the dark brown spreadingpào zài shuǐ lǐ huì yǒu chá sè màn yán / pao zai shui li hui you cha se man yan / The bubbles in the water will have the dark brown spreading

爺爺泡的茶 / ye ye pao de cha / The tea Grandpa makesyé yé pào de chá / ye ye pao de cha / The tea Grandpa makes

有一種味道叫做家 / you yi zhong wei dao jiao zuo jia / Has a kind of taste called 'family'yǒu yī zhǒng wèi dào jiào zuò jiā / you yi zhong wei dao jiao zuo jia / Has a kind of taste called 'family'

( 沒法挑剔它 / ( mei fa tiao ti ta / (No way of to fault-find it( méi fǎ tiāo tī tā / ( mei fa tiao ti ta / (No way of to fault-find it

口感味覺還不差 ) / kou gan wei jue hai bu cha ) / The feel on the mouth and the sense of taste is not bad)kǒu gǎn wèi jiào hái bù chà ) / kou gan wei jue hai bu cha ) / The feel on the mouth and the sense of taste is not bad)

陸羽泡的茶 / lu yu pao de cha / The tea Luk Yue makeslù yǔ pào de chá / lu yu pao de cha / The tea Luk Yue makes

聽說名和利都不拿 / ting shuo ming he li dou bu na / I hear of that he doesn't even take the fame and gaintīng shuì míng hé lì dū bù ná / ting shuo ming he li dou bu na / I hear of that he doesn't even take the fame and gain

( 他牽著一匹瘦馬走天涯 ) / ( ta qian zhe yi pi shou ma zou tian ya ) / (He rides a thin horse and goes to the ends of the sky)( tā qiān zhù yī pǐ shòu mǎ zǒu tiān yá ) / ( ta qian zhe yi pi shou ma zou tian ya ) / (He rides a thin horse and goes to the ends of the sky)

爺爺泡的茶 / ye ye pao de cha / The tea Grandpa makesyé yé pào de chá / ye ye pao de cha / The tea Grandpa makes

有一種味道叫做家 / you yi zhong wei dao jiao zuo jia / Has a kind of taste called 'family'yǒu yī zhǒng wèi dào jiào zuò jiā / you yi zhong wei dao jiao zuo jia / Has a kind of taste called 'family'

( 他滿頭白髮 / ( ta man tou bai fa / (His head is full of white hair( tā mǎn tóu bái fà / ( ta man tou bai fa / (His head is full of white hair

喝茶時不准說話 ) / he cha shi bu zhun shuo hua ) / The time of drinking tea We are not allowed to speakhē chá shí bù zhǔn shuì huà ) / he cha shi bu zhun shuo hua ) / The time of drinking tea We are not allowed to speak

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像幅潑墨的山水畫 / xiang fu po mo de shan shui hua / Is like a landscape painting done with splashes of inkxiàng fú pō mò de shān shuǐ huà / xiang fu po mo de shan shui hua / Is like a landscape painting done with splashes of ink

( 唐朝千年的風沙 / ( tang chao qian nian de feng sha / (The windy and dusty of the Tang Dynasty era( táng zhāo qiān nián de fēng shā / ( tang chao qian nian de feng sha / (The windy and dusty of the Tang Dynasty era

現在還在颳 ) / xian zai hai zai gua ) / At present the wind is still blowing)xiàn zài hái zài guā ) / xian zai hai zai gua ) / At present the wind is still blowing)

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爺爺泡的茶 / ye ye pao de cha / The tea grandpa makesyé yé pào de chá / ye ye pao de cha / The tea grandpa makes

實在很好喝 / shi zai hen hao he / Is truly very tastyshí zài hěn hǎo hē / shi zai hen hao he / Is truly very tasty

老人家他泡的茶 / lao ren jia ta pao de cha / Old people, the tea he makeslǎo rén jiā tā pào de chá / lao ren jia ta pao de cha / Old people, the tea he makes

不敢說不好喝 / bu gan shuo bu hao he / I will not dare to say it is not tastybù gǎn shuì bù hǎo hē / bu gan shuo bu hao he / I will not dare to say it is not tasty

爺爺泡的茶 / ye ye pao de cha / The tea grandpa makesyé yé pào de chá / ye ye pao de cha / The tea grandpa makes

難喝也要說好喝 / nan he ye yao shuo hao he / Bad tasting I still have to say it tastes goodnán hē yě yào shuì hǎo hē / nan he ye yao shuo hao he / Bad tasting I still have to say it tastes good

爺爺泡的茶 / ye ye pao de cha / The tea grandpa makesyé yé pào de chá / ye ye pao de cha / The tea grandpa makes

難喝也要說好喝 / nan he ye yao shuo hao he / Bad tasting I still have to say it tastes goodnán hē yě yào shuì hǎo hē / nan he ye yao shuo hao he / Bad tasting I still have to say it tastes good

Credits: Jay Chou Studio