醉赤壁

Zui Chi Bi

Artist: 林俊傑 (JJ Lin) Year: 2008 Album: 林俊傑2003年-2010年作品精選集

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落叶堆积了好几层 而我踩过青春 听见
luò yè duī jī le hǎo jǐ céng ér wǒ cǎi guò qīng chūn tīng jiàn
The fallen leaves have piled up several layers, and I step on my youth, listening.
前世谁在泪语纷纷 一次缘分结一次绳 我今生还在等
qián shì shuí zài lèi yǔ fēn fēn yī cì yuán fēn jié yī cì shéng wǒ jīn shēng huán zài děng
Who in the past life spoke tearfully? A fate ties once, and I am still waiting in this life.
一世 就只能有一次的认真
yī shì jiù zhǐ néng yǒu yī cì de rèn zhēn
In a lifetime, there can only be one moment of seriousness.
确认过眼神 我遇上对的人 我挥剑转身而鲜血如红唇
què rèn guò yǎn shén wǒ yù shàng duì de rén wǒ huī jiàn zhuǎn shēn ér xiān xuè rú hóng chún
Confirming through eye contact, I meet the right person. I wield my sword and turn, with blood as red as lips.
前朝记忆渡红尘 伤人的不是刀刃 是 妳转世而来的魂
qián cháo jì yì dù hóng chén shāng rén de bú shì dāo rèn shì nǐ zhuǎn shì ér lái de hún
In the past, memories cross the mortal realm. It's not the blade that hurts, but your soul that has reincarnated.
确认过眼神 我遇上对的人 我策马出征 马蹄声如泪奔
què rèn guò yǎn shén wǒ yù shàng duì de rén wǒ cè mǎ chū zhēng mǎ tí shēng rú lèi bēn
Confirming through eye contact, I meet the right person. I charge into battle, with the sound of hooves like tears rushing.
青石板上的月光照进这山城
qīng shí bǎn shàng de yuè guāng zhào jìn zhè shān chéng
The moonlight on the bluestone pavement shines into this mountain town.
我一路的跟 妳轮回声 我对妳用情极深
wǒ yī lù de gēn nǐ lún huí shēng wǒ duì nǐ yòng qíng jí shēn
I follow the echoes of your reincarnation. My feelings for you are extremely deep.
洛阳城旁的老树根 像回忆般延伸
luò yáng chéng páng de lǎo shù gēn xiàng huí yì bān yán shēn
The old tree root by the Luoyang city extends like memories.
妳问 经过是谁的心跳声 我拿醇酒一坛饮恨
nǐ wèn jīng guò shì shéi de xīn tiào shēng wǒ ná chún jiǔ yī tán yǐn hèn
You ask whose heartbeat sound it was that passed by. I drink a jar of fine wine to drown my sorrows.
妳那千年眼神 是我 醉醉坠入赤壁的 伤痕
nǐ nà qiān nián yǎn shén shì wǒ zuì zuì zhuì rù chì bì de shāng hén
Your thousand-year gaze is the wound I fell intoxicated into at Red Cliff.
确认过眼神 我遇上对的人 我挥剑转身而鲜血如红唇
què rèn guò yǎn shén wǒ yù shàng duì de rén wǒ huī jiàn zhuǎn shēn ér xiān xuè rú hóng chún
Confirming through eye contact, I meet the right person. I wield my sword and turn, with blood as red as lips.
前朝记忆渡红尘 伤人的不是刀刃 是妳转世而来的魂
qián cháo jì yì dù hóng chén shāng rén de bú shì dāo rèn shì nǐ zhuǎn shì ér lái de hún
In the past, memories cross the mortal realm. It's not the blade that hurts, but your soul that has reincarnated.
确认过眼神 我遇上对的人 我策马出征 马蹄声如泪奔
què rèn guò yǎn shén wǒ yù shàng duì de rén wǒ cè mǎ chū zhēng mǎ tí shēng rú lèi bēn
Confirming through eye contact, I meet the right person. I charge into battle, with the sound of hooves like tears rushing.
青石板上的月光照进这山城
qīng shí bǎn shàng de yuè guāng zhào jìn zhè shān chéng
The moonlight on the bluestone pavement shines into this mountain town.
我一路的跟 妳轮回声 我对妳用情极深
wǒ yī lù de gēn nǐ lún huí shēng wǒ duì nǐ yòng qíng jí shēn
I follow the echoes of your reincarnation. My feelings for you are extremely deep.
确认过眼神 我遇上对的人 我策马出征 马蹄声如泪奔
què rèn guò yǎn shén wǒ yù shàng duì de rén wǒ cè mǎ chū zhēng mǎ tí shēng rú lèi bēn
Confirming through eye contact, I meet the right person. I charge into battle, with the sound of hooves like tears rushing.
青石板上的月光照进这山城
qīng shí bǎn shàng de yuè guāng zhào jìn zhè shān chéng
The moonlight on the bluestone pavement shines into this mountain town.
我一路的跟 妳轮回声 我对妳用情极深
wǒ yī lù de gēn nǐ lún huí shēng wǒ duì nǐ yòng qíng jí shēn
I follow the echoes of your reincarnation. My feelings for you are extremely deep.
我一路的跟 妳轮回声 我对妳用情极深
wǒ yī lù de gēn nǐ lún huí shēng wǒ duì nǐ yòng qíng jí shēn
I follow the echoes of your reincarnation. My feelings for you are extremely deep.

Mandarin learning guide

Learn with 醉赤壁

This guide follows the song’s repeated lines about recognition, reincarnation, and battlefield imagery. You will study how the lyrics build a dramatic love story through contrast, metaphor, and repeated refrain.

repeated refrain, classical-style imagery, meaning carried by metaphor

What to listen for

The lyrics move between a reflective opening, a fate-driven encounter, and repeated refrains that return to the idea of recognizing the right person. They mix modern phrasing like 确认过眼神 with older-feeling words such as 前世, 今生, 轮回, and 红尘, while also using vivid images like sword, horse, moonlight, and blood to carry emotion without saying it directly.

Recognize how the repeated refrain organizes the song’s meaning.
Understand several fate and reincarnation expressions in context.
Notice how metaphor and imagery replace direct emotional statements.

How the song moves

Opening reflection

The lyrics begin with fallen leaves, youth, and waiting, setting a reflective mood before the fate imagery appears.

Fate and recognition

The refrain centers on 确认过眼神 and meeting 对的人, then expands into sword, battle, and reincarnation imagery.

Landscape and return

Later lines shift to moonlight, bluestone pavement, and old tree roots, then repeat the vow of following a reincarnation echo.

Translation choices

前世谁在泪语纷纷一次缘分结一次绳我今生还在等

qián shì shuí zài lèi yǔ fēn fēn yī cì yuán fēn jié yī cì shéng wǒ jīn shēng huán zài děng

Natural English: In a past life, who was speaking through tears? One fate ties once, and I am still waiting in this life.
Why: This keeps the lyric’s rhetorical question and the contrast between 前世 and 今生 while sounding natural in English.

确认过眼神我遇上对的人我挥剑转身而鲜血如红唇

què rèn guò yǎn shén wǒ yù shàng duì de rén wǒ huī jiàn zhuǎn shēn ér xiān xuè rú hóng chún

Natural English: After confirming it in the eyes, I meet the right person; I turn with my sword, and blood is as red as lips.
Why: The line combines recognition, action, and a striking image. 'Confirming it in the eyes' preserves the idiom-like feel of 确认过眼神.

妳那千年眼神是我醉醉坠入赤壁的伤痕

nǐ nà qiān nián yǎn shén shì wǒ zuì zuì zhuì rù chì bì de shāng hén

Natural English: Your thousand-year gaze is the wound I drunkenly fell into at Red Cliff.
Why: This rendering follows the image sequence closely, keeping the unusual phrasing of 醉醉坠入 and the place name 赤壁 as part of the lyric’s metaphor.

Useful Mandarin from the song

前世qián shìpast life

Used here to frame love and fate across lifetimes, a common meaning in reincarnation language rather than a literal story detail.

前世的记忆很模糊。qián shì de jì yì hěn mó hú。Memories of a past life are very blurry.

认真rèn zhēnserious; earnest

Here it refers to a single earnest commitment in a lifetime. Outside the song, it commonly describes doing something carefully or sincerely.

他做事很认真。tā zuò shì hěn rèn zhēn。He works very carefully.

确认过眼神què rèn guò yǎn shénto confirm through eye contact

This phrase is used as a compact way to describe recognition by looking at someone. It functions like a set expression in the lyric.

我们对视一眼就确认过眼神。wǒ men duì shì yī yǎn jiù què rèn guò yǎn shén。We exchanged a glance and instantly knew.

饮恨yǐn hènto swallow grief; to suffer regret

In the line, it follows alcohol imagery and expresses sorrow kept inside. It is useful in other literary or formal contexts.

他只能饮恨离开。tā zhǐ néng yǐn hèn lí kāi。He could only leave with regret.

Listen closely

Listen for the repeated line 确认过眼神我遇上对的人; it marks the song’s main turn each time it returns.
Notice how the lyrics pair soft feelings with hard objects like 剑, 马, and 刀刃, creating a strong contrast.
Pay attention to the recurring movement between time frames: 前世, 今生, 前朝, and 轮回 all point beyond the present moment.

Check your understanding

Which line directly says that the speaker is still waiting in this life?
Show answer
L0002: 我今生还在等
What does 对的人 mean in this song’s refrain?
Show answer
It means 'the right person.'

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