相思续续入梦来 (Xiang Si Xu Xu Ru Meng Lai) English Lyrics Translation - Married Thrice to Salted Fish (MTSF) Audio Drama, Season 1 Theme Song
Although we're still halfway into our Mou Mou lyricfest, I (only a little apologetically) interrupt the flow with an English translation from an audio drama that has 'flipped' itself into a second season just like a salted fish 'flips' itself back to life - the wonderful Married Thrice to Salted Fish (三嫁咸鱼)!
Yeah, couldn't help it...really wanted to get this first season's ending song translated before the second season's ending song gets released, and also to celebrate the second season. (No shit, this audio drama is too good, asdfghjkl please do yourself a favour and listen to it because 陈张太康 and 马正阳 slayed so hard respectively as the drama's main characters Lin Qingyu and Lu Wancheng...and the extras are so funny hhhhhhhhhhh)
Speaking of 陈张太康 and 马正阳, the two of them made a cover of this song (original version beautifully sang by 远皓ZIL), and it's literally my morning alarm song because it makes me grin so hard while also wanting to cry, and the complex cocktail of emotions is what rouses my lazy ass from my bed lmao ;A;
Not gonna lie though...while this is indeed one of my absolute favourite danmei AD theme songs, it is no doubt definitely the number one song that I've had the hardest time translating so far...historical-era dramas always have the BEST songs, but also the lyrics with the most purple prose. And I never had the honour of learning how language or history worked in that era. So I apologise for any potential inaccuracies - please forgive me if you spot any mistakes, and feel free to suggest modifications OTL *insert salted fish image*
Chinese/Pinyin/English lyrics available under the cut!
[Disclaimer: I (Mantou) do not own the song, and only own the English translations of the song lyrics in bold font in the following texts.]
Full copyright attributions and extra translation notes at the bottom of the post!
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《相思续续入梦来》 Yearning Pervades the Dreams
[陆晚丞 Lu Wancheng
(马正阳 Ma
Zhengyang)]
他乡异梦里
tā xiāng yì mèng lǐ
In a strange dream in a strange land
兜转恰逢知己
dōu zhuǎn qià féng zhī jǐ
I met a bosom friend
飞光苦昼短
fēi guāng kǔ zhòu duǎn
Time flies at lightspeed, making each day feel
short
举杯邀春风共饮
jǔ bēi yāo chūn fēng gòng yǐn
I raise a glass, inviting the spring breeze for a drink
不求浮华名
bù qiú fú huá míng
Not seeking transient
objects like fame
凌云意气
líng yún yì qì
A lofty spirit
长愿一生清闲凡庸
cháng yuàn yī shēng qīng xián fán yōng
I just
wish to live a leisurely and ordinary life
平安顺意
píng ān shùn yì
Safe and smooth-sailing
[林清羽 Lin Qingyu (陈张太康 Chenzhang
Taikang)]
朔风不解意
shuò fēng bù jiě yì
The north
wind does not understand
旌旗掩埋归期
jīng qí yǎn mái guī qī
The return date was postponed,
buried in banners of war
故里锦书来
gù lǐ jǐn shū lái
A letter from the
hometown
谁落笔山有木兮
shuí luò bǐ shān yǒu mù xī
Filled with words of love
evoking the mountains and the trees
观江山风雨
guān jiāng shān fēng yǔ
Spectating a life as carefree
and unbounded as the rivers
为他入局
wéi tā rù jú
I decided to join him, just for
him
一朝结发
yī zhāo jié fā
Thus came the day
we swore our lives
to each other
生生世世两不疑
shēng shēng shì shì liǎng bù yí
To have and to hold, for better
and for worse
[Chorus, together]
明月可知
míng yuè kě zhī
Does the radiant moon know
此间情人相思 又几许
cǐ jiān qíng rén xiāng sī yòu jī xǔ
Just how
much my
lover in this world misses
me?
寄我缱绻心绪
jì wǒ qiǎn quǎn xīn xù
Send my affectionate thoughts to him
不远千里 随君去
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ suí jūn qù
Even a
thousand miles isn't
far, if they were to follow you
去年此时此景
qù nián cǐ shí cǐ jǐng
Last year, in the same season
万籁俱寂 白雪红嫁衣
wàn lài jù jì bái xuě hóng jià yī
The same silent scene with white
snow and a red
wedding dress
怎抵一眼 生死别离
zěn dǐ yī yǎn shēng sǐ bié lí
Could not
resist life and
death occurring within
the blink of an eye
[林清羽 Lin Qingyu (陈张太康 Chenzhang
Taikang)]
重返旧梦里
zhòng fǎn jiù mèng lǐ
Returning to a dream from times past
恍然初见相遇
huǎng rán chū jiàn xiāng yù
We suddenly
met for the first time
again
再执子之手
zài zhí zǐ zhī shǒu
I held
your hand again
仍如赤子般执迷
réng rú chì zǐ bān zhí mí
Still stubbornly
obsessed, immature like a child
[陆晚丞 Lu Wancheng
(马正阳 Ma
Zhengyang)]
若爱人安于世间一隅
ruò ài rén ān yú shì jiān yī yú
If my
lover lives on
contentedly in
a corner of this
world
为一人 为苍生
wéi yī rén wéi cāng sheng
It doesn't matter
又何需分清
yòu hé xū fēn qīng
Whether he does so for one man, or
for the masses
[Chorus, together]
明月可知
míng yuè kě zhī
Does the radiant moon know
此间情人相思 又几许
cǐ jiān qíng rén xiāng sī yòu jī xǔ
Just how
much my
lover in this world misses
me?
寄我缱绻心绪
jì wǒ qiǎn quǎn xīn xù
Send my affectionate thoughts to him
不远千里 随君去
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ suí jūn qù
Even a
thousand miles isn't
far, if they were to follow you
去年此时此景
qù nián cǐ shí cǐ jǐng
Last year, in the same season
万籁俱寂 白雪红嫁衣
wàn lài jù jì bái xuě hóng jià yī
The same silent scene with white
snow and a red
wedding dress
怎抵一眼 生死别离
zěn dǐ yī yǎn shēng sǐ bié lí
Could not
resist life and
death occurring within
the blink of an eye
[林清羽 Lin Qingyu (陈张太康 Chenzhang
Taikang)]
山海可知
shān hǎi kě zhī
Can the
mountains and the seas
tell
此间情人别离 又几许
cǐ jiān qíng rén bié lí yòu jī xǔ
How many
times the lovers have
parted in this world?
[陆晚丞 Lu Wancheng
(马正阳 Ma
Zhengyang)]
遥望西北天际
yáo wàng xī běi tiān jì
Gaze up at
the northwestern sky
烛火燃尽 到天明
zhú huǒ rán jìn dào tiān míng
As the
candle burns, used up at dawn
[Together]
来年旧地重游
lái nián jiù dì zhòng yóu
Next year, may you wander these
old lands again
灯火如昼 凤箫声动里
dēng huǒ rú zhòu fèng xiāo shēng dòng lǐ
The lights are as bright as day as the sound of the
phoenix flute reverberates
in the air
祝酒陈愿 此生不离
zhù jiǔ chén yuàn cǐ
shēng bù lí
I raise you a toast, wishing that we may stay together for life
𓇼 ˚𓆝 ⋆｡𓆟 ⋆｡𓆞˚ 𓇼
Credits
Production: Miss Evans 猫耳FM
Musical production: Chao Sheng Group 潮声组 (@潮声组 on Weibo)
Composer and producer: Lian Ye 莲琊 (@莲琊 on Weibo)
Original vocals: Yuan Hao ZIL 远皓ZIL (@远皓ZIL on Weibo)
Arrangement: Wang Jing 王景
Mixing/Mastering: Liu Shuai 刘帅
Album art: Wei Shan 伪鳝@普遍善良
Original lyrics in Mandarin: Long Xiao Tao 龙小套 (@龙小套是一颗桃 on Weibo)
[Disclaimer: I only own the English translations of these lyrics in bold font in the above translated texts.]
Check out the other theme song from the Married Thrice to Salted Fish audio drama:
- 三愿 Three Wishes (Season 2)
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