The lyrics of 鄉愁四韻 xiāngchóu sì yùn (Nostalgia Four Rhyme) song comes from 白玉苦瓜 Báiyù kǔguā (White Jade Bitter Melon) poetry of 余光中 Yú Guāng Zhōng (09/09/1928 － present).
羅大佑 – 鄉愁四韻
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罗大佑
Luo da you
Lo Ta-yu
乡愁四韵
Xiang chou si yun
Nostalgia Four Rhyme
给我一瓢长江水啊长江水 那酒一样的长江水
gei3 wo3 yi4 piao2 chang2 jiang1 shui3 a5 chang2 jiang1 shui3, na4 jiu3 yi2 yang4 de5 chang2 jiang1 shui3
Ah, give me one ladle of Yangtze River water, Yangtze River water, that wine-like Yangtze River water
那醉酒的滋味是乡愁的滋味
na4 zui4 jiu3 de5 zi1 wei4 shi4 xiang1 chou2 de5 zi1 wei4
That taste of getting drunken is the taste of homesickness
给我一瓢长江水长江水
gei3 wo3 yi4 piao2 chang2 jiang1 shui3, chang2 jiang1 shui3
Give me one ladle of Yangtze River water, Yangtze River water
给我一张海棠红啊海棠红 那血一样的海棠红
gei3 wo3 yi4 zhang1 hai3 tang2 hong2, a5 hai3 tang2 hong2, na4 xue3 yi2 yang4 de5 hai3 tang2 hong2
Ah, give me a blood-stained begonia, blood-stained begonia, that blood-like blood-stained begonia
那沸血的烧痛是乡愁的烧痛
na4 fei4 xue3 de5 shao1 tong4, shi4 xiang1 chou2 de5 shao1 tong4
That burning pain of boiling blood is the burning pain of homesickness
给我一张海棠红啊海棠红
gei3 wo3 yi4 zhang1 hai3 tang2 hong2, a5 hai3 tang2 hong2
Give me a blood-stained begonia, blood-stained begonia
给我一片雪花白啊雪花白 那信一样的雪花白
gei3 wo3 yi2 pian4 xue3 hua2 bai2, a5 xue3 hua2 bai2, na4 xin4 yi2 yang4 de5 xue3 hua1 bai2
Ah, give me one piece of snowflake white, snowflake white, that letter-like snowflake white
那家信的等待是乡愁的等待
na4 jia1 xin4 de5 deng3 dai4, shi4 xiang1 chou2 de5 deng3 dai4
That waiting for letter from home is the waiting of homesickness
给我一片雪花白啊雪花白
gei3 wo3 yi2 pian4 xue3 hua1 bai2 a5 xue3 hua1 bai2
Give me one piece of snowflake white, snowflake white
给我一朵腊梅香啊腊梅香 那母亲一样的腊梅香
gei3 wo3 yi4 duo3 la4 mei2 xiang1, a5 la4 mei2 xiang1, na4 mu3 qin1 yi2 yang4 de5 la4 mei2 xiang1
Give me the fragrance of a mume flower, mume flower, that mother-like fragrance of mume flower
那母亲的芬芳是乡土的芬芳
na4 mu3 qin1 de5 fen1 fang1, shi4 xiang1 tu3 de5 fen1 fang1
The fragrance of mother is the fragrance of hometown land
给我一朵腊梅香啊腊梅香
gei3 wo3 yi4 duo3 la4 mei2 xiang1 a5 la4 mei2 xiang1
Give me the fragrance of a mume flower, mume flower
Translated by Shu
Quotes of, about Nostalgia:
We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it. ~George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, 1860
Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect! ~Owens Lee Pomeroy
If you’re yearning for the good old days, just turn off the air conditioning. ~Griff Niblack
People seem to get nostalgic about a lot of things they weren’t so crazy about the first time around. ~Author Unknown
It’s never safe to be nostalgic about something until you’re absolutely certain there’s no chance of its coming back. ~Bill Vaughn
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past. ~Robertson Davies, A Voice from the Attic
[I]t becomes increasingly easy, as you get older, to drown in nostalgia. ~Ted Koppel
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. ~Doug Larson
Things ain’t what they used to be and probably never was. ~Will Rogers
Nostalgia is a seductive liar. ~George Wildman Ball
It’s curious the way we get nostalgic for some hoped-for thing that never happened, as if something that never happened were in the past. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory. ~Franklin Pierce Adams
True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories. ~Florence King
I don’t like nostalgia unless it’s mine. ~Lou Reed
These great quotes come from:
http://www.quotegarden.com/nostalgia.html
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