*《心约青海湖》* *Date Of Hearts At Qinghai Lake* 词 : 杨帆 (Lyrics : Yang Fan) 曲 : 余中 (Music : Yu Zhong) 唱 : 田田 (Singer : Tian Tian) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g6xla7OhrdawpXk.html 谱 : •m.qinyipu.com/jianpu/jianpudaquan/33220.html *Lyrics：* (Translation with singability in mind.) •---[ Stanza 1 ] _(Rhyme : aaba)---•_ *昨夜你朦胧的容颜* The blurry face of yours last night, *是我今生旅途的终点* Will be my journey's end for this life. *你拨动了我灵魂的琴弦* You have strummed the chords of my soul, *奏响我生命的喜悦* And played the delight of my life. •---[ Stanzas 2, 6 ] _(Rhyme : aabb)---•_ *渴望那明月的皎洁* I thirst for the lucent moonlight, *是我今生最初的爱恋* That is the dawn of love in my life. *你落在我那心中的泪滴* The teardrops of yours that fell in my heart, *荡漾我心湖的涟漪* Have made ripples in my heart's loch. •---[ Stanzas 3, 7 ] _(Rhyme : aabb)---•_ *多少年* So many years, *千里外的思念* This distant yearn lingers. *回首时* In retrospect, *再续前世缘* Past karma let's re-connect. •---[ Stanzas 4, 8 ] _(Rhyme : abab)---•_ *当大地化作花的海洋* When the land blooms into a sea of flowers, *你轻轻来到我的身旁* Gently you will come.. come to my side. *仿佛是千年前的相约* As if it's a date of thousand years, *今生在青海湖畔相见* That we'll meet by Qinghai Lake this life. •---[ Stanzas 5, 9 ] _(Rhyme : abab)---•_ *当大地化作花的海洋* When the land blooms into a sea of flowers, *你轻轻来到我的身旁* Gently you will come.. come to my side. *那是万年前的情缘* That's the karma of ten thousand years, *今生在青海湖畔相恋* To fall in love by Qinghai Lake this life. •-.. [ Stanza 9 ]-• *那是万年前的情缘* That's the karma of ten thousand years, *今生在青海湖畔相恋* To fall in love by Qinghai Lake this life. Translated by ck 2021-04-03 •==================================• * Qinghai Lake : literally means the “Blue Sea”, is a highland salt lake (altitude 3200 m) and the largest lake (4347 km²) in China, well-known for it breathtaking scenery. It is located in the province of Qinghai, which is named after the lake. •en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai_Lake In recent years, Qinghai Lake has become a hotspot for bicyclists to bike around its entire loop of 360 km. Total cycling route is about 1300 km in length. •en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_of_Qinghai_Lake •www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/qinghai-lake-international-cycling-race.htm -------------------- Suggested English syllable allocation in the sentence corresponding to the Chinese version is noted below. Number at the end of a sentence denotes syllable count. I keep it close to the original such that it may be sung in the translated verse. *Lyrics：* •--------[ Stanza 1 ]--------• 1 [ 0:27 /0:34 /0:40 /0:46 ] *昨夜你 - 朦胧的 - 容颜* (8) The blurry - face of yours - last night, (8) *是我 - 今生 - 旅途的 - 终点* (9) Will be my - journey's - end for - this life. (9) *你拨 - 动了我 - 灵魂的 - 琴弦* (10) You have - strummed the - chords of - my soul, (8) *奏响我 - 生命的 - 喜悦* (8) And played the - delight of - my life. (8) •-------[ Stanzas 2, 6 ]-------• 2 [ 0:52 /0:58 /1:04 /1:10 ] 6 [ 2:55 /3:01 /3:07 /3:13 ] *渴望那 - 明月的 - 皎洁* (8) I thirst for - the lucent - moonlight, (8) *是我 - 今生 - 最初的 - 爱恋* (9) That is - the dawn - of love in - my life. (9) *你落 - 在我那 - 心中的 - 泪滴* (10) The tear - drops of yours - that fell in - my heart, (10) *荡漾我 - 心湖的 - 涟漪* (8) Have made rip - ples in my - heart's loch. (8) •-------[ Stanzas 3, 7 ]-------• 3 [ 1:17 /1:20 /1:24 /1:27 ] 7 [ 3:19 /3:23 /3:27 /3:30 ] *多少年* (3) So many years, (4) *千里外 - 的思念* (6) This distant - yearn lingers. (6) *回首时* (3) In retrospect, (4) *再续 - 前世缘* (5) Past karma - let's re-connect. (7) •-------[ Stanzas 4, 8 ]-------• 4 [ 1:32 /1:39 /1:46 /1:52 ] 8 [ 3:35 /3:42 /3:49 /3:54 ] *当大地 - 化作 - 花的海洋* (9) When the land blooms - into a - sea of flowers, (11) *你轻轻 - 来到 - 我的身旁* (9) Gently you - will come.. come to my side. (9) *仿佛是 - 千年前 - 的相约* (9) As if it's - a date of - thousand years, (9) *今生在 - 青海湖 - 畔相见* (9) That we'll meet - by Qinghai - Lake this life. (9) •-------[ Stanzas 5, 9 ]-------• 5 [ 1:58 /2:05 /2:12 /2:17 ] 9 [ 4:01 /4:08 /4:14 /4:20 /4:27 /4:33 ] *当大地 - 化作 - 花的海洋* (9) When the land blooms - into a - sea of flowers, (11) *你轻轻 - 来到 - 我的身旁* (9) Gently you - will come.. come to my side. (9) *那是 - 万年前 - 的情缘* (8) That's the kar - ma of ten - thousand years, (9) *今 - 生在 - 青海湖 - 畔相恋* (9) To fall - in love - by Qinghai - Lake this life. (10) •-.. [ Stanza 9 ]-• *那是 - 万年前 - 的情缘* (8) That's the kar - ma of ten - thousand years, (9) *今 - 生在 - 青海湖 - 畔相恋* (9) To fall - in love - by Qinghai - Lake this life. (10) •==================================•