Paroles et traduction 鄧麗欣 - 七夕

七夕

問織女怎會 熱愛牛郎
淚隔幾光年 柔腸似餓狼
這七巧佳節 渡鵲橋一趟
天規哪管圓 還是方 讓苦戀釋放

難道愛未滿知 其實幸福非天賜
誰在意 逆聖旨 為何定要到七夕
方可見一次 難道中國傳奇是
情要變慘事 憑遺憾出詩意

是今天的我 遇上牛郎
在故宮輕狂 離愁卻難防
為北京嚮往 但再度交往
不想變織女 來硬闖 就各自淡忘

誰願似舊女子 重逢若果得一次
懷念怨 預約苦 遺忘大概更不易
不想上京師 然後親口跟你講
又過了一年 期望未必一致

難道愛未滿知 其實幸福非天賜
誰在意 逆聖旨 為何定要到七夕
方可見一次 難道中國傳奇是
情要變慘事 憑遺憾出詩意

不想上京師 然後親口跟你講
又過了一年 期望未必一致

如面試 換襯衣 然而真不好意思
事隔幾多年 連容貌都不似

Qixi

I ask Zhi Nü why she wouldLove Niu Lang
Tears shed across light-yearsHer heart starved as a wolf
On this day of Double SeventhShe crosses the Magpie Bridge
Heavenly rules mean nothingAllowing her bitter yearning to be released

Is it because her love is incomplete?She is unaware that happiness is not ordained by Heaven
Who would care about defying the sacred decree?Why must it be the Double Seventh
Before you can meet once again?Could it be that this Chinese legend is
About how love transforms into tragedyAnd regret turns into poetry?

If I were to meet Niu Lang today
In the Forbidden City, my passion could not be containedBut my heart still aches with sorrow
I long for BeijingBut if we were to start over again
I would not want to become Zhi NüI would rather we forget each other

Who would prefer to be like the women of the past?If they were to reunite, it would only be for a moment
Longing, resentment, and anticipationPerhaps forgetting is even more difficult
I do not want to come to the capitalAnd then tell you in person
Another year has passedOur expectations may not be aligned

Is it because her love is incomplete?She is unaware that happiness is not ordained by Heaven
Who would care about defying the sacred decree?Why must it be the Double Seventh
Before you can meet once again?Could it be that this Chinese legend is
About how love transforms into tragedyAnd regret turns into poetry?

I do not want to come to the capitalAnd then tell you in person
Another year has passedOur expectations may not be aligned

Like going to a job interviewChanging into a new shirtBut I am too embarrassed to admit it
Years have passedAnd even our appearances have changed