Jay Chou 周杰伦【稻香 Rice Field】 English & Pinyin & Chinese Lyrics

Chinese song Dao Xiang, or Rice Field by Jay Chou.
This video contains live English translation as well as the pinyin of the original lyrics on screen.
This is my favorite childhood song, and I would like to share it with my English speaking friends and YOU! :)

Hope you can enjoy it!!!


I am planning to create more of these translations for Chinese songs (mainly for Jay Chou). Please let me know if you'd like to know more Chinese songs with English translation. Just let me know down in the comments if you have any suggestions!

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Full Lyrics:
对这个世界如果你有太多的抱怨
If you have too much complaint against this world
跌倒了就不敢继续往前走
Fall down and become discouraged to move forward
为什么人要这么的脆弱 堕落
Why do people have to be so fragile/decadent
请你打开电视看看
Please turn on your TV
多少人为生命在努力勇敢的走下去
And see how many people are striving to live on bravely
我们是不是该知足
Shouldn’t we be contented
珍惜一切 就算没有拥有
Cherish everything even those you don’t have
还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
Remember you said home is your only castle
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
River is still running along the rice field
微微笑 小时候的梦我知道
Smile slightly, I remember my childhood dream
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
Don’t cry, let the fireflies lead you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
Rely on the village folk songs forever
回家吧 回到最初的美好
Go home now, back to the initial beauty
不要这么容易就想放弃
Don’t think about giving up easily
就像我说的
Like I said
追不到的梦想 换个梦不就得了
If you can’t achieve a dream then change one it’s that simple
为自己的人生鲜艳上色
Color your life with bright hues
先把爱涂上喜欢的颜色
First give love your favorite color
笑一个吧 功成名就不是目的
Just smile, success and recognition aren’t the purpose
让自己快乐快乐这才叫做意义
What’s meaningful is making yourself happy
童年的纸飞机
Childhood paper-plane
现在终於飞回我手里
Finally flu back to my hands
所谓的那快乐
So called happiness
赤脚在田里追蜻蜓追到累了
Is chasing dragonflies barefooted in the (rice)field until tired
偷摘水果被蜜蜂给叮到怕了
Secretly plucking fruit then get stung by bees till afraid
谁在偷笑呢
Who’s chuckling now
我靠着稻草人吹着风唱着歌睡着了
I lean against the scarecrow, sing in the wind and fall asleep
哦 哦 午后吉它在虫鸣中更清脆
Oh~ Oh~ with bug chirps, afternoon guitar becomes more tuneful
哦 哦 阳光洒在路上就不怕心碎
Oh~ Oh~ sunshine sprinkles on the path so don’t be afraid of heartbroken
珍惜一切 就算没有拥有
Cherish everything even those you don’t have (think about it, you actually own everything)
还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
Remember you said home is your only castle
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
River is still running along the rice field
微微笑 小时候的梦我知道
Smiling slightly as I remember my childhood dream
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
Don’t cry, let the fireflies lead you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
Rely on the village folk songs forever
回家吧 回到最初的美好
Go home now, back to the initial beauty
还记得你说家是唯一的城堡
Remember you said home is your only castle
随着稻香河流继续奔跑
River is still running along the rice field
微微笑 小时候的梦我知道
Smiling slightly as I remember my childhood dream
不要哭让萤火虫带着你逃跑
Don’t cry, let the fireflies lead you away
乡间的歌谣永远的依靠
Rely on the village folk songs forever
回家吧 回到最初的美好
Go home now, back to the initial beauty