2010.06.02 Jay Chou's Wai Po (Maternal Grandmother)

I love Jay Chou's music, they are so soothing...a lot of sweet love songs too,
but today, I found this particular song of his, that express another type of Love,
this song is about his (maternal) grandmother, what a sweet sweet song... =)

词/曲: 周杰伦 Ci/Qu: Zhou Jie Lun Lyrics/Music : Jay Chou Translation: Sighzzz - www.jay-chou.net 今天是外婆生日 我换上复古西装 jin tian shi wai po sheng ri wo huan shang fu gu xi zhuang Today is grandmother's birthday, I changed into an ancient western suit 载着外婆开着拉风的古董车兜兜风 zai zhe wai po kai zhe la feng de gu dong che dou dou feng Driving grandmother around with my cool antique car 车里放着她的最爱 找回属于是她的时代 che li fang zhe ta de zui ai zhao hui shu yu shi ta de shi dai Iin the car plays her favourite music, retrieving back the years that belonged to her 往大稻埕码头开去把所有和外公的往事静静回忆 wang da dao cheng ma tou kai qu ba suo you he wai gong de wang shi jing jing hui yi Driving towards Port Da Dao Cheng, quietly thinking all those memories she had with grandfather 外婆她脸上的涟漪 美丽但藏不住压抑 wai po ta lian shang de lian yi mei li dan cang bu zhu ya yi The ripples on grandmother's face, beautiful yet could not hide stress/inhibition 失去了爱情只盼望亲情 弥补回应 shi qu le ai qing zhi pan wang qin qing mi bu hui ying Love has left her but she only hopes for kinship to make up for it 大人们以为出门之前桌上放六佰就算是孝敬 da ren men yi wei chu men zhi qian zhuo shang fang liu bai jiu suan shi xiao jing The adults thought they are filial just by putting $600 on the table before they left home 一天到晚拼了命 赚钱少了关怀有什么意义 yi tian dao wan pin le ming zhuan qian shao le guan huai you shen me yi yi Fight their lives everyday, but lack of concern makes earning money meaningless 外婆她的期待 慢慢变成无奈 wai po ta de qi dai man man bian cheng wu nai Grandmother's anticipation slowly turns into resignation 大人们始终不明白 她要的是陪伴 da ren men shi zhong bu ming bai ta yao de shi pei ban The adults don't seem to understand what grandmother needs is companionship 而不是六佰块 比你給的还简单 er bu shi liu bai kuai bi ni gei de hai jian dan And not just $600, it's even simpler than what you gave 外婆她的无奈 无法变成期待 wai po ta de wu nai wu fa bian cheng qi dai Grandmother's resignation is unable to turn hopeful 只有爱才能够明白 走在淡水河畔 zhi you ai cai neng gou ming bai zou zai dan shui he pan Only through love you will understand, walking at the bay of freshwater lake 听着她的最爱 把温暖放回口袋 ting zhe ta de zui ai ba wen nuan fang hui kou dai Listening to her favourite song, putting back warmth into her pocket 记得去年外婆的生日 表哥带我和外婆参加 ji de qu nian wai po de sheng ri biao ge dai wo he wai po can jia Still remember her birthday last year, cousin brought us two to the party 她最最重视的颁奖典礼 结果却拿不到半个奖 ta zui zui zhong shi de ban jiang dian li jie guo que na bu dao ban ge jiang I'm unable to get any award in the ceremony she most values upon 不知该笑不笑 我对着镜头傻笑 只觉得自己可笑 bu zhi gai xiao bu xiao wo dui zhe jing tou sha xiao zhi jue de zi ji ke xiao Don't know whether to laugh, smiled meekly at the camera, thought myself as a joke 我难过 却不是因为没得奖而难过 wo nan guo que bu shi yin wei mei de jiang er nan guo I'm sad, but not because of not getting any awards 我失落 是因为看到外婆失落而失落 wo shi luo shi yin wei kan dao wai po shi luo er shi luo I'm depressed, that's because my grandmother's depressed 大人们根本不能体会表哥他的用心 da ren men gen ben bu neng ti hui biao ge ta de yong xin The adults don't understand cousin's intentions at all 好像随他们高兴就可以彻底的否定 hao xiang sui ta men gao xing jiu ke yi che di de fou ding Seems like they can reject his work if they feel like it 否定 我的作品 决定在于心情 fou ding wo de zuo pin jue ding zai yu xin qing Reject my work, depending on their mood 想坚持风格他们却觉得还欧颗 没惊喜没改变 xiang jian chi feng ge ta men que jue de hai ou ke mei jing xi mei gai bian Wanted to remain my style but they feel it's outdated, unexciting and unusual 我已经听了三年 我告诉外婆 wo yi jing ting le san nian wo gao su wai po I've heard that for three years, I told grandmother 我没输 不需要改变 wo mei shu wo bu xu yao gai bian I did not lose, I don't need to change at all 表哥说不要觉得可惜 这只是一场游戏 biao ge shuo bu yao jue de ke xi zhe zhi shi yi chang you xi Cousin said don't feel that a chance is wasted, it's only just a game 只要外婆觉得好听 那才是一种鼓励 zhi yao wai po jue de hao ting na cai shi yi zhong gu li The biggest encouragement is only when grandmother thinks it's nice 外婆露出了笑容说她以我为荣 wai po lu chu le xiao rong shuo ta yi wo wei rong Grandmother smiled and said she's proud of me 浅浅的笑容 就让我感到比得奖它还要光荣 qian qian de xiao rong jiu rang wo gan dao bi de jiang ta hai yao guang rong Her weak weak smile is enough to make me feel prouder than getting an award 外婆她的无奈 无法期待 wai po ta de wu nai wu fa qi dai Grandmother's resignation is unable to turn hopeful 有爱才能够明白 走在河畔 you ai cai neng gou ming bai zou zai he pan Only through love you'll understand. Walking by the riverside 听着最爱 把温暖放口袋 ting zhe zui ai ba wen nuan fang kou dai Listening to her favourite song, put the warmth into her pocket

lyric from http://www.jay-chou.net/lyrics_view.php?a_id=8&s_id=4